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Investigative Selfism
by Justina Poskeviciute
My name is Justina, welcome to Investigative Selfism. As a political commentator who talks about different forms and systems of external oppression, I'm also interested in my own personal transformation. In this platform, I share with you tools, frameworks, authors, and anything of value I have found to lead a life of authenticity - on a path of collective liberation.See it here: www.investigativeselfism.com
Episodes
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See If You've Missed This Important Question about Dehumanisation
This is really scary to admit and identify: all the areas of life and my very being where I have been dehumanising myself. But we have to push through the discomfort of asking this question. Why? Because how can we fight against the dehumanisation of others if we're still, albeit unknowingly,...
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What The World with Israel in It Looks Like - And Why It's OK for our Nervous Systems Not to Be OK
This episode is a crossover between Investigative Selfism and my more political project, The Exploding Head. It's a crossover because it's about the heaviness that many of you might be feeling: the heaviness of existing in the world where crimes are being committed against my and your humanity...
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Just Like You Reject Gaslighting in Personal Life, Reject it in Politics, too
We can call it war propaganda (as we should), but we can also use another rather popular concept: gaslighting. This is what is being done to us on a global scale, as the U.S.-Israel war on Iran is being waged. That's why, if you're feeling something's very off, if you're feeling that you might be...
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Don't Be a Safe Space for Those Who Preach Supremacy
In short, protect your kindness by reminding yourself not to bow down to fascists. Because being a safe space for those who dehumanise others will inevitably dehumanise you, too. #antifascist #solidarity #FreePalestine #Gaza #decolonise
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On Fascist Regimes, The Heaviness of Interconnectedness, And Living Standing Up
The more we know, the more things can hurt. The more interconnected we are, the more there is for our hearts, minds, and souls to handle, inevitably. Yet if we have the capacity - that sometimes looks like a privilege, I know - to stand up, I invite us to do exactly that. #antifascist...
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How Do We Choose to Operate in Times of Fascism?
This episode is a crossover between Investigative Selfism and The Exploding Head, my more political project. I've chosen to post my message in both because, in the end, it's about how we choose to show up in times that are extremely worrying globally. And because I think it can't be clearer that...
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The Fires, The Multiple Fires
Stillness can suck -- because sometimes, what comes out of it is not necessarily pleasant. I know we all know it intellectually, but I'm inviting you to actually create space for it at the end of the year and see what happens. See what needs attention. See what needs self-compassion. (I share my...
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Smash Self-Abandonment, Speak out against Fascism
It's painful: to choose to live a life that's not yours. To become someone else, for others. Not to live with integrity. Not to have the courage to speak out against mass atrocities. In the last episode of the fifth season of Investigative Selfism, I'm inviting you to smash self-abandonment. I…
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On One of The Forms of Smallness
In the end - holy shit - if genocide apologists have no shame of speaking out, why would you self-censor yourself when there's something you feel called to express? It's what I remind myself often. And it's definitely part of that work to uncover and start repairing my smallness. The conversation…
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What Are You Saving Unapologetic Language For?
This is not a rhetorical question. It’s a question I’m inviting you to ask when Fascism is on the rise, our planet is on fire, gender conditioning is still strong (demanding half of the world’s population to center the comfort of the other half), and when we know that unexpressed anger will…
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Don't Show Loyalty Just Because Once You Did
I'm continuing the theme of my fifth season: an invitation to smash - completely, unapologetically - some concepts, habits, and patterns in your life. My second episode is about having the courage to admit that some people you might have praised are not worthy of your praise and loyalty anymore....
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Can You Stop Denying and Defending Your Privileges?
The fourth season of my podcast was about getting real about things. The fifth one is about smashing them. I start it with an embarrassing admission of my own ignorance and arrogance. The denial of my privilege. The desire to appear a certain way and simply denying reality. I invite you, once...
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Let's Get Real about What We Carry
In my closing episode of the season, I invite you to be honest with yourselves about what's occupying your head, heart, and soul. I don't mean the things we choose to carry unnecessarily. I mean the big, meaningful, and oftentimes heavy things. I also invite you not to push anything down but to...
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Two Tips on Navigating Difficult Times, Including Witnessing The Destruction of Gaza
It was a combination of an unexpected tragic event that I witnessed recently and the continuous witnessing of Israel’s mass murder in Gaza that sparked this episode. In it, I share two reminders with you that can help when you’re navigating difficult times. One, it’s a reminder to give yourself...
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It's OK to Allow Yourself to Grieve During Genocide
It's difficult to see a population being destroyed. It's difficult to see acquaintances - and our leaders - express Fascist views. It's difficult to expect friends to speak out but not always get it. In short, there's a lot to process: both what's happening in Gaza and the world. For me, it took…
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How Do You Want to Show Up in The New Year?
