68. I Don’t Feel Like Myself Anymore

Finding yourself after life changes.

Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, "I just don't feel like myself anymore"?

Whether you've experienced a health diagnosis, become a parent, changed careers, lost a relationship, experienced burnout or simply found yourself wanting something different from life, it can feel as though you've lost a part of who you are.

In this episode, I explore why those feelings are so common and why they often have less to do with losing yourself and more to do with the roles and labels you've attached to your identity.

Sharing my own experience of leaving intensive care nursing due to ill health, I reflect on the grief of letting go of a career that had become part of my identity and the realisation that what I truly missed wasn't the job title itself, but how that role made me feel.

Together we'll explore how to look beneath the labels, identify what genuinely makes you feel like you, and discover new ways to reconnect with those feelings, even when life looks very different from how it once did.

If you've ever questioned who you are after a major life change, this episode is a gentle reminder that you haven't lost yourself. You may simply be discovering a deeper version of who you've always been.

In This Episode We Explore

• Why it's so common to feel like you've lost yourself after a major life change.
• How our identity can become tied to careers, relationships and other life roles.
• Why grief isn't limited to bereavement and can accompany any significant transition.
• The difference between the labels we wear and the feelings that truly define us.
• How to identify what makes you feel most like yourself.
• Practical ways to recreate those feelings when circumstances change.
• Why you're more than your job title, diagnosis, relationship status or responsibilities.

Reflection Questions

As you finish listening, take a few moments to reflect:

• What roles or labels have become part of your identity?
• What do those roles actually give you emotionally?
• What makes you feel most like yourself?
• Is there another way you could experience those feelings in your life today?
• Who are you beneath all the labels?

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