S2:E27 What You Value Most Will Lead You Forward

Rebuilding After a Storm: Reconnect with Your Core Values and PassionsHost Laura Mangum Broome explains how, after major setbacks, people can keep functioning yet feel hollow because they rebuild from fear and stay stuck in survival mode, mistaking coping for living. Using the metaphor of a storm-damaged tree with intact roots, she shares her own five-year stretch of breast cancer, losing her teenage son and father, a heart transplant, and an unexpected divorce, describing how she lost touch with who she was. She teaches that core values are descriptive (not aspirational) and misalignment can show up as numbness, over-busyness, and saying yes to draining commitments. She distinguishes purpose from passion and says passion often hides rather than disappears. She introduces values-led decision-making questions and a 20-minute “Values + Passion Excavation” exercise to identify three anchor words and take one small step within 24 hours, emphasizing radical acceptance as the first phase of her iCope2Hope System(TM).00:00 Feeling Lost After Loss01:09 Welcome and Free Resource02:04 Tree Roots Metaphor02:49 My Story of Upheaval05:09 Survival Mode Trap06:34 Core Values Explained08:28 Radical Acceptance and Roots09:21 Passion Goes Into Hiding13:03 Values as a Compass17:14 20 Minute Excavation Exercise22:04 Recap and Next Step24:42 Closing and Call to ActionFree Resource: Reframe the Spiral: 5 Quick Coping Strategies to Shift Negative Thoughts and Reclaim Your Day: https://www.icope2hope.com/reframeiCope2Hope 3-Step Resilience Framework: https://bit.ly/FrameworkRoadmapWebsite: iCope2Hope: From Hardship to Hope: https://www.icope2hope.comMove Beyond Adversity Blog: https://www.icope2hope.com/blogFree Newsletter: Wednesday’s Resilient Recharge: https://www.icope2hope.com/newsletterSchedule a free 15-minute Clarity Call with Laura: https://bit.ly/15mincallLMB