In this episode, I’m stripping away the fluff to reveal the true foundation of personal growth: learning to love yourself. Most of us have been beaten down and kicked around by life to the point where we’ve forgotten how to do that. We’re going to stop the performance and start the work of remembering who you actually are.

This is the very first episode I ever created. My wife was early in her journey with two simultaneous cancers; recording into this mic was the only way I could express the confusion and pain I was feeling in a way that resonated.

I’ll be honest: I almost didn't post this. I cringe at the music, the pacing, and the raw sound of it. But because I am committed to the truth, I’m leaving it exactly as it is. This is the starting point.

• The Myth of Sugar-Coated Coaching: Why honest, raw instruction is the only way to achieve real change in personal development.

• The Foundation of Self-Love: Why you are incapable of truly loving others until you address the emotional disconnect within yourself.

• Survival and Authenticity: Navigating life's most brutal seasons—like cancer and grief—through radical honesty.

• Breaking the Cycle: How to stop being a victim of your circumstances and start the journey of self-recovery.

I’m Chase Murphy, and this is the start of you getting back to you.