I Am Excited to Learn How to Keep Moving Forward Because I Don’t Want to Go Back to Who I Used to Be — The Emotional Growth That Helped Me Trust My Higher Power as I Become the Person I Was Born to Be

What happens when you’ve done the healing, but realize you no longer want to return to the person you used to be?

In this episode of WE, Joe Mittiga explores the next stage of emotional and spiritual growth: learning to trust the person you’re becoming. Joe shares how healing changed more than the way he felt. It changed how he saw himself, his future, and the life he wanted to create.

Joe opens up about moving beyond survival, releasing old beliefs and reactions, and learning to trust a higher power even when he couldn’t see exactly where his life was taking him. His message is simple: you don’t have to have your entire future figured out. Sometimes your responsibility is simply to keep healing, keep growing, and take the next step.

He also challenges listeners to recognize when old patterns, relationships, addictions, or codependent behaviors are keeping them stuck. Healing isn’t meant to help you tolerate the same unhealthy life forever. At some point, moving forward means creating boundaries, choosing yourself, and having the courage to change your environment.

Finally, Joe explores what can happen when healing creates enough inner peace to begin giving back. Whether it’s your time, money, wisdom, compassion, or service, he believes purpose grows when we take what we’ve learned and use it to help someone else.

The takeaway: You weren’t meant to heal just so you could become who you used to be. Keep moving forward, trust the person you’re becoming, and use what you’ve overcome to help someone else along the way.a