I grew up in small town in West Virginia, and for a long time, I didn’t realize how much of what I believed and practiced came from what I’d grown up being exposed to— and what I hadn’t.

In this first episode of How to Be Me, I talk a bit about what it's looked like to start thinking for myself and question some of the things I once accepted as truth. I'm finally learning to trust my own internal compass.

This isn’t a podcast rehashing old drama. It’s about growth. It’s about taking responsibility for who you become, even when that means questioning where you came from.

I don’t think becoming yourself means having everything figured out. I think it starts with being willing to ask yourself: Do I truly believe this, want this, and choose this is for me?

Welcome to How to Be Me.

-Mik