finding your voice
Esteem governs your place among people: voice, recognition, worth. These feelings live where you meet other people's eyes.
All six families pass through this need. Read the feelings below and you'll hear one question asked six ways: who am I when I'm seen?
Being seen is its own arena. Shame research shows identity feelings cut deeper than embarrassment (Tangney, Brown), and minority stress research counts the cost of chronic exposure (Meyer). This level is where self meets audience.
Throat Chakra
Pride ↔ Humility: self-inflation, against grounded worth.