49: Learning who I am all over again with Mark Achermann
Mark lost his business and his wife in the same week and life as he knew it turned upside-down. What followed was three months alone, hiking through New Zealand with no plan and a hell of a lot of space to feel.
This episode isn't really about what happened to Mark, it's about what's happened since. We talk about self-sabotage he still can't fully explain, the mask he puts on to be liked and the strange, uncomfortable in-between of not being who he used to be but not quite knowing who he's becoming either.
We get into:
Why we sabotage the things we say we want
What it's actually like to lose your identity all at once
The mask we wear to be accepted and what it costs us
Why solitude isn't always the same as peace
What it means to keep choosing to feel things, even when it's bloody uncomfortable.
If you've ever felt like you don't know who you are anymore, or like you're stuck between the old version of yourself and whoever's next - this one's for you.
