S3 Ep 14: The Cost of Masking Your True Self

The Embodied CEO

Does this sound like you: When you were younger, you realized that in order to fit in, you had to hide or smooth out parts of yourself. You had to push down who you really are and how you really want to be, in order to get approval from your peers. And as you grew older, that habit kept showing up in your life.

But now? Now you’re tired. You just want to be known and seen and accepted for who you truly are, even if that means you aren’t for everyone.

Friends, this is my story. It’s a pattern that’s shown up again and again in my life, and I’m over it. I’m finally at the point where nothing matters to me more than having deep connections and being truly known. And you can be too.

Because masking yourself? Hiding the true you? It’s not going to serve you in the long run. It’s time to embrace yourself and let go of the people who aren’t going to be there for the real you.

Let’s dive in!

What’s in this episode:

[00:00] Intro

[01:47] Are you showing up in your life as the real you?

[03:40] How I masked my true self as a child and teenager

[07:09] How the cycle of masking showed up throughout my life

[11:52] What I gained when I stopped masking the real me

[14:17] Some questions to ask yourself today

[18:53] What you have to accept when you finally stop masking

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