It is very common for those of us who have been traumatized to recreate aspects of the trauma in our relationships. We become an unknowing and unwitting participant in furthering our own abuse simply because it feels "normal," or "like home." But, it doesn't have to be this way. In this episode I show you exactly how to shift all levels of relationships to ones that are loving and supportive and that honor you rather than being filled with toxicity, conflict, and drama.

Each of us is on our own healing journey. We go to therapy, we read the books, join the groups, and yet still find ourselves reacting, talking negatively to ourselves, and feeling shameful, sad, angry, anxious, or isolated. In this episode, I share with you what I feel is the #1 most overlooked and underutilized component of healing and how to make it work for you starting today.

In the end, being traumatized or otherwise spiritually wounded leaves us with 1 fundamental problem. This problem is the source of the vast majority if not all of our suffering. It is literally the tie that binds us together. In this episode, I tell you what this is, what to do about it, and why I actually think it’s ultimately a good thing, as painful as it may be.

As Unbrokens, our lives often are dictated by triggers and the mental and emotional rabbit holes our triggers send us down. But, we can learn a lot about our unhealed wounds and unlock the doors to freedom if we really start to pay attention to them.

There is much talk about the “mental health crisis” in our society. But, I see it differently. Your problem is not that you are unable to understand your circumstances, thoughts, and feelings. Your problem is that you are painfully aware of what it is to live in your own skin, and this is an altogether different problem. I lay it out for you here, and give you a view into the path forward that actually delivers.

The biggest barrier most of us Unbrokens have in living peacefully inside our own skin is the ongoing relationship with our own minds. Whether it is the ongoing stream of thoughts, the repetitive triggering of painful memories or emotions, or the way we react to other people in our lives, our minds dictate the quality of our lived experience day after day after day. In this episode, you will get a solid understanding of how your mind actually works so you can start to have a more peaceful, joyful, and skillful relationship with it.

Look at your life. Are you happy? Are you content? Do you have the love you really want? Are you surrounded by people who truly love, value, and support you? Does your job encourage your growth and creativity, or is it keeping you stuck inside of a box? If your life is anything less than the one you want in any of these areas, the question is why do you continue to accept it?

So, what is the endgame? How do we really find freedom from the turmoil and fallout of trauma and feeling broken? The reality is, that freedom is not only possible, and not only available after years and years of therapy, medications, and hard work, it is available to you here and now. Not sure? Pete breaks it down for you here in Episode 10.

Our lives are defined by our emotions in many ways. But, when do we learn anything about them? When does the education about what emotions are, how they work, and how to work with them in ways that are conducive to our health and well-being as opposed to just "don't feel" or "don't express" them? In this episode, I put your emotions in context for you and how to work skillfully with them.

Chronic stress, anxiety, and depression are on the rise, and exist at already epidemic proportions. So, are there really more people just prone to these conditions, or is there something we are missing? In this episode, Pete offers his take on what is actually happening and what can be done to effectively address it.