Turning Towards Life - a Thirdspace podcast 423: Be Your Self
Nov 16, 2025
24:34
What if we see ‘the self’ not as something fixed, but as an ongoing act of responsibility and ever-unfinished creation… a way we make ourselves by how we live, the choices we make, and the way of relating to others and the world that we follow?
This week’s conversation is hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
Episode Overview
00:00 Introduction to Turning Towards Life
02:44 Exploring the Source: Be Yourself
04:37 The Creative Act of Being Ourselves
08:09 FindingTribe and Belonging
15:20 The Power of Choice and Response
18:55 Gentleness and Boldness in Self-Creation
Here’s our source for this week:
Be Yourself
Really?
Which self?
The self you were when you were two years old, almost out of diapers?
The self you were when you were screaming with the fans at the big game?
The self you were after a long night?
How about this: Become the self you’d be proud to be. Hang out with people and ideas that help you become that self. Act like that self every chance you get.
Seth Godin
from Seth’s Blog
Photo by Nijwam Swargiary on Unsplash
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About Turning Towards Life
Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace. Find us on FaceBook to join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Amazon Music and Spotify.
Join Our Weekly Mailing: www.turningtowards.life/subscribe
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This week’s conversation is hosted, as always, by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace.
Episode Overview
00:00 Introduction to Turning Towards Life
02:44 Exploring the Source: Be Yourself
04:37 The Creative Act of Being Ourselves
08:09 FindingTribe and Belonging
15:20 The Power of Choice and Response
18:55 Gentleness and Boldness in Self-Creation
Here’s our source for this week:
Be Yourself
Really?
Which self?
The self you were when you were two years old, almost out of diapers?
The self you were when you were screaming with the fans at the big game?
The self you were after a long night?
How about this: Become the self you’d be proud to be. Hang out with people and ideas that help you become that self. Act like that self every chance you get.
Seth Godin
from Seth’s Blog
Photo by Nijwam Swargiary on Unsplash
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Join Us Live in 2026
Foundations of Coaching, Feb 9-10 2026, Online
Our two day introduction to the deep and wonderful way of working with people that we call 'Integral Development Coaching'.
www.wearethirdspace.org/foundations-of-coaching
Turning Towards Life Live Season 2, from March 2026
Our Turning Towards Life live programme of community, learning and reflection runs in six month seasons, in person on Zoom once a month. We're very excited about it. A chance to expand beyond the bounds of a podcast into forming a community of learning and practice.
You can find out more and join us here: www.turningtowards.life/live
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About Turning Towards Life
Turning Towards Life, a week-by-week conversation inviting us deeply into our lives, is a live 30 minute conversation hosted by Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn of Thirdspace. Find us on FaceBook to join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website, and you can also watch and listen on Instagram, YouTube, and as a podcast on Apple, Amazon Music and Spotify.
Join Our Weekly Mailing: www.turningtowards.life/subscribe
Support Us: www.buymeacoffee.com/turningtowardslife