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What if the loudest critic in your life is you—and what if that voice is keeping you from the growth you’re asking for? Theresa opens up about a rough week that felt like backsliding: long shifts at an Amazon warehouse, aching joints, itchy eyes, and a mind stuck on “you should be further by now.” Instead of hiding it, she investigates it. Two guiding ideas lead the way: condemnation without investigation is ignorance, and nothing changes until we accept it.
The story gets real in the aisles. Theresa confronts an uncomfortable flash of judgment toward a younger coworker and refuses to excuse it. That honesty becomes a hinge moment: turning shame into feedback, she recognizes how easily we oppress ourselves with inner blame. From there, the warehouse transforms into a classroom. Attention to detail on the scanner tests patience and humility. A swirl of personalities—leaders in their 20s, retirees, strivers, flirters, and proud radio carriers—mirrors a tiny version of humanity. If love is the mission, this is the lab.
There’s also a surprising lesson about focus and creation. Surrounded by coffee pots and castor oil—the very items on her mind—Theresa notices how attention shapes experience. It’s a nudge to stop catastrophizing bills and start stewarding focus toward meaningful work: the devotional, the matrix-exit series, the message that actually helps people. Along the way, she reframes setbacks as training in three stubborn areas: finances, relationships, and time. Tears become medicine, compassion replaces condemnation, and trust takes the wheel again.
Walk away with a grounded reminder: accept first, then evolve. Investigate the voice that shames you, choose obstacles before they choose you, and practice love right where you are, not where you wish you were. If this resonates, tap follow, share the episode with a friend who needs a gentler inner voice, and leave a review to help more listeners find the show. What lesson is your life teaching you today?

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