Authenticity without empathy is selfish

Authenticity has been a hot word for the past few years, and with good reason. Avoiding facades and sharing your true self is a great thing to do, and it’s generally a very positive way to go.

However, it can become selfish if you don’t pose your authenticity through the lens of empathy.

This kind of goes back to my “ Accept me as I am? “ post from earlier this year. We…