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# The EMPIRE Library | Identity

Explore identity, self-worth, confidence, purpose, authenticity, values, self-sabotage, habits, adaptation, limiting beliefs, and the patterns that shape who you become.

# Identity Articles

[![Cover image for “What Are Survival Patterns?” explaining how survival patterns shape identity, thoughts, emotions, behavior, relationships, and the EMPIRE Framework.](https://blog.ahwaken.com/hubfs/Cover%20image%20for%20What%20Are%20Survival%20Patterns%20explaining%20how%20survival%20patterns%20shape%20identity%2c%20thoughts%2c%20emotions%2c%20behavior%2c%20relationships%2c%20and%20the%20EMPIRE%20Framework..png)](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/what-are-survival-patterns-psychology-empire-framework)

[Personal Growth](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/personal-growth), [Psychology](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/psychology), [Survival Patterns](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/survival-patterns), [Identity](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/identity), [Neuroscience](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/neuroscience)

## [What Are Survival Patterns? | Psychology & EMPIRE Framework](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/what-are-survival-patterns-psychology-empire-framework)

![Picture of Margo Lynn](https://blog.ahwaken.com/hs-fs/hubfs/margo%20lynn%20s.jpg?width=50&name=margo%20lynn%20s.jpg) [Margo Lynn](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/author/margo-lynn) 

 Jul 16, 2026 5:23:18 PM

A woman sits across from a friend and says, almost as a joke, that she always ends up dating emotion...

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[Personal Growth](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/personal-growth), [Nervous System](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/nervous-system), [Psychology](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/psychology), [Survival Patterns](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/survival-patterns), [Identity](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/tag/identity)

## [How Do We Become Who we Are? | The EMPIRE Framework](https://blog.ahwaken.com/identity/how-do-we-become-who-we-are)

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 Jul 14, 2026 5:16:38 PM

Two babies are born on the same day.

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