- Our Lived Identity is made up of the aspects of our identity we inherit when we are born into the world.
- Our Learned Identity includes the parts of our identity that we've chosen or claimed as we make our way through the world.
- Our Lingering Identity is the identity we default to when we feel like an outsider and fall back into as a survival mechanism.
- Our Loved Identity is where we find our authentic selves and see ourselves through a lens of empowerment.
In the journey to understand our past experiences and how society has established barriers to entry, we can design our own future, rooted in our Loved Identity. We learn to rewrite the stories that aren't serving us and embrace the ones that do. Rather than look for a seat at someone else's table, we find the tools to build our own. When we fully leverage this and live with authenticity and purpose, we can be seen, heard, and valued in a way that gives us a sense of belonging at home, at work, and in society. Belonging is realized when we understand everyone is an outsider and it's the power to create space for those differences that unite us all.