My Mind Played Tricks on Me: How Childhood Wounds Shape Our Perception

Have you ever convinced yourself that someone was upset with you, judging you, or pulling away—only to discover later that none of it was true?

In this deeply personal episode, I share a real-life experience that triggered an old wound around inadequacy, worthiness, and feeling "not enough." What started as a simple dinner table moment with my son, my partner, and his son quickly spiraled into days of anxiety, assumptions, and stories that existed only in my mind.

Through this experience, I was reminded of one of the most powerful truths in healing:

We don't see reality as it is. We see it through the lens of our past wounds.

In this episode, we explore:

✨ How childhood wounds get activated in adult relationships
✨ Why your mind automatically creates stories when you're triggered
✨ The difference between perception and truth
✨ A simple process for working through fears and emotional triggers
✨ What it means to "dispute the lie" and reconnect with reality
✨ Lessons from A Course in Miracles and The Way of Mastery
✨ How conscious communication creates deeper intimacy and healing

If you've ever struggled with overthinking, people-pleasing, fear of rejection, or assuming the worst in relationships, this episode is for you.

The work isn't about becoming untriggered.

The work is learning how to recognize when you're seeing the present through the eyes of the past.

Resource Mentioned:
'The Way of Mastery, Pathway of Enlightenment: The Way of The Heart" By: Jeshua Ben Joseph

Listen Next:
👉 "Healing Joy Trauma: Reclaiming Bliss as Your Birthright"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZz7r8Rr8Tc

👉"How to Make Your Triggers Your Greatest Teachers"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-uwvmOsr7Q&t=5s

⏱️ Timestamps:

0:00 My Mind Played Tricks on Me
1:15 The Story I Made Up
4:08 When Old Wounds Become Present Reality
7:42 Fear, Projection, and Father Wounds
11:36 What I Thought My Partner Was Thinking
15:24 Speaking the Fear Out Loud
19:10 Discovering the Truth
22:46 Perception vs. Reality
25:18 Learning to Trust Love Instead of Fear
27:51 Why Awareness Changes Everything
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Trailer Music Credit

Alis Reflective Soul, song “Howl”
https://open.spotify.com/track/6FkSVtVl1FZwPRmTKAXLjp?si=401711feb98644d9

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