True-self is not a slogan. For many leaders it is the part of them that was set aside in the name of reliability. Hyper-responsibility can look like excellence while slowly disconnecting a person from their own judgment.
Seeing differently is an act of courage because it threatens the story that has been working. That story got you promoted. It also may be the reason you feel locked out of your own potential.
Kintsugi does not hide the break. It gilds it. The gold is not decoration; it is evidence that repair can be more honest than an unbroken surface.