MY CHIC INTUITION

Herself

Carmen Alicia Ramos Season 4 Episode 3

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EPISODE 3 – HERSELF
She used to shape-shift for safety. Now she remembers who she was before the world convinced her to be small.
In this transmission, Carmen peels back the performance, the pleasing, the perfection, the pretending and asks what it means to truly return to herself.
This is not a rebrand. This is a reclamation.
We explore the subtle war waged on self-trust, the generational echoes that taught us to doubt our voice, and the quiet power of coming home to the woman within.
For the ones who’ve outgrown the mask, the mold, the mirror, this one is for you.

🎙️ “I wasn’t becoming someone new. I was remembering someone ancient.”

This was for My Frequencies, the ones decoding the signal, not just consuming the sound.
I’ll see you in the next transmission.

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Speaker 1:

Hi everyone, welcome to my Chic Intuition. Today we're diving into an episode that's all about rediscovering and embracing the most authentic version of ourselves. This one's called Herself, and it's all about the journey to becoming who we truly are, beneath all the layers. I used to think becoming myself would feel like a celebration, like lights turning on, like music swelling, like finally being seen, but it didn't. It felt like silence, like grieving all the versions of me. I let the world decorate and then discard. It felt like shedding skin that never fit, even though I wore it so well. They clapped for it.

Speaker 1:

Becoming herself wasn't a performance, it was an unraveling, and in this episode it is for women still buried beneath the noise. The one who never left just went quiet. She doesn't need to be found, she needs to be remembered. You're listening to my chic intuition for my frequencies, the ones decoding the signal, not just consuming the sound. So let me take you back to the day in LA, I was in this room, surrounded by people who claimed to love my authenticity, but really just wanted a version of me that fit into their narrative. I had just filmed a show and the role they gave me felt so stereotypical. They boxed me in as this one-dimensional character, and it just didn't reflect who I truly am or the depth of my culture, even though everyone said I did a great job. I felt this deep sense of shame, like I had let myself down. But in that moment of feeling that deep shame, there was also this flicker of frustration. I realized I was tired of being put in a box, tired of being reduced to a stereotype. I realized I was tired of being put in a box, tired of being reduced to a stereotype. It was a moment that lit a fire in me, a determination to never let anyone else define who I am or tell my story for me. That experience, as difficult as it was, became a turning point, one that pushed me to fully embrace every layer of my identity and never settle for anything less than authenticity.

Speaker 1:

When I really take a moment to look at myself, I see all the layers that make me who I am Strengths, scars, dreams and all. It's taken time and a lot of self-discovery to embrace every part of me, but it's been worth it, and I want you to know that you have that same beauty and complexity within you. So I invite you to take a moment and really see yourself, every layer every nuance. You are so much more than what the world sees on the surface, and you deserve to embrace all of it. One of the practices that really helps me is journaling. It's something that allows me to connect with my thoughts, my dreams and all those little moments that make me who I am. I encourage you to give it a try and see how it feels. It's amazing how something so simple can be so transformative, and as we continue this journey together, I'll be sharing more tips and ideas that help me and hopefully they'll help you too. So let's talk about what this really is from a psychological lens.

Speaker 1:

Becoming herself isn't just a vibe. It's rewiring. It's literally your brain unlearning the version of you that survived through approval, performance and adaptation. Most of us were conditioned to believe that being ourselves wasn't safe. We got love for being agreeable, attractive, productive, but not always for being real. So our nervous system started to code performance as safety. That's why becoming your true self can feel unsafe at first. It's not because you're doing something wrong. It's because your brain is stepping into unfamiliar territory. Identity without armor. And here's the wild part your sense of self isn't fixed. It's shaped by mirroring. As children, we learn who we are by how others reflect us back to ourselves. So if those mirrors were distorted, if they made you feel too loud, too much, too brown, too emotional, then the version of you that formed wasn't based on truth. It was based on survival. So when you choose to reclaim herself, what you're really doing is reparenting your identity. You're saying I will be the best mirror now and I will reflect back love, truth and worth. And that's why people fear becoming themselves, not because they don't want it, but because no one ever taught them how to feel safe in their own skin. So if you're on this journey and you've started remembering the version of you that existed before the edits, the version who didn't flinch, didn't shrink, didn't apologize, I want you to know you're not crazy, you're not behind, You're becoming, and the world might not recognize her yet, but that doesn't mean she isn't real. It means she's just getting started.

Speaker 1:

This was for my frequency, the one decoding the signal, not just consuming the sound. I'll see you in the next transmission. And remember, the deeper you listen, the louder she gets. This is my chic intuition. ¶¶, ¶¶, ¶¶. We'll be right back ¶¶. Tell me what's the danger. What's the danger? What's the danger? What's the danger? What's the danger? What's the danger? ¶¶, ¶¶, when you have it, when you have it, when you have it, when you have it, when you have it, when you have it.