Introspectology

By Joanna James-Lynn

This is the show where we go inside other people’s heads to find out who they are, how they think, and what it’s like to be them. Each week Joanna James-Lynn interviews someone different to understand... more

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The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Introspectology episodes:

April 26, 2016The "Arrogant" Improver: Always Striving For The Next Level
Jermaine Davis is a pest controller and aspiring businessman.
He talks about being seen as arrogant, his obsession with
personality tests, and his drive and ambition.

Topics Covered:
Jermaine’s background and the culture change that came with
moving from California to Texas
How comfortable Jermaine is with change
Why Jermaine wants to have his own business
Jermaine’s obsession with personality tests (and his
personality types)
The three words Jermaine would use to describe himself
What it’s like to be seen as arrogant
How Jermaine has changed
Jermaine’s strengths and weaknesses
Hiring based on personality test results
Jermaine’s idea for a new personality test
What Jermaine is like in relationships
Why Jermaine thought he was an introvert
How Jermaine reacts when things don’t go well
How Jermaine’s personality influences his health and fitness
habits
How Jermaine learns
Jermaine’s daily life
Whether or not Jermaine ever relaxes
Whether or not Jermaine ever burns out
How Jermaine thinks his upbringing affected his
personality
What Jermaine would like his future to look like

Resources Mentioned:
Sheep Dressed
Like Wolves - blog
Sheep
Dressed Like Wolves - podcast
Sheep Dressed Like Wolves - podcast on iTunes
Calm Amidst
Chaos
Unshackle Your Core
Values
The Haven

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-arrogant-improver
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54min
April 19, 2016The Misfit-Turned-Maven: Learning To Be OK With Who You Are
Ebonie Allard is a coach and entrepreneur. She talks about becoming OK with who you are, perfectionism and eating disorders, and learning to be relaxed.

Topics Covered:
What it’s like to live in seven countries before the age of seven
Why Ebonie didn’t feel normal growing up
How Ebonie became OK with herself
How burnout make Ebonie both stronger and softer
How Ebonie found out who she was
Ebonie’s experiences with perfectionism and eating disorders
How Ebonie stays relaxed
Ebonie's approach to business
How Ebonie spends her free time
Ebonie’s experience of writing a book
What Ebonie’s book is about
Ebonie’s Myers-Briggs and DISC types
What Ebonie thinks makes her unique
Ebonie’s ideal day

Resources Mentioned:
EntrepreneurEnabler.com
Ebonie on Instagram
Misfit Entrepreneur Mastermind Facebook group
Misfit2Maven.com

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-misfit-turned-maven.
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39min
April 12, 2016The Compassionate Psychologist: Finding Out Who You Are
Iris Barzen is a psychology student and coach. She talks about letting go of black and white beliefs, how you figure out who you are, and the clues in her childhood about the things she’d enjoy as an adult.

Topics Covered:
Who Iris was when she started college
Growing up believing everything’s black and white
The stages of growing up
Doing the work to figure out who you are
Iris’ triggers and approaches for self-discovery
How self-aware Iris was at school
How the dots connect, looking back
Having fun speaking foreign languages
The clues in Iris’ childhood about what she’d like as an adult
How comparison helps you to understand yourself
How travel helps you to understand your country
Iris’ ideal day
Iris’ core desired feelings
Trying to copy accents to improve your languages
Integral theory
The differences between introversion and shyness

Resources Mentioned:
Following Your Passions & Multipotentiality - Couragemakers
Following Your Passions & Multipotentiality - iTunes
The Self-Conscious Writer
Danielle LaPorte
Jacob Sokol
StrengthsFinder 2.0
Iris Barzen
The Fascination Advantage

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-compassionate-psychologist.
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1h 24min
April 05, 2016The Spanish European: Balancing Dreams With Anxiety
Lix Hewett is a graphic designer and photographer. She talks about her identity in relation to nationality and language, living with depression and anxiety, and why freelancing suits her.

Topics Covered:
Why Lix doesn’t feel Spanish and why she feels European instead
Why Lix dropped out of college twice
How depression and social anxiety led to Lix not leaving the house for two months
What moving to London was like for Lix and how moving around a lot affects her
How Lix reacts to bad things that happen
How Lix handles her anxiety
Lix’s relationship with habits
How sharing a room with her sister affects Lix as an introvert
What Lix’s energy levels are like at different times of the day
Lix’s routines
Whether or not Lix manages to switch off from work
Why freelancing suits her
Whether or not Lix has a different personality in English
What Lix has learnt and got from the internet
Lix’s dreams for the future
How Lix treats herself when she’s not productive
Lix’s take on medication as treatment for mental health issues
How much Lix pays attention to what other people think
Lix’s version of feminism
Lix’s take on diversity and rights

Resources Mentioned:
Neil Hughes' TEDx talk
Lix Hewett's website
Lix Hewett Design
Lix on Instagram
Lix on Twitter
Lix on Pinterest

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-spanish-european.
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57min
March 29, 2016The Multipotentialite Maker: Different Ways Of Thinking
Sandra is a small business owner. She talks about the different ways of thinking, her experimentation with different productivity systems as a creative, and how she approaches creative projects.

Topics Covered:
How creatives think and get things done
Why struggle is important
The habits Sandra’s developed
Being disorganised
The difference between simple and easy
How Sandra gets started with new projects
Using questions to learn
Getting what you need out of a project
Whether Sandra is more of an artist or an entrepreneur
The importance of language and labels
What mosaic thinking is
The different ways of thinking and communicating
Relationships and connecting with people
Performing as an introvert
Being steered towards being a certain way
Doing things because you want to rather than because you think you should
The relationship between guilt and productivity
The perfect level of challenge
Sandra’s ideal day
Sandra’s message to the world

Resources Mentioned:
Eclectic Directions on Etsy
Getting Things Done
The Puttytribe
Refuse to Choose!

