Note 2 Self

Saskia Starck

This is Saskia, and this is Note 2 Self — your weekly dose of everything that’s simply too long to text. Consider this your personal invitation into my inner circle, where I share my thoughts and quiet reflections that usually live inside my notes app. Each week I explore modern life through conversations about relationships, culture, mental health, identity, and the stories that shape how we see ourselves and the world around us. Part personal journal, part cultural commentary, Note 2 Self is a space for honest reflection, thoughtful conversation, and the occasional pop culture deep dive.

  1. 3 ngày trước

    Charli xcx, the Dreams We Abandon, and What Makes Us Feel Alive

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia shares her personal experience with a medical intuitive reading that brought her face to face with her eight-year-old self and the words she did not realise she needed to hear: “You’ve abandoned the dream.” What begins with a sudden pain in her stomach opens into a deeply emotional exploration of inner-child work, creativity, home and the dreams we carry from childhood. Saskia reflects on seeing her late grandmother during the session, reconnecting with the home she still holds in her heart and recognising that her childhood dream did not disappear. It simply changed shape. That same question appears from another direction in Charli xcx’s new album, Music, Fashion, Film. The album does not provide neat answers. Instead, it follows Charli as she questions her relationship with art, the line between performance and her real self, the influence of fame, her role as a wife and what any of it is ultimately for. Through the album’s closing words from David Cronenberg, Saskia reflects on how much time we spend evaluating ourselves, afraid to put ourselves out there and afraid to fully live. Because no one lasts forever, and perhaps there is freedom in that. What matters most are the people in our lives, and the art we choose to share should feel like freedom. We can try new things, keep reinventing ourselves and stop treating every creative impulse as something that will define us forever. Show Notes Saskia’s medical intuitive reading was conducted by Laura Wilson, the naturopath she has worked with for several years. Learn more about Laura and her services: https://www.laurawilsonnaturopath.com.au/Follow Laura: https://www.instagram.com/laurawilson_naturopath/Please note: Medical intuitive readings are a spiritual-wellness practice, not a medical diagnosis or treatment. Saskia is sharing her personal experience and what the session brought up for her. Subscribe to Note 2 Self on YouTube for new episodes every Thursday. Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/note2self_podcast/Follow on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@note2self_podcastWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@note2self_podcast

  2. 6 thg 8

    The Odyssey, Four Tet, and Finding Your Way Home

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia returns from a restorative week in the Northern Catskills, where rainy days at The Henson, a ceramic cow from an overwhelming antique store, and an intimate Four Tet set created the reset she did not realise she needed. Dancing barefoot beneath the trees with three of the people she loves most becomes a reminder that the experiences that bring us back to ourselves are often remarkably simple. From there, Saskia turns to The Odyssey and the choices that make Nolan’s adaptation feel so urgently connected to modern life. She reflects on the film’s extraordinary sound and imagery, Anne Hathaway’s portrayal of Penelope’s quiet rage, Matt Damon’s casting as a morally complicated Odysseus, and the ancient law of hospitality that the Trojan Horse transformed into a weapon. What begins with a trip upstate and expands into a story told for nearly three thousand years ultimately lands in the same place: community, connection, and the experiences that remind us who we are. Because maybe home is not only a place. Maybe it is the people and moments that make us feel connected enough to remember ourselves. Show Notes The HensonMatildaGlen Falls HouseEzra Klein on Christopher Nolan’s The OdysseyChristopher Nolan’s TIME interview Follow Note 2 Self for new episodes every Thursday. Watch on YouTubeFollow on InstagramFollow on TikTok

