Have you ever had an interaction with someone and felt an immediate connection? A mysterious ease, comfort, and joy Have you ever felt misunderstood, or fallen into patterns of blame, judgment, or frustration with someone? These are all normal. Our relationships can experience recurring patterns we can’t quite explain.

Little by little, the conditions placed on us by family, friends, society, even ourselves, convince us that it’s not okay to be who we really are. But this suppression of our true selves often comes at a cost. What does it really mean to be authentic?