Ep 98 Regret Is Just Recalculation: How to Turn Setbacks Into Growth

In this episode, Lori Gouhin explores the sneaky nature of regret and why it isn’t a dead end, it’s your internal GPS saying recalculating. Instead of dragging regret around like a heavy suitcase, Lori reframes it as feedback that helps you grow, redirect, and move forward with clarity.

Through powerful analogies, personal stories, and practical exercises, Lori shows how to unpack regret, reframe it, and use it as fuel for the next step in your journey.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why regret is more about the story we tell ourselves than the actual event
  
  
  
• How to see regret as your inner GPS guiding you to a new path
  
  
  
• The difference between dragging regret as baggage vs. using it as information
  
  
  
• Three practical steps to transform regret into growth:
  
  
  
  1. Unpack one regret by naming it
     
     
     
  2. Ask the GPS question: What did this detour teach me?
     
     
     
  3. Rewrite the story into a statement of redirection and resilience
     
     
     
• Real-life examples of how regrets from career detours to health wake-up calls, can become catalysts for stronger choices and deeper self-trust
  
  
  

If you’ve ever felt weighed down by past mistakes or missed opportunities, this episode will give you a powerful reframe: regret isn’t proof you failed, it’s proof you kept moving. Tune in to learn how to release the heaviness of regret and use it as momentum for growth.

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