What if the trauma wasn’t the end — but the beginning? In this episode of The Jeff Heilman Project, Jeff explores how we can find agency even in the most adverse situations. Drawing on Viktor Frankl, Maxwell Maltz, neuroscience, and personal experience, this conversation reveals the truth about healing: it’s not the facts that define you, but the narrative you choose to believe.

From rewriting your personal story to understanding your nervous system and flow state, to learning how forgiveness is a form of power, this episode helps you transform pain into meaning.

💬 You’ll learn:

• How to separate fact from opinion and truth from trauma
• Why resentment is “the poison you drink to kill someone else”
• How to retrain your nervous system through recovery, rest, and ritual
• Why forgiveness isn’t weakness, but the ultimate form of mental strength
• How to rewrite your narrative and rewire your mind for peace, purpose, and freedom

You may not control what happened, but you always control how you respond because healing begins when truth replaces trauma.

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