Self-Awareness: Why Do We Fear It and How to Master It

Can you imagine a life where you are completely honest with yourself about who you are? I am talking total transparency with oneself while feeling good about it no matter what you discover. It is a question I shied away from for most of my life since it scared me and intimidated me. Did I want to admit to myself that I use anger as a way to dominate people? No. Or that I used the silent treatment to punish those who didn’t get me what I want? Another no. Or that I tend to stay in toxic relationships to experience pain and subconsciously punish myself as a result of my childhood trauma? I let you guess.  We don’t want to admit that [...]