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You Promised You'd Do It Differently

The real work begins when old patterns show up through you.

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Lewis Howes
Jun 24, 2026
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You can’t think your way into better parenting.

That line from Dr. Shefali stayed with me because it cuts straight through something so many of us believe.

We think awareness is enough.

Knowing what hurt us growing up doesn’t automatically stop us from repeating it. So many of us tell ourselves, “I’ll never be like my mom” or “I’ll never be like my dad,” a…

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