Why Your Past Trauma Is Costing You Real Love | Pastor Michael Todd

The Auschwitz Survivor Who Chose Freedom | Dr. Edith Eger

Dr. Edith Eger was 16 years old when she danced for Josef Mengele at Auschwitz the same night her mother was sent to the gas chamber. She survived. And then she spent decades running from what happened until she finally turned around and walked straight back into it. What she found there changed everything. Edith teaches that freedom is not something that happens to you. It is something you choose. Again and again. By becoming your own good parent, facing what you have been carrying, and giving yourself permission to let go. Anger is not the primary emotion, she says. Underneath it is always fear. And underneath fear is a little child who just needs someone to show up. This conversation will rearrange something inside you. It is not about forgetting. It is not about overcoming. It is about learning to cherish the wound, and using it to become more alive. Dr. Edith’s website [https://dreditheger.com/] Dr. Edith on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/dr.editheger/] Dr. Edith’s courses [https://www.yoursoulsearch.org/courses] Dr. Edith’s books: * The Choice: Embrace the Possible [https://amzn.to/493NbOs] * The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life [https://amzn.to/4vWlCQZ] * The Ballerina of Auschwitz: Young Adult Edition of The Choice [https://amzn.to/4tKwW1i] In this episode you will: * Discover why the key to your freedom is already in your pocket, even if you have been in your own mental prison for years * Learn how to turn depression into expression by facing the rage you have been running from instead of medicating or analyzing it * Understand the critical difference between being a victim and being victimized, and why one destroys your potential while the other leaves your power intact * Find out how to stop living for other people's approval by becoming the loving parent to yourself that you may have never had * Reclaim the joy and passion you thought you lost by asking one simple question about everything you do For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1922 [https://lewishowes.com/1922] For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Follow The Daily Motivation [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-motivation/id1634106069] for essential highlights from The School of Greatness More SOG episodes we think you’ll love: Lewis Howes Solo [STOP Letting People Walk All Over You] [http://greatness.lnk.to/1855SC] Amy Purdy [http://greatness.lnk.to/1918SC] Michelle Obama [http://greatness.lnk.to/1767SC] Get more from Lewis!  Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! [https://lewishowes.com/money] Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1jWO57cwx0cXxHEwbfw85j?si=b570febb9a234e9f] Text Lewis AI [https://greatness.lnk.to/chat] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/lewishowes] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/] Website [http://lewishowes.com/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/] X [https://twitter.com/LewisHowes] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How to Perform Under Pressure Without Losing Yourself | Chloe Kim

Chloe Kim won her first Olympic gold at 17, became the most dominant athlete in her sport, and then quietly started questioning whether any of it made her feel the way she expected it to. She reveals that the greatest pressure she ever felt came not from the crowd or the competition but from internalizing the belief that first place was simply where she was supposed to be, making every win feel expected and every loss feel like failure. That belief quietly ate at her for over a decade, and unpacking it took therapy, an ADHD diagnosis at 26, and the brutal test of entering her third Olympics on eight days of snow training after a serious shoulder injury. What she discovered is something any high achiever will recognize: the version of yourself that performs at the highest level and the version that knows how to rest, feel, and connect are often two very different people, and you have to build the second one on purpose. This conversation gives you a real look at what it takes to stop measuring your worth by your results, start celebrating smaller wins, and build a life that feels as good as it looks from the outside. Follow Chloe on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/chloekim/?hl=en] In this episode you will: * Learn how she competed in the 2026 Olympics with only eight days on snow after shoulder surgery, and what genuine grit actually looks like when the outcome is uncertain. * Discover how Chloe reframed outside expectations as a crowd of believers instead of a wall of pressure, and use that same mental shift when performance stakes feel crushing. * Understand why you cannot eliminate self-doubt and what she does instead to quiet the noise enough to trust muscle memory and show up anyway. * Recognize the trap of tying your identity to your results, and follow the perspective shift that helped Chloe finally feel genuine happiness when competitors she loves beat her. * Apply Chloe's three personal truths to your own life: keep learning at any age, take care of yourself first, and give yourself real permission to have fun and celebrate the small wins you keep skipping. For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1921 [https://lewishowes.com/1921] For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Follow The Daily Motivation [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-motivation/id1634106069] for essential highlights from The School of Greatness More SOG episodes we think you’ll love: Amy Purdy [http://greatness.lnk.to/1918SC] Mikaela Shiffrin [http://greatness.lnk.to/1470SC] Lindsey Vonn [http://greatness.lnk.to/1886SC] Get more from Lewis!  Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! [https://lewishowes.com/money] Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1jWO57cwx0cXxHEwbfw85j?si=b570febb9a234e9f] Text Lewis AI [https://greatness.lnk.to/chat] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/lewishowes] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/] Website [http://lewishowes.com/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/] X [https://twitter.com/LewisHowes] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How to Stop Reacting and Start Winning with Difficult People | Ryan Leak