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-multipotentialite-maker.
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49min
March 22, 2016The Melancholic Individualist: Feeling More Deeply
Melissa is an assistant manager. She talks about her early experiences of racism and how they made her more cynical, her personality types, and her relationship with happiness.

Topics Covered:
Moving around a lot as a child and the effect it had on Melissa
How Melissa became more cynical after experiencing culture shock and racism
Melissa’s education and career
Whether Melissa is more into science or the arts
Melissa’s personality test results
How Melissa deals with being melancholic and sensitive
The patterns in Melissa’s behaviour
How Melissa has dealt with not liking parts of herself
What makes Melissa happy
Melissa’s friendship preferences
Whether Melissa is more of an introvert or an extrovert
What motivates Melissa
The world Melissa would like to live in
The message Melissa would like to give to the world
Whether or not Melissa is happy
How Melissa would like to feel
Melissa’s hopes for the future

Resources Mentioned:
Psychological Types by C. G. Jung

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-melancholic-individualist.
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45min
March 08, 2016The Multi-Passionate Academic: Getting The Most Out Of Life
Bex Harper is an academic and a teacher. We talk about what it’s like having lots of different interests, what it’s like living in lots of different countries, and Bex’s interest in tradition.

Topics Covered:
What Bex was like as a child and what they were interested in
What draws Bex to their interests
Doing a PhD and craving variety
What it’s like to live in Ireland, Austria, Germany, and Brazil
Whether Bex is an introvert or an extrovert
Bex’s beliefs
How Bex thinks other people see them
The types of people Bex is drawn to
What Bex thinks makes them unique
Whether or not Bex cares what other people think of them
What makes Bex happy
What makes Bex sad or stressed
Whether Bex is a rule follower or a rebel
Bex’s focus on the future and what they want the future to be like
Why Bex doesn’t want to get married

Resources Mentioned:
Leonie Dawson’s planner
RiverHarper.com
@drbexharper on Twitter
Domestic Imaginaries

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-multi-passionate-academic.
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1h 2min
March 01, 2016The Funny Misfit: Telling Your Story
Naomi Rheams is an entrepreneur and a bartender. She talks about what it was like feeling like she didn’t fit in as a teenager, how she came to like and accept herself, and the importance of telling your story.

Topics Covered:
What Naomi was like as a child and as a teenager
How Naomi felt not fitting in as a teenager
Why Naomi calls herself idealistic
How Naomi started seeing herself more positively
How it feels to accept and like yourself for who you are
Why Naomi likes shocking people
Some key realisations Naomi’s had about herself
How having a family and starting a business have changed things for Naomi
The way Naomi presents herself to the world
How Naomi’s childhood led to her success as an adult
What Naomi would say to her younger self

Resources Mentioned:
Meg’s interview
Couragemakers
Naomi on Facebook
Fold Solutions on Facebook

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-funny-misfit.
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1h
February 16, 2016The Good Girl: In Pursuit Of Perfect
Rebecca Moore is a teacher. She’s also Jo’s sister. We talk about Beki’s ideal life and dreams, what being ‘mardy’ means, and lacking confidence even when there’s lots of evidence that you’re good at something.

Topics Covered:
What Beki's childhood was like and how it impacted her life
The influence Jo had on her life
What Beki’s ideal day looks like
The rules of afternoon tea, according to Beki
What Beki thinks Jo's ideal day would look like
What Beki would do if she couldn’t fail
What Beki would do if she won the lottery
Which feelings Beki would feel if she could only feel three
Who Beki admires
Whether Beki’s more internally or externally motivated
Whether Beki’s better at starting or finishing things
Whether Beki prefers the process or the end result
Whether Beki thinks it’s better to improve things she’s good at or bad at
The most important things in Beki’s life
Beki’s friendship preferences
What Beki would do if she had nine months left to live
Beki’s message to the world
How Beki thinks other people see her
Why Beki doesn’t like plans to change
Beki’s relationship with compliments
Beki’s lack of confidence
The problem with being an overachieving girl
Beki’s biggest dreams for the future
Beki’s irrational fears
Beki and Jo’s feelings about odd and even numbers

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-good-girl.
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37min
February 09, 2016The Renaissance Man: Autonomy In Love, Life, And Work
Paul is a coach and we talk about what it’s like being a Renaissance person, the importance of autonomy, and what it’s like living abroad as an extrovert.

Topics Covered:
Confiding in people when you can’t see them versus when you can
What it’s like to be a Renaissance person
Why studying anthropology changed everything for Paul
How Paul became confident about his multipotentiality
The effect that spending 3 days in the desert had on Paul
Paul’s experience of backpacking around the world for 4 years
The effects that shoulds and corporate America have
Paul’s wake-up call
The importance of variety in your work
The importance of autonomy and freedom
What Paul needs to be happy
What it’s like being sociable in a homogeneous society
Speaking lots of languages
What it’s like for an extrovert living in a foreign language
What’s holding Paul back
How Paul compromises
How Paul’s relationship has helped him to understand himself
Paul’s uniquity
Why Paul is scared of money
Paul’s jealousy
Paul’s ideal day

Resources Mentioned:
The Former Ugly Duckling
16 Personalities
BosiDNA
Entrepreneurial DNA
Emilie Wapnick and Puttylike
Refuse to Choose!
The 5 Love Languages
Emilie’s article about the things you need in a day to be happy
Emilie Wapnick’s TED Talk
Confide Coaching

See the full show notes at Introspectology.com/the-renaissance-man.
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1h 3min

FAQs about Introspectology:

How many episodes does Introspectology have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.