You Have to Grieve Who You Were to Become Who You Are | Episode 15 – The Rewrite with Caren

Nobody tells you that becoming someone new is going to feel like a loss. They make transformation sound purely additive. Like you just keep adding better things to who you already are. But here is what they leave out. Becoming who you are meant to be requires releasing who you have been.In this episode we get into the grief that comes with real growth. Not the surface level kind. The deep, identity level kind that shows up when you are genuinely trying to become someone new and the old version of you keeps pulling you back. We talk about why you cannot build something new on a foundation that has not been cleared, what it actually looks like to let go of a version of yourself that felt safe and familiar, and why the discomfort you feel in this season is not a sign that something is wrong.It is a sign that the change is real.Inspired by the work of William Bridges on life transitions.📥 Download your free 10-Week Workbook: https://the-rewrite-with-caren.kit.com/249da9b73d⬇️ CHAPTERS0:00 — Why Becoming Someone New Feels Like a Loss2:08 — You Cannot Pour New Wine Into an Old Wineskin3:20 — What I Had to Grieve to Move Forward5:10 — Why the Old Version Keeps Pulling You Back8:07 — When the Resistance Gets Loudest9:34 — Stop Thinking of the Grief as a Problem to Solve📌 This week's reflection: Identify one version of yourself that you have been holding onto that no longer serves who you are becoming. Write it down. Then write your honest answer to this question — what would it cost me to keep holding onto this? And what would it free me to become if I finally let it go?🌐 Visit my website: www.carengomes.com🎙️ The Rewrite with Caren — new episodes every week.📩 Interested in collaborating, partnering, or advertising with The Rewrite? Reach out: [email protected] podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and is not intended as professional, psychological, financial, or medical advice.