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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The new movement focuses on personal choice and the benefits of self-exploration rather than applying strict rules of complete sobriety.
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Adam Holm, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
His campaigning leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is lighting up your 12th house of closure, healing and introspection, while Mars in Cancer activates your ninth house of belief systems and self-exploration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
This leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration as well as ego, humility and legacy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
Before October comes to a close, your celestial ruler, Mercury, will oppose Uranus on Oct. 30, bringing unexpected shifts and information, particularly around matters of travel, education and self-exploration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
Adam Holm, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
His campaigning leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is lighting up your 12th house of closure, healing and introspection, while Mars in Cancer activates your ninth house of belief systems and self-exploration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
This leads to a heartfelt journey of self-exploration as well as ego, humility and legacy.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024
Before October comes to a close, your celestial ruler, Mercury, will oppose Uranus on Oct. 30, bringing unexpected shifts and information, particularly around matters of travel, education and self-exploration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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.
—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
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“Self-exploration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-exploration. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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