193. RAW

When you tell the story of the hardest thing that ever happened to you, is it a release, or is it a rerun? In the first episode of this four-part August series, Leah opens with a 1980 Dartmouth study that will change the way you think about pain: people wearing a fake scar that was secretly removed still reported strangers staring at it. The scar wasn't on their face. It was in their thinking. From there, Leah breaks down the difference between releasing pain and rehearsing it, why fluency in your own hard story is a warning sign and not a milestone, and the sneaky way wellness language keeps people retelling the same wound for years. You'll leave with one simple assignment: one raw truth, said once, all the way to empty, and one honest question to check what actually happened when you said it. Your story matters. It shaped you. And it is not your ceiling.   Understanding this work takes 25 minutes. Practicing it takes a place. InnerLab is Leah's membership, the space where you work ON your life instead of just living IN it, with live coaching, real feedback, and a community working the same four words all month long. Join us inside: https://link.fastpaydirect.com/payment-link/69cd96fec6a0e600f4d06f79