Last week, we started the Unmedicated Challenge by asking one simple—but powerful—question: Where are you right now?

We focused on awareness, sensing the body, and resisting the urge to rush straight into fixing or forcing change.

This week, we take the next step.

In this episode, we introduce Step Two of the Shift and a core concept that explains why so many well-intended changes fail:

1. The difference between a want and a should (and why shoulds never work)
2. The three levels of caring—and how to tell which one you’re in
3. Why pain can create awareness but still isn’t enough to drive lasting change
4. How your body is always participating in your decisions (whether you acknowledge it or not)
5. Real-life examples from relationships, health, work, caffeine use, sleep, movement, and motivation
6. How to identify the emotion you’re actually seeking—and recreate it in new contexts
7. What it means to stop forcing change and start aligning with yourself

This episode builds directly on our recent health episode (episode 43 and 44!) and shows why sustainable health (and growth in any area) can’t come from guilt, pressure, or discipline alone.

The goal this week isn’t to force yourself to want something.

It’s to discover what you already want, find the emotional drivers behind it, and let your body come along for the ride.

We reference several worksheets throughout this episode to help you do the Want Match work step-by-step.

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