Are you self-aware? Thankfully, it's not a yes or no question. Self-awareness is the practice of knowing yourself without judgment and it isn't a one-and-done achievement. It's a lifelong practice that exists on a spectrum, varies across different domains of your life, and requires us to embrace all our multitudes—even the parts we'd rather push away. The truth is that you are worth knowing. All of you. We'll dig into some of the obstacles and superpowers that self-awareness brings, including its foundation for psychological health, wellbeing, and ultimately, living a more inspired life.

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• Joy Lab Program: Take the next leap in your wellbeing journey with step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life.
• Related Joy Lab Podcast Episodes
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  • Follow Your Bliss: Awakening to Joy [ep. 219]
  • The Still Small Voice: Awakening with Soulfulness [ep. 220]
  • Equanimity: A Tool for Emotional Reactivity & the Power of Grounding [ep. 48]
  • Equanimity: When an Emotional Storm Hits & Thoughts Start Spiraling [ep. 49]
  • Equanimity: Seeing our Storylines and Changing Course [ep. 50]
  • Equanimity: Emotional Reactivity and Damage Control [ep. 51]
  • Equanimity: Cleaning Up After the Storm with Self-Compassion [ep. 52]
• Self love is not narcissism [ep. 227]
• Authenticity series:
• Weathering emotional storms series:
• "They who have not looked on sorrow will never see joy." - Khalil Gibran
• "Once the storm is over, you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what the storm's all about." - Haruki Murakami
• "We are not nouns. We are verbs. I am not a thing, an actor or writer. I am a person who does things. I write, I act, and I never know what I'm gonna do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun." - Stephen Fry
• "The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself. Everything that you want, you already are." - Rumi

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Coming This Month on Joy Lab

January's series on Self-Connection will explore:

• Self-Awareness practices and principles
• Self-Acceptance techniques for compassionate inner dialogue
• Self-Alignment strategies for living in integrity with your values
• Self-Concordant Goals: a powerful alternative to traditional goal-setting
• Applied mindfulness practices to deepen each component

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