The Tension Between Seeking Belonging and Authenticity with Julia Stephanides
In today's episode, I talk with Julia Stephanides, a lawyer fighting for the rights of writers at the Writers Guild of America.
Topics Discussed:
- Societal conditioning to be an extrovert
- Challenges of being a lawyer on a spiritual path
- Defining yourself by your emotions
- Tension between the desire to belong and practicing authenticity
- Pressure to be the "cool girl"
- Beauty of being an empath
- Concept of being "nobody"
Links:
The Empath's Survival Guide by Judith Orloff
The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown
As always, thank you to Maytav Koter and Spencer Stewart for the music on my podcast.