Neville Goddard called it pruning the vine.

Most people think an identity shift is about becoming someone new. It’s not. It’s about starving the version of you that was built to survive environments you’ve outgrown. If you’re in a season where: – old habits don’t feel right anymore – certain conversations drain you – you can’t show up the way you used to – you feel disconnected from your old identity That’s identity reclamation. You don’t “find” your next identity. You create space for it by removing what no longer gets to be fed. That means: – no longer performing for validation – no longer overexplaining yourself – no longer maintaining roles that require you to shrink This is the uncomfortable part people skip. Because starving an old identity can feel like: – silence – distance – loss – stillness But this is where self-trust is built. And this is why environment matters. You can’t fully release who you were in the same spaces that required you to be them. This is the work we do inside my containers and retreats — creating environments where your next identity isn’t forced… it’s supported. If you’re in this phase, you’re already shedding. #identityshift #personaldevelopment #selfgrowth