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[Music] we were on route 64 in northern New

we were on route 64 in northern New

we were on route 64 in northern New Mexico just outside of Cimarron Valley

Mexico just outside of Cimarron Valley

Mexico just outside of Cimarron Valley when we saw them hulking horned

when we saw them hulking horned

when we saw them hulking horned billowing heavy breaths into the chilled

billowing heavy breaths into the chilled

billowing heavy breaths into the chilled December air buffalo Mallory and I

December air buffalo Mallory and I

December air buffalo Mallory and I exclaimed in the otherwise quiet car she

exclaimed in the otherwise quiet car she

exclaimed in the otherwise quiet car she pulled a u-turn on the deserted country

pulled a u-turn on the deserted country

pulled a u-turn on the deserted country road we got out of the car and

road we got out of the car and

road we got out of the car and approached them in Native American

approached them in Native American

approached them in Native American culture the buffalo stands as a symbol

culture the buffalo stands as a symbol

culture the buffalo stands as a symbol of self-sacrifice

of self-sacrifice

of self-sacrifice it gives everything it has its flesh for

it gives everything it has its flesh for

it gives everything it has its flesh for food its hide for clothing and shelter

food its hide for clothing and shelter

food its hide for clothing and shelter it gives all that it has and in doing so

it gives all that it has and in doing so

it gives all that it has and in doing so makes life possible for the people as I

makes life possible for the people as I

makes life possible for the people as I stood there watching the herd my boots

stood there watching the herd my boots

stood there watching the herd my boots cracking through the frozen grass a

cracking through the frozen grass a

cracking through the frozen grass a single female buffalo emerged from the

single female buffalo emerged from the

single female buffalo emerged from the herd and came towards me I stared dark

herd and came towards me I stared dark

herd and came towards me I stared dark eye to dark eye with her here I was

eye to dark eye with her here I was

eye to dark eye with her here I was broken a shadow of myself and there she

broken a shadow of myself and there she

broken a shadow of myself and there she was untamed with strength untold in that

was untamed with strength untold in that

was untamed with strength untold in that moment an otherworldly gray seemed to

moment an otherworldly gray seemed to

moment an otherworldly gray seemed to encircle us we spoke of ineffable things

encircle us we spoke of ineffable things

encircle us we spoke of ineffable things of grief and gratitude and what it is to

