For years, I lived solely from the neck up. The mind led my life. And the mind is beautiful. It is analytical. Creative. Protective. Intelligent. But when I first discovered conditioning, everything inside me shifted. I realized that many of the thoughts I believed were my own were shaped by the environment I grew up in. The culture around me. The fears passed down. The unspoken tension. The expectations. The pressure. The voices of others. And I was shocked. I remember feeli