The Great Forgetting

What happens when you realize the person you’ve been living as was shaped by other people’s opinions, expectations, and judgments? In this episode, I begin with an ancient parable about a man who looks into a mirror, walks away, and immediately forgets his own face. His story introduces what I call “The Great Forgetting”—the moment we become so identified with what happened to us that we forget who we are beyond it. Loss, betrayal, poverty, rejection, trauma, and failure can leave a lasting i...