of grief and gratitude and what it is to

of grief and gratitude and what it is to give all of oneself we’re here at the

give all of oneself we’re here at the

give all of oneself we’re here at the Yale TEDx conference where the theme is

Yale TEDx conference where the theme is

Yale TEDx conference where the theme is uncharted my uncharted territory comes

uncharted my uncharted territory comes

uncharted my uncharted territory comes in relation to the limits of our sanity

in relation to the limits of our sanity

in relation to the limits of our sanity in the face of successive trauma

in the face of successive trauma

in the face of successive trauma and our ability to transcend that trauma

and our ability to transcend that trauma

and our ability to transcend that trauma via a practice I call radical

via a practice I call radical

via a practice I call radical authenticity what is radical

authenticity what is radical

authenticity what is radical authenticity for me it was a reckoning

authenticity for me it was a reckoning

authenticity for me it was a reckoning a facing of everything that I’d tried to

a facing of everything that I’d tried to

a facing of everything that I’d tried to repress about myself or hide or change

how I came to be standing in front of a

how I came to be standing in front of a herd of buffalo on a deserted country

herd of buffalo on a deserted country

herd of buffalo on a deserted country road in northern New Mexico and how I

road in northern New Mexico and how I

road in northern New Mexico and how I came to this philosophy is a very long

came to this philosophy is a very long

came to this philosophy is a very long story I’m gonna do my best to try to

story I’m gonna do my best to try to

story I’m gonna do my best to try to tell it here my early life was not easy

tell it here my early life was not easy

tell it here my early life was not easy I could go blow-for-blow and tell you

I could go blow-for-blow and tell you

I could go blow-for-blow and tell you everything that happened and make this a

everything that happened and make this a

everything that happened and make this a very depressing TED talk but we’re

very depressing TED talk but we’re

very depressing TED talk but we’re already kind of walking that line so

already kind of walking that line so

already kind of walking that line so we’re just going to establish that it

we’re just going to establish that it

we’re just going to establish that it was bad and move forward flash-forward

was bad and move forward flash-forward

was bad and move forward flash-forward to my early 30s where things were bad

to my early 30s where things were bad

to my early 30s where things were bad but getting better until at the age of

but getting better until at the age of

but getting better until at the age of 31

31

31 I had to undergo a year of invasive

I had to undergo a year of invasive

I had to undergo a year of invasive testings

testings

testings and surgeries to be diagnosed with late

and surgeries to be diagnosed with late

and surgeries to be diagnosed with late stage endometriosis a year after that I

stage endometriosis a year after that I

stage endometriosis a year after that I suffered a traumatic fall wrecked my leg

suffered a traumatic fall wrecked my leg

suffered a traumatic fall wrecked my leg broke it in three places dislocated the

broke it in three places dislocated the

broke it in three places dislocated the ankle had to have reconstructive surgery

ankle had to have reconstructive surgery

ankle had to have reconstructive surgery to put it back together again

to put it back together again

to put it back together again I’d spend the next year or learning how

I’d spend the next year or learning how

I’d spend the next year or learning how to walk and then as if that wasn’t

to walk and then as if that wasn’t

to walk and then as if that wasn’t enough a year after that I would suffer

enough a year after that I would suffer

enough a year after that I would suffer the miscarriage of twins when the

the miscarriage of twins when the

the miscarriage of twins when the miscarriage happened my mind tried to

miscarriage happened my mind tried to

miscarriage happened my mind tried to process things the way I’d always had up

process things the way I’d always had up

process things the way I’d always had up until that point when something bad

until that point when something bad

until that point when something bad happened I did what most of us do to get

happened I did what most of us do to get

happened I did what most of us do to get through these things I put my head down

through these things I put my head down

through these things I put my head down told myself I was okay and pushed

told myself I was okay and pushed

told myself I was okay and pushed through it I dealt with the logistics of

through it I dealt with the logistics of

through it I dealt with the logistics of what was happening but I didn’t deal

what was happening but I didn’t deal

what was happening but I didn’t deal with how I felt about what was happening

with how I felt about what was happening

with how I felt about what was happening some would argue that this is how we get

some would argue that this is how we get

some would argue that this is how we get through things we have to set aside our

through things we have to set aside our

through things we have to set aside our feelings and just plow through it and I

feelings and just plow through it and I

feelings and just plow through it and I would agree with them to some degree but

would agree with them to some degree but

would agree with them to some degree but we always have to

we always have to

we always have to round back to our feelings I learned

round back to our feelings I learned

round back to our feelings I learned this the hard way

this the hard way

this the hard way a momentary coping mechanism became a

a momentary coping mechanism became a

a momentary coping mechanism became a 25-year toxic habit creating an entire

25-year toxic habit creating an entire

25-year toxic habit creating an entire reservoir of repressed emotion within me

when the miscarriage happened my mind as

when the miscarriage happened my mind as I said did what it always does

I said did what it always does

I said did what it always does it tried to repress only instead of

it tried to repress only instead of

it tried to repress only instead of repressing how I felt about what was

repressing how I felt about what was

repressing how I felt about what was happening I tried to repress the entire

happening I tried to repress the entire

happening I tried to repress the entire event it didn’t happen

event it didn’t happen

event it didn’t happen I didn’t go to the doctor I didn’t tell

I didn’t go to the doctor I didn’t tell

I didn’t go to the doctor I didn’t tell my family nothing in the weeks after the

my family nothing in the weeks after the

my family nothing in the weeks after the miscarriage I started to unravel let’s

miscarriage I started to unravel let’s

miscarriage I started to unravel let’s face it we can bury something within

face it we can bury something within

face it we can bury something within ourselves but deep down we still know

ourselves but deep down we still know

ourselves but deep down we still know it’s there one night I was out having

it’s there one night I was out having

it’s there one night I was out having dinner with my friend Mallory I’d only

dinner with my friend Mallory I’d only

dinner with my friend Mallory I’d only known her about two months when in a

known her about two months when in a

known her about two months when in a vodka fueled confession I told her that

vodka fueled confession I told her that

vodka fueled confession I told her that I had had a miscarriage a few weeks

I had had a miscarriage a few weeks

I had had a miscarriage a few weeks before almost the moment I said the

before almost the moment I said the

before almost the moment I said the words I started to unravel we got the

words I started to unravel we got the

words I started to unravel we got the check we left the restaurant we went to

check we left the restaurant we went to

check we left the restaurant we went to my nearby office I just signed the lease

my nearby office I just signed the lease

my nearby office I just signed the lease there was no furniture the room was bare

