In the debut episode of Self-Centered, hosts Tori Lazar and Olivia Owens explore what support really looks like when productivity culture turns self-care into performance and rest into another metric to optimize. Together with Van Newman and Minaa B., they unpack how healing, resilience, and wellbeing have been co-opted by the systems that made us unwell—and what it takes to reclaim peace on our own terms.

Welcome to Self-Centered, a podcast where centering the self challenges the systems around us. Hosted by Olivia Owens and Tori Lazar, each episode explores the ongoing negotiation between self and system — and what it means to stay whole in a world that rewards fragmentation. This short trailer introduces what’s coming: honest conversations, cultural analysis, and stories that bring the personal and the collective together. Follow Self-Centered wherever you listen to podcasts and join the conversation on Instagram @selfcenteredpod .