Discovering Authenticity In a Fake World - with Sophia Esperanza

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Discovering Authenticity In a Fake World - with Sophia Esperanza | Know Thyself Podcast EP 39

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Sophia Esperanza shares her healing journey of going from superficial glamour to authentic beauty. After years of modeling, Sophia began the process of re-discovering her true self. She underwent explant surgery, shaved her head, deleted her old instagram photos, and shifted her message to one of empowerment. Today, she explains what this process has looked like and how you too can go on this journey of self love.
Her and André discuss kindness to self, embracing the imperfect, becoming sensitive to life, transcending self righteousness, and so much more.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
1:59 Sophia’s Journey to Coming Back to Self
17:40 What comes from Authenticity
24:41 Intellect vs Felt Experience
29:45 Creating a Nurturing Environment for Change
38:15 Kindness to Self
41:54 Embracing the 'Imperfect'
49:04 Advice on Your Healing Journey
59:19 Becoming Sensitive to Life
1:08:31 From Self Righteous to Awareness
1:22:38 Conclusion
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Sophia Esperanza:
Sophia Esperanza is an Animal Rights Activist, Earth-Steward and Artist. She worked as a model in the fast-fashion realm for years and decided to redirect her career to align with her true passion and ethos. She currently creates social media content aimed at inspiring others to embody their most authentic selves, and shares vegan recipes through her platform, Elbows on the Table.
Her food represents an art she's loved her entire life and her mission to create a more compassionate world. Currently, she is taking the next steps to create an animal sanctuary and farm on acres of Earth.
Instagram: / sophiaesperanza
KZfaq: / @sophiaesperanza
Elbows on the Table: elbowsott.com
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@spinach4616 Жыл бұрын

the part that impacted me the most is Sophia emphasizing the time aspect. I am only in this body temporarily, if I have months, 5, 10 ,15, 80 years ahead of me left. I don't want to spend a second longer, hiding or lying to myself about anything. I am tired of worrying. I want to try and feel, I want to dare to push.

@sophiaesperanza Жыл бұрын

Honored for this chat, love you Andre ❤

@coolbreeze5683 Жыл бұрын

It's interesting when we learn to separate ourselves from your bodies but still be in tune with it. It's beautiful when she mentions that our bodies are just vehicles to help us experience this life. We're extremely lucky if we have a fully functional body. When we meet others who can see us for other than our bodies, that's true connection and true love. It far outweighs the feeling of attention from people who just look at us because we might be what they think is attractive at the moment.

@Alaskaventureswithbrodie Жыл бұрын

I love Sophia. She was someone I found on KZfaq at the beginning of my plant based eating journey a year ago thankfully. I feel the same as her. When someone says oh yum a burger and then sees a hurt animal on the side of the road and is mortified I realize they just don’t know and haven’t made the connection and try to come from that place of understanding. Thank you for bringing these guests on 🙏🏻

@Sobermama927 Жыл бұрын

This is something that baffles me daily and it's so hard for me not to judge

@warewhulf Жыл бұрын

Just as what was said in this podcast, just watching the real interaction and connection was incredibly inspiring. This may be one of the most powerful and true to our times podcast that I have watched in a while.

@brettrae333 Жыл бұрын

Just as you both mention, just by listening to this conversation I’m feeling less alone in my experience and a sense of hope that there’s so many like just like me. It left me looking forward to the little moments of interactions with all walks of life and opportunities to look into the eyes of others and further translate this forward :) thank you ❤

@NuManifestations Жыл бұрын

Transformation is beautiful. “The only constant in life is change.” 🧚🏼♥️

@manodeva7179 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU ANDRE & ALL YOUR WONDERFUL GUESTS😘

@mirandaruzinsky7465 Жыл бұрын

I resonated a lot with this episode. I am currently in recovery from a decade long eating disorder so her message about authenticity and feeling over physical appearance and that chameleon mask was just so powerful. Thank you Sophia for being that esperanza or hope :D.

@DGRLA 25 күн бұрын

im literlly in a similar place as her right now (shedding, silence, awareness) thank u for this work its always older ppl or white people talking about this stuff but this is the first time i could see someone that looks me, or like a peer or someone i could relate to which was really impactful. representation really does matter

@mamalotus8988 Жыл бұрын

“You are both the symbol and the meaning” Giiiiiiiiiiirl. Andre, thank you so much for interviewing her- even with how incredible her content is, it doesn’t do her depth justice. Grateful to experience it in this way 🙏🏻🤍

@Bestillmyfriend Жыл бұрын

So first of all everything in this is actually exactly what I needed to hear for my experience right now and it’s funny because my intuition kept saying to watch this one and so I finally did. This was just so beautiful and so so very relatable and just literally affirming everything I’ve just been talking about with myself. Thank you so much, so much love.

