The School of Greatness Why Your Past Trauma Is Costing You Real Love | Pastor Michael Todd
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Apr 24, 2026 
Pastor Michael Todd, Transformation Church leader and bestselling author, gets real about how childhood wounds can shape ambition, love, and self-worth. He explores trauma in relationships, healing while partnered, emotional eating and self-trust, when success turns dangerous, and why purpose matters more than chemistry when building lasting love.
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How Emotional Eating Was Hiding A Deeper Wound
- Pastor Michael Todd realized his weight gain came from emotional eating, using food to celebrate, grieve, and numb pressure.
- At 270 pounds, unable to do five pushups, he built a home gym, trained six days weekly, lost 50 pounds, and rebuilt self-trust.
When Success Starts Threatening Your Legacy
- Success without inner health often drives people toward numbing behaviors that eventually threaten everything they built.
- Pastor Michael Todd says unresolved pressure can push high achievers toward greed, affairs, substances, and motives that shift from service to self-protection.
The Maroon Chair Moment That Fueled Greatness
- At 12, Pastor Michael Todd decided being good was not enough after adults kept praising his drumming but never letting him play in big church.
- Sitting on a maroon chair, he formed a greatness obsession that later strained his marriage when his son’s autism shattered his performance-driven identity.
