I Want to Pursue My Passion, Though I Feel Trapped in a World That Wants Me to Live My Old Life — The Spiritual Discovery That Showed Me How to Break Free from Other People’s Expectations and Live Free

Have you ever looked at your life and realized it simply doesn’t fit you anymore?

Not because your life is bad. Not because you aren’t grateful. But because somewhere along the way, you changed.

In this episode of WE, Joe Mittiga explores what happens when we grow emotionally and spiritually, begin discovering new dreams and passions, and suddenly realize we’ve been living according to expectations that may no longer reflect who we are becoming.

Joe examines the difference between feeling stuck and feeling trapped, why disappointing others can sometimes feel more frightening than disappointing ourselves, and how developing autonomy can help us stop depending on outside approval for our sense of worth.

Through deeply personal stories about relationships, making amends, listening to his internal voice, giving from abundance rather than obligation, and his own spiritual journey, Joe explores what it means to build self-trust and follow the direction of your life even when the people around you don’t understand it.

Your old life doesn’t have to have been wrong for you to outgrow it.

You can honor where you’ve been, love the people who helped you get there, and still give yourself permission to become someone new.