changing yourself for others

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🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Do you find yourself code switching in certain environments? Do you catch yourself acting different then you would when you're with people you're comfortable with? This week Ben talks about the ways in which we change ourselves for others, the issues that arise when you hide certain parts of yourself, and why you should embrace authenticity. Get started with your credit journey at chime.com/almost. Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/dramamama Tweet with the #DramaMamaPodcast to be featured on an episode! Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaYouTube Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaBENOFTHEWEEK If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be helpful! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: https://bit.ly/DramaMamaBENOFTHEWEEK Follow Ben on YouTube Follow Ben on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Moms.
0:09.0	Have you ever been in a group of people or one-on-one with maybe people that you don't know that
0:15.9	well?
0:17.3	Maybe they're just acquaintances or maybe they're friends that you're not really comfortable
0:20.4	with?
0:21.8	And notice that you talk different.
0:25.4	You like...
0:27.4	You sort of code switch.
0:29.7	Maybe you talk deeper.
0:31.0	Maybe you talk higher.
0:32.0	Maybe you talk faster or slower.
0:33.9	Maybe you don't make the same kind of jokes you would make, whether it be with close friends
0:39.7	or with your family or something.
0:43.0	I was really thinking about how strange it is that so many people do this.
0:47.4	And I am so guilty of this, of doing this.
0:50.8	I do it all the time.
0:52.5	And it's so natural to me that I've never really questioned why I do it or for who I do
1:00.0	it to or if it's good or bad.
1:02.9	And I kind of had like a existential crisis the other day because I was like, oh my god,
1:08.2	who am I?
1:09.6	What do I actually sound like?
1:11.4	And I looked in the mirror and started talking.
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