Are we culturally over-pathologizing having a personality and normal human variance? In this episode, I explore how attaching too tightly to labels or identities freezes what’s meant to stay in motion. We are seeds, unfolding in a state of endless becoming. Yet socially we over-explain ourselves away and pathologize our authentic quirks because true complexity is overwhelming. In this rant, from spiritual wisdom, to neuroscience, psychosynthesis, mysticism, and my own peculiarities, I share my perspective on how real healing comes from integration, presence, and compassion, rather than the allure of a new identity to explain yourself away presented on social media. The whole is always greater than the sum of its parts. As humans grow more complex, we are challenged with this more and more, so we must make space for our evolution. The universe’s wholeness needs all of our “I”s to be whole. This episode shares my personal philosophical and spiritual perspectives on labels and identity. I’m speaking about cultural trends, not clinical diagnoses, and with the sole intention of expanding out sense of selves rather than constricting. Clinical conditions are very real, and nothing here is a substitute for professional medical or therapeutic guidance. 🤍