In this episode, Lauren interviews her friend, Tami Castillo, who shares her story of overcoming a traumatic and tumultuous childhood.  This trauma led her to try to control every aspect of her life in order to feel safe.  However,  this unhealthy drive for control and perfectionism led to instability and stress in her adult life.  Tami shares how she "took on independence to an extreme" due to having to take care of so many people in her life from a very young age.  She tells us how this led her to rigid and black and white thinking which was anxiety provoking and impossible to sustain.  After marrying her husband, she grew and flourished with his generosity and patience.  He gave her grace which helped her gain insight to give herself grace and helped her create new and healthier truths in her life. She also said that she was able to reconnect to her faith which helped her move forward in positive ways.  Listen and learn how to let go of unhealthy expectations.❤️