2022-10-03
1 小时 0 分钟And sometimes the things about us that we perceive to be different are so wildly uncomfortable that we feel like we need to keep them secret.
The thing is, it is my gut feeling about life that keeping those things secret inevitably hurts us.
It causes us pain.
And no matter how large those things are, when we find a way to speak them, we begin to heal ourselves.
And even more hopeful, we begin to heal our relationships with the most intimate people in our lives.
So what's your biggest secret?
And what's the cost you've been bearing for living, or trying to live under the weight of it?
Well, for many of us, it's wrapped around our sense of identity.
There's something about us that we don't want others to know.
The idea of being 100% authentic, meaning no secrets, no masks, no pretending, no hiding in front of our family or our friends, our colleagues, all people.
It's something that sounds terrifying, if not impossible.
But what if the opposite were true?
What if living under the weight of that facade was actually the more brutalizing experience, one that sustains possibly for years, decades, even life, in contrast to the momentary or even season of disruption, inciting by coming out as your true self, yet also unlocking a lifetime of liberation and freedom and lightness?
Well, that's where we're headed in today's conversation with Jesse Hempel, whose own revelation about her sexual identity became the first in a chain of coming out events that touched every member of her family.
Jessie is the host of the award winning podcast hello Monday, and she's a senior editor at large at LinkedIn.
And for nearly two decades, Jessie had been writing and editing stories about work, life and meaning in the digital age, profiling many of the biggest names in industry and appearing on major networks in the news.
And her striking memoir, the Family Outing, its a fascinating look into jesses seemingly picture perfect american family whose lives slowly start to unravel after a series of coming outs.
In our chat, we uncover universal revelations like seeing and realizing the humanity in your parents for the first time and the sense of liberation and freedom that comes with claiming your whole truth, even in the face of uncertainty.
And Jesse shares about the complexities of growing up with two two parents struggling with the emotional turmoil and learning to embrace her imperfect family as each of them shed their secrets and found or rediscovered their place in the world, which also becomes the touchstone for a coming back together of the entire family.
So excited to share this conversation with you.