If masking is the thing that kept you safe, how do you feel safe while you unmask? That question came from a client this week and it sits at the center of this episode.

Masking was never a flaw. It was a survival strategy that worked, one you built without realizing it to reduce rejection and help you belong. So when you start taking it off, your nervous system reacts like you are removing armor while you are still on the battlefield. That fear is not a sign you are doing it wrong. It is your nervous system doing exactly what it was built to do.

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