In this episode of Rowing with the Homies, I explore the complex and corrosive nature of hypocrisy, examining the gap between the story we tell about ourselves and the choices that show who we actually are. I unpack how this gap manifests from the grand stage of political contradictions—where optics are valued over honesty—to the quiet corners of our daily lives, where we use self-soothing explanations and "moral licensing" to avoid confronting our own contradictions. I discuss how the pursuit of integrity requires intentional self-cultivation and a commitment to discomfort, before closing out in the final segment, Today Depression Feels Like Being in a Hall of Mirrors, by reframing the internal struggle with mental health as an essential process of choosing to stop performing and walking toward the truth of one's real, unvarnished self.