<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Taking off the costume means bringing... > Taking off the costume means bringing authenticity, dignity, and freedom into the same life. The goal is not exposure without judgment; it is reducing the distance between the person one performs and the person who must actually live the consequences. Congruence is the relief of no longer maintaining two incompatible selves. **Source:** [[livestreams/Take Off the Costume — Authenticity, Dignity, and the Freedom to Be Yourself - Workbook|Take Off the Costume — Authenticity, Dignity, and the Freedom to Be Yourself]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Taking off the costume means bringing authenticity, dignity, and freedom into the same life. The goal is not exposure without judgment; it is reducing the distance between the person one performs and the person who must actually live the consequences. Congruence is the relief of no longer maintaining two incompatible selves.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-taking-off-costume-maintaining-incompatible-selves ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->