(re)Parenting Radio

24: The Stories You’re Telling Yourself (And Why Your Nervous System Believes Every One)

Season 1 Episode 24

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Most of the stories running through your mind every day aren’t facts.

They’re scripts.

And your nervous system doesn’t evaluate whether those scripts are true — it evaluates whether they’re familiar.

In this episode of (re)Parenting Radio, Lisa breaks down why your system believes repetition over accuracy… and why affirmations aren’t “fake” — they’re instructions.

Because calling yourself lazy is an affirmation.
Saying “I’m broken” is an affirmation.
“I always mess things up” is an affirmation.

Anything that starts with “I am” is something your body records.

Inside this episode:

  • Why negative self-talk installs identity
  • Why joking still counts
  • How perfectionism and procrastination are safety strategies
  • What changing a script actually sounds like
  • A simple practice to separate identity from programming

You are not broken.
You are programmed.

And programming can be rewritten — through awareness, repetition, and leadership.

✨ If this landed, listen all the way through. This is where real rewiring begins.

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