Self-Centered Pod

DOUBLE TAP · When Relationships Become Digital Performance with Matt Klein To help us make sense of how relationships change online, we turned to Matt Klein — a cultural strategist, writer, and Head of Foresight at Reddit. Matt’s work sits at the intersection of technology, media, and human behavior, examining how digital systems quietly shape how we relate, perform, and make meaning. In this epis...

What happens when the world we are living in stops feeling shared? We talk about empathy, listening, nuance, dialogue. We talk about polarization, online echo chambers, and misinformation. We talk about connection as the antidote to loneliness, and yet so many of us still feel misunderstood, unseen, or at the very edge of our own relationships. In this episode of Self-Centered, Tori Lazar and Oliv...

To rethink how we relate to identity, platforms, and belonging, we turned to Van Neumann — a writer, designer, and cultural strategist whose work spans community building, narrative worlds, and screenwriting. Van’s question sits at the center of it all: What does it take to feel safe enough to be honest? In this episode, Van traces their evolution from creative strategist to screenwriter, the limi...

DOUBLE TAP · Play, Community, and Redefining Healing with Minaa B. To help us re-examine the story of healing, we turned to Minaa B. — a licensed therapist, social-worker-turned-author, and founder of the media company, I’m So Mature . Her work bridges psychology and culture, positioning nostalgia and play as serious mental-health practices. In this episode, she reminds us that healing is not abou...

EP 01 · Reclaiming Our Peace in the Performance of Healing with Van Newman and Minaa B. When did caring for ourselves become something to prove? “Mental health” is everywhere. Ad campaigns. Onboarding paperwork. Influencer captions. We talk about burnout, boundaries, therapy, rest. And yet, for many of us, actually feeling better still feels out of reach. In this debut of Self-Centered , Tori Laza...

🎙️ About the Show: Self-Centered is a space where the language of self-care meets the reality of living within systems — from work and wellness to identity and community. Through deep conversation and grounded reflection, Olivia and Tori invite listeners to rethink what it means to be well, whole, and self-centered in the best way possible. 💌 Connect with Us: Instagram: @selfcenteredpod Newslette...