One cannot reach a major breakthrough or 'Eureka moment' in healing without first engaging in the difficult, immersive work of processing one's history.

“maybe that's the the takeaway I would want somebody to have here which is you're very unlikely to have that Eureka moment if you're not mired in the trenches of going through the painful work of figuring out your story understanding trying to create the map of what's Happening”

Verbalizing gratitude and asking for help helps build connections with the environment and provides mental support during isolation.

“one of the things that I practice a lot was gratitude and asking for help openly asking for help”

Taking active responsibility for one's own failure on the course by relinquishing the choice to quit mentally reduces the pressure during selection.

“I think if you take all the self Choice out of it you know and you just get on with what you've been asked to do yeah so it's not going to be easy right so it's not going to be comfortable right um so yeah you accept all of that you just go for it every time you do your best every single time you tu”

The heightened sensitivity to danger developed from living through complex trauma can be viewed as a superpower.

“I have like my nervous system is I got the most sensitive limbic bells, let me tell you. So it's like I and instead of looking at it as like a negative thing, I'm like, no, actually my complex trauma is kind of a superpower.”