When did We Stop Knowing What We Want?

About this episode

Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey reflects on the question of when we stop knowing what we want and shares her journey of choosing art and self-discovery.

In this episode of Painting Your Path, I reflect on a question many of us quietly carry — When did I stop knowing what I want? While I was in Texas, I found myself sitting with this more deeply, thinking about how women are often taught to be polite, accommodating, and small, and how that conditioning can pull us away from our own desires, creative voice, and sense of self. I share my own journey of choosing art without outside permission, and how that same inner knowing has guided me t...

People in this episode

Host: Clarissa Castillo-Ramsey

Topics covered

• self-discovery
• women's empowerment
• creative expression
• personal growth
• desire
• conditioning

Keywords

• self-awareness
• women
• art
• desires
• conditioning
• personal journey
• creative voice

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas

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