Listen "22 December 2023 - Perceiving Our True Selves"
Episode Synopsis
In today's episode, I speak with Lisa Haukom: a dear friend, photographer, and developer of The Self-Portrait Method - a course designed to help us learn to see who we truly are. Lisa and I talk about topics as diverse as self-objectification, why we must approve of ourselves first, and the claptrap of a French Bitch.REFERENCES:Goldenbrand Photography: https://www.thegoldenbrand.co/The Self-Portrait Method: https://www.thegoldenbrand.co/self-portraitstudioAustin Kleon: https://austinkleon.com/Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com/(00:00) - Show opening
(00:36) - Introducing Lisa
(03:05) - Why did I feel beautiful in a photo shoot?
(05:36) - The magic of being seen through other eyes
(09:15) - Affirming, not validating
(12:22) - The selfie camera is validation
(15:33) - Just be yourself is terrible advice
(20:21) - Self-objectification
(25:15) - Affirmation requires our own approval
(32:35) - Why do we try so hard when it isn't real?
(37:32) - The truth you didn't know existed
(40:35) - Why is authenticity compelling?
(46:48) - Therapeutic value of selfies
(54:57) - You really do gotta have faith
(57:54) - Doing the work for French Bitch with a Window
(59:59) - Show closing
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