Radically Authentic with Nicole, part 1

• There is freedom on the other side of an intuitive download (4:30)
• Wrestling with code-switching (8:00)
• How to be beyond authentic as a person of color (10:15)
• Striving to find ways to fully be yourself (12:15)
• Continually returning to your true self (14:40)

“The way intuitive downloads go, they typically bring this energy of excitement and expansion. And I was oh so excited. And then, boom, I was totally freaked out.”

“I also had this weird subconscious shame spiral going on. … How have I, who teaches women to connect to who they truly are? How have I hidden such a large part of myself in the kind of work that I do and the people that I serve?”

“There’s just been this stress, this tension my whole life of, like, how do I be me in a world that wants me to accommodate them all the time? ….I’ve really seen how important it is to have this conversation and how important it is for me to go into a deeper level of service in what I do and who I am and not hiding that part of me.”

“I had never really had Asian American mentors or bosses or teachers for myself. And I’ve made my way in the world without that. And then I was thinking about how much that is needed, how much it is needed to have safe communities, places where you can be expressed and really share deeper, on a deeper level who you are.”

“How do we continually come back to the source of who we are? …Seeing that I need to really focus more of my energy again on AAPI corporate leaders, that is part of who I’m here to be. Because I understand, I know what that’s like. It’s part of my history. It’s part of my experience, my current experience in life, and I am the one who can do that.”

“The conversations I’ve had with other women of color, has only more deeply shown to me how important it is and how important it is for women of color, AAPI women, to have mentors, to have people who can support them, create the spaces where they get to really be seen and heard, heal those things that are going on within them, the experiences that they’re having to be themselves fully.”

Hello,  friends.  Welcome  back  to  the  School  of  Self -worth.  I  am  your  host,  Nicole  Song,  and  today  I  have  got  a  really  beautiful,  expansive  episode  for  you  because  I  am  going  into  the  world  of  radical  honesty  and  I  am  stepping  into  a  new  level  of  authenticity  that  I  truly  have  never  shared  before.

 This  particular  topic  has  been  on  my  mind  for  some  time  and  I’m  finally  ready  to  be  vulnerable  in  a  totally  new  way  for  me.  This  one  goes  behind  the  scenes  to  a  major  shift  I’m  making  and  who  I  serve  as  a  teacher  and  mentor,

 and  how  that  opened  up  a  truly  seismic  shift  within  myself.  This  is  an  episode  you  do  not  want  to  miss.  And  please  note  that  I  do  address  sensitive  topics  around  race  and  identity  inside  this  episode.

 So  my  friends,  without  further  ado,  ado,  let’s  dive  in.  Welcome  to  the  School  of  Self -worth,  a  podcast  for  ambitious  women  who  know  they  are  worthy  of  an  astoundingly  great  life.

 Join  us  weekly  as  we  get  on  the  right  side  of  your  intuition,  redefine  success,  and  reclaim  your  self -worth.  I’m  your  host,  Nicole  Song,

 an  award -winning  journalist  who  left  it  all  all  behind  to  become  a  best -selling  author  of  three  books  and  work -life  balance  expert  helping  ambitious  women  unlock  their  intuition  and  step  into  a  life  of  fulfillment  and  radical  joy.

 Every  single  week,  I  will  bring  you  diverse  and  meaningful  conversations  with  successful  women  from  all  walks  of  life  who  share  insight  about  what  it  takes  to  be  brave,

 joyful,  and  authentic  every  day.  Every  episode  is  thoughtfully  designed  to  leave  you  feeling  empowered,  with  tangible  tips  and  advice  that  will  lead  you  to  your  next  breakthrough.

 Okay  friends,  so  I  have  a  really  big  thing  to  come  out  and  share  with  you  today,  and  I  haven’t  shared  it  so  far  because  it’s  been  processing.  processing.  It’s  been  processing  me  since  the  holidays,

 for  me  since  the  holidays.  And  if  you  are  on  my  email  list,  you  probably  saw  that  I  shared  earlier  this  month  about  my  theme  for  the  year.  And  I  shared  that  I  had  an  intuitive  download,

 but  I  didn’t  share  what  that  download  was.  So  I  will  be  sharing  that  today.  I’m  gonna  get  to  that.  But  I  wanted  to  share  what  it’s  been  like  for  me  since  I  had  it  and  the  process.