@METALHEAD550 Жыл бұрын

I have been like her for so long, and its why I don't have any friends...

@AwakeThriving Жыл бұрын

Loved this episode, really uplifting 🕉️ ✨ and also because they are both so articulate 😌✨

@NikkiBigger Жыл бұрын

such a good episode! I deeply resonate with her story and words and loved listening

@victoriaw1125 6 ай бұрын

Angel on earth, a divine woman. Thank you two 🙏

@inigoisidro1634 Жыл бұрын

I thought I was different.. I just realized that we are really free to be happy about it😇

@idabergmann5270 Жыл бұрын

love quite all of it and i'm impressed by sophia and how down to earth she is (as i believe to know that groundedness is the basis of spirituality/opening up to the heavens :)

@happysoul3606 Жыл бұрын

Wow it’s so lovely & light full - this episode opend & answered some questions i didn’t even know i had 🙏🏼 thx you so much for your words ✨ let’s be Humans again > life kind & in love and light 🌞🌷

@creativesdiaryzenliving6473 Жыл бұрын

Can relate with this so much . Would love to be as authentic and without masks

@twonrichpo1126 Жыл бұрын

I really love n deeply appreciate her honesty and her journey. This is SO DOPE.

@thelevitylife Жыл бұрын

Very wise young young lady!

@peterpaulharnisch Жыл бұрын

I do not agree that it’s a fake world. This is only the opinion of the observer. ❤ One can be true to heart no matter what one is doing.

@manuelaperez1544 Жыл бұрын

beautiful message, thanks for inspiring!

@rainbowpeapod2796 9 ай бұрын

i love listening to her :) heartfelt :) such a nice and compassionate harmony between you two 💜🙏thank you

@thelevitylife Жыл бұрын

Great inspiration and impactful episode. ❤

@barbara5051 7 ай бұрын

True authenticity is silence

@savesoil3133 Жыл бұрын

Wow! Unexpected! Awesome!❤ #SaveSoil #ConsciousPlanet

@tonykeane7524 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for you honest answer

@hellakonnecker3387 Жыл бұрын

it was such a nice episode! The peace and rest topic really inspires me

@anyamanayo Жыл бұрын

My Goddess, Pure Wisdom 🙏🏼🙌🏼🙏🏼

@andreadybvik Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful conversation💛

@andreajohnstone9269 Жыл бұрын

Good for you. To get out of Yr ego and find you xx

@ianlock1330 Жыл бұрын

Love this! I am so much like her.

@C.C.369 Жыл бұрын

I just watched the movie Idiocracy now I crave some brain food so I hopped on here

@coolbreeze5683 Жыл бұрын

When I met my now-husband on holiday in Italy around 2007, he talked about that movie during our first date and asked me if America was really like that 😂 I hadn't seen it at the time but years later, we watched it together. It's so dumb but it's satire that seems to be coming true.

@C.C.369 Жыл бұрын

@@coolbreeze5683 👌😂 so funny that he asked about the movie as soon as he got the chance to talk to a real american gal 😂 Btw ☺️ you and me got something in common: last year fell madly in love in italy during holidays! - you married the man you fell in love with in Italy? You are living my dream girl!!! ❤️❤️❤️

@dio.mikota Жыл бұрын

much love guys

@dio.mikota Жыл бұрын

feel you🙏🏽

@carol-anneokane6300 Жыл бұрын

what is the name of the tree behind sophia? with 5/6 leaves

@britneysimone 5 ай бұрын

RAW DOGGING LIFE

@Mt.Shasta_Rhythmic_Balance Жыл бұрын

💖Nice❣

@mateusgam1234 7 ай бұрын

Its funny, cuz' i saw on Sky Life A man going from being poor to financially free, by becoming a model as well.. Dont think we can put things into boxes. I havent seen the video. But we dont have to do anything we dont want to. If its not meeting our terms, we can find something else. She can still be a model, if she wants to. As an example for a vegan company or whatever 🥴 The outside has always been trying to say what we should do and not do. But the outside dont hold any power, other than we give it.

@taverninbetween Жыл бұрын

Saturn return buddy!

@dio.mikota Жыл бұрын

💜💜💜

@soudipanah Жыл бұрын

🙌🏻🙏💕💕💕

@el3nad3leva Жыл бұрын

I am so so interested if you Sophia know your Human design profile. I have a feeling that you may be 6/2 profile and you are going "on the roofing your second phase..

@flexintuit Жыл бұрын

❤🧡💛💚🩵💜

@user-hj2gz5sh6v Жыл бұрын

😂everyone is a model now days. Or trying to be something on social media. Lord help us. No one is getting an education and becoming useful in this word. Than the same people complain when there is no doctor to see them when they need to see one. 😂😂