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The Kevin Miller Podcast

Detaching From Our Past - Is It Possible? w/ Renowned Therapist Katherine Woodward Thomas

The Kevin Miller Podcast

Kevin Miller

Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Social Sciences, Education, How To, Society & Culture, Science, Medicine, Life Sciences, Spirituality, Nutrition, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Relationships

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

You’ve likely seen movies that depict someone having an accident and getting amnesia, not being able to remember any, or aspects, of their past. Imagine waking today and you know everything about yourself in the present moment, and are even aware of what you do and your future. But you can’t remember any of the hurts and pains and disappointments of your past. Who and how would you be? This isn’t possible of course, and I for one don’t want to forget the past, but my guest in this episode is really calling us to detach from how much we let the past handicap us. Truly, through our memories alone, we inadvertently let the past limit us. My guest is renowned therapist, Katherine Woodward Thomas. Katherine was the New York Times bestselling author of Calling in “The One” and Conscious Uncoupling. She is literally credited with teaching hundreds of thousands of people in her virtual and in-person programs, and also trained thousands of other professional therapists in her methods. I can’t believe how many people who have read and followed Katherine’s counsel. Her brand new book is, What's True About You: 7 Steps to Move Beyond Your Painful Past and Manifest Your Brightest Future. At the end of her career, this is the climactic message she wanted to bring the world. I had the distinct honor of talking with Katherine on March 30th, 2026. We had previously rescheduled due to her treatments regarding late stage ovarian cancer. On April 27, not even a month after our conversation, Katherine passed away. She knew the cancer was serious, but as she told me, she was doing everything possible to fight it, and was hopeful. Katherine and I really connected, and were planning on following up together about a project I’m working on. We traded text messages and I inspired myself to think of collaborating with not only a profoundly accomplished and influential professional in the self-help space, but with someone I experienced as a truly bright light and tender, insightful soul. I’d like to think now that our conversation that follows was influenced by the mysteries of her leaving this earth only 28 days later. I ask you to tune in with special attention and an open spirit to what Katherine has to offer us regarding truly letting go of the past constructs of ourselves that we are holding onto and believing in and keeping us from progressing in the miracle that is our lives. The miracle of living. Sign up for your $1/month trial period at shopify.com/kevin Go to shipstation.com and use code KEVIN to start your free trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome. I'm Kevin Miller. I have conversations here with people that help us make better meaning of our lives. In this episode, detaching from our past, is it possible?

0:15.0

So we've all likely seen movies that depict someone having an accident and getting amnesia, not being able to remember

0:23.2

any or certain aspects of their past.

0:26.3

Well, with that concept, imagine waking today and you kind of know everything about yourself

0:31.2

in the present moment, even aware of what you're doing and your future and whatnot, but you

0:35.8

just can't remember the past or at least any of the

0:39.3

primary hurts and pains and disappointments of your past. Well, who then and how then would you be?

0:48.7

I think it's really worth considering. Stop from it. If I couldn't remember these past things,

0:54.1

how would it change you?

0:56.4

Well, this isn't necessarily possible, of course, as far as I know. And I, for one, don't really

1:01.1

want to forget aspects of my past. But my guest here in this episode is really calling us to

1:07.6

consider and she's guiding us and how to detach, my word, but detach from how much

1:14.4

we let the past handicap us and showcasing how much we generally do.

1:20.2

I mean, truly, through our memories alone, we so much let the past limit us.

1:26.3

Well, my guest is renowned therapist, Catherine Woodward Thomas.

1:31.3

Catherine was the New York Times best-selling author of Calling in the One and Conscious Uncoupling.

1:40.3

She's literally credited with teaching hundreds of thousands of people in her virtual and in-person

1:47.5

programs and through her books and also trained thousands of other professional therapists in her

1:52.6

methods.

1:53.7

And since having her on the show, I can't believe how many people I know who are well aware

1:59.5

of Catherine.

2:00.0

They've read her books. They've followed her

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