John R. Miles

And thank you again for giving us the honor of coming on Passion Struck.

That brings us to a close of today's conversation with Shauna Pearson.

What stayed with me the most is how powerfully understanding reshapes identity.

When patterns finally have a name, effort softens.

When systems adapt to the person rather than the person conforming to the system, meaning becomes livable again.

Shauna shows that alignment restores trust.

And that self-worth grows when we stop asking ourselves to perform correctly and start allowing ourselves to function honestly.

As we continue the meaning makers, this conversation carries us forward in an important way.

Alex Ema showed us how success under certainty creates hidden costs.

Shana Pearson helped us see how those costs surface internally when people override themselves for years.

And on Thursday, we move to where many of those patterns first take shape, the family system.

I'll be joined by Dr. Robin Koslowitz, clinical psychologist and parenting expert.

Our conversation centers on post-traumatic parenting, and we discuss how boundaries, self-worth, and mattering are formed early, and how families can build cultures of emotional safety regardless of the past.

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As we continue The Meaning Makers, remember, significance grows where understanding replaces strain.