Investigative Selfism

Investigative Selfism

By Justina PoskeviciuteEducationSelf-Improvement
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Investigative Selfism episodes

  • A Reminder For When You're Stressed
    Since my whole second season is on discomfort, it’s time for an important reminder.
    Taking care of ourselves when we’re moving through discomfort is not a luxury.
    We can live without luxuries but we can’t go on if we’re constantly burned out.

    Here’s my reminder on why it’s important to be kind to ourselves when things are tough and how certain things that seem unimportant become the base for us to go on from.

    In this episode, I share a personal story, give some small examples of what we can do to prioritise our health, and as promised, here are some resources – more reminders and actual tools! – that you can check out: https://wp.me/p1WQjD-Mh

    11 min
  • How to Have Better Relationships?

    "The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships."

    If you’ve ever had a bad day (a bad week? a bad month?) because of one single person, you know how true it is.

    So if relationships are at the cornerstone of how we feel, how can we improve this area of our lives? How can we deconstruct what there is to be improved (or, rather, worked on) in the first place?

    In my episode, I summarise several (out of…an infinite list!) areas that we can start looking into – with practical guidance – if we want our relationships to be even more profound:


    - how to listen deeply and respond with empathy,
    - how to respond and not react,
    - how to set healthy boundaries,
    - how to uncover how we’ve been wired (how we see relationships, how we attach to people, etc.) because of our traumas,
    - how to notice emotional manipulation and tendencies like codependency and narcissism.

    I hope you listen to this episode (or watch it here: https://youtu.be/IURvFRzhMDU) and invest this time into improving the things that are at the very core of our wellbeing.

    You can find all the resources here: https://wp.me/p1WQjD-M8

    18 min
  • A Simple Exercise To Move Through Discomfort
    I understand it's not enough to say "just normalise discomfort".
    OK, cool, but how do we do that? What can help us to take that uncomfortable action?
    Luckily, there are some practical tips here.

    In my previous episode, I was all about "be OK with discomfort!", "understand why it's so important to choose your discomforts wisely!"


    In this episode, I quickly share a strange metaphor and then move to describe a quick but surprisingly effective exercise that can push you into taking that uncomfortable action.

    Honestly, it has helped me personally to take some hard decisions in life and I simply have to share it with you.

    The trick here (like with many exercises): it only works if you do it.

    11 min
  • Are You Ready to Normalise Discomfort?

    This is a message I'd like to hear as the year is ending, as a year is starting, or on any other day.


    In my episode, I dive more deeply into why it's so valuable to normalise discomfort in our lives. Or, rather, why it's important to CHOOSE it.

    It sounds weird, I know. But I have wonderful quotes and some stories for you that I know will be worthy of your time.

     

    10 min
  • The Second Season of Investigative Selfism Is Here!
    After a long break, I'm very excited to tell you that my podcast is back.
    The learning and unlearning didn't stop, nor did my desire to share everything with you.

    I'm very excited to dive more deeply into a number of topics, but first - a wrap-up of my first season with a (very unsexy, oh my!) description of what waits ahead.

    My apologies for the ambiance sounds: I was filming this during my travels and hey, that was NOT a controlled environment:)


    To watch a video that goes with this recording, please go here and subscribe: https://youtu.be/TsJlQsu911Y 

    6 min
  • Are You Sure You're Responding with Empathy?

    To respond with empathy might be our intention but it's not as easy it might seem.

    Our busy and caring minds tend to jump to so many potential responses, yet we have to be aware that not all of them are what creates that meaningful connection.

    So what is an empathetic response and what are the common mistakes we make?


    Find all the resources I mention in my episode here: https://wp.me/p1WQjD-JZ

    17 min
  • Are You a Deep Listener?

    Deep listening is a thing: if you've ever felt that you weren't truly seen in a conversation then you know it's real.


    How can we improve our listening skills?

    What frameworks and reminders can we use?

    I have some suggestions for you. That's a mix of what psychology, Buddhist psychology, and nonviolent communication point to.

    A disclaimer: although they might sound like simple tools, they are NOT easy to apply. That's why, these are more practices than "quick tips". These are actual skills we can work on.


    Hopefully, you DO want to be a better listener and are willing to put some effort into this!

    So enjoy, LISTEN DEEPLY, maybe take some notes, and go into the world to apply it!

    PS. This episode, like my previous one, is also a video on Youtube! You can find it here: https://youtu.be/l18udF05FRI (I am very proud to say that the whole video is one single take - that's how engaged I was while filming it!)





    11 min
  • How to Manage Fear?

    Fear is a companion we'll always have. 

    How we live with that companion is a choice: we can do that in ways that don't serve us and we can put conscious effort to manage our minds just a little bit better. 

    In my episode (which I start with a ridiculous personal story!), I share several approaches that can help you befriend your fears.

    Not to negate or minimise them, but to accept them, embrace them, and go through them - with a bit more courage - to see what's on the other side.


    For more resources on fear, please see www.investigativeselfism.com 

    12 min
  • Be a Quitter!

    Sometimes, the way to encourage yourself is to...discourage yourself!


    Among so many reminders to "keep on going", we also need reminders to quit the thing that's wrong for us.

    This podcast episode is exactly that: it's a kind reminder that we can allow ourselves to quit the things that don't serve us anymore. We can put the tool of quitting into our personal development toolbox. 

    Here's a quick article with more resources for you. 

    9 min
  • It's Time To Talk About Integrity

    Why? Because it ties so nicely into so many topics I've already covered in my podcast and articles.


    But more importantly, because it's an incredibly powerful framework to use.

    To think about integrity can be extremely useful when you feel that "something's wrong."


    If we take emotions as signals - as we should! - one of the ways to analyse them can be asking yourself a simple yet powerful question:

    Are my actions aligned with my values?

    Well, in fact, there are more questions to ask - I talk about them and much more in my episode.


    I also share my own "integrity story" that explains why I had recently taken a short break from producing episodes of this same podcast (oh no!).

    You can find all the other episodes I reference in this one here: https://wp.me/p1WQjD-Ev

    13 min

About Investigative Selfism

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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.