The Tension Between Seeking Belonging and Authenticity with Julia Stephanides

In today's episode, I talk with Julia Stephanides, a lawyer fighting for the rights of writers at the Writers Guild of America.

Topics Discussed:

• Societal conditioning to be an extrovert

• Challenges of being a lawyer on a spiritual path

• Defining yourself by your emotions

• Tension between the desire to belong and practicing authenticity

• Pressure to be the "cool girl"

• Beauty of being an empath

• Concept of being "nobody"

Links:

Quiet by Susan Cain

The Empath's Survival Guide by Judith Orloff

The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

Braving the Wilderness by Brene Brown

Anti-Diet by Christy Harrison

Breathwork with Maryam Ajayi

Will Kabat-Zinn Meditations

As always, thank you to Maytav Koter and Spencer Stewart for the music on my podcast.