Authenticity Is More Than Being Honest

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In this episode, Dora shares a personal story and a Zen teaching to explore how living authentically is not about perfection — it’s about presence. Discover how showing up as your full self can create more freedom, joy, and connection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.0	Hi there, welcome to Radio Headspace. It's Dora. I recently watched a clip of Jared Carmichael accepting his Emmy. He came on stage in a fur coat, holding a martini, and said with a completely
1:12.6	straight face, I made something that was of great personal consequence to me, and this definitely
1:18.6	contributes to the meaning of it. And it was so honest, he wasn't performing. He wasn't trying
1:23.6	to be liked by saying this award meant everything to him. He was just being real, and it was oddly moving.
1:30.3	It made me think, what would it look like if we all stopped trying to get it right or be perfect and just got real instead?
1:38.3	Authenticity is the courage to show up as yourself.
1:42.3	It's not about perfection, it's about presence,
1:45.7	being deeply connected to who you are in the moment.
1:49.2	Living authentically creates a deeper sense of freedom and peace.
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