Removing The Mask
The Japanese argue that we each have three faces. The first is your idealized, near-perfect version; it’s also the mask you present to the world. You reveal your second face selectively to very close friends and family, and you keep your third face — your true self — hidden from everyone (including, perhaps, yourself).
Our first mask conveys self-assuredness. Of being happy, put together, and in charge. But beneath our masks, we are messy creatures. We may even be living in deep emotional pain. On today’s show: A conversation with author Jarod K. Anderson about removing our masks, being vulnerable, and boldly accepting our authentic, messy selves.
Here’s a preview:
[6:00] Shoulds, musts, and our cultural love of billable productivity
[10:00] Jarod’s thoughts on why we tend to turn to external validation and societally-approved markers to enhance self-esteem
[13:00] The toxic myth that is ‘rugged individualism’
[18:00] Exactly why vulnerability is terrifying but essential
[25:00] How to view the natural world as a medicinal anchor that accepts us just as we are
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