Gabby Bernstein
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I'm so proud to have been at the forefront of that for our generation and have been able to be a thought leader and a guide and a teacher. And truly the only way I've been able to continue to teach is by continuing to grow and learn. And that moment wasn't the last, right? There was a decade into my sobriety, I remembered the reason why I used in the first place.
I'm so proud to have been at the forefront of that for our generation and have been able to be a thought leader and a guide and a teacher. And truly the only way I've been able to continue to teach is by continuing to grow and learn. And that moment wasn't the last, right? There was a decade into my sobriety, I remembered the reason why I used in the first place.
And so when we're addicted, we're running from something. When we're addicted, we're pushing down the pain with something. We're protecting against the impermissible. And I didn't know what that was. I often would say to myself, you know, why was I an addict? What was this about? But in my body, I knew and in my nervous system, I knew, but I didn't actually remember.
And so when we're addicted, we're running from something. When we're addicted, we're pushing down the pain with something. We're protecting against the impermissible. And I didn't know what that was. I often would say to myself, you know, why was I an addict? What was this about? But in my body, I knew and in my nervous system, I knew, but I didn't actually remember.
And at 36, I had a memory and a dream, a memory of being abused as a child. And that dream was so real that a day or two later, I fully accepted the truth of that experience. And that became a whole new level of recovery and a whole new world of personal development and shining the crystal of genuine trauma recovery. Yeah.
And at 36, I had a memory and a dream, a memory of being abused as a child. And that dream was so real that a day or two later, I fully accepted the truth of that experience. And that became a whole new level of recovery and a whole new world of personal development and shining the crystal of genuine trauma recovery. Yeah.
going down the path of not just spiritual healing, but therapeutic healing. And so these moments, these bottoms that I've hit along the way, and there's others, I don't need to give all the sob stories, but these moments of bottoms have always been these major catalysts in my life for the most transformational change. And that's been my choice.
going down the path of not just spiritual healing, but therapeutic healing. And so these moments, these bottoms that I've hit along the way, and there's others, I don't need to give all the sob stories, but these moments of bottoms have always been these major catalysts in my life for the most transformational change. And that's been my choice.
I've chosen to see these obstacles as opportunities and detours in the right direction. I've chosen to go dive head first into these difficult experiences of whatever kind of recovery was required because I never wanted to sit in my pain. I wanted to survive. I wanted to thrive. And really what I wanted to get to, Jamie, the place, you know, we think, where can I get to? Where's the there?
I've chosen to see these obstacles as opportunities and detours in the right direction. I've chosen to go dive head first into these difficult experiences of whatever kind of recovery was required because I never wanted to sit in my pain. I wanted to survive. I wanted to thrive. And really what I wanted to get to, Jamie, the place, you know, we think, where can I get to? Where's the there?
I'm in the there right now. I'm in my there. I'm here. It's not about some big career thing. It's not about some, yes, I have an amazing life and I have an amazing career. I have an amazing husband and child and I have wonderful friends. It's not that though. That's not the there. The there is that I feel so good inside.
I'm in the there right now. I'm in my there. I'm here. It's not about some big career thing. It's not about some, yes, I have an amazing life and I have an amazing career. I have an amazing husband and child and I have wonderful friends. It's not that though. That's not the there. The there is that I feel so good inside.
The there is that I am so attuned to my nervous system that I can, you know, last six months ago, I realized I was in menopause at 45. You know, like this is a whole other conversation, but like straight up, like was losing my mind.
The there is that I am so attuned to my nervous system that I can, you know, last six months ago, I realized I was in menopause at 45. You know, like this is a whole other conversation, but like straight up, like was losing my mind.
But instead of completely letting that take over me or trying to, you know, forget it or push it down or numb it out or not believe it because I'm so young at that age. Oh, well, this doesn't happen at 45. Well, you know what? I said, fuck it. Let me do whatever it takes to get back to greatness. And I've uncovered every obstacle and turned it into an opportunity.
But instead of completely letting that take over me or trying to, you know, forget it or push it down or numb it out or not believe it because I'm so young at that age. Oh, well, this doesn't happen at 45. Well, you know what? I said, fuck it. Let me do whatever it takes to get back to greatness. And I've uncovered every obstacle and turned it into an opportunity.
And now I'm like totally worked up and perfect, you know what I mean? Feeling great again, got my brain back, got my hormones back in shape, right? So it's just seeing these moments of just like breakdown as getting us back on the right track. But we have to show up for that.
And now I'm like totally worked up and perfect, you know what I mean? Feeling great again, got my brain back, got my hormones back in shape, right? So it's just seeing these moments of just like breakdown as getting us back on the right track. But we have to show up for that.
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