The Mindset Mentor How Trauma Shapes Who You Are
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Dec 24, 2025 Discover how trauma affects your brain and shapes your identity, whether it's big or small. Learn to separate your behaviors from who you truly are and why reframing your story can unlock growth. Rob emphasizes the importance of talking about trauma, either with trusted individuals or through journaling, to diminish its shame. He also outlines a five-step process for transforming pain into power: Talk, Rewrite, Accept, Forgive, and Rebuild. Ready to rewrite your narrative and foster a brighter future?
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Trauma Is Developmental, Not Just Dramatic
- Trauma is any failure to receive needed development, not only dramatic events.
- Small and large traumas register similarly in the brain and can close off development.
Stories Shape Identity More Than Events
- People make narratives from events that then shape identity and behavior.
- Repeating a story turns belief into perceived truth, changing how you live.
Three-Legged Dogs Don't Invent Stories
- Rob compares humans to three-legged dogs who remain equally joyful despite loss.
- Dogs don't create self-limiting narratives, illustrating human-specific storytelling harm.