Are You Living Your Life… Or Your Parents’ Story?

After my conversation with Julius Cowdrey about parental behaviour and generational patterns, something stayed with me long after the microphones were turned off…

What happens when you realise parts of your personality might not actually be yours?
When you start to see how your parents’ wounds quietly shaped the way you love, react, and run from things?

We talk a lot about childhood trauma. But we rarely talk about the quiet fear of becoming our parents.

In this solo reflection, I open up about:

• Growing up with an absent father and the complicated grief that followed

• The pressure of trying to be the “good son” for a parent who sacrificed everything

• The moment at 32 when I looked in the mirror and felt like I had become my dad

• Avoidant attachment and why running can feel like freedom• Discovering my father’s own childhood abandonment and how that changed everything

• Why understanding our parents’ pain can be the first step to breaking generational cycles

If you’ve ever worried you might repeat your parents’ mistakes…If you’ve ever felt trapped between loyalty to your family and the need to become your own person…If you’ve ever questioned whether your patterns are truly yours…

This episode is for you.

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