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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:

The intersection of personal and political identity during protests How family history shapes our relationship with democracy The challenges and rewards of cultural immersion The role of foreigners in local political movements Self-reflection and identity preservation while adapting to new cultures The unique challenge of sharing transformative experiences with loved ones back home

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.

In this episode, I sit down with Nini, a psychologist from Georgia, for an intimate exploration of Georgian identity during a time of significant social and political change. We dive deep into her personal journey of discovering her Georgian identity through protest and political activism, challenging the traditional understanding of what it means to be Georgian. The conversation weaves through complex themes of:

• National identity emerging through crisis and protest
• The class divide in Georgian society and its impact on national unity
• The relationship between pro-Russian sentiment and Georgian identity
• How Georgian women navigate and shape modern Georgian identity
• The role of anger, survival, and historical trauma in shaping national consciousness
• The tension between traditional values and liberal aspirations

Through Nini's perspective as a woman and professional, we examine how Georgian identity is being redefined by a new generation, and what this means for Georgia's future. This episode continues our ongoing exploration of how national identity shapes and is shaped by personal experience, political circumstances, and social change.

In this episode, I sit down with Nini, a psychologist from Georgia, for an intimate exploration of Georgian identity during a time of significant social and political change. We dive deep into her personal journey of discovering her Georgian identity through protest and political activism, challenging the traditional understanding of what it means to be Georgian. The conversation weaves through complex themes of:

• National identity emerging through crisis and protest
• The class divide in Georgian society and its impact on national unity
• The relationship between pro-Russian sentiment and Georgian identity
• How Georgian women navigate and shape modern Georgian identity
• The role of anger, survival, and historical trauma in shaping national consciousness
• The tension between traditional values and liberal aspirations

Through Nini's perspective as a woman and professional, we examine how Georgian identity is being redefined by a new generation, and what this means for Georgia's future. This episode continues our ongoing exploration of how national identity shapes and is shaped by personal experience, political circumstances, and social change.

In this episode, I sit down with David, or as he goes by in Georgia, Dato, for another deep dive into a personal journey of identity shaped by nationalities, cultures, self, and the complex society we all live in.

We continue from a new angle the conversations started in previous episodes on Georgian, Hungarian, German, and Gay identities.

We touch on topics of 

• coming out (as gay)
• growing up gay in ‘conservative’ Hungary
• anti lgbtq+ laws and societies
• identity fluidity
• the role of environment and politics in shaping identity
• complex/mixed identity
• the role and limits of labels

For more information on what’s going on in Georgia right now, start with OC-Media.

Protests and Rigged Elections:

https://oc-media.org/continuous-protests-break-out-over-rigged-elections-in-georgia/

Homophobic Laws:

https://oc-media.org/georgian-parliament-adopts-homophobic-laws/

Queer Activist Group:

https://www.instagram.com/queer.initiative/profilecard/

In this episode, I sit down with David, or as he goes by in Georgia, Dato, for another deep dive into a personal journey of identity shaped by nationalities, cultures, self, and the complex society we all live in.

We continue from a new angle the conversations started in previous episodes on Georgian, Hungarian, German, and Gay identities.

We touch on topics of 

• coming out (as gay)
• growing up gay in ‘conservative’ Hungary
• anti lgbtq+ laws and societies
• identity fluidity
• the role of environment and politics in shaping identity
• complex/mixed identity
• the role and limits of labels

For more information on what’s going on in Georgia right now, start with OC-Media.

Protests and Rigged Elections:

https://oc-media.org/continuous-protests-break-out-over-rigged-elections-in-georgia/

Homophobic Laws:

https://oc-media.org/georgian-parliament-adopts-homophobic-laws/

Queer Activist Group:

https://www.instagram.com/queer.initiative/profilecard/

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Sofia for another layered yet friendly conversation on identity. She shares her experience conducting research for her Master's thesis in Georgia. 

We continue the complex and important conversation, introduced in the previous episode with Nicolas, on Georgian identity. 

We dive into the challenges of being a female, foreign researcher: navigating sensitive topics, selecting interviewees, and adapting theoretical frameworks to real-world constraints.

Join us for a candid conversation about the personal and professional dimensions of research in a new country.

The first episode exploring issues of identity in Georgia. Nicolas Kerszenbaum is a playwright from France, doing research in Georgia for a play on Abkhazia, a region in the South Caucasus which struggles for it’s own independence and identity as an independent, sovereign state, both from Georgia and from Russia. To follow Nicolas’s work: https://www.franchement-tu.com/ We explore the identity of a small country. We explore identities built on what they lost. Why is this place, Abhrazia, important to so many people’s identity? To what extent do we control of our selves? To what extent do we know ourselves? What happens to identity with change over time? How do actors embody identities other than their own? How do playwrights write for characters with identities other than their own? To follow Nicolas’s work: https://www.franchement-tu.com/

Marina is a life couch following the Craft of the Aura philosophy.

