Hey guys, I just want to say a special thank you to every single person who is ready to remember you in this podcast. You don't understand how much that is meaningful to me. So today I want to do a special shout out to Jilsi who left this review. To say I'm empowered is not enough. Thank you for every single word and struggle you share. This podcast gives me hope, excitement and helps me to stay true to myself, unapologetically. I'm 17 and I'm creating on my own. It's wonderful to have you on my journey. Julesy, thank you so much. So sweet and 17, go, just on your way, keep going. We've all heard of Sigmund Freud. His groundbreaking discoveries of psychoanalysis from 1856 to 1939 brought to light the effects the unconscious mind has on human behaviour. And his studies still remain influential to this day. But guys, that was over 80 years ago. Since then we've invented the microwave, a man walked on the moon, iPhones, internet and YouTube have all been created. Yep, evolution is a fundamental part of who we are. And so our theories and understanding on the human mind must also evolve. And today's guess is at the forefront of this discussion. After completing her studies at Stanford, Yale Medical School and the NYU Residency Training Program in psychiatry, today's woman of impact found herself living the life she thought she always wanted. But she couldn't shake the fact that something was still missing. So she turned to the techniques and tools she had learnt

during her medical training.

But it didn't help.

Something was still missing from her life.

And like a match to her flame,

her spiritual journey was ignited.

While studying Kabbalah,

she lived in over 50 countries,

working with South American Charmains and Indian gurus,

as well as learning Buddhist meditation.

And now having spent more than 15 years studying conducting research, she has come to a startling conclusion. Our linguan feelings of dissatisfaction directly coincide with our spiritual neglect. She has now taken her discoveries and in her bestselling book For Filled, how the science of spirituality can help you live a happier, more meaningful life. She lays out the fascinating scientific research and through inspiring success stories, she integrates the best of Western medicine with the universal spiritual principles to help her patient and the rest of the world find more meaning, more joy and more fulfillment in their lives. Showing the unlike for its photo on Wikipedia, everything isn't always black and white. With over 70 academic articles on various topics in psychiatry, this woman of impact is helping us achieve our highest level of psychological, emotional and mental fulfillment. So guys, please help me and welcome the woman who is filling us up with actionable steps on how to reclaim our lives. The woman who is filling us up with tactics on how to overcome fear and doubt. And the woman who is filling us up with her mission to help us truly be fulfilled. The utterly fulfilling Anna Yusim. Thank you so much, Lisa. That is the best introduction ever. You've got so much gold in your book. So but what I want to start is talk to me about masks. But I think that's really where everything starts. Is that we're brought up and you say that we all wear masks and the key is to take the mask off. Absolutely. So masks are our false identities. And masks can come in so many different ways. Sometimes we could be happy but actually show that we are not so happy because we're afraid people will be jealous or people will feel as though, you know, a little uncomfortable or the opposite. We could actually be deeply insecure or sad inside, but actually put on a happy face and really hide that. Those are some examples of masks. But we learn early on that masks sometimes are necessary because to show our true vulnerable selves isn't safe. So we adopt these masks as a form of a shield or an armor, but only later realizing that they keep us from our own truth. The masks I see as our ego. Underneath the mask is our soul and our soul potential. Underneath is where we want to get. We want to start living an authentic life, align with our soul in every level. But that's hard because we have to figure out what all the different voices within us are.

And that's the voice of our society telling us who we should be and what we should do.

The voices of our parents, of our teachers, of our spouse, of our children.

And then there's that still quiet voice within, which is the voice of our soul, our intuition.

And that's that little voice.

That's the path to authenticity.

All right, so take me back.

So I'm sitting here right now and I'm thinking, okay,

so I've got all these voices in my head.

Sometimes you don't even know if it's your voice,

or if it's the voice of your parents that has been come

so embedded in you that you believe it to be true.

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