Your Patterns Were Protection (Until They Weren’t)

Anatomy of Change

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Education

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Seth explores how our protective patterns like anxiety, control, and avoidance initially serve us but can become limiting prisons. He emphasizes understanding the purpose behind these behaviors, recognizing their costs, and transforming them into healthier strategies for growth and connection. psychology, personal growth, emotional health, patterns, protection, change, therapy, self-awareness Our patterns started as protection, not problems. Recognizing the purpose of a pattern helps in healing. Every pattern has a cost, often costing connection and peace. You are not your patterns; they are responses, not identities. Healing involves replacing old strategies with healthier ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Now, are all the traitors present?
0:02.5	Let's get started, shall we?
0:04.5	From rags to riches.
0:05.8	I'm so sick of this.
0:07.0	Working like a dog and being treated worse.
0:09.1	Yorkshire to New York.
0:10.7	Poor climbers, you and me.
0:12.4	A life dedicated to revenge.
0:14.4	Let's make this an occasion to remember.
0:16.5	A woman of substance on Channel 4.
0:19.1	Stream now. Yo, what's up guys?? Welcome to the Anatomy of Change podcast.
0:42.3	My name is Seth. I'm a licensed marriage and family therapist and a strategy coach.
0:46.8	And if you're new to the show, welcome. Thank you so much. You're in the right place.
0:50.8	And here we talk about change growth faith psychology and how to make
0:55.9	real lasting change in your life and those of the lives you love i've been a therapist for over
1:01.5	15 years and i've been through some stuff myself i've seen thousands and thousands of clients so
1:06.0	if you're smart dedicated and you know there's more to life than you are in the actually right place to grow
1:13.1	and improve. You're here. You're in the right place. Thank you. I'm excited about today's
1:17.7	episode and it is called Your Patterns Were Protection Until They Weren't. Your Patterns were
1:24.5	Protection until they weren't. And today we're going to talk about something that affects everybody. And this really might change how you see yourself if you listen
1:32.6	carefully. And I'll be honest. I've tried to record this show a couple of times, but it just felt
1:38.0	off. It didn't feel right. I'm like, okay, we're going to try again. And here we are. So we're
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