E45_How To Move Past Survival Mode

There are numerous stories of animals that have been held in captivity for so long, that even when they are moved to larger spaces or freed altogether, they still end up living within a confined area that mirrors the footprint of their previous cage. And before we go thinking this only happens to animals, even the great Oprah Winfrey admits to hiding money under her mattress for the first few years of her success because she was afraid it could all go away at any moment. When we’ve finally reached the next stage of our life or persevered past a bad situation (whether that’s a job we hated, an unhealthy relationship, a dangerous neighborhood, etc), how many times have we instinctively reacted as if we were still bound by those previous limiting circumstances? When our situation finally changes, how do we get our mind to catch up?...