Self and Identity
I believe that before you can conquer the world or even connect with others, you must first learn about yourself in your entirety. Who are you? What do you stand for? What do you believe in? What is important to you? Knowing who you are helps you establish the basis for other things in your life such as knowing what is meaningful and why you do what you do.
The Hidden Cost of Living Life on Autopilot
The Hidden Cost of Living Life on AutopilotWritten by Suzanne Mason Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions—living life on autopilot?The alarm buzzes at 7 a.m., you rush through coffee, squeeze onto a crowded train, and tackle work that pays the...
The Difference Between Who You Think You Should Be vs Your Authentic Self
The Difference Between Who You Think You Should Be vs Your Authentic SelfWritten by Suzanne Mason By the time we are teenagers, we already know what we should do. We should go to a good school, we should be an office worker with fulltime benefits, we should be married...
Navigating Identity During Major Life Transitions: How to Find Yourself Again
Navigating Identity During Major Life Transitions: How to Find Yourself AgainWritten by Suzanne Mason When I first changed careers—from full-time marketing manager, to freelancer, and eventually to psychology—I was surprised by how difficult it was to understand who I...
5 Subtle Signs You Are Out of Alignment With Your True Self
5 Subtle Signs You Are Out of Alignment With Your True SelfWritten by Suzanne Mason Have you ever looked around at your “dream life” — the career, the home, the relationship — and wondered why it doesn’t feel as fulfilling as you imagined? You’re not alone. Many...
Why Knowing Your Core Values Can Transform Your Life
Why Knowing Your Core Values Can Transform Your LifeWritten by Suzanne Mason In our day to day life, we tend to be on autopilot mode and over time, we may even lose a sense of who we are. There are times when we suddenly get a jolt of “what the hell am I doing with my...
Metamorphosis: How We Transform Ourselves
Metamorphosis: How We Transform OurselvesWritten by Suzanne Mason One day, a caterpillar simply stops eating and spins a cocoon around itself forming a chrysalis. Eventually, after an intense process of the caterpillar breaking down its own body via digestive...
A Different Way of Pursuing Happiness
A Different Way of Pursuing HappinessWritten by Suzanne Mason The world seems unhappy. Certainly, when we look at the results from a global wellbeing survey conducted by Gallup across 142 countries in 2023, it seems that our levels of unhappiness represented by...
Intimate Connection: Why We Long For It Yet Push People Away
Intimate Connection: Why We Long For It Yet Push People AwayWritten by Suzanne Mason"Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."― Arthur C. Clarke On the hit TV series Killing Eve, the hitwoman Villanelle...
Why We Settle for Less When We Deserve So Much More
Why We Settle for Less When We Deserve So Much MoreWritten by Suzanne Mason We all know people who have settled for less when they deserve so much more. We know of friends, relatives who took back their unfaithful partners or settled for people who do not make them...
