Episode 57: Hiding... It's a Thing

Episode Summary

Hiding….it’s a thing. A BIG thing. It is easy to get caught in the fear of vulnerability and judgment that sharing ourselves fully with people can create. Hiding is easy…being seen is not. It is a force that is making us sick as a culture. It can trigger perfectionism in the most unhealthy ways. It keeps us playing small, not fulfilling our potential or shining our big, bright, beautiful lights. It can also feel like safety and protection. In this week's episode, we dive into the what’s why’s and how’s of HIDING.

Listen for these elements:

  • The damage that comes from living in fear

  • Reasons why we withhold and hide 

  • Times when it's good to share and times when it’s not

  • How withholding our pain and struggle from one another keeps us separate

  • Our tendency to censor ourselves and why we do it

  • The stories we tell that keep us in hiding

  • The role judgment plays in hiding

  • Why we must be fully enrolled in our own truth to push past hiding

  • The fears we have that cause it all

  • The perils of secrecy