self-exploration
noun
self-ex·plo·ra·tion
ˌself-ˌek-splə-ˈrā-shən 
-ˌsplȯ-
: the examination and analysis of one's own unrealized spiritual or intellectual capacities
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Women at this stage have often fulfilled many of the roles expected of them—caregiver, professional, partner—and find themselves at a crossroads where societal expectations diminish and disappear, leaving room for genuine self-exploration.
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Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Zhang basked in Beijing’s emerging space for self-exploration.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
Kwon’s poetic prose gilds a narrative that tightly weaves together myth, self-exploration, and artistic ambition.
—The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Working with a deck that aligns with your zodiac sign will only enhance this process of self-exploration, as there is an immense amount of power in your intention.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
The researchers identified five key themes and two sub-themes: escapism, self-exploration, creative expression (with a sub-theme of providing for others), social support (with a sub-theme of providing a safe space), and routine.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2024
For me, art and my own self-exploration is the same process.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 July 2024
Frazer has delivered a break-up album that effortlessly moves through cinematic soul, street-soul, Rumours-esque soft rock, Latin tropicalia, and lo-fi gospel, while never losing a cohesive thread of the self-exploration required to transcend heartbreak.
—Blake Gillespie, SPIN, 28 June 2024
Of course, passengers can always go off on their own–but new-to-cruisers should note that not all ports are convenient for self-exploration, particularly if the cruise terminal is far from local attractions.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2024
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
Zhang basked in Beijing’s emerging space for self-exploration.
—Chang Che, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
Kwon’s poetic prose gilds a narrative that tightly weaves together myth, self-exploration, and artistic ambition.
—The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
Working with a deck that aligns with your zodiac sign will only enhance this process of self-exploration, as there is an immense amount of power in your intention.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 20 July 2024
The researchers identified five key themes and two sub-themes: escapism, self-exploration, creative expression (with a sub-theme of providing for others), social support (with a sub-theme of providing a safe space), and routine.
—New Atlas, 17 July 2024
For me, art and my own self-exploration is the same process.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 1 July 2024
Frazer has delivered a break-up album that effortlessly moves through cinematic soul, street-soul, Rumours-esque soft rock, Latin tropicalia, and lo-fi gospel, while never losing a cohesive thread of the self-exploration required to transcend heartbreak.
—Blake Gillespie, SPIN, 28 June 2024
Of course, passengers can always go off on their own–but new-to-cruisers should note that not all ports are convenient for self-exploration, particularly if the cruise terminal is far from local attractions.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2024
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