n this episode, we unpack a core Transform U teaching: the wounded child is often the key to lasting change. When we internalize pain from past wounds—whether from childhood or later life—our protector steps in to help us cope. The protector may look productive (like overachieving) or destructive (like numbing), but either way, it can run our lives when the wound hasn’t received healing and love.

We walk through a practical framework:
Wound → Internalized Pain → Protector Behavior → Healing/Love → Choice

As the wound is loved and healed, the intensity drops—and what used to be a reaction becomes a choice. You don’t lose your strengths; you gain freedom.

Key lines from the episode:

• “Use your wounds—don’t let your wounds use you.”
• “If I have a voice, then I get a choice.”
• “Every time I love the wound, the protector comes down.”