We are all creating the future version of ourselves every single day. We're either moving toward wholeness—or we're moving toward fragmentation. In this brand-new September series, I'm walking you through the most important steps you can take to cultivate resilience, embrace authenticity, and nurture intimacy.

Today's episode kicks us off with an overview of the key challenges we all face throughout the course of our lives. Here's what you’ll learn:

1. The 8 challenges we face from childhood to old age

2. The #1 challenge most of us are still working to resolve

3. Why identity precedes intimacy

4. A proven exercise to help you become your ideal self

Find a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here.

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Episode 55: Am I Supposed to Distrust Myself? Why Trusting Yourself is Necessary to Establishing Healthy Relationships With Other People

Episode 56: Am I Really Supposed to Die to Myself? Misconstrued Messages and How to Disentangle From Them

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