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I think that when identity gives you language for who you are and then it connects you with others.

For example, I could say that I am strong, right?

They're pros and cons to that.

It depends on what I am strong means.

If I am strong means that I don't seek support or I don't

ask for help, then that's when it becomes more of an identity versus just a label, right? Like,

I can say, like, I'm a runner, for example. And maybe sometimes identifying as a runner means that I know how to push through because we do have those moments where you just have to push through.

But if you see yourself as a runner, that subject versus object, then you're probably going to be just pushing through life at all times and not necessarily knowing when to slow down.

So I think that that is the difference.

The identity becomes a trap when it turns more into performance and you're having to prove

something.

Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast where we explore the depths of human potential. It's my great pleasure today to introduce Raquel Hopkins to the psychology podcast, where we explore the depths of human potential.

It's my great pleasure today to introduce Raquel Hopkins to the podcast.

Requel is a certified coach, and she holds a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling.

While she discovered she was an expert at coping, Requel's curiosity led her into the world of

adult development and capacity, how our minds expand or don't

over time.

She realized she didn't just want to cope.

She wanted to grow.

Now she uses her personal and professional experiences to help others who feel the same way,

like there must be more to life than just managing it.

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