The Millennial Journey of Rediscovering Your Authentic Self: What It Means to "Find Yourself" Again

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In this week's episode of The Millennial Reset, we're joined by licensed clinical psychologist, and mental health contributor to Good Morning America, Dr. Abena Berry, to learn what the heck it even really means to "find yourself" after decades of conditioning and "masking up" to fit with societal expectations.

Millennials have always dreamed of a life with more purpose and creativity, but that's a real challenge when we've spent so many years of our adult lives walking around pretending to be an imposter of what we were taught about success and happiness. 

Dr. Berry provides us with a few valuable tips to guide us millennials through this healing journey of getting back to your authentic self:

1. Learning never stops. Learning about yourself is an ongoing journey. We struggle, we grow, we learn, and we CHANGE.  New learning and insights come with embracing the learning in times of change. 
2. You are not your conditioning. Psychology has already shown us that we are NOT born as blank slates, but that is how we are raised by default.  Our parents and society "program" us based on what they think will help us, but in reality, it keeps us living in a confined box, rather than living our lives true to US. 
3. YOU are the new parent. We can live our lives waiting on someone else, such as our parents, to change, or we can assume the responsibility of becoming the new parent to your brain that you always needed.  Do a values inventory, check-in with your beliefs, and start being kinder to yourself! Reparent yourself for the way you want your brain to be wired, instead of the way it got wired by others. 

Bottom line, there's nothing to "find" when it comes to your authentic self.  It's in you and always been in you, but you just have to uncover it first.  That's where the true inner work happens!

Learn more about Dr. Abena Berry on TikTok and grab a copy of her new book, "Bold, Black, and Becoming: A Psychology Guide to Heal and Thrive" on Amazon or wherever you get your book 

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