Sometimes the right book finds you when you need it.
That's how Own Your Past Change Your Future landed on my reading list — thanks to a lucky click on John Delony’s podcast on YouTube.
After just one video, I subscribed, binged the entire channel, and eventually found myself holding this book.

This isn’t just another mental health guide filled with theories and motivational quotes.
John Delony offers something different: a real, honest look at the struggles we carry and a practical map for how to start healing.
Reading this book, I felt torn between wanting to rush ahead to absorb more insights — and wanting to slow down, take my time, and actually work through the reflections and exercises he includes.

🌿 What This Book Is Really About

Delony doesn’t preach from a pedestal.
He shares his own battles — insomnia, intrusive thoughts, the weight of being “strong” for everyone else while feeling lost inside himself.
Through his honesty, he creates a space where you, the reader, are invited to stop running from your own reality and finally reconnect with yourself.

Own Your Past Change Your Future is structured like a journey with six major stops:

• Own your stories

• Acknowledge your reality

• Get connected

• Change your thoughts

• Change your actions

• Redemption

Each stop is simple in concept, but powerful — and comes with its own homework that asks you to dig deeper, reflect, and take real action.

🧠 Key Insights

Own Your Stories

We all carry invisible narratives — old, unquestioned beliefs that quietly direct our choices.
Until you identify and name them, healing stays out of reach.
Whether it’s the idea that "money is impossible to earn," "people can’t be trusted," or "only a few deserve success," these stories often shape our present more than we realize.
Delony challenges us to face them head-on, even when the exercises feel deceptively “easy” at first.

Acknowledge Your Reality

Running from your reality doesn’t fix it.
Duct-taping over cracks doesn't make them disappear.
Delony invites you to stop living in fantasies built from old pain — and instead, sit with where you really are.
It’s uncomfortable. But it’s the only place true change can start.

Get Connected

Isolation isn't protection.
No matter how introverted you are, we all need real human connection.
Having even one person you can call when life gets overwhelming can be the difference between feeling lost and feeling supported.
Delony reminds us: connection isn't optional. It’s essential.

Change Your Thoughts. Change Your Actions.

"It's just who I am" might feel true — but have you checked whether who you are now is aligned with who you want to become?
Self-acceptance is important, but so is self-awareness.
Changing your thought patterns and behaviors isn’t about becoming someone else — it’s about becoming someone you can genuinely live with, and live for.

Why This Book Matters

This isn’t a “read it once and everything’s fine” kind of book.
It's a guide you’ll want to work through slowly — with a notebook by your side, answering questions, noticing resistance, and surprising yourself along the way.

Healing isn’t a straight line.
But as Delony shows, it’s built with simple, consistent steps: confronting your stories, facing your reality, connecting with others, choosing new thoughts, taking small daily actions.

Own Your Past Change Your Future reminds us that emotional resilience, mental wellness, and personal growth aren't mysteries.
They’re built through honesty, patience, and courage.

Final Thoughts

If you're ready to stop running from your past and start building a stronger future, this book is a steady, trustworthy companion.
Delony’s voice is human, relatable, and refreshingly non-judgmental — exactly the kind of support most of us wish we had when life feels overwhelming.

This isn't about fixing yourself.
It’s about understanding yourself — and choosing a better way forward, step by step.