Ask Me Anything Series
Question from course student:
Hey Dr. Rachel,
How can I align with my most authentic self?
Answer:
Developing Authentic Congruence is a practice we go through extensively in PTBP. It always starts with being conscious. Usually when we’re out of alignment with our authentic self, we are behaving in ways that, if we’re honest, don’t feel like who we are and don’t get us what we want.
Start to notice any times you feel preoccupied with regret, worry what other people think of you, or any efforts you make to try to fit in. The conditioned self, for most people, is the one who’s running their lives, making decisions, and showing up places.
So start with noticing where in your life you feel out of alignment with what feels good to you. Your emotions are your goal post.
You can pointedly start to ask yourself where do you feel safe to be true to who you are? Do you have a sense of what is true about who you are? When do you feel most able to let your guard down and what qualities come through when you do? What parts of you are you scared to reveal openly?
This is why inner child healing and shadow work is so fundamental. It gives us the chance to explore the places in us we haven’t believed are unsafe to express. This invariably leads to some level of trauma the conditioned Child Self is still operating from.
Start to take inventory of who, what and when you do feel peace, nourishment, enjoyment, and what feels like you. You have an authentic essence that is alive and well inside of you. You can start to align with it by intending to. Notice when you falter. Notice the stories you carry about who you think you should be, and how are those different than who you actually are.
Track your triggers. Those will help bring you to the places that are wounded and need healing. The more you heal those wounds the more space the authentic self has to express itself.
When you join the Permission To Be Powerful program, you’ll get access to the 4C’s Framework *and* my Transform Limiting Beliefs curriculum. You’ll be delighted by how simple it is to change misaligned beliefs that keep you feeling unsure of who you are and unsafe to express her fully.
I’ll walk you through the step-by-step blueprint for recovering & discovering your Authentic Self. It’s a process and you don’t have to do it alone.
Enroll to find your place of belonging. Recover Authentic Self. Your True, Real, Honest Self. Build your Self-Respect. Develop your Self-Leadership. Reclaim your Spiritual Empowerment and the medicine that you carry deep in your heart. Not to mention meaningful, enriching conversations & connections. Invest in this and watch your life come into its bloom. Permission To Be Powerful is open for applications – get yours. in here!
