The world is always quick to tell us who to be and what we should want—often setting unintended guidelines for what defines success. Sometimes these external forces may conflict with what we believe.

Self: the totality of the individual, consisting of all characteristic attributes, conscious and unconscious, mental and physical…. — APA Dictionary of Psychology. Early psychological theorists ...

I wear many masks, yet I am still the same. Each mask tells a story, each role, a name. What Am I? We* have already ventured into the shadows: traits often perceived as dangerous or destructive hold ...