Boundaries, Service, & Self-Worth: Luke as Guest on The Spiritual Investor (Bonus Rebroadcast)
The Life StylistShow Notes
Get ready for a journey through identity, transformation, and the winding road toward becoming fully yourself. In this bonus episode with the Spiritual Investor Elizabeth Ralph, we get into the masks people wear, the exhaustion of trying to maintain an image, and how my years in addiction recovery forced me to confront who I really was underneath all the performance and self-protection. I also open up about something I’m still actively learning: the shadow side of service. After spending years helping people and putting everyone else first, I’ve had to face some uncomfortable truths around self-worth, boundaries, receiving support, and what real humility actually looks like. We talk about money, manifestation, relationships, psychedelics, and the massive personal shift that’s happened while writing my upcoming book, A Horse Named Lonesome.
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