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The Art of Unbecoming: Remembering Who You Really Are

For most of our lives, we’re told to become something. To build, to achieve, to strive. The world lays out a map filled with titles, roles, expectations, and labels, and somewhere along the way, we start to believe that our worth lies in how much we can accumulate, how well we can perform, and how closely we can match the images sold to us as success.

But what if becoming the greatest version of yourself isn’t about adding more? What if it’s about letting go?

Wellness as Remembering, Not Fixing

I truly believe wellness is less about fixing and more about remembering. It’s about peeling away the layers of other people’s opinions, old stories, limiting beliefs, mind programs, and the protective masks we’ve worn to survive. It’s about unbecoming everything that isn’t truly in alignment with who you are at your core.

There’s a quiet power in subtraction.

When you strip away the regrets, the titles, and the false narratives you’ve carried for years, what’s left is your authentic self, raw, imperfect, and beautiful in its honesty. It’s not something you have to create. It’s something you return to.

The Courage to Release

The path of unbecoming can be uncomfortable. It requires courage to release what no longer fits, especially when those things once made you feel safe or important. But freedom lives on the other side of that discomfort.

We see this all the time in the athletes we care for, the individuals we coach, and the people who walk through our doors seeking more than just physical wellness. The tight muscles, the stress, the burnout, they’re often symptoms of lives lived out of alignment. Not because people don’t care about themselves, but because they’ve forgotten who they were before the world told them who to be.

A Sacred Practice

Unbecoming is a sacred practice. It might look like silence. Or boundaries. Or saying no. It might mean leaving a job, forgiving yourself, starting a new ritual, or simply sitting still long enough to hear your own voice again. The greatest version of you isn’t somewhere out there waiting to be constructed, it’s already inside you, waiting to be uncovered.

A Simple Invitation

So ask yourself today:
What’s one thing I can release that isn’t truly me?

And notice what it feels like to stand a little lighter, a little clearer, and a little closer to your original self.

Because sometimes, the most powerful thing you can become is who you were before the world got in the way.

Looking to reconnect with yourself? Explore our Recovery Coaching, Wellness Sessions, and Regenerative Bodywork services at SAGmonkey.com. Until then … love and be well.