the parasocial trap
This episode started as a conversation about parasocial relationships. It became something else.A parasocial relationship is one-sided by definition. You invest real emotional energy in someone who doesn't …
This episode started as a conversation about parasocial relationships. It became something else.A parasocial relationship is one-sided by definition. You invest real emotional energy in someone who doesn't …
In this episode, I pick up a thread I first noticed in episode three and finally understand it properly.For most of my academic life, the times I tried …
In this episode, I finally talk about the thing I said I wasn't ready to talk about in the last one. The fear that lives in romantic situations …
In this episode, I do something I probably should have done sooner. I name the thing that's been running underneath every single episode of this season.Fear.I get into …
In this episode, I pick up where the last one left off, because the same tool that lets you understand yourself can also be turned outward and used …
In this episode, I get into something a bit lighter after the last couple of heavy ones, but it's still personal.I talk about growing up bilingual, and how …
In this episode, I get into something that gets thrown around a lot in spiritual and self-help spaces: shadow work. But rather than the mystical version, I want …
In this episode, I get into something I think a lot of people carry around quietly: the relationship between self-awareness and the body. Specifically, my relationship with my …
In this episode, I talk about the idea of being perceived, and how something as small as a throwaway comment can completely shape the way you see yourself.From …
In this episode, I talk about why “cringe” is often just confidence we haven’t built yet. How secondhand embarrassment can be a reaction to visibility, vulnerability, or joy. …
In this episode, I talk about a realisation that slowly settled with me: free will is reason enough. I reflect on why we feel the need to justify …
In this episode, I talk about the moment a very simple realisation finally clicked for me: no one is coming to do it for you. I reflect on …
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