Identity Crisis: I Almost Lost My Sense of Self in Preparing for Van Life

The Carol-Van: A (Van) Life Podcast

09/21/22 • 31 min

Episode 2 "Identity Crisis: I Almost Lost My Sense of Self in Preparing for Van Life

Downsizing for a move to a smaller home in anticipation of van life, Carol decides to sell nearly evPreparing for Van Lifeerything she owns. This, quite unexpectedly, triggers an identity crisis in which she deeply questions her value and the place she thought she occupied in the world: as a daughter, as a friend, and even as a mother, the role she regards above all others.

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09/21/22 • 31 min

The Carol-Van: A (Van) Life Podcast - Identity Crisis: I Almost Lost My Sense of Self in Preparing for Van Life

Transcript

You have a story you tell yourself.

It’s the story of who think you are. Who you want to be. How you think others perceive you. And the value you believe you bring. It may be intentionally crafted, or you don’t even realize you’ve been weaving it.

But humans are notoriously unreliable narrators. and poor judges of character.

So, does that make your story untrue? Does it matter?

What if all the elements you rely on to support your story were dismantled one by o

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