Episode 002
On Psychology & Self-Knowledge
Identity and Why We Collect It
We collect labels the way some people collect books, with sincerity, curiosity, and the quiet hope that the next one might contain the answer. This episode explores why identity is so seductive, when it becomes a trap, and what it means to hold your own story without being imprisoned by it.
16 min · 6 March 2025
Show Notes
INFJ. Anxiously attached. Parentified child. Highly sensitive. None of these labels are inherently false. Many are useful. But there is a difference between a framework that describes your tendencies and a framework you cling to in order to feel real. This episode sits with that distinction, drawing on personal experience, Adlerian psychology, and the question of what remains when you remove every label.
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