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My Layers
Mapping the parts of me that shape how I'm seen, and where I can rest
Write one part of who you are in each circle. For example: neurotype, race, culture, gender, sexuality, faith, language, class, body or age. Leave any circle empty.
Pairs with: Many Layers & Double Masking
Members can fill this in online and keep their answers in their Library. Come back and edit it any time. Or download the PDF to print.
The worksheet, as designed. The same content is written out below.
On the sheet, six dotted circles sit around a filled circle marked "me".
me
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Which layers do people see first?
Which layers get missed or misread?
Where do I mask or code-switch, and what does it cost me?
Where do I feel most fully myself?
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Naming one need
Pick one place you'd like more of that "fully myself" feeling.
When I
I think
I feel
I want / need
I will
"When I" = what you notice through your senses: what you see, hear or feel in your body.
Sources and credits. SOLA Brain Library · pairs with Many Layers & Double Masking. There is no right number of layers.