🎙️"When the Self-Protection Becomes the Cage: Ed Latimore on Breaking Identity Addiction and Finding Forgiveness."
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What if the identity you're defending isn't protecting you anymore and it's imprisoning you?
Description:
In this raw and unflinching second part of Dov Baron's conversation with Ed Latimore, we step beyond the boxing ring and deep into the fight that every high performer eventually faces—the battle with their own identity.
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Ed reveals how the survival identity we build as children becomes our greatest addiction as adults. Together, Dov and Ed dismantle the illusion of control, the myth of "doing it for yourself," and the emotional logic that keeps us loyal to pain long after it stops serving us.
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This episode confronts the real sobriety: identity sobriety. It's about facing the parts of yourself that are terrified to open their eyes when life throws the punch you've been avoiding.
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If you've ever looked successful on the outside but secretly felt like you're holding your life together with emotional duct tape, this one will hit you square in the gut—and leave you standing stronger.
🔥 In This Episode
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Why most leaders are addicted to identity, not alcohol
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How "victimhood" hides inside high achievement
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Why you can't change until the pain of staying the same exceeds your comfort.
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The truth about love, tolerance, and breaking points in relationships
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How to rebuild yourself one habit at a time without losing your edge
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The fierce meaning of forgiveness, and why it's not permission
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How forgiveness dissolves hypervigilance and restores peace
👊 About Ed Latimore
Former heavyweight boxer, TEDx speaker, and author of Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business, Ed Latimore, went from family abuse, public housing, and failing school to a degree in physics. From isolated boxing champion to husband and father, and finally to inner peace. Bestselling author of: Hard Lessons from the Hurt Business: Boxing and the Art of Life.
His story is a blueprint for anyone ready to face themselves, rebuild, and lead with authenticity.
💥 Listen If You've Ever
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Felt trapped by an identity that once made you successful
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Loved someone who's lost in their own addiction or denial
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Wondered why self-awareness hasn't brought peace
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Needed to forgive someone, or yourself, but didn't know how
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Wanted to turn pain into wisdom instead of performance
🔗 Connect with Ed Latimore
Website: https://edlatimore.com
Newsletter: https://edlatimore.com/newsletter
Instagram & X: @EdLatimore
YouTube: @EdLatimore1
LinkedIn: Ed Latimore
💭 Reflection Challenge
Ask yourself: Who would I be if I stopped protecting the version of me that was built to survive pain?
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#TheDovBaronShow #EdLatimore #IdentityAddiction #EmotionalSourceCode #Leadership #Forgiveness #SelfMastery #Resilience #TraumaRecovery #PurposeDrivenLeadership #EmotionalIntelligence #StoicStreetSmarts #EliteThinkers #CulturesOfBelongin
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