A reflective series exploring how identity is shaped, distorted, and reclaimed—especially in the face of culture, survival, and societal pressure.
Part 1: Who Told You Who You Are?
Unpacking the early messages we received about identity—through family, faith, culture, media, and trauma. Naming what was assigned versus what is authentic.
Part 2: The Performance of Belonging
Exploring how we shape-shift to stay safe, accepted, or validated. The cost of masking, code-switching, people-pleasing, or minimizing parts of ourselves to fit in.
Part 3: Becoming More of Yourself
Reclaiming your voice, values, and visibility. Rewriting your story with truth and complexity. Allowing yourself to evolve outside of others’ expectations.
📝 Includes: cultural and emotional reflections, identity mapping prompts, poetry, and space to reauthor your own narrative.