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How would you describe yourself?
Wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, writer, coach.
When I first started showing my face on Instagram a few years ago, they’re the words I used
It felt true at the time - and seemed the best way to explain the breadth of me, not too tightly defined and seemed to go some way to expressing the importance of my wider life. Because in the past I would have likely described myself primarily by my job - so this felt like a big step forward.
But.
Now I’m much less certain about using terms like this - not that there’s anything UNtrue about them but rather choosing curiosity about what I am attaching myself to.
And it’s led me to explore this idea of SELF and IDENTITY more fully.
How do we identify our SELF - or rather, WHAT do we identify WITH in order to define who we ARE?
This is a BIG and very JUICY topic. And, as ever, deserves our most compassionate awareness as we explore it. I would love to hear your thoughts.
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