Are you like me and still trying to figure out you?  Do you sometimes get so busy being the person you are expected to be that you forget who you really are?  Do you have designated masks for each role you play in your life, and sometimes forget the real person underneath?  Have you been wearing these masks for so long that you are not even sure you remember the real you?

This week's episode was inspired by something Ronsley Vaz said at Podfest 2020, “In a society that profits from you not liking yourself, being you is a rebellious act.”  I think I want to be a little rebellious. I think we all need to be a little more rebellious.  Find the real you and own it.
This episode is about being the real you.  I talk about discovering the poem, Please Hear What I am Not Saying when I was in a speech competition in middle school.  Even back then I realized I had different masks for different roles.  I think its about time I dug through all the masks and found the real me.
In the Gifts of Imperfection, Brene Brown says “Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are.”   She also says, "You have to be brave with your life so that others can be brave with theirs."  Let's do this.  Let's be authentic and brave and be real.