there was no furniture the room was bare

there was no furniture the room was bare I curled up in the middle of the floor

I curled up in the middle of the floor

I curled up in the middle of the floor and just was undone there had been 20

and just was undone there had been 20

and just was undone there had been 20 years of things happening one after the

years of things happening one after the

years of things happening one after the next after the next and I just couldn’t

next after the next and I just couldn’t

next after the next and I just couldn’t take it anymore

take it anymore

take it anymore I came into a frame of mine where I just

I came into a frame of mine where I just

I came into a frame of mine where I just wanted the suffering to end and the only

wanted the suffering to end and the only

wanted the suffering to end and the only way I could see it ending was by my own

way I could see it ending was by my own

way I could see it ending was by my own hand I honestly don’t know what would

hand I honestly don’t know what would

hand I honestly don’t know what would have happened that night had Mallory not

have happened that night had Mallory not

have happened that night had Mallory not been there she stayed with me the entire

been there she stayed with me the entire

been there she stayed with me the entire night

night

night and held me together in a moment when I

and held me together in a moment when I

and held me together in a moment when I couldn’t hold myself together after that

couldn’t hold myself together after that

couldn’t hold myself together after that night I did what most of us do to

night I did what most of us do to

night I did what most of us do to overcome these things I went to therapy

overcome these things I went to therapy

overcome these things I went to therapy in an effort to process what had

in an effort to process what had

in an effort to process what had happened let it go and move forward

happened let it go and move forward

happened let it go and move forward I was only in therapy a few weeks when

I was only in therapy a few weeks when

I was only in therapy a few weeks when the formal diagnosis of depression PTSD

the formal diagnosis of depression PTSD

the formal diagnosis of depression PTSD and mild dissociative disorder was given

and mild dissociative disorder was given

and mild dissociative disorder was given to me I was referred to a trauma

to me I was referred to a trauma

to me I was referred to a trauma specialist for intensive therapy long

specialist for intensive therapy long

specialist for intensive therapy long story short the therapy didn’t work a

story short the therapy didn’t work a

story short the therapy didn’t work a few weeks in I started having episodes

few weeks in I started having episodes

few weeks in I started having episodes all the repressed emotion was coming up

all the repressed emotion was coming up

all the repressed emotion was coming up in these episodes I would go from Full

in these episodes I would go from Full

in these episodes I would go from Full Tilt rage to fight-or-flight

Tilt rage to fight-or-flight

Tilt rage to fight-or-flight to crashing back down into the bleakest

to crashing back down into the bleakest

to crashing back down into the bleakest despair and cycle back again these

despair and cycle back again these

despair and cycle back again these episodes happened on a bi-weekly basis

episodes happened on a bi-weekly basis

episodes happened on a bi-weekly basis for over a year when I told my therapist

for over a year when I told my therapist

for over a year when I told my therapist what was happening she said it’ll get

what was happening she said it’ll get

what was happening she said it’ll get worse before it gets better stick with

worse before it gets better stick with

worse before it gets better stick with it you will be able to let go you will

it you will be able to let go you will

it you will be able to let go you will be able to heal wanting to heal wanting

be able to heal wanting to heal wanting

be able to heal wanting to heal wanting to let go I stuck with it and the

to let go I stuck with it and the

to let go I stuck with it and the episodes only increased in frequency

episodes only increased in frequency

episodes only increased in frequency finally I felt I had no choice but to

finally I felt I had no choice but to

finally I felt I had no choice but to suspend the sessions around about this

suspend the sessions around about this

suspend the sessions around about this time I was sitting out on Mallory’s deck

time I was sitting out on Mallory’s deck

time I was sitting out on Mallory’s deck watching the Connecticut River flow by

watching the Connecticut River flow by

watching the Connecticut River flow by when she came to me and said we have 10

when she came to me and said we have 10

when she came to me and said we have 10 days off at Christmas why don’t we go

