A year ago, I was reflecting on the experiences that left me feeling icky as a sensitive woman. The fear that I wouldn't be accepted or liked. The ways I contorted myself to fit in, to be welcomed, seen, and heard. And the question that has guided me ever since: Where can I just be myself?

In this episode, I share what it means to reclaim your authentic voice, especially as the holidays approach and we gather with family and friends. I talk about the brick in the backpack we carry when we don't speak our truth, the difference between an extroverted introvert and a true extrovert, and the physiological sigh that resets your nervous system after emotion.

If you have ever been told you are "too emotional" or "think too deeply," if you have withheld your truth to keep the peace, if you have carried bricks in your backpack for years, thi ...