Besties Courtney Chandler and Kristy Wheeler dig into our first truly abstract topic with me. We get curious about what authenticity means, then rework and break it down. Our curiosity leads us down a path to self-awareness, self-love, and showing up as your true self with the understanding that we are all a work in progress. We ultimately conclude that being 'authentic' doesn't mean we have to accept ourselves exactly as we are in this moment --in fact, that type of blind self-acceptance in the name of authenticity doesn't serve anyone particularly well.

We definitely commiserate about how the concept --and word-- is misused (overused!) in society and how that affects everything from marketing and branding, to connecting with others and this very podcast. We talk about feeling 'icky' when we accidentally step outside of our values, and we admit that authenticity and originality often go hand-in-hand in our minds, for better or worse, and get weird with our thoughts on creativity and emotional intelligence. It's a real hoot, so don't miss out.

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Stuff we talked about:
Self-Trust
Pyschology Today
My ADHD Coach, Sherri Cannon
The Creative Act: A Way of Being, by Rick Rubin
Peter Attia Podcast
Masking in ADHD
Emotional Intelligence 4 Quadrants

Theme music "Gospel of Gold" by Effie Zilch