#019: Taking Off The Mask: Live Authentically

At any random point, we may feel like we are out of our element so, we start acting weird and preform an action of 'masking'. Masking is a tool for hiding various elements in our emotional well-being to fulfill external needs rather than internal and personal fulfillment by which there is a potential utilization of abusive manners such as deception and manipulation. Lewis Howes, one of the best authors, wrote about various masks men tend to display in his book "The Masks of Masculinity" in which its' intention is related to social conformity rather than individual conformity but throughout the book, he starts emphasizing the two sides of our lives; an ideal self and a real self of which should be perfectly balanced together to ensure harmony rather than anxiety. In this episode, Fady describes how living with a mask is an evasion of authenticity and truthfulness whilst answering why people 'mask' and how can one get rid of masking with the consideration of Lewis Howes's perception on masking and Fady's thoughts on the various masks displayed in the modern world.