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Letting Go of Control When Control Was How I Survived

January 24, 2026 by Brian

Letting Go of Control

Letting Go of Control When Control Was How I Survived

Control has always been my safety.

That didn’t start as an adult. It started when I was very young. And when I say young, I mean young. I learned early that if something was going to get handled, I was probably the one who had to handle it. If a problem was going to be fixed, I was the one who had to fix it. There wasn’t anyone I could fully trust to step in and take care of things for me. [Read more…] about Letting Go of Control When Control Was How I Survived

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