You can't go back to who you were. And sometimes, even when you're grateful for who you've become, even when you wouldn't go back... you still miss what you lost along the way.

The trust that came easier. The hope that felt endless. The body that moved without pain. The version of yourself that didn't carry what you carry now—in your heart or in your bones.

In this episode, we're talking about the grief nobody wants to acknowledge: missing who you used to be and what your body used to be able to do.

In this episode:→ Why "personal growth means leaving the past behind" is a lie→ The physical and emotional losses that come with becoming who you are now→ The actual science behind why you can't go back (neuroplasticity, body changes, trauma's cellular impact)→ How to separate what's truly gone from what's just buried→ Practical steps for grieving who you were while honoring who you are now→ When grief becomes something bigger that needs attention

This episode is for you if:

• You catch yourself missing the person you used to be
• You grieve what your body used to be able to do
• You feel guilty for not being "over it" yet
• You've been told you're "living in the past" when really you're just feeling a very real loss
• You're trying to figure out how to honor what's gone while showing up for who you are now

You're not broken for feeling this. You're awake.