Spiraling Up: Real Growth Isn’t a Straight Line

If you're feeling stuck in life wondering why you keep encountering the same themes over and over, here's the truth that changes everything: you're not broken, and you didn't fail. That familiar challenge showing up again—whether it's anxiety, boundaries, self-doubt, or relationship patterns—isn't evidence that your growth didn't work. It's actually proof you've evolved enough to meet that lesson from a completely different altitude.

Understanding why do I keep going in circles transforms your entire perspective on progress. When you're breaking negative patterns, real growth doesn't look like a straight march from problem to solution. It resembles a spiral where you loop back through familiar territory, but each time you return carrying more wisdom, responding with more grace, and seeing the situation through clearer, more compassionate eyes. This episode reveals how life spirals vs circles work—and most importantly, how to recognize whether you're moving upward or staying stuck.

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In this episode you’ll learn

• The key difference between spiraling upward (growth) versus downward (stuck) and how to identify which direction you're actually moving

• Why your old emotions get cleared but similar situations still appear—and how this is the universe offering you a chance to practice your new strength

• How athletes perfect their skills through repetition at higher levels, and why breaking negative patterns in your personal life works exactly the same way

• Three gentle practices for maintaining upward momentum when feeling stuck in life: stay aware of your progress, let your mind catch up to your energy shifts, celebrate whispered wins

• Why recognizing you're on a spiral (not a hamster wheel) gives you permission to stop beating yourself up for "being back here again"

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