Fragmented to Free | Freedom: Remembering Who You Are

When I started The Free Advantage last November, I didn’t know it would mark the beginning of a year that would unravel and rebuild me all at once. I had hopes that it would be a place where truth could live. A space for those who feel lost or stuck to remember who they are. What I didn’t expect was how much I would need that same remembering myself.

As the year winds down and the air cools, reflection comes naturally. It’s time to pause, breathe, and honor the pillars that carried us through. And at the heart of them all is freedom, the one we already own.

THE CALL TO REMEMBER FREEDOM

If you’ve been here a while, you already know my tagline.

 Freedom is the advantage you already own.

When The Free Advantage began, I shared in my very first episode, Choosing Worth, that I had spent years believing freedom would come when life finally “felt right.” But what I learned is that freedom isn’t something that waits for our circumstances to change. It begins when we remember that we hold the key.

Freedom isn’t the absence of struggle, and it’s not perfection.
It doesn’t come from escaping who you are; it comes from remembering who you’ve always been.

That truth has been the steady hum beneath this entire year, the quiet rhythm that keeps me anchored when everything else feels uncertain.

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THE JOURNEY TO FREEDOM

This past year, I wrestled with what freedom really means.
There were days when I didn’t feel free at all. I was living intentionally, doing the work, and staying aligned with my truth, yet I still felt trapped in moments. I used to think that meant something was wrong, but I’ve come to realize it’s part of the process.

Freedom isn’t a feeling; it’s a rhythm, a sacred pulse of awareness, honesty, and surrender.
It’s the courage to look at your mess and still believe there’s something worth building.

Some days, freedom looks like standing still in the tension. Other days, it looks like calling yourself out when you say yes out of guilt or shrink to fit in. It’s not about getting it right; it’s about remembering what’s true.

Every time you stand back up after falling, you’re remembering.
Every time you honor your truth when it would be easier to hide, you’re remembering.

Freedom doesn’t have to be fought for, earned, or worked for. 

You just have to remember it’s yours.

There’s a quiet shift that happens when you stop striving to become and start allowing yourself to be.

THE RETURN HOME

This podcast was never meant to be about becoming someone new.
It’s always been about coming home, returning to the part of yourself that already knows the way.

And maybe that’s what this first year has really been, a collective homecoming.

Each episode, each story, each honest moment has been another step toward wholeness.

If you’ve been listening, whether in your car, your kitchen, or your quiet morning walk, maybe you’ve been remembering too. 

Maybe you’ve caught glimpses of your truest self between the words. And maybe, just maybe, you’ve started to believe that you were never lost at all.

Reflection + Reveal Practice

Take a few moments this week to pause and ask yourself:
Where have I forgotten who I am?

Write one truth that you know deep in your spirit.  Something that doesn’t change when life does.
Let that truth be your compass.
When doubt creeps in, return to it.
Freedom is not far from you, it’s within you, waiting to be remembered.

Key Takeaways

✨ Freedom isn’t found by running from who you are; it’s found by remembering who you are.
✨ It’s not a feeling or destination, it’s a rhythm of awareness, honesty, and surrender.
✨ Every act of truth is an act of remembrance.
✨ You don’t have to earn freedom; you already own it.

Final Thought

When you stop chasing who you think you need to be and start remembering who you already are, something sacred happens. You come home. You realize freedom was never out there somewhere; it’s been here all along, pulsing quietly within you.

This is where we begin: in remembrance, in truth, in the quiet unfolding of coming home to ourselves.

Next week, we’ll step into The Sacred Art of Letting Go, exploring how freedom often asks us to surrender first. 

Because sometimes, the only way to hold onto yourself… is to let go.

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