S1E21 – Stop Carrying It

There is a place most of us visit far more often than we admit. It is not our kitchen, our bedroom, or the office. It is the past. In this episode of the No One Is Normal Podcast, I talk about what it really means to stop living in the rearview mirror and start taking control of what comes next. For a long time, my past was not just something that happened. It became my explanation for everything. The panic attacks, the relationships, the decisions I made, and the ones I avoided. It felt honest. It also kept me stuck. I share personal experiences with anxiety, misdiagnosis, medication, and the way trauma can quietly shape how we see ourselves, our relationships, and even what we believe we deserve. I also talk about watching those same patterns play out in people I love, and how easily we can accept systems that are supposed to help us without ever questioning them. This conversation is not about pretending the past did not happen. It is about recognizing how deeply it influences us, and deciding that it does not get to define us. We explore how trauma lives in the body, how identity can become tied to old pain, and what it looks like to slowly shift from “this is what happened to me” to “this is what I am going to do with it.” Because the past will always be there. The question is whether it gets to drive. 🔗 More from me: 🎙️ Podcast & episodes: https://www.bradhhill.com/podcast 📖 Book (Print + Kindle): https://a.co/d/016Dh1eB 🎧 Audiobook: https://www.audible.com/pd/No-One-Is-Normal-Breaking-Free-from-Normal-Audiobook/B0GJFWBSBZ 👕 Wear the message: https://www.bradhhill.com/merch