“Just be your authentic self” sounds empowering—until it starts feeling like one more thing you’re failing at.

Lisa reframes authenticity as a developmental process, not a personality trait or a single version of yourself you’re supposed to arrive at all at once.

Authenticity doesn’t appear fully formed. It reveals itself in layers—as your nervous system becomes safe enough to hold more truth, presence, and responsibility.

This conversation explores The 7 Levels of Authenticity, showing how truth evolves from expression to embodiment—and why authenticity changes shape as regulation and integration deepen.

You’ll hear:

• Why “being authentic” can feel confusing or pressured
• The difference between expression and embodiment
• How truth evolves as nervous system capacity increases
• Why over-explaining, over-sharing, or emotional urgency aren’t failures—but stages
• How silence can be a sign of integration, not avoidance

This episode is for anyone beginning to question what authenticity actually means—and for those discovering that truth doesn’t arrive all at once, but reveals itself over time.

There isn’t a right level of authenticity—but there are layers.

And your authentic self isn’t late. It’s emerging right on time.

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