The Post Definitions Podcast

How do our environments shape our identity?

We filmed in our favorite student-run cafe on campus in Germany, where people (not only students) feel comfortable sitting together and chatting. While this is common in many countries, this breaks regular German social norms.

This invited the question, how places and environments allow us to be different versions of ourselves?

Renowned Georgian-Canadian Psychoanalyst Temo Keshelashvili and I sit down for a conversation on identity and how it's affecting society and mentality today.

Tblisi, Georgia, June 2025.

Renowned Georgian-Canadian Psychoanalyst Temo Keshelashvili and I sit down for a conversation on identity and how it's affecting society and mentality today.

The Post Definitions Podcast is back with a long overdue release of a conversation from Tblisi, Georgia, June 2025.

Today I sit down with Carmen, a 19-year-old trans man and jazz saxophone musician who grew up in USA, Germany, and Japan.We explore the nuances and complexity of what masculinity, gender, and trans-ness mean to both of us.

Carmen on the sax and Morris on the piano.

Today I sit down with Carmen, a 19-year-old trans man and jazz saxophone musician who grew up in USA, Germany, and Japan.

We explore the nuances and complexity of what masculinity, gender, and trans-ness mean to both of us.

Carmen on the sax and Morris on the piano.

Today I sit down with Connlaodh, a Cease-Fire Baby and musician who grew up in Northern Ireland, going to an all girls Catholic school.Through discussion, stories and jokes, we explore the past and current situation and the impact it all has on identity.

Today I sit down with Connlaodh, a Cease-Fire Baby and musician who grew up in Northern Ireland, going to an all girls Catholic school.

Through discussion, stories and jokes, we explore the past and current situation and the impact it all has on identity.

In this intimate episode, I sit down with crisis counselor Masha and identity coach Tim to explore the delicate interplay between personal growth, relationships, and authenticity.

Through their own journey as a couple, they reveal how professional expertise in helping others navigate crisis and identity intersects with personal challenges.

We dive into:

• Different approaches to personal crisis and self-discovery
• Reconnecting with our authentic childhood selves while embracing adult growth
• The challenge of maintaining individual identity within relationships
• How to identify child, authentic self and learned self (from culture, society, upbringing..)
• The role of vulnerability and professional help in personal development

Their story offers unique insights into how professional life coaches navigate their own path to authenticity while supporting others, and how relationships can become catalysts for deeper self-understanding.Big thank you to camera woman Magda!

In this intimate episode, I sit down with crisis counselor Masha and identity coach Tim to explore the delicate interplay between personal growth, relationships, and authenticity. Through their own journey as a couple, they reveal how professional expertise in helping others navigate crisis and identity intersects with personal challenges.

We dive into:

• Different approaches to personal crisis and self-discovery
• Reconnecting with our authentic childhood selves while embracing adult growth
• The challenge of maintaining individual identity within relationships
• How to identify child, authentic self and learned self (from culture, society, upbringing..)
• The role of vulnerability and professional help in personal development

Their story offers unique insights into how professional life coaches navigate their own path to authenticity while supporting others, and how relationships can become catalysts for deeper self-understanding.Big thank you to camera woman Magda!

In this episode, I sit down with Eva, a Czech researcher in Georgia, for a profound exploration of identity during times of political transformation. Through her experience participating in Georgian protests, we unpack the complex dynamics of being a foreigner engaged in another country's struggle for democracy.

Eva shares her deeply personal journey of navigating multiple identities: as a Czech citizen, a researcher, and an ally in Georgia's pro-democracy movement. The conversation weaves through her family's history with communism, her current role in Georgian protests, and the delicate balance of maintaining authentic self-expression while immersing in a new culture.

We explore:

Through Eva's story, we examine how political engagement in a foreign country can both challenge and clarify our sense of self, while highlighting the universal human desire for democracy and authentic connection.