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/ Designing Your Future Self After PTSD: Become Your Recovery HeroFrom Trauma Survival to Future Self Vision: Creating Your Recovery HeroStop Living for Others: How to Define What You Really Want After PTSDRecovery Hero Bootcamp: Goal Setting That Actually Works for PTSD RecoveryHow to Break Free From Trauma Patterns and Become Your Future SelfPTSD Healing Roadmap: Bridging the Gap From Who You Are to Who You Want To BeFrom Numb and Hopeless to Purpose-Driven: Reclaiming Your Life After TraumaOvercoming Trauma by Becoming Your Own Hero, Not Someone Else’sFuture Self Visualization for PTSD: Crafting the You That Finally Feels SafeGoal Setting for Trauma Survivors: How to Stop People-Pleasing and Start Living Host: Brad Schipke • Overcoming PTSD Podcast • Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching In this Recovery Secrets Daily Coaching session, Brad and Kaylene walk you through the second step of the “Recovery Hero Bootcamp”: defining your future self. Instead of trying to force yourself into other people’s expectations, you’ll learn how to design the healed version of you who has walked through PTSD and come out the other side. They explore why most trauma survivors struggle to answer the question “What do I really want?” and how years of people-pleasing, survival mode, and pain can make it hard to imagine anything different. Brad and Kaylene break this down into a practical exercise that turns your current struggles into a clear picture of your Recovery Hero. You’ll hear real examples of how to invert your current habits, beliefs, and reactions into the traits of your future self, plus how to borrow specific qualities from people you admire without losing your own identity. This episode shows you how to treat goal setting as a creative, judgment-free brainstorm instead of another way to beat yourself up. Finally, Brad explains why every big goal — especially healing from PTSD — requires a deep transformation, not just “trying harder.” You’ll walk away with a simple, doable action step to start defining your Recovery Hero today, and prepare for tomorrow’s session on bridging the gap between who you are now and who you’re becoming. 💡 What You’ll Learn How to define your “Recovery Hero” as the fully healed version of you after PTSDWhy you must know where you are now before you can map where you’re goingHow to turn “I don’t want this” into a clear vision of what you do wantHow to stop living for other people’s goals and start honoring your ownA simple way to use traits from people you admire without becoming a copy of themWhy numbness, hopelessness, and dissociation are understandable AND workable statesHow to use divergent thinking to brainstorm your future self without judgmentWhy any real PTSD healing goal requires personal transformation, not perfectionPractical reflection questions to guide how your Recovery Hero thinks, feels, and responds 🧠 Key Takeaway You don’t have to become a different person to heal from PTSD — you’re uncovering and growing into who you truly are beneath the pain. 🔗 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 Recovery Hero Bootcamp 01:25 Defining Your Current Self 02:13 Crafting Your Recovery Hero 03:07 Setting Goals and Overcoming Obstacles 03:49 The Importance of Self-Definition 06:46 Brainstorming Your Future Self 14:38 Divergent Thinking and Personal Growth 37:20 Commitment to Action 39:24 Getting Names Right and Dyslexia Challenges 40:09 Q&A Session Begins 41:01 The Importance of Pleasing Yourself 4