Although this post might seem like a strong “You know, you should really…” it actually isn’t. It’s not a ‘should’ but an invitation to slow down for an hour or so and reflect on how you’d like your 2024 to be. Or, rather, how you would like to show up this year. Just the past five years, I’ve…
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Let's Get Real about Healthy Anger
I'm closing this year inviting you to explore the importance of feeling our emotions (including healthy anger) and not disregard what an alarming amount of research points to. The connection between suppressing healthy anger, the stress it creates on our immuno, neuro, and endocrine systems, and...
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Let's Get Real about Struggling through Genocide
This is not an episode that contains "answers" -- but what I do want to do is to hold space for everyone struggling as a genocide in Gaza is unfolding. Through the guilt, shame, privileges, painful silence of friends, and other things to navigate, I invite you to both normalise not being OK and…
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What Are You Really About?
My fourth season is all about getting real, so this makes a lot of sense to ask: what are you really about? These past weeks have been extremely centering for many. I also noticed how many people who could be considered (and in some ways, they really can be) intellectuals seem to, in the end…
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Let's Get Real About "Imperfections" And Self-Compassion
As a political commentator who focuses on Palestine and a human, I have to say that the last month has been very tough. But it has also shown me something that I know many of us have to navigate: being very much imperfect people doing work that matters to us. I think to continue, self-compassion…
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What Not to Forget When Things Are Tough
As a political commentator and a person, I know this week has been a very tough one for anyone following what's been happening in Palestine. That is, including myself. As I admit to you in my video, even I, the person who preaches about the importance of self-care and being mindful of our mental...
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Let's Get Real About Our Social Circle
Who we surround ourselves with is - it sucks to admit but science shows it's true - who we are in the end (well, not completely, but you know what I mean). So let's get real about what that circle is and how to make sure it's what truly supports and inspires us. The questions I’m inviting you to...
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Welcome to Season 4! But Why Am I Really Here?
I am very excited to be back and I've decided to make my fourth season all about GETTING REAL. It's about asking questions that are more uncomfortable, connecting the dots between the inner and the outer, and sharing a more authentic me with you. And you know, I start by doing exactly that: by...
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Caring For Yourself Is A Big Deal - And You Did It!
I'm finishing the third season of Investigative Selfism and will be taking a short break until September. But I can't leave without saying something! I wanted to say a big THANK YOU for being curious, caring for yourselves, and taking the time to learn about the frameworks I was presenting to you...
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Are You Empowering Your Friends?
You can never know how powerful a word of appreciation and encouragement can be. So why whyyyy would you hold back? Especially when you mean it. Choose to be that caring and encouraging friend. That's it! That's the gist of my quick episode. Choose to empower your friends ❤️ The whole third…
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Are You Missing One Essential Thing in Your Empowerment Journey?
I can't say my third season is on the topic of empowerment if I don't address one major part of it: our physical health. Why? Because no matter how important it is to manage your thoughts (and I talk about ALL THE TIME), you simply can't intellectualise yourself into health. "Health" is super...
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How Are You Framing Your Challenges?
I start with a ridiculous story from my weekend of a kayaking experience that didn't go exactly as planned. But what my episode is on are six learnings/reminders that I've extracted from it and want to share with you. Why? Because how we FRAME our experiences is so so so important. And especially...
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How Can You Deal with The Need to Form A Certain Image on Social Media?
I must admit that it's been difficult for me to find healthier ways to navigate social media. Interestingly, it's not so much about consumption but my own desire to appear a certain way --- does that resonate with you? If it does, and if you've ever wondered how you're appearing on different...
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Why Should We "Do The Work"?
If someone asked you why you should invest in yourself, what would you say? Why do the work of personal development, healing, empowerment, or however we choose to call it? I have a pretty damn complete answer to that question. I mean, it makes sense, since my whole Investigative Selfism project…
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How Is Your Judging Mind Doing?
I come from a very judgemental background: lots of passive aggressiveness, patronising comments, and body-shaming -- just to name a few cultural tendencies. So I myself had a choice: either normalise and practice it or consciously reject it. And oh my there are plenty of benefits of inspecting...
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Are You Owning Your Life Story?
Can we truly grow if we're rejecting certain parts of ourselves, denying certain experiences, or holding onto shame? Unfortunately, that's not what different disciplines say. So if we want to talk about empowerment- which has been the topic of my third podcast season - we have to talk about own…
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What Is Empowerment to You?
When do you feel strong? When do you feel most like yourself? When does your life "make sense" to you? When do you feel proud of who - and how - you are?I'd say, these are excellent questions to ask if we want to lead lives of authenticity and courage. Empowerment has been the umbrella topic of…
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What Does Courage Look Like for You?
Have you ever reflected on what courage means to you? I'd say, to lead a life that's authentically ours, sometimes (always?:) we need to engage in active reflection - and take conscious action - towards the kind of person we want to be. But let me explain it in my episode!
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How Not to Take Things So Personally?
