self-exploration

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Recent Examples of self-exploration During an appearance on the Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky podcast on Tuesday, the Diplomat star shared a fond memory of her former costar amid a discussion about her self-exploration journey through psychedelics, MDMA, mushrooms, and even astrology. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025 In undergoing the complex journey of self-exploration, Panic! Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025 This year has been a bit of self-exploration. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 The grotto set the stage for the rest of my visit: quiet spirituality, relaxation, and self-exploration. Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025 The survey also polled 992 parents of 16-to-24-year-olds, 16% of whom encouraged social media as a tool for career and self-exploration. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2025 Middle schoolers can participate in self-exploration and career awareness activities to help inform their Education and Career Action Plans which are required for graduation. Jean Eddy, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Her book serves as a guide that focuses on self-discovery and self-exploration in both life and career. Abigail Lee, Variety, 18 June 2025 Agathe’s love life as one of self-exploration and forgoes any side story spotlighting male competition. Hannah Benson may 16, Literary Hub, 16 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-exploration
Noun
  • Wilderness therapy often involves backpacking, camping and other outdoor experiences, aiming to foster self-discovery.
    Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
  • For the latest installment of Billboard Book Club, the trio behind Podcrushed — a podcast launched in 2022 to explore the awkwardness and heartbreak that defines adolescence — will talk about their Crushmore book, which continues the journey to unpack the importance of middle school self-discovery.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This isn’t some crytpic way of talking about what happens without spoiling it, about some sort of self-realization.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The prosecutor challenged a defense claim that Torres ended the abuse in an act of self-realization.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • It was thought that the simple last scene of Tom readying Ethan’s bedroom and giving the always subtly expressive Ruffalo a moment of quiet introspection would do the trick.
    Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Even then, there’s still room for some introspection on the record.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And increasingly, women are choosing solitude and self-fulfillment over unsatisfying relationships.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Founders have a wide range of personal reasons for making the pivot, from seeking self-fulfillment to meeting a strategic need in their next chapter.
    Nina Ajemian, Fortune, 24 July 2025
Noun
  • The book’s journey through the brain ends at the frontal pole, a region involved in self-reflection — thinking about thinking.
    Big Think, Big Think, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Awareness activities encourage self-reflection and can include activities like a body scan, breathing exercises, or journaling.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Mother’s turbulent self-examination is incited by the revelation of Sister Agnieszka’s pregnancy in the film’s first Act.
    Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2025
  • This disciplined self-examination is the foundation for refining skills and advancing toward mastery.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The embarrassment led to soul-searching, both for him and his team.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • What Happens Next There would seem to be little hope for a more civil political discourse, despite the soul-searching and appeals on both sides, especially in the run-up to next year’s midterms.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With a mind engaged in varied tasks, the time dedicated to art becomes sharper, less prone to the debilitating self-analysis that can derail artistic momentum.
    Kice Akkawi, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
  • Mills, a longtime associate of Fiona Apple, knows this territory well: the pointed self-analysis of an extremely sensitive person.
    Jenn Pelly, Time, 7 June 2025

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“Self-exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-exploration. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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