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How To Stop Letting Your Past Control You | Dr. Paul Conti
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- Jul 2, 2026
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Summary
Dr. Paul Conti is a board-certified psychiatrist, author, and educator known for his work on trauma, addiction, self-understanding, and mental health. Today on the show we discuss why your mind creates limiting beliefs to protect you, how childhood lessons become subconscious patterns, why your inner critic is actually trying to keep you safe, how addiction becomes short-term relief for deeper pain, why labels like “addict” can keep people trapped, and how to rebuild your life one small empowered step at a time and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices