Are You Hiding the Real You from Yourself

Are You Living Behind a Mask?

Do you ever feel the true you is hidden, even from yourself? There's only one way to get real: by reclaiming emotions you learned to bury a long time ago.

By Mark Epstein, MD

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Do you ever feel the true you is hidden, even from yourself? There's only one way to get real: by reclaiming emotions you learned to bury a long time ago.

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