days off at Christmas why don’t we go

days off at Christmas why don’t we go west it’s been years since I’ve been to

west it’s been years since I’ve been to

west it’s been years since I’ve been to Arizona

Arizona

Arizona I remember replying you want to drive to

I remember replying you want to drive to

I remember replying you want to drive to Arizona

Arizona

Arizona isn’t that like 2,500 miles one way

isn’t that like 2,500 miles one way

isn’t that like 2,500 miles one way it’ll take days to which she said you’ve

it’ll take days to which she said you’ve

it’ll take days to which she said you’ve always wanted to see mountains you’ve

always wanted to see mountains you’ve

always wanted to see mountains you’ve always wanted to go west I still wasn’t

always wanted to go west I still wasn’t

always wanted to go west I still wasn’t feeling it

feeling it

feeling it and then she played dirty or writers we

and then she played dirty or writers we

and then she played dirty or writers we need new experiences how could I argue

need new experiences how could I argue

need new experiences how could I argue with that and so it was that I came to

with that and so it was that I came to

with that and so it was that I came to be on a deserted country road in

be on a deserted country road in

be on a deserted country road in northern New Mexico standing in front of

northern New Mexico standing in front of

northern New Mexico standing in front of a herd of wild buffalo after spending

a herd of wild buffalo after spending

a herd of wild buffalo after spending time with the Buffalo we pushed south to

time with the Buffalo we pushed south to

time with the Buffalo we pushed south to Taos where we were to stay with two of

Taos where we were to stay with two of

Taos where we were to stay with two of Mallory’s old friends going into mark

Mallory’s old friends going into mark

Mallory’s old friends going into mark and Sara’s house there was just

and Sara’s house there was just

and Sara’s house there was just something simple and true about their

something simple and true about their

something simple and true about their house and they themselves it was a

house and they themselves it was a

house and they themselves it was a single floor Adobe structure the wood

single floor Adobe structure the wood

single floor Adobe structure the wood beams were still visible on the ceiling

beams were still visible on the ceiling

beams were still visible on the ceiling there were wide red clay tile floors and

there were wide red clay tile floors and

there were wide red clay tile floors and a small wood stove heating the whole

a small wood stove heating the whole

a small wood stove heating the whole house there was just something honest

house there was just something honest

house there was just something honest about their way of life and it bound

about their way of life and it bound

about their way of life and it bound like a bandage around my soul that night

like a bandage around my soul that night

like a bandage around my soul that night I was to sleep in Marc’s music room mark

I was to sleep in Marc’s music room mark

I was to sleep in Marc’s music room mark like Malorie is a singer-songwriter only

like Malorie is a singer-songwriter only

like Malorie is a singer-songwriter only I couldn’t sleep I stared up through the

I couldn’t sleep I stared up through the

I couldn’t sleep I stared up through the darkness at the ceiling I felt filled

darkness at the ceiling I felt filled

darkness at the ceiling I felt filled with images and memories that I would

with images and memories that I would

with images and memories that I would have had made with my children had they

have had made with my children had they

have had made with my children had they been born I’ve been running away I’d

been born I’ve been running away I’d

been born I’ve been running away I’d admit to the medical event of the

admit to the medical event of the

admit to the medical event of the miscarriage but I had never taken the

miscarriage but I had never taken the

miscarriage but I had never taken the time to let in the full loss and grief

time to let in the full loss and grief

time to let in the full loss and grief for that life not lived but that night I

for that life not lived but that night I

for that life not lived but that night I let the images come and like a real they

let the images come and like a real they

let the images come and like a real they played in my mind the doctor putting

played in my mind the doctor putting

played in my mind the doctor putting them in my arms the nights reading aloud

them in my arms the nights reading aloud

them in my arms the nights reading aloud to them in bed all the firsts

teenage fights and mended fences college

teenage fights and mended fences college acceptance letters marriages and finally

acceptance letters marriages and finally

acceptance letters marriages and finally them placing my grandchildren in my arms

