About this episode

Marilyn Barker discusses the gradual process of losing oneself and offers insights on how to reconnect with one's true self.

Have you ever looked up in the middle of your everyday life and felt like a stranger to yourself? Not because of one dramatic moment but because of a slow quiet drift that happened so gradually you did not even notice until you were already far from shore. In this episode Marilyn opens up an honest conversation about what it actually looks like to lose yourself. Whether it happened through chasing goals that were never really yours, pushing through a long hard season, or spending time in work and relationships that did not align with your values, the drift is real. And so is the way back. This episode is not about shame or starting over. It is about recognition, compassion, and taking one small step back toward the person you have always been underneath everything else. In this episode: Why we lose ourselves gradually not all at once and why that makes it so hard to notice What happens when we chase goals that were never really ours to begin with How stress and burnout quietly pull us away from the things that make us feel like ourselves Why misalignment in our work and business life bleeds into everything else How to use the bubble method to release the pressure of who everyone…

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