@scott.austin.martin: Everyone says, "This is just who I am." But what if it isn't? What if you're confusing your personality with your survival strategy? Maybe you're not an overthinker. Maybe your nervous system learned that if you stopped scanning for danger, you got hurt. Maybe you're not emotionally distant. Maybe closeness once came with pain, criticism, or rejection. Maybe you're not a perfectionist. Maybe mistakes weren't safe growing up. We call these personality traits because they've been with us so long. But longevity doesn't make something authentic. It just makes it familiar. One of the most life-changing questions you'll ever ask yourself: "Is this really me — or is this who I had to become?" Healing isn't about becoming someone else. It's about discovering who you were before survival convinced you to be someone different. #healing #nervoussystem #traumahealing #menscoach #selfawareness