My work over the last 7 years has largely been targeted toward helping people with stress, anxiety, depression, and inflammatory pain. It has become my belief that 100% of these cases are related to emotional wounds of childhood. Uncovering the real source of problems of people I have worked with (including myself), there are 4 consistent “brokenness” beliefs that people have. In this episode, I tell you what these are, and why it is critical for you to understand how yours is playing out in your life, even as we speak.

How did you become who you are? Why do the events of childhood continue to show up and cause problems in adulthood? Why do we make choices along the way that lead us into a life of anxiety and stress? I introduce exactly how this works in this episode.

There is a lot of conversation happening about the “mental health crisis” in our country. I agree there is a crisis, but see it differently. It just takes looking one level deeper. If we want to have a meaningful conversation about anxiety, depression, addiction, and suicide, we need to get real about the source of the problem. Period.

There is only one place you can ever be in this life, and that is right exactly where you are. When you stay stuck in thoughts about where you could, should, or would rather be, you continue to be victimized long after the abuse has ended. However, leveraging the awareness that there is no other place you could ever be than here, allows you to accept yourself fully, heal the hurt, and rise up as the badass you have actually proven yourself to be to this point in your life.

The symptoms of fear, self-doubt, anxiety, people-pleasing, putting yourself last, or whatever it is you deal with on a daily basis that makes you feel different, are actually just what you had to learn to survive in a traumatic or dysfunctional home environment as a kid. They actually are your badge of courage. As we move along, you will learn how to leverage these to set yourself free. We take an important step here in Episode 2!

It is often said that we have a mental health crisis in our society today. I believe this is only partially true. I believe the real issue is a brokenness crisis. This stems from what we are led to think and believe about ourselves in early life. In this episode, Pete goes through the symptoms of early life trauma and dysfunction so you can make the decision to stick around for more episodes or not.

It is often said that to be loved you first have to love yourself. But, is this true? Does it mean if you are struggling with yourself that you are not deserving or worthy of the love you really want? Pete answers this challenging question for you in a relatable way in this episode.