When Awareness Isn’t Enough - Why Insight Alone Doesn’t Create Change

We live in a time of unprecedented psychological awareness. Many people understand their patterns, their triggers, and where their difficulties come from. They’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, and can describe their struggles clearly-yet still feel stuck.

In this episode, Dr. Yadegarfard explores a question that comes up repeatedly in therapy: Why isn’t awareness always enough to create change? More importantly, what actually needs to happen for awareness to turn into meaningful, lasting change?

This episode goes beyond insight and explains how awareness works, where its limits are, and how therapy helps translate understanding into emotional regulation, behavioural shifts, and real-life change - without self-blame or pressure to “fix” yourself.

Designed for people starting therapy, currently in therapy, or feeling f ...