GROW Model | Free Will: Are We Truly Free or Just Programmed to Think We Are?

We love the idea of free will. It flatters the ego—makes us feel like we’re steering the ship. But here’s the twist: what if our decisions are just reactions to past pain, genetics, and social programming? If you were raised in fear, trained by trauma, or cornered by culture… are you actually choosing anything? Today, we question the very core of what freedom really means.