Speaking Uncomfortable Truths Sets You Free | Insights from Dr Lalith Wijedoru

In this conversation, Dr. Lalith Wijedoru talks about discovering his superpower by speaking his uncomfortable truths through storytelling, which allowed him to unlock his potential and possibilities for creating space for others to share their stories. 

And while speaking one’s uncomfortable truths has its perils, Lalith makes meaningful impact in the organizations and communities he’s involved with, because that is how others heal, grow, and deepen relationships, it’s also how he continues to grow and create deeper social connections.

Lalith discovered his superpower by speaking his own uncomfortable truths, so he’s very aware of what is required and what may happen when one shares their uncomfortable truths.

In the conversation, Lalith goes on to share…
➡️ What it takes to tell an uncomfortable truth
➡️ What resistance to expect when telling an uncomfortable truth
➡️ Why the rewards of telling your comfortable truth are better than staying silent

Lalith’s first career was as Dr. Wijedoru, an emergency department pediatric doctor, because he wanted to provide the care and safeguarding of children that he did not receive as a child.

Now he’s in his second career as a well-being consultant, a storyteller, and founder of Behind Your Mask, an organization that creates the spaces and skills for speaking uncomfortable truths through storytelling.

In this episode, Lalith answers the following questions:
➡️ What are uncomfortable truths?
➡️ How to tell someone an uncomfortable truth?
➡️ How to speak your truth?
➡️ How to tell stories about your past?

My favorite quote from the episode: “Truth can disrupt and truth can destroy, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

When not telling an uncomfortable truth protects something that causes and prolongs harm, it’s not worth protecting. In many relationships and families there are unspoken truths where we’ve been told it’s safer not tell the truth. In terms of actual healing, that’s bullshit. It only amplifies and prolongs the hurt.

If you are in need of talking to someone, there are organizations available to help.
ℹ️ In the US, for Mental Health Crises And Suicide Prevention: Dial 9-8-8

ℹ️ In the UK, for Mental Health Crises And Suicide Prevention: Dial 1-1-1

🌈 If you are an LGBTQ+ young person in need of support, you can reach out to The Trevor Project crisis counselors, available 24/7,
💜 https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help/
🧡 Text “START” to 678-678
💛 Call at 1-866-488-7386

ℹ️ To find a therapist or counseling, you can try BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com/

Resources mentioned in the episode:
-  Lalith’s Company, Behind Your Mask
- Lalith’s LinkedIn

Music in this episode by Ian Kastner.

"What Do You Know To Be True?" is a series of conversations where I speak with interesting people about their special talent or superhero power and the meaningful impact it has on others. The intention is to learn more about their experience with their superhero power, so that we can learn something about the special talent in each of us which allows us to connect more deeply with our purpose and achieve our potential. 

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"What Do You Know To Be True?" is hosted by Roger Kastner, is a production of Three Blue Pens, and is recorded on the ancestral lands of the Duwamish and Suquamish people. To discover the ancestral lands of the indigenous people whose land you may be on, go to: https://native-land.ca/

Keywords
#Discover Your Superpower #Unlock Your Potential #Make Meaningful Impact