Episode
Stop Performing - The Right People Want the Real You
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- Your Quiet Moment
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- Jun 20, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 477
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Summary
There is a version of yourself that you have been giving to other people. A version that is smaller than you actually are. A version that says yes when you mean no. A version that smiles when you are angry. A version that agrees when you disagree. A version that performs okay so that other people can be comfortable. A version that has been edited and edited and edited until it fits inside a shape that is too small for the actual person. A version that has been carefully constructed to take up less space than the real version. To need less. To want less. To be less complicated. To be easier. Easier to love. Easier to accept. Easier to be around. Easier to keep. And I know why you do it. I know the history.