EP 12 | The You Created by Trauma Isn’t the Real You

Send us Fan MailEP 12 |The You Created by Trauma Isn’t the Real You A lot of us think our personality is just who we are.But sometimes it’s who we had to become.In this episode of Rebuilt Different, I talk about the difference between your true self and your survival self — and how coping mechanisms slowly start to feel like identity.We get into survival mode, emotional shutdown, hyper-independence, and what happens when life forces you to slow down whether you’re ready or not.I share my own experience — cancer at twelve, a stroke years later — and how living in crisis mode quietly became my baseline.If you’ve ever felt too guarded, too independent, too unemotional, or “too strong,” this episode will help you understand what built that — and what it might look like to soften without losing yourself.