Hey, it's Dora, and welcome to Radiohead Space.
So, have you ever noticed that the way we show up can change depending on where we are?
Maybe it's your voice, the words you choose, your energy, even the way that you hold yourself.
And it can happen so subtly that we don't always notice it in the moment.
This actually came up recently in one of my teacher trainings.
The student asked a really thoughtful question.
I said, why do we code switch?
And is it possible to just be ourselves in every single space we're in?
And I remember pausing with that because it's something I've noticed in my own life too.
There are spaces where I feel open, relaxed, and fully myself.
And there are other spaces where something shifts.
Maybe I'm a little more quieter or more aware of how I'm coming across.
And for a long time, I used to think that meant that something was wrong.
Like I wasn't being authentic.
Like I should just be the same version of myself everywhere.
But I started to see it a little differently.
Because when we look at it, that shift doesn't come out of nowhere.
It's often a response to the environment, to the people around us, to what feels safe and what doesn't.
I think about my mom in these times.
She has a thick Kenyan accent.