In the opening episode of Season 3, Michael Comyn introduces The Next Station Is… — a new season of Mind the Gap inspired by his latest book. Standing on a railway platform one winter morning, Michael reflects on how so many of us travel through life on tickets written long before we learn to choose our own destinations. Drawing on the work of psychiatrist Eric Berne and the Stoic wisdom of Epictetus, he explores the “life scripts” we inherit — the quiet rules and expectations that shape our choices, our confidence, and the stops we miss along the way. This episode is an invitation to pause and ask: whose handwriting is on the ticket you’re holding? Themes: – Life scripts and early conditioning – Emotional intelligence and self-awareness – The courage to question inherited beliefs – Stoic and psychological approaches to choice and change Quote to Remember: “The next station is always ahead. The question is whether you’ll believe the ticket in your pocket, or dare to write your own.” Related Reading: This episode is based on Chapter 1 of Michael Comyn’s new book The Next Station Is…. Find it now on Amazon in paperback, hardback, and eBook editions: https://amzn.to/478Ru9G

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