Ryan Leak spent the last day of his twenties at a speaking event where a woman told him his documentary had pulled a young man off the floor of a crack house and back into life, and that single moment changed how he decided to spend the next decade of his career. What makes this conversation surprising is how openly Ryan admits he is still working through his own lies, like the belief that the only value he brings to the world is what people see on a stage or a screen. He talks directly to anyone who has ever burned energy on relationships that were never really friendships, anyone who has reacted to a difficult person and become someone they did not recognize in the process, and anyone who keeps saying yes when everything inside them is asking them to pause. Ryan lays out a practical case for why becoming proactive instead of reactive is the only real solution to handling difficult people, and why the most generous thing you can give someone is not money but a path to make their own. The episode closes with a question every listener deserves to sit with: if you stayed on the exact same path for another decade, would you look back knowing you truly went for it, or would you realize you were playing it safe inside something that felt comfortable? The Greatness Playbook: The Self-Trust Edition [https://lewishowes.com/tgp1920] Ryan's Website [http://ryanleak.com/] Ryan’s books: * How to Work with Complicated People: Strategies for Effective Collaboration with (Nearly) Anyone [https://amzn.to/4lNp6k8] * How to Work with Complicated People: A Survival Guide [https://amzn.to/4bwpsbv] * Leveling Up: 12 Questions to Elevate Your Personal and Professional Development [https://amzn.to/4rS5ugg] * UnOffendable [https://www.amazon.com/UnOffendable-Ryan-Leak-audiobook/dp/B0747SJ5R7/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_aufs_ap_sc_dsk_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=0Hcfv&content-id=amzn1.sym.06c49c8a-dd83-4cd9-bbb6-5bfbeb136135&pf_rd_p=06c49c8a-dd83-4cd9-bbb6-5bfbeb136135&pf_rd_r=130-7457600-6525863&pd_rd_wg=WzJIx&pd_rd_r=4600351a-f08f-4bd8-80d2-7221a1dd2680] * Chasing Failure: How Falling Short Sets You Up for Success [https://amzn.to/4v20WXq] In this episode you will: * Discover why reacting to difficult people is the one habit guaranteed to turn you into someone you do not want to be, and what to do instead * Learn how to identify the difference between a good opportunity and the right one, using a simple prayer practice that cuts through the noise * Uncover the lies you have been telling yourself about your potential and why the story that starts with "I can't" is the one costing you the most * Recognize which relationships in your life are real friendships and which ones are draining you with the illusion of closeness * Understand why generosity at its highest level has nothing to do with money and everything to do with putting people in a position to grow For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1920 [https://lewishowes.com/1920] For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Follow The Daily Motivation [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-motivation/id1634106069] for essential highlights from The School of Greatness More SOG episodes we think you’ll love: Lewis Howes Solo [STOP Letting People Walk All Over You] [http://greatness.lnk.to/1855SC] Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts [http://greatness.lnk.to/1606SC] Tabitha Brown [http://greatness.lnk.to/1600SC] Get more from Lewis!  Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! [https://lewishowes.com/money] Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1jWO57cwx0cXxHEwbfw85j?si=b570febb9a234e9f] Text Lewis AI [https://greatness.lnk.to/chat] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/lewishowes] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/] Website [http://lewishowes.com/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/] X [https://twitter.com/LewisHowes] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why Your Past Trauma Is Costing You Real Love | Pastor Michael Todd

