We're living in a pivotal time.

In a world that rewards performance, platforms, personas, and amplifies approval, it's easy to slowly drift away from who you actually are.

In this episode, we explore "The Unbecoming."

Not the act of becoming someone new — but the painful process of shedding the character you've been playing.

In This Episode:

• Why performance culture is exhausting

• How approval can slowly become a prison

• The difference between talent and performing for validation

• Guilt vs. shame ("I did something bad" vs. "I am bad")

• Why freedom always costs something

• The power of being able to walk away

• The question that changes everything: "Where are you?"

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00:00 – We're Living in a Pivotal Time

02:00 – Why Everyone Feels Exhausted

07:00 – The Character You Don't Know You're Playing

10:50 – Everything Is Performative

15:00 – Talent vs Performance

19:40 – Your Backstage Reality Gets Exposed

20:15 – The Lady Gaga "Unbecoming" Moment

23:00 – When You Realize You're Not Being Yourself

25:30 – How Performance Becomes a Prison

28:40 – The Role of Shame

33:40 – Guilt vs Shame

36:00 – Can Unbecoming Destroy Your Life?

38:20 – Changing the Scoreboard

39:50 – Freedom Is Dangerous

41:15 – The Cost of Authenticity

43:40 – Under Pressure, You Get Exposed

49:10 – Where Do You Begin?

55:10 – The Question: Where Are You?

59:10 – How to Start Rebuilding