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Brandon Kyle Goodman visits Google to discuss his book "You Gotta Be You: How to Embrace This Messy Life and Step Into Who You Really Are." From the time we\\u2019re born, a litany of do\\u2019s and don\\u2019ts are placed on us by our families, our communities, and society. We\'re required to fit into boxes based on our race, gender, and sexuality, and are told by others how we should behave, who we should date, and what we should be interested in. For so many of us, those boxes begin to feel like shackles when we realize they don\\u2019t fit our unique shape, yet we keep trying because we crave acceptance and validation. But is \\u201cfitting in\\u201d worth the time, energy, and suffering?

As a Black nonbinary, queer person born into a religious immigrant household, Brandon knows the pain of having to hide one\\u2019s true self, the work of learning to love that true self, and the freedom of finally being your true self. In \\u201cYou Gotta Be You\\u201d, Brandon affectionately challenges us to consider, \\u201cWho would I be if society never got its hands on me?\\u201d This question set Brandon on a mission to unlearn all the things he was told he should be in order to step into who he really was.

Compassionate and soulful, funny and revealing, \\u201cYou Gotta Be You\\u201d is an unapologetic call to self-freedom. It\\u2019s about turning rejection into a roadmap to self-love. It\\u2019s a guide to setting boundaries and fostering self-growth. And most importantly, it\\u2019s an affirmation that we are enough exactly as we are.

Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

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