Two mental health professionals explore how our capitalist economic system impacts our emotional lives. From precarious housing and employment, to unaffordable healthcare,... more
Email us: itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. - Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead -- Harriet’s other shows: WBAI Interpersonal Update (Wednesdays): https://wbai.org/program.php?program=431 Capitalism Hits Home: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJpiw1WYdTNYvke-gNRdml1Z2lwz0iEH -- ATTENTION! This is a Boring... more
"A Nation of Shopkeepers explores the unstoppable rise of the petite-bourgeoisie, one of the most powerful, but underexplored, classes in... more
Ikoi and Harriet take a critical look at the false promise of 'Trauma Informed Care' and how the psyche field... more
Why is the public discourse around vaccination either 100% good or 100% evil? Ikoi along with our two guests, both of... more
"We Hear Only Ourselves is a study of utopia and its contradictions. If a future beyond capitalism cannot be imagined, what... more
Is identity based politics a weapon that has been used to 'divide and conquer' the left? We are joined by... more
Famed author of 'McMindfulness' returns to the podcast to discuss his latest article 'How the Life Coaching Industry Sells Pseudo-Solutions... more
"It's time for the Left to consider the pessimist a helpful guide out of the somnolence of capitalist realism." We dissect... more
Ikoi and Liam talk with author of 'This Must Be the Place', Shain Shapiro. We discuss re-conceptualizing music through a... more
"By returning to the original tale of Narcissus, and the flower from which he takes his name, this book offers... more
“There is more than one way to flourish as humans in this world” Harriet talks with anthropologist Francesca Mezzenzana about her... more
"Confidence culture constantly directs the problem & solution onto the self" We explore how confidence culture has spread into every sector... more
“Nostalgia is an unavoidable reaction to the traumas of the modern world” We speak to Grafton Tanner the author of The... more
Popular YouTuber Elliot Sang quizzes Harriet and Ikoi on various topics: a brief history of the podcast, authoritarian family structures... more
"Fun is a response to regimented lives" In response to two recent articles/papers, 'How to start having more fun' and 'A... more
“...people participate in online shaming because they get an emotional payoff – that is, because it feels good to do... more
“In this world each man pisses in the other mans eye” Harriet and Ikoi discuss the recently released report by the... more
We chat about the excellent book 'Everyday Utopia' with author Kristen R. Ghodsee. We discuss why people are resistant to... more
"Land is expensive for housing and free for parking, and you wonder why we have a problem" We discuss a surprising... more
"They see something good and they want to destroy it" Joshua returns to share an in-depth story of his experiences being... more
Ikoi offers a more nuanced perspective surrounding the OceanGate tragedy. References: Heuristic for protection against disasters: https://towardsdatascience.com/the-skin-in-the-game-heuristic-for-protection-against-disasters-eaa7bda8b026 The parable of the turkey: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hillennevins/2021/11/24/the-parable-of-the-turkey/ -- Support... more
"Because things are so systemically bad, you actually have to demand more of yourself… everything is systemic but you still... more
Public school teacher and host of the CDerickVarnVlog returns to discuss the Mental Health crisis amongst young students. We explore issues... more
"Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks..." We chat with author and journalist Oliver Burkeman... more
We chat with building contractor and author Dan Kolbert about the need for - not only housing - but quality... more
"A manifesto for belonging" We chat with author and activist Graham Jones about the significance of religion & spirituality to any... more
"My self awareness threatens your denial" We continue the conversation around the importance of self-narrative and play. Meghann details how shes uses... more
We are joined by Meghann Perry from 'REVOLUTION Recovery' to discuss the the fundamental issue with viewing a patient as... more
We speak with psychoanalyst and veteran Mike Kim about his military experiences. We cover numerous veteran issues and topics including: veterans... more
We are joined by the Director of the 'Social Change Lab' to discuss their fascinating report 'What makes a protest... more
"Assuming you live to be eighty, you have just over four thousand weeks..." We chat with author and journalist Oliver Burkeman about his... more