Rebuilding your authentic self after trauma with Kat John

Trigger warning, this podcast contains discussions relating to trauma, mental health, and other potentially distressing experiences. If you or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, you can call Lifeline on 131114.Kat John’s path has been one of overcoming deep personal challenges. Struggling with a sense of unworthiness and battling through significant hardships like childhood abuse, drug abuse and brain surgery she confronted and made friends with the patterns and limiting beliefs that kept her from living out who she was and achieving a fulfilling life.Now she is an authenticity coach, author, speaker and founder of the ZEROFKS movement. Kat empowers people to reconnect with themselves and live courageously through healing and self-worth.In this episode she shares:-     What “doing the work” really means-     Why self-awareness is the first step-     The beliefs that shape your identity-     How people-pleasing makes you lose yourself-     Taking radical responsibility-     Learning to date yourself-     Why healing is not a straight line-     The ego’s role in keeping you stuck-     Taking the next best step-     How she rebuilt her life after chronic pain-     Why you should give less power to fear and judgment-     Why authenticity is timeless-     Why the hard work is worth itKey Quotes“If you train like an Olympic athlete for something that you want, if you train for that gold medal, then you might just get that gold medal, but you need to know what your version of the gold medal is.”“But am I ever really going to get out of this chronic pain? Am I ever really going to get out of this?”“I thought, my God, I could get to the end of my life and never even know who I am.”More about KatFollow Kat on Instagram, find out more on her website and buy her book.You can get involved with the podcast online You can follow us on Instagram.Find out more via my website.You can reach out to me via email. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.