A Celebration of Who I Am - Paul D. Lowe & Aimee Mosco

A Celebration of Who I Am - Paul D. Lowe & Aimee Mosco

From SoulScape by Paul D. Lowe

April 23, 2025 · 22 min · Episode 628

About this episode

Paul D. Lowe discusses the complexities of self-celebration and identity with guest Aimee Mosco.

On this episode of the SoulScape podcast, host Paul D. Lowe - International Celebrant – talks to Aimee Mosco about the conflicting feelings that arise when thinking about people celebrating themselves. KEY TAKEAWAYS My inner child in me shrinks when I hear the words “celebrating who I am”. Why? From a personal perspective I think of birthday parties or anniversaries, the socially acceptable celebration of oneself. I never liked my birthday when I was a kid and I think it’s because my mother almost died when I was born. There’s an opportunity to retrain these thoughts when you become aware of them so I’m seizing that today. A celebration is one thing, but who I am really sends me on a journey. I’ve noticed that when people are resistant to celebrating or talking about who they are, or looking deeply at what a label means, there’s a little piece that attached to self-worth (for good or bad) depending upon your experiences in life. Sometimes, when we say “this is who I am”, it’s sometimes contingent to the labels we put upon ourselves: I’m a man/woman/author/therapist. When we say “who am I” we really have to ask what that means: What makes me a man/woman/author/therapist? It’s a…

People in this episode

Host: Paul D. Lowe

Guest: Aimee Mosco

Topics covered

  • self-celebration
  • self-worth
  • identity
  • vulnerability
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • celebration
  • self-identity
  • vulnerability
  • personal experiences
  • labels

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