Is the public version of you the real you?

We all think we’re being real—whether in public or in private—but the deeper challenge is questioning whether we truly know our real selves at all. In any case, even when we know ourselves we might face various pressures that push us to fit in or not cause trouble – so even the most well-intentioned person might struggle to always be 100% real in public. Sometimes the simplest questions are actually the most complex. Thankfully, we have some wonderful members of the community who offered to share their thoughts on this challenging question.

Sybil Imel

For a long time, I thought the “public version” of me had to be perfectly polished — the one who always had it together, showed up smiling, and made things look effortless. But over the years, I’ve learned that the real magic happens when the public version and the private version start to blend. Read more>>

Donna May

You get what you see when you see or talk to Donna May. Whether you are talking to me while I am in Tombstone and in my 1880 attire play acting in the streets or dressed in my business attire in town or even still in jeans or shorts running house hold errands. YOU GET THE REAL ME! I can’t be anything but me. Read more>>

Kristina Guerrero

I’ve been in the public eye for twenty years as a TV personality, and I like to think I’ve always been my most authentic self—proudly saying, “What you see is what you get.” For the most part, that’s true. But there were struggles and insecurities I tried to hide, and a constant fear of being “found out.” That fear fueled my anxiety and imposter syndrome. Read more>>