28. When Change Challenges Your Identity

Hey hey—welcome back to The Authenticated Life. In this powerful episode, Sharon gets deeply personal about a transformational shift she recently made—one that’s challenging her relationship with fulfillment, identity, and connection. She opens up about what it’s like to change something as foundational as the way she eats and how it’s revealed deeper truths about authenticity, alignment, and self-trust.

Whether you’re changing careers, shifting your mindset, setting boundaries, or reworking a lifestyle pattern, this one’s for you. Especially if it feels like the change is pulling at the core of who you’ve always been.

More Of What’s Inside:

• The discomfort that comes when change disrupts familiar spaces
• Why choosing transformation isn’t rejection—it’s a response to growth
•  Sharon’s evolving definition of fulfillment and how it ties to alignment
• How to be gentle with yourself in new spaces and identities
• Real-life tension: showing up differently around family and friends
• Giving yourself permission to go against the grain—without guilt
•  Practical encouragement to keep walking even when the path feels unfamiliar

Connect With Sharon Roshell:

• Website: https://www.SharonRoshell.com
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• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamSharonRoshell
• AUTHENTICATED: http://befullandfilled.com/

Episode Minute By Minute:

01:41 – Redefining Fulfillment: Change vs. Comfort

02:29 – Topic #1: Change Disrupts Familiar Places

03:53 – Real-Life Example: Visiting a Close Friend with a New Rhythm

04:42 – Topic #2: You Have Permission to Evolve

05:36 – Learning to Trust the New You

06:32 – Topic #3: Be Gentle with Yourself

07:22 – It's About Alignment

08:34 – Encouragement for the In-Between Season

09:01 – Final Call: Go Against the Grain