Pastor Michael Todd reveals something most high achievers refuse to admit: the drive fueling their rise is often rooted in a wound they have never faced. He shares the moment he realized his obsession with greatness traced back to a 12-year-old boy sitting on a maroon chair, told he wasn't good enough to play drums in the big church, and how that single unprocessed moment shaped decades of his life. That pattern lives in so many of us: we build careers, relationships, and whole identities on top of old damage without ever treating the root. Michael breaks down why people struggle to love and be loved, how unhealed trauma quietly transfers to the people closest to you, and what it actually means to bring your full self to a relationship instead of a defended version. Whether you're healing inside a committed relationship or doing the work alone, this conversation gives you language and tools to start going to the root. So what you build from here can actually last. Michael’s books: * Damaged but Not Destroyed [https://amzn.to/4mn7sUD] * Crazy Faith [https://amzn.to/3NUyZjL] * Relationship Goals [https://amzn.to/41kUGwr] Transformation Church [https://transformchurch.us/] In this episode you will: * Discover why your relationships reflect the level of love you have for yourself and how to raise that floor * Learn how to identify the root wound beneath your most self-destructive patterns before it costs you everything you've built * Understand how to heal inside a committed relationship rather than waiting until you feel ready on your own * Recognize the moment your drive for success stops serving you and starts threatening your legacy * Gain a framework for choosing the right partner by getting clear on purpose before chasing chemistry For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1919 [https://lewishowes.com/1919] For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Follow The Daily Motivation [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-motivation/id1634106069] for essential highlights from The School of Greatness More SOG episodes we think you’ll love: Lewis Howes Solo [Start Taking Care of Yourself] [http://greatness.lnk.to/1879SC] Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts [http://greatness.lnk.to/1606SC] Andrew Huberman [http://greatness.lnk.to/1830SC] Get more from Lewis!  Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! [https://lewishowes.com/money] Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1jWO57cwx0cXxHEwbfw85j?si=b570febb9a234e9f] Text Lewis AI [https://greatness.lnk.to/chat] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/lewishowes] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/] Website [http://lewishowes.com/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/] X [https://twitter.com/LewisHowes] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Mindset That Turned Losing Both Legs Into a Paralympic Medal | Amy Purdy

Amy Purdy walked into an operating room at 19 about to lose both legs, and instead of collapsing into fear, she gave herself three goals before the anesthesia took hold. You know that feeling when life pulls the ground out from under you and every identity you had disappears overnight? Amy has lived that more than once, and what she discovered is that the challenges you most want to escape are actually moving you closer to your purpose, not away from it. The key is learning to lean into problems rather than run, to find the smallest sliver of possibility and let it grow. In this conversation, you will walk away with practical tools for building a new identity after loss, understanding why your struggles are not obstacles but doorways, and discovering how staying present transforms the way you compete, create, and connect. Amy’s books: * Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits [https://amzn.to/4rVfipJ] * On My Own Two Feet [https://amzn.to/4058dr3] Amy on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/amypurdygurl/] In this episode you will: * Learn how to set a north star in the middle of crisis so fear does not get to make your decisions * Discover why leaning into your problems instead of avoiding them is the only way to find real strength * Understand how to step into a new identity after loss without pretending the old one did not matter * Recognize the hidden reason so many high achievers crash after reaching their biggest goals * Find out how shifting your focus from outcome to contribution changes everything about why you show up For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1918 [https://lewishowes.com/1918] For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Follow The Daily Motivation [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-motivation/id1634106069] for essential highlights from The School of Greatness More SOG episodes we think you’ll love: Shaun White [http://greatness.lnk.to/1895SC] Mikaela Shiffrin [http://greatness.lnk.to/1889SC] Lindsey Vonn [http://greatness.lnk.to/1886SC] Get more from Lewis!  Get my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! [https://lewishowes.com/money] Get The Greatness Mindset audiobook on Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1jWO57cwx0cXxHEwbfw85j?si=b570febb9a234e9f] Text Lewis AI [https://greatness.lnk.to/chat] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/lewishowes] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/] Website [http://lewishowes.com/] Tiktok [https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/] X [https://twitter.com/LewisHowes] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.