onesoultalks : Re-introduction: Becoming Me

There comes a moment in healing where you realize… you’re not just grieving what happened. You’re grieving the version of you that didn’t make it through.

This episode is that moment.

In Becoming Me: The Version I Had to Leave Behind, I share what it felt like to outgrow parts of myself I finally thought would be with me forever. It’s about letting go of identities we once clung to, the dreams we built from survival, and the comfort of what’s familiar — even if it’s no longer aligned.

This isn’t just about growth. It’s about the messy, honest, beautiful process of becoming the most real version of yourself.

Real Takeaways from This Episode

• You might mourn your old self, and that’s okay.
  Letting go of an identity, even one rooted in pain, can still hurt. There’s no shame in missing the version of you that helped you survive.

• Becoming yourself often means disappointing the version you thought you had to be.
  That old version had dreams, habits, relationships, and coping mechanisms that felt like home. It’s okay to feel conflicted as you grow past them.

• You don’t have to rush to reinvent yourself.
  Becoming takes time. You can be unfinished and still worthy. You can be in between and still whole.

• Healing can feel like breaking — but it’s unfolding.
  Sometimes growth feels like everything’s falling apart. But it’s just the untrue things breaking away, so the truth in you can rise.