Today was supposed to be a Hard Topic Tuesday about parallel play.

And then halfway through recording I accidentally remembered it’s been 7 years since I moved to Cincinnati — which completely changed the conversation.

Instead, we ended up reflecting on the keystone moments in our lives:
the decisions, opportunities, relationships, moves, or risks that quietly changed the entire direction of who we became.

Not just what happened, but:
what did that moment actually do for you?

How did it shape your personality, your confidence, your friendships, your career, your way of seeing the world?

We talked about how strange it feels to suddenly realize your current life exists because of one moment years ago that probably felt small at the time.

And how sometimes you don’t fully understand a keystone moment until much later, when you finally have enough distance to see what it built.

In this episode:

• realizing it’s been 7 years in Cincinnati
• reflecting on the keystone moments that shape our lives
• the decisions that quietly change everything later
• and asking: what did that moment actually do for you?

This Morning, with Tiff Potter is short daily companion audio — rooted in Cincinnati, made for wherever you are.

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