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EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 43 MIN

Episode #14 - How to Take Back Control of Your Life’s Story

from Your Joyful Life Podcast · host Michael Fall and Evan Wainberg

In this episode of Your Joyful Life Podcast, we explore what it means to get pulled into other people’s stories - and how easy it is to lose sight of your own values, priorities, and sense of self along the way.Through simple everyday examples, we unpack how relationships, expectations, and unconscious patterns can quietly shape the direction of our lives without us even noticing. How do you know when you’re making a conscious choice versus just being carried along by someone else’s narrative?This conversation dives into self-awareness, personal alignment, boundaries, relationships, identity, and the subtle ways we give away our agency.If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “How did I get here?”, this episode is for you.In this episode:How we unconsciously get pulled into other people’s narrativesThe difference between conscious compromise and self-abandonmentWhy feeling “off track” may actually be a sign of misalignmentHow to reconnect with your own values and life direction#joyfullife #selfawareness #innerexperience⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our free Substack Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Interested in diving into the Joyful Life Project experiments? Check out our online course hosted through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Udemy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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