the way of of images were seated and I

the way of of images were seated and I saw the whole night when I got up the

saw the whole night when I got up the

saw the whole night when I got up the next morning I felt oddly rested i sat

next morning I felt oddly rested i sat

next morning I felt oddly rested i sat in the living room listening to Marc and

in the living room listening to Marc and

in the living room listening to Marc and Mallory playing on their guitars in the

Mallory playing on their guitars in the

Mallory playing on their guitars in the warm room reverberating with music the

warm room reverberating with music the

warm room reverberating with music the sango de Cristo Mountains were in the

sango de Cristo Mountains were in the

sango de Cristo Mountains were in the window just beyond I had a heavy mug of

window just beyond I had a heavy mug of

window just beyond I had a heavy mug of coffee and my journal open in front of

coffee and my journal open in front of

coffee and my journal open in front of me I felt something beginning after

me I felt something beginning after

me I felt something beginning after years of things ending eventually we

years of things ending eventually we

years of things ending eventually we came home and I took all of my journal

came home and I took all of my journal

came home and I took all of my journal entries and cobbled them together into

entries and cobbled them together into

entries and cobbled them together into an essay that I presented for course I

an essay that I presented for course I

an essay that I presented for course I was taking at Harvard an advance

was taking at Harvard an advance

was taking at Harvard an advance narrative nonfiction after I presented

narrative nonfiction after I presented

narrative nonfiction after I presented the paper something very interesting

the paper something very interesting

the paper something very interesting happen all of my classmates started

happen all of my classmates started

happen all of my classmates started coming up to me privately telling me of

coming up to me privately telling me of

coming up to me privately telling me of their stories of depression or near

their stories of depression or near

their stories of depression or near suicide or mental illness it was as

suicide or mental illness it was as

suicide or mental illness it was as though my admitting that I wasn’t okay

though my admitting that I wasn’t okay

though my admitting that I wasn’t okay gave them permission to admit that they

gave them permission to admit that they

gave them permission to admit that they weren’t okay later

weren’t okay later

weren’t okay later I told Mallory of my plan to take the

I told Mallory of my plan to take the

I told Mallory of my plan to take the essay and publish it in a book and she

essay and publish it in a book and she

essay and publish it in a book and she said why are you going to share that

said why are you going to share that

said why are you going to share that much of yourself with people I had

much of yourself with people I had

much of yourself with people I had always been a private person at the

always been a private person at the

always been a private person at the tender age of 26 when I got my first

tender age of 26 when I got my first

tender age of 26 when I got my first book deal I decided to write under my

book deal I decided to write under my

book deal I decided to write under my initials LM browning because I thought

initials LM browning because I thought

initials LM browning because I thought in doing so I would magically be

in doing so I would magically be

in doing so I would magically be anonymous

anonymous

anonymous and that’s what I wanted little did I

and that’s what I wanted little did I

and that’s what I wanted little did I know that I would go on to write

know that I would go on to write

know that I would go on to write personal essays in which I share

personal essays in which I share

personal essays in which I share infinitely more personal details with

infinitely more personal details with

infinitely more personal details with the reader than my name so here I was

the reader than my name so here I was

the reader than my name so here I was poised to share my most vulnerable

poised to share my most vulnerable

poised to share my most vulnerable moment with the world

moment with the world

moment with the world why share this much of myself because

why share this much of myself because

why share this much of myself because I’m finished with denial because I’m

I’m finished with denial because I’m

I’m finished with denial because I’m willing to admit that I’m broken we’re

willing to admit that I’m broken we’re

willing to admit that I’m broken we’re all broken and right now we’re all

all broken and right now we’re all

all broken and right now we’re all isolated within that brokenness the cure

isolated within that brokenness the cure

isolated within that brokenness the cure for my breakdown the cure for our

for my breakdown the cure for our

for my breakdown the cure for our isolation is radical authenticity we

isolation is radical authenticity we

isolation is radical authenticity we can’t reach one another so long is that

can’t reach one another so long is that

can’t reach one another so long is that we’re pretending that we’re okay we’re

we’re pretending that we’re okay we’re

we’re pretending that we’re okay we’re not always okay

when I first started talking about it

when I first started talking about it with people I shared my story with my

with people I shared my story with my

with people I shared my story with my friends and when I did so I learned

friends and when I did so I learned

friends and when I did so I learned details about them that I never knew

details about them that I never knew

details about them that I never knew I’ve known some of them for 10 15 years

I’ve known some of them for 10 15 years

I’ve known some of them for 10 15 years and I didn’t know that they suffered

and I didn’t know that they suffered

and I didn’t know that they suffered from depression because they had just

from depression because they had just

from depression because they had just felt they needed to pretend imagine what

felt they needed to pretend imagine what