Why do we take some things personally and others not? What can help us to go deeper and let this burden down? This is no easy task. And how deep you want to go with this work depends on how willing and how equipped you are to do it.In my episode, I present four suggestions: four reminders,...
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What's Wong With Perfectionism?
To say "I'm a perfectionist" might not be as cute as you thought. Why? Because there is one meaning of this word that is extremely unhealthy. But only if we never learn about it. So learn about it in my quick episode and find resources on fear management here: http://bit.ly/3XkVfBU
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Can We Have Empowerment without Healing?
There are many ways to define empowerment and any progress toward being the authentic and intentional selves matters. But is there something else? Is there something we can put the work to uncover that would help us move forward in significant ways? I think there is. I don't know what it is for…
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Fixed Mindset or Growth Mindset?
Do we think we have the capacity to change? And if we do, what would that look like? If you said YES to the first question, you might have what is called a growth mindset. It's a simple yet empowering concept that can help us shed more light on how we are showing up in this world and how to close…
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Don't Base Your Growth on Shame
If we're basing our growth on something, let's make sure it's not destructive. And that's exactly what shame is! In my episode, I explain the difference between shame and guilt, why shame is not your friend, how we can approach shame, and what's a healthier base for us to base our growth and...
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Top Three Beliefs That Move Us Forward
Why would we ever do anything, including work on ourselves? I believe that behind any investment in ourselves we find three ideas that can continue moving us forward in times of good and bad. These ideas might seem simple -- but to truly believe in them requires a lot of work. And reminders, like...
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Can We Have Better Problems?
"Just have better problems!" would be arrogant - and ignorant "advice" to give to anyone. That's why it's not what my episode is about. It's about reframing certain challenges in our lives in ways that are more empowering. As we do that, we can see that some challenges are "safer" (more familiar)...
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Have You Reflected on Your Learnings And Intentions Recently?
It’s so easy not to be in tune with ourselves. To keep on running without ever giving ourselves credit for the meaningful ways in which we’ve changed and without setting the intention of our own growth. Let’s not do that. As I’m recording this in December, I’d like to invite you to take the time...
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Are You Protecting Your Precious Mind?
What we choose to put into our precious minds is no joke. That doesn't mean there is no place for entertainment and anything playful here. Yet what we choose to consume and what people we spend time with can influence our focus, our emotional state, our habits, and so much more. In my short...
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Four Reminders When Dealing With Family
If your family can be called functional, congrats – statistically, you’ve won a very important lottery! If not – like me – you might need to put some work in when spending time with your folks. In my video, I present four quick points that can serve as reminders for ourselves when spending time...
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Embrace The Silliness!
Don't get me wrong: our values, dreams, and mission ARE to be taken seriously. Yet we don't have to choose to bring grimness to our journey. It's easy to get entangled in everything we do, only to forget that it's supposed to be light -- and that it should bring us joy, right? Personal…
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What Does "Choosing Your Battles" Mean?
How do less drama and more meaning sound? You might have heard the saying “choose your battles.” Although it can be deconstructed in many ways, what it means is an invitation to choose where we’re putting our time, energy, and emotional labour. What I do in this episode is give you four points…
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The Unofficial Psychology of Travels
Can we take the spark of a certain extraordinary experience and bring it to our regular lives? I think it's not easy but it is, thankfully, possible. For me, that experience is definitely travelling. It is something that has shaped me immensely and has enriched my life in ways I could never...
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Are You Honouring Your Friends?
When we talk about empowerment, let's not forget one huge source of it: our friends! Be it their struggles, the way they're navigating their lives, any major changes they're going through, or their openness about their journeys. Let's listen to them and let's give them credit. Because it's very...
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Season Three Is Here And It's All About Empowerment! But What Is It, Really?
The concept of empowerment is much more than how to keep ourselves motivated and work on our confidence. It's about the tools we have to live more fully, to know how to face challenging situations and navigate complex issues. That's why it is the topic of my whole third season! There is just so...
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How To Give Discomfort More Meaning
“Why don’t you tell the kids about your prison experience?” Wait, what? It’s a sentence you might not hear often. Unless you’re me and you’re kindly asked to talk about politics to students once in a while. In my podcast episode, I mention this story briefly and I’ll link to it in a second. But...
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COVID Lessons, Year 2
“Happy 2-year COVID anniversary!” I thought to myself recently. And decided to do a quick episode on it. If my second season is all about discomfort, who can deny that COVID has been one uncomfortable experience? In this episode, I do reference a piece on COVID learnings from a year ago and…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
My name is Justina, welcome to Investigative Selfism. As a political commentator who talks about different forms and systems of external oppression, I'm also interested in my own personal transformation. In this platform, I share with you tools, frameworks, authors, and anything of value I have found to lead a life of authenticity - on a path of collective liberation.See it here: www.investigativeselfism.com
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