We all develop ways of coping with difficult things. Sometimes those skills become part of who we are: being independent, pushing through, avoiding conflict, staying busy, not asking for help, being the strong one.
And sometimes, the very things that helped us get through one version of our lives follow us into the next.
Lets talk about what happens when survival becomes a way of living. I’ll break down the coping mechanisms I developed through cancer, athletics, trauma, and simply learning how to navigate the world…and what happened when I started questioning whether I still needed to cope.
Because there’s a difference between being shaped by your past and being controlled by it.
And maybe strength isn’t always about handling more. Maybe sometimes it’s recognizing that you don’t have to keep doing something just because you’ve done it before.
Look Who It Is — Episode 3 is out now.
