Prince Harry shares struggles to be his ‘authentic true self’ growing up, saying he felt pressures to ‘come back to what you’re expected to be’ but now feels ‘incredibly free’
The Duke of Sussex has told trauma expert Gabor Maté of his struggles to be his ‘authentic true self’ growing up – saying he felt pressure to ‘come back to what you’re expected to be’ but now he feels ‘incredibly free’.
During his conversation with the ‘toxic trauma’ therapist, he said: ‘The times I ventured towards being my authentic true self… it was almost like ‘don’t be yourself’. Come back to what you’re expected to be.’
Dr Maté quoted a section of Harry’s book where he described his frustration that no one in his family wanted to ‘break free and live’, asking him if he felt he had been able to do so.
Harry answered that he he had, saying he felt ‘a great weight off my shoulders’ after leaving the Royal Family.
The Duke of Sussex has told trauma expert Gabor Maté of his struggles to be his ‘authentic true self’ growing up – saying he felt pressure to ‘come back to what you’re expected to be’ but now feels ‘incredibly free’
The event is seeing the pair speak about dealing with loss as well as the importance of ‘personal healing’.
Meanwhile, Harry also said ‘I don’t see myself as the victim’ after revealing he was diagnosed with PTSD following Princess Diana‘s death during the livestream Q&A.
