Perhaps the hardest work of all is actually understanding who you are and giving yourself permission to show up as that authentic self. Part of this process is understanding the concept of what authenticity really means. To be authentic is to be genuine, honest, and comfortable in who you are and what you are about. That is hard for most people to do under the best of circumstances. It can feel painfully difficult for people in narcissistic relationships who have to go back to the beginning and figure who their genuine self actually is.
