The Power Of Being You (When You Feel Not Enough)

This talk is for you when you are doubting yourself, when you feel like you are not enough, or disconnected from your authentic self. This practice supports your nervous system in feeling safe to express the true you.

Come back to this practice whenever you need and remember: there is an immense power in being exactly who you are.

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Transcript

You don't need to become someone else to be worthy. The most powerful thing you'll ever do is to become more of yourself. Not that masked version that we've been trying to hold up so hard in life, Not the watered-down version neither, But the most full, Bold, Brilliant, And most embodied you. Maybe you've been told you're too intense, Or too sensitive, Too loud, Or too much. Or maybe you learn to shrink, Just to be safe and to fit in. But listen to this very carefully and closely. Your truth is not a liability. It actually is your superpower. You're not here to blend in, You are here to blaze. So every time you speak up, Stand firm, Or you show emotion, You are breaking the silence you were trained to keep. You are rewriting the rules. You are living from your center. Say this out loud with me. I am done hiding. My truth is medicine, And my presence is power. This world needs you, And it really, Really needs your realness. It doesn't need your perfection. It doesn't need you to conform to anything that the society is telling you. It just needs you to show up truly, And freely, And fiercely, And weirdly, Just the way that you are. Be you. The authentic you is the version that walks into a room and that shifts the energy, Not by force, Not by trying to pretend to be someone, But by just being undeniable, But just not letting yourself be influenced by anyone in this room. Just be you. No more masks, No more apologies. So say it again with me. I am not too much. I am beautifully and undeniably me. You know you were never meant to fit in. You were meant to just set yourself free. And today, You just did that, Just a little bit, But you did it. So proud of you. See you next time.