Key Topics:
0:00: Introduction
2:35: How Rick thinks about authenticity
6:10: Congruence, presentation, and the difference between honest and good
13:45: A personal example of authenticity from Rick and Forrest
17:00: Self-disclosure as a factor of intimacy
19:45: What parts of ourselves are we being authentic to?
23:15: Vulnerability and aspiration
28:10: Carl Rogers’ idea of...
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If you’re in this camp, one or more of these will sound familiar to you:
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Hi friends! As someone who’s passionate about growth and healing, I’m pleased to share that the FREE Collective Trauma Summit: Creating a Global Healing Movement is starting soon. Each year, over 100,000 people worldwide gather online to explore innovative ways to address current global traumas and unhealed cultural...
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How?
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“Egypt will activate something ancient in you,” I was told by one of them. “You have to go.”
Egypt wasn’t exactly on my...
