Breaking the patterns that keep coming back: the Core Truths blog
You built a life most people would be grateful for, and some days it still doesn't feel like yours. Stephen Rodi writes these articles for fathers, executives, veterans and first responders who keep running into the same anger, numbness or shutdown.
Each one helps you recognize the pattern and choose one small correction, so you can begin today.
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The Man Underneath: Finding Yourself Again After Years of Just Surviving
You know the man you had to become to survive. This is about the one who was there first, and why he's still there underneath everything you built.
The Glass Shield: Why You Push Away the People You Love
Why does closeness feel like a threat, even with people you love? The armor you built to survive, and why it doesn't switch off for love.
The Architecture: Why You Can't Just Decide to Change a Pattern
You saw the pattern coming and it ran anyway. Why deciding harder doesn't work, and how understanding the way it got wired gives you a say again.
The Legacy: Why You Keep Repeating Your Father's Patterns
The pattern you keep fighting may have started long before you. How patterns pass from father to son, and what it takes to stop passing them on.
The Mirror: What Your Family's Reactions Show You About Yourself
I lost my temper with my son and watched him flinch. Here's why the people closest to you show you what you can't see in yourself.