Ep. 61 | You Are Not Your Roles with Demore Barnes | Belonging, Healing, & Living Fully Alive

Who are you when you strip away the titles, achievements, and expectations?In this honest and deeply reflective conversation, Demore Barnes joins Lorie to explore identity, belonging, healing, and what it truly means to live fully alive in Christ. From early experiences of searching for connection through performance to navigating major life transitions—including career shifts, loss, divorce, and personal growth—Demore opens up about the wounds, lies, and striving that shaped his understanding of worth. But through it all, God began revealing an identity rooted not in success or failure, but in belonging.This episode is an invitation to stop performing for acceptance and start living from the security of who you already are in Christ.In this episode, you’ll discover:- How childhood wounds and performance shaped his search for belonging- The lies we believe about worth, identity, and success- Finding identity beyond roles, achievements, and failure- Navigating grief, transition, and personal transformation- What it means to live an integrated life rooted in ChristDemore’s story is a reminder that true freedom begins when we stop defining ourselves by what we do — and start receiving who God says we are.📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2RMzVzwa2rY🔗 Connect with Demore Barnes:Website: https://novus.global/demorebarnes/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demore_Barnes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demorebarnes/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demore-barnes-cpcc-acc-84954627/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/DemoreBarnes 🔗 Connect with Lorie Hartshorn: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://loriehartshorn.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/loriehartshorn/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/lorieshart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📢 New episodes every week!Subscribe & share if this conversation inspires you → help us spread hope and healing.🔔 Don’t forget to hit follow to get notified of the next release! LoriesHart Production Team:Video/Audio/Editing - Cameron Lin⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.cameronl.in/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Design - Katrina Robert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.katrinarobert.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media - Zi + Liling WongYoutube Manager - Mikayla Nembhard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mikaylajnembhard⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