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Every becoming begins with a moment.
A moment where your body, identity, or plans no longer cooperate.
A moment where the question becomes… why me?
In this episode of The Becoming Series on Delay the Binge™, Pam Dwyer sits down with Christina Hepner, award-winning journalist and keynote speaker, to talk about the moment that changed everything.
At 19, Christina woke up unable to move her arm. Days later, pain spread throughout her body. Eventually, she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
But the hardest part wasn’t the diagnosis.
It was pretending she was okay.
Trying to keep up.
Trying to fit in.
Trying to be who she thought she should be while quietly struggling underneath.
Until one quiet moment changed direction.
Not a dramatic breakthrough, just small intentional choices.
One walk.
One pause.
One decision to care for herself.
And eventually… a shift from:
not “Why me?”
but “Watch me.”
In this conversation we explore:
• Losing identity and rebuilding from the inside out
• How quiet depletion can exist beneath high functioning
• Why stillness is sometimes the first step forward
• Small choices that create meaningful change
• How pain shapes empathy, leadership, and resilience
Because becoming isn’t about changing everything overnight.
It’s about what you do in the moment everything inside you wants to quit.
🔗 Connect with Christina Hepner
https://www.christinahepner.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechristinahepner/
https://www.instagram.com/thechristinahepner
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