The Trenches of Finding Your Authentic Self

Harlee Nichols

In today’s world, authenticity is a buzzword. Everyone wants to be authentic like everyone wants to reach enlightenment. ✨

How do you know when you’ve reached authenticity? And is it a destination?
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Pause… look at the picture of the road above these words, and know it is a deeply personal and transformative journey. It requires self-reflection in the most honest way. A willingness to go inward and reach all the scary, icky parts of who we are. Last but not least, it requires immense vulnerability.

Get your journal out, because today I want to help you decipher where you are on the road to authenticity by answering these 10 questions.

Take a moment to sit with yourself here, reflect and dive into these questions with both feet. Uncover if you are truly living in alignment with your authentic self.

1. Are you living your truth?

Remember, I said dive in with both feet here!
What does this question bring up for you?
Are you living your truth in your passions, beliefs, and values? Do you have the congruence between your inner world and outward actions?
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2. What masks or personas do you wear?

In a society which often values conformity and places immense pressure on us individuals to fit within predefined molds, the battle of authenticity yet again continues.
Consider the roles you play in your life — personal, professional, or societal.
Ask yourself if you are indeed wearing a mask. If you are, what is it for?

My masks always come back to protecting and pleasing. The…
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Posted Jul 23, 2023

In today’s world, authenticity is a buzzword. Everyone wants to be authentic, like everyone wants to reach enlightenment. ✨ Pause… look at the picture of the r…

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