self-exploration

American  

[self-ek-spler-ay-shuhn] / ˌsɛlfˌɛk splərˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

plural

self-explorations

1. the process of deepening one's self-understanding by considering and analyzing one's own feelings, beliefs, motivations, values, etc.

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Example Sentences

This desire for a farm is her latest self-exploration, clarifying for her that she loves her profession but not the superficial trappings that accompany it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Maybe this self-described “enigma” was ready to fully commit to a post-football life of self-exploration with spiritual guides, gurus and whatever you want to call McAfee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

She believes music is a form of self-exploration and self-expression, a way to represent the unrepresented.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

“Brandi’s first, self-titled album made my transition from a very rigid world into a new one of self-exploration less lonely,” Iegre said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2023

And my zest for self-exploration seems not to have been distracted by the necessity of exploring a new outer universe.

From The Promised Land by Antin, Mary