#186 She Spent Years Hiding What Made Her Different

About this episode

Lizzie Siegel shares her journey of embracing her unique gifts after years of suppression and feeling invisible.

Today, I interview Lizzie Siegel, who came into this world deeply connected to her gifts but spent years learning to suppress them, until a series of accidents, illnesses, and a relationship where she felt completely invisible forced her to stop abandoning herself and come back to her voice. Raised with a heightened sensitivity that others around her often misunderstood, Lizzie spent nearly two decades as an international school teacher before her body began breaking down from years of ignori...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Doreen Downing

Guest: Lizzie Siegel

Topics covered

• self-acceptance
• sensitivity
• personal growth
• voice
• teaching
• mental health

Keywords

• sensitivity
• self-acceptance
• personal growth
• voice
• international teacher

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