She is helping people expand their own identities and create the lives they want and be who they want to be.

We tackle hard questions, have fun, and expand perspectives.

Her Podcast in German:

Instant Impact by Marina Kähl

Marina is a life couch following the Craft of the Aura philosophy.

She is helping people expand their own identities and create the lives they want and be who they want to be.

We tackle hard questions, have fun, and expand perspectives.

Her Podcast in German:

Instant Impact by Marina Kähl

We explore gay Russian identity through relationships in Russia, Sweden, and Istanbul, Turkey. Part 1: Shedding identities The concept of home Perspectives of places from foreigners versus locals Dealing with and understanding different systems, habits and social norms of cultures Open relationships Part 2: Labels and perceptions of self: extrovert, leadership Understanding and learning about oneself over time The relationship between self and circumstance The relationship between gender and sexual identity Ethics and identity

We explore gay Russian identity through relationships in Russia, Sweden, and Istanbul, Turkey. Part 1: Shedding identities The concept of home Perspectives of places from foreigners versus locals Dealing with and understanding different systems, habits and social norms of cultures Open relationships Part 2: Labels and perceptions of self: extrovert, leadership Understanding and learning about oneself over time The relationship between self and circumstance The relationship between gender and sexual identity Ethics and identity

I made a movie about myself.

It's about my own identity in a single period of my life.

It's about how identity changes with time and place and circumstance.

It's about struggles and beauty and hope.

Shot, Directed, and Produced by: Maha Alvi, Casper Xiao, and Freddie Lancia

Cover Art by: Elena Oghadze and Freddie Lancia

Music by: Julian Lancia

With Editing Advising from Joe Huang

Two young Danish adventurers in an Istanbul cafe. Who are we when we leave our countries and travel in a van for a year? Who do we become? Which experiences/perspectives are reserved for locals and which for foreigners? How much does this have to do with our own mentalities? What does it mean to identify as an adult? What to do when you feel like an imposter? Will we fall back into old patterns when we return to home?

From childhood to adulthood… From art school to freedom and isolation and back… What makes an artist? What is art and what’s even the point? What does artwork say about the artist? How do should we deal with self judgement? How can we accept ourselves and what we do? How relative is ‘good’? How relative is identity? What is modern Hungarian identity? Andrea brings light back into old questions. And, as always, we have a good time connecting.

What does it mean to be an artist?

What is the path and mentality to get there?

How much should we bend to create art for others versus for ourselves?

Can things have souls?

What is the relation between an artist and his/her art?

What is the importance of how art is made, what it is made from, and how it changes over time?

What is the importance of our environment and who we surround ourselves with? How can we create a good one?

The purpose of art school?

Bonus: Isn’t it weird that we eat food?! And how we do it?!

What makes someone an artist?

What makes art art?

Why do we do art?

Who buys art?

Can we do what we love?

How does home mean?

How have these things changed over the past generations?

Was macht jemanden zu einem Künstler?

Was macht Kunst zur Kunst?

Warum machen wir Kunst?

Wer kauft Kunst?

Können wir tun, was wir lieben?

Was bedeutet Heimat?

Wie haben sich diese Dinge im Laufe der letzten Generationen verändert?

Der erste Teil einer vierteiligen Serie über Künstler in Deutschland und die Rolle, die ihre Identität in ihrer Kunst spielt. Wang Lan bringt wunderschöne Energie mit und erzählt uns etwas über ihr Leben und die Beziehung zwischen ihrer Kunst und sich selbst.

Der erste Teil einer vierteiligen Serie über Künstler in Deutschland und die Rolle, die ihre Identität in ihrer Kunst spielt.

Wang Lan bringt wunderschöne Energie mit und erzählt uns etwas über ihr Leben und die Beziehung zwischen ihrer Kunst und sich selbst.

Francesco excels at a wide range of activities, each requiring to him to adopt, in a sense, a new identity. We uncover how Francesco has motivated himself since he was young to achieve goals he set his mind to. What comes naturally and what only comes with effort, determination, acting, etc?

We talk about languages, cultures, traveling, being ourselves, what it means to be a self, and much much more.

We talk about languages, cultures, traveling, being ourselves, what it means to be a self, and much much more.

How do photographers express themselves?

What do hiring managers look for? How can you make quick, accurate, and unbiased judgements about people?

