Living Your Authentic Self

Have you ever felt social pressure to change the way you speak, dress, and act just be to accepted by others?

I have.

There was a stage of my life where I allowed fear, doubts, and insecurities to define who I was which caused me to hide my authentic self and become what I “thought” others wanted me to be.

The charade was VERY exhausting.

So I made a change. No longer would I be an imposter in my own skin, but rather own who I was and embrace the individual that sucks at spelling, has a strange sense of humor, and loves board games.

I realized that I needed to:

• Forgive myself and others that had hurt me
• Surrounded myself around positive people
• Believe in myself

Remember you were made to be perfectly imperfect. Embrace your authentic self and shed your mask.