Good / True / & Beautiful | with Ashton Gustafson Episode 250: Remembering Who You Truly Are with Dr. Rick “The Story Healer” Diamond
Nov 14, 2025
Dr. Rick Diamond, a Story Healer and spiritual guide, shares his mission of helping people remember their true selves. He discusses his own chaotic upbringing and the limiting 'should stories' that held him back. Rick emphasizes finding the divine within rather than seeking it externally, and contrasts the courageous 'heart story' with societal expectations. He highlights the importance of community in spiritual growth and reassures listeners that feeling lost is part of the journey toward awakening. His insights encourage embracing life’s rhythms and a gentler spiritual existence.
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Mission: Remember Who You Are
- Rick Diamond defines his mission as helping people remember who they truly are.
- He says that clarity came from unraveling a 'should story' shaped by a dysfunctional childhood and cultural expectations.
Good Behavior As A Survival Plan
- Rick Diamond recounts growing up in a chaotic family and adopting being 'good' as a survival strategy.
- That coping plan became his 'should story' until his twenties when it began to crumble and spark a spiritual search.
The Quantum Shift Inward
- Diamond calls the interior shift a 'quantum' change from God outside to God within.
- He contrasts seeking external approval with asking, 'What do I want?' and finding answers inside.
