22 December 2023 - Perceiving Our True Selves

In today's episode, I speak with Lisa Haukom: a dear friend, photographer, and developer of The Self-Portrait Method - a course designed to help us learn to see who we truly are.  Lisa and I talk about topics as diverse as self-objectification, why we must approve of ourselves first, and the claptrap of a French Bitch.

REFERENCES:
Goldenbrand Photography:  https://www.thegoldenbrand.co/

The Self-Portrait Method:  https://www.thegoldenbrand.co/self-portraitstudio

Austin Kleon:  https://austinkleon.com/

Gender Identity Today:  https://genderidentitytoday.com/

• (00:00) - Show opening
  


• (00:36) - Introducing Lisa
  


• (03:05) - Why did I feel beautiful in a photo shoot?
  


• (05:36) - The magic of being seen through other eyes
  


• (09:15) - Affirming, not validating
  


• (12:22) - The selfie camera is validation
  


• (15:33) - Just be yourself is terrible advice
  


• (20:21) - Self-objectification
  


• (25:15) - Affirmation requires our own approval
  


• (32:35) - Why do we try so hard when it isn't real?
  


• (37:32) - The truth you didn't know existed
  


• (40:35) - Why is authenticity compelling?
  


• (46:48) - Therapeutic value of selfies
  


• (54:57) - You really do gotta have faith
  


• (57:54) - Doing the work for French Bitch with a Window
  


• (59:59) - Show closing