Want to coach with me? Book a free no pressure consultation call here: https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation Learn the proven system that’s helped 2,000+ trauma survivors reduce symptoms by 77.9% in just 4.5 months without therapy or medication 👉 https://overcomingptsd.com/ Mindset Bootcamp for PTSD: Defining Your Current SelfBefore PTSD Recovery Begins: How to Honestly See Where You AreFrom Trauma Survivor to Recovery Hero: Step One Is AwarenessStop Running From Your Trauma: Facing Your Current Self With Self-LoveThe GPS of PTSD Healing: Why You Must Know Where You’re StartingI Want to Stop Feeling This Way: A Simple Exercise for PTSD and Trauma RecoveryYou Are Not Your Symptoms: Redefining Identity After TraumaHow to List Your Habits, Triggers, and Beliefs Without Spiraling Into ShameTurning Pain Into a Plan: Using Your “Current Self” to Map PTSD RecoveryScared to Change? How to Face “Insurmountable” Trauma Challenges One Step at a Time Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching In this Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching bootcamp episode, Brad and Kayleen walk you through the first, often skipped step of PTSD recovery: honestly defining your current self. Before you can become your “recovery hero,” you have to see who you are today with clarity, compassion, and zero sugarcoating. Using a simple GPS analogy, Brad explains why recovery stalls when you don’t know your starting point. Together, they guide you to look at your actions, habits, emotions, thoughts, triggers, and beliefs without turning it into a self-attack or shame spiral. You’ll also learn how to uncover your strengths—not just your struggles—so you can use them to fuel change instead of trying to “fix” everything at once. This episode gives you a practical 10–15 minute exercise you can do today to start transforming how you see yourself, your symptoms, and what’s actually possible for your healing. By the end, you’ll see that you are not your trauma responses, and that change isn’t about becoming a different person—it’s about becoming more of who you really are.   💡 What You’ll Learn How defining your “current self” becomes the foundation for PTSD and trauma recovery Why awareness and honesty are the first non-negotiable steps toward change A simple writing exercise to list the habits, actions, emotions, and beliefs you want to stop How to recognize and write down your strengths so they can support your healing The difference between objective self-awareness and beating yourself up How to view your life like a GPS route: where you are now, where you want to go, and how to bridge the gap Why feeling fear or seeing “insurmountable” challenges doesn’t mean recovery is impossible How to separate your true self from your symptoms, triggers, and trauma responses A practical way to use this list all week as you design your “recovery hero” identity   🧠 Key Takeaway You are not your symptoms—honestly seeing who you are right now, with self-love instead of judgment, is the first step to becoming the recovery hero you’re meant to be.   🔗 Next Steps Subscribe for new weekday episodes from the Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching archive. To go deeper or work with Brad directly, visit https://overcomingptsd.com/consultation.   CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction to Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching 00:36 Welcome to the Live Session 00:49 Starting the Recovery Hero Bootcamp 05:29 Defining Your Current Self 10:44 The Importance of Self-Awareness 15:08 Embracing Change and Self-Love 18:27 Taking Action for Transformation 26:26 Accepting and Acknowledging Flaws 30:30 Embracing Your Strengths and Weaknesses 30:43 Setting Goals for Personal Change 31:01 Identifying and Stopping Negative Habits 31:39 The Power of Readiness and Commitment 33:31 The Journey of Recovery Hero 39:57 Overcoming Beliefs and Challenges 52:59 Taking Action and Building Momentum 54:49 Final Thoughts and Encouragement   Topics Covered: PTSD recovery roadmap