felt they needed to pretend imagine what could be changed in our society if we

could be changed in our society if we

could be changed in our society if we were able to rid ourselves of the

were able to rid ourselves of the

were able to rid ourselves of the terrible notion that we are alone it’s

terrible notion that we are alone it’s

terrible notion that we are alone it’s when we’re in those dark times and we

when we’re in those dark times and we

when we’re in those dark times and we believe things won’t change and that

believe things won’t change and that

believe things won’t change and that we’re alone

we’re alone

we’re alone the truly terrible and irreversible

the truly terrible and irreversible

the truly terrible and irreversible things happen when I went through

things happen when I went through

things happen when I went through everything that I did there were those

everything that I did there were those

everything that I did there were those people that watched everything happen

people that watched everything happen

people that watched everything happen and they came up to me and said this

and they came up to me and said this

and they came up to me and said this must have been meant to be because

must have been meant to be because

must have been meant to be because something good came from every bad thing

something good came from every bad thing

something good came from every bad thing that happened to you

that happened to you

that happened to you as though God or the divine were trying

as though God or the divine were trying

as though God or the divine were trying to teach me something through pain I’m

to teach me something through pain I’m

to teach me something through pain I’m affronted by this notion because it robs

affronted by this notion because it robs

affronted by this notion because it robs me of my achievement of transcendence we

me of my achievement of transcendence we

me of my achievement of transcendence we don’t learn anything from suffering if

don’t learn anything from suffering if

don’t learn anything from suffering if we did we would be an enlightened

we did we would be an enlightened

we did we would be an enlightened society and we’re not we learn from

society and we’re not we learn from

society and we’re not we learn from suffering if and only if we are able to

suffering if and only if we are able to

suffering if and only if we are able to take the bad things that happen to us

take the bad things that happen to us

take the bad things that happen to us and transcend it into something

and transcend it into something

and transcend it into something meaningful I’ve come to believe that we

meaningful I’ve come to believe that we

meaningful I’ve come to believe that we all go through different things in our

all go through different things in our

all go through different things in our life but we all cross the same emotional

life but we all cross the same emotional

life but we all cross the same emotional terrain we all feel the same depression

terrain we all feel the same depression

terrain we all feel the same depression the same hopelessness the same isolation

the same hopelessness the same isolation

the same hopelessness the same isolation and healing fruit things would be

and healing fruit things would be

and healing fruit things would be infinitely easier if we knew that we

infinitely easier if we knew that we

infinitely easier if we knew that we were not alone if we were able to be

were not alone if we were able to be

were not alone if we were able to be authentic with one another and authentic

authentic with one another and authentic

authentic with one another and authentic with ourselves in the end what is

with ourselves in the end what is

with ourselves in the end what is radical authenticity this is radical

radical authenticity this is radical

radical authenticity this is radical authenticity two years ago I couldn’t

authenticity two years ago I couldn’t

authenticity two years ago I couldn’t say these words out loud without having

say these words out loud without having

say these words out loud without having a breakdown and now I’m standing in

a breakdown and now I’m standing in

a breakdown and now I’m standing in front of all of you saying it out loud

front of all of you saying it out loud

front of all of you saying it out loud and yeah for the first five minutes of

and yeah for the first five minutes of

and yeah for the first five minutes of this talk my heart pounded because I’m

this talk my heart pounded because I’m

this talk my heart pounded because I’m saying things that I don’t want to tell

saying things that I don’t want to tell

saying things that I don’t want to tell myself and I’m telling you things that I

myself and I’m telling you things that I

myself and I’m telling you things that I would rather hide in the end why share

would rather hide in the end why share

would rather hide in the end why share this much of myself because you can’t

this much of myself because you can’t

this much of myself because you can’t change what has happened to you you

change what has happened to you you

change what has happened to you you can’t hide it you can’t spin it you

can’t hide it you can’t spin it you

can’t hide it you can’t spin it you can’t let it go all you can do is own it

can’t let it go all you can do is own it

can’t let it go all you can do is own it own your journey you don’t have to give

own your journey you don’t have to give

own your journey you don’t have to give a TED talk or write a book to be

a TED talk or write a book to be

a TED talk or write a book to be radically authentic you just have to

radically authentic you just have to

radically authentic you just have to stop pretending so talk to one another

stop pretending so talk to one another

stop pretending so talk to one another don’t pretend that you’re okay if you’re

don’t pretend that you’re okay if you’re

don’t pretend that you’re okay if you’re not owned your journey be radically

not owned your journey be radically

not owned your journey be radically authentic thank you

authentic thank you

authentic thank you [Applause]

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[Music] you

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