Today we're so lucky to hear Adé share her experience understanding humans through studying and working in human resources (HR management) in France.

Experimental of brothers making art together. By Julian and Frederick Lancia.

Smart, successful, humble, passionate, and fun, Moe shares with us her personal journey to getting a PHD in deep sea biology.

Community building, friendship through travels, decision making, staying true to ourselves as popularity grows, humility... Lukas and Andy are 2 amazing people who make for a fantastic conversation I'm so happy to share with you. I'm so grateful to Andy for offering to co-host! Music and cover art by my brother Julian Lancia Let me know what you think, like, subscribe, follow The Post Definitions Podcast on socials. Check out Andy's podcast Attitudes With Andy for more learning and growing (together)!

To what extent do we choose our identities?Who are you without your name? Without your nationality? Without what people people think of you? When you're hungry? :P

Lukas and Andy are 2 amazing people who make for a fantastic conversation I'm so happy to share with you. I'm so grateful to Andy for offering to co-host!

Music and cover art by my brother Julian Lancia

Check out Andy's podcast Attitudes With Andy for more learning and growing (together)!

Let me know what you think, reach out for a chat, like, subscribe, follow The Post Definitions Podcast on socials.

Positivity, acceptance, making friends, networking, building community... I hope you love this conversation as much as I do!

Check out her podcast Attitudes With Andy for more learning and growing (together)!

Learning, growing, deep connections, dreams, mindfulness, positivity, stoicism, professionalism (and how it should get in the bin!), success, buying happiness... I hope you love this conversation as much as I do!

Check out her podcast Attitudes With Andy for more learning and growing (together)!

What from your experiences with Eastern and Western Culture will you pass on to your children?

Adi shares more eye opening perspectives, specifically on truth and belief.

From India to Australia and a 9-to-5 to bootstrapping his own start-up, Adi has a lot to say about his experiences with Eastern vs. Western mentality, individualism, giving criticism, racism (and lack-there-of), and overcoming adversity.

My long-time friend Tyler is on a journey towards becoming a better person, exploring unconditional love and dealing with difficult emotions.

Half Australian, half Californian, my cousin Sam is a passionate elementary teacher who shares his experience with building up children's self esteem and freedom of expression in both countries, the changing yet lingering states of gender norms, sexuality, and acceptance, namely the strong association association between male educators and homosexuality, and national stereotypes.

Anthropologist and PhD candidate in Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Burcu is a passionate, curious and non-conforming Turkish woman who moved from Istanbul to Seattle, USA, learned Arabic after 30, and expertly navigates cross-cultural love languages, perceptions of success, nationality, and social norms.

For more on her research, follow the link https://www.humanitarianisms.org/gozde-burcu-ege.html

Anthropologist and PhD candidate in Palestinian refugee camps in Jordan, Burcu is a passionate, curious and non-conforming Turkish woman who moved from Istanbul to Seattle, USA, learned Arabic after 30, and expertly navigates cross-cultural love languages, perceptions of success, nationality, and social norms.

For more on her research, follow the link https://www.humanitarianisms.org/gozde-burcu-ege.html

To find out how you can help, please reach out to Burcu Ege via email burcuege@uw.edu
or myself via instagram freddielancia or email fredericklancia@gmail.com
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This week I am taking a week off of posting a new episode in attempt to show my respect and love for the Turkish and Syrian people as they recover from unthinkable damage done and lives lost by recent earth quakes.

Ripped apart from friends, family, safety, any possible positive relationship with her country and home, and life as she knew it, Sia shares with us her important and overlooked crisis of identity since the war and beyond.

In this part of the conversation, we explore her experiences traveling in the Balkans (our shared love for Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina!!) and Central Asia, cultural pressures, and her predictions about the future of Russian identity.

Ripped apart from friends, family, safety, any possible positive relationship with her country and home, and life as she knew it, Sia shares with us her important and overlooked crisis of identity since the war and beyond.

Fraternity brother, STEM student at a competitive American university, American with half Japanese, half German descent, Makoto is a well-spoken young man navigating hurdles on the path to finding and owning his true self.

Respect, national perceptions, misinterpretation, the good and bad of mixing cultures... 

World traveler with a lust for life and the people, perspectives and experiences to be found, my aunt Jodie Kammerer (from The Design Twins) shares her experiences in France and Morocco.

Young man and profound thinker from Syria, Abe shares his experiences with making the most of life in Istanbul, Turkey, fluidity of personality, life, and identity, the importance of honesty, having new experiences and helping others, the subjectivity of ‘good’, and filtering knowledge.