  3. 30 thg 7

    Celebrity Weddings, The Drama, and How Women Were Taught to Be

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia looks at three seemingly separate parts of pop culture: celebrity weddings, the dark comedy The Drama, and Sophie Gilbert’s Girl on Girl. Beneath all three is the same uncomfortable question. How much of what we call personal choice comes from seeing the same script so many times that we begin to mistake it for what we actually wanted? As she and Jeffrey begin planning their wedding, Saskia reflects on which traditions genuinely feel like theirs and which have simply been inherited from wedding culture. That question takes a darker turn through The Drama, a film that pushes her to examine moral lines, intention versus action, accountability, and whether repeated exposure can quietly reshape what society considers normal. Finally, Saskia turns to Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves and the sexual, professional, and cultural scripts millennial women absorbed about desirability, empowerment, and success. She reflects on the distance between desire and performance, the Girlboss promise, and how difficult it can be to identify where personal choice ends and conditioning begins. Maybe we cannot escape every story we have been sold. But we can notice when someone else’s script starts sounding like our own voice, and decide whether it is one we actually want to live by. ⚠️ Content Notes: From 09:09 to 17:40, this episode contains major spoilers for The Drama and discussion of planned school violence, gun violence, and harm to a child. Skip to 17:40 to move past this section. From 18:10 onward, the conversation includes pornography, and sexual consent. Please take care and come back another time if needed. Support Resources US — RAINNAU — 1800RESPECT Show Notes The Drama Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves by Sophie Gilbert Subscribe to Note 2 Self on YouTube for new episodes every Thursday Watch on YouTubeListen on Apple Podcasts Follow on InstagramFollow on TikTok

  4. 23 thg 7

    Love Island, Rave Culture, and What We Let Shape Us

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia is mourning the end of Love Island and asking a bigger question: is reality television harmless catharsis, or is it quietly shaping what we consider normal? Before diving in, she shares a truly absurd full-circle update involving the man who ghosted her twice a decade ago, a LinkedIn DM, and the most corporate f*****y greeting imaginable. What begins as a Love Island season wrap becomes a deeper look at why viewers become so emotionally invested in strangers on television. Through Plato, Aristotle, cultivation theory, and the online pile-ons directed at contestants, Saskia explores the line between having opinions about reality TV and forgetting that the people inside its constructed world are still human. That question then moves from the screen to the dance floor. Inspired by a DoubleBlind article about psychedelic experiences at raves and ceremonies, Saskia reflects on intention, community, and why moving in rhythm with other people can make us feel part of something larger. She shares the freedom she felt at her first Brooklyn rave, the promise she made to herself before meeting Jeffrey, and why dancing has become central to her second chapter in New York. Because sometimes we need to watch the connection. And sometimes we need to turn off the television and go dancing. Show Notes Turns Out, Dance Floors and Ceremonies Heal in the Same Way Plato, Aristotle, and reality TV framing from @kent.repreneur Gardening, serotonin metabolism, and cognitive health study Follow Note 2 Self YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠TikTok

  5. 16 thg 7

    Engagement Comedowns, The Sheep Detectives, and Finding Your Voice

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia shares what happened after one of the happiest weekends of her life. Following the engagement high came an emotional crash, five days of falling into old patterns with Jeffrey, and a conversation with her therapist about why major commitments can become nervous-system events. Because engagements are joyful, but they can also activate the fears hiding underneath a relationship. The progress is not never falling back. It is recognizing the pattern and finding your way to each other faster. From there, Saskia finally understands why football is called the beautiful game while watching Cabo Verde take on Argentina, and reflects on the vulnerability, collective joy, and human connection that make sport feel like something much bigger. A film about detective sheep then unlocks an unexpectedly personal conversation about winter lambs, childhood abandonment, belonging, and pre-grieving a parent who is still here. Finally, Saskia dives into Belle Burden’s Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage, a devastating story about betrayal, financial power, generational trauma, and taking back the voice someone tried to silence. Because we are quick to share the happy moments. But perhaps sharing the hard ones is how we help each other feel a little less alone. Show Notes Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage by Belle BurdenThe Sheep Detectives Follow Note 2 Self ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok

  6. 9 thg 7

    My Engagement Story, Intentional Love, and Designing Our Marriage

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia is engaged and very much still processing it in real time. What begins as the story of how Jeffrey proposed becomes something much bigger than the proposal itself. Saskia shares the little details that made the moment feel so deeply personal: the ring they designed intentionally, the women-led New York jeweller behind it, the oak tree in Fort Greene Park, the family surprise, and the feeling of realising someone had thought through every tiny piece of what would make her feel loved. But this episode is also about what comes after the yes. Saskia reflects on the kind of love she and Jeffrey are trying to build, the conversations they have had about marriage, and what it means to design a relationship with both freedom and dedication. Not just stepping into the next expected milestone, but choosing it consciously. Because maybe the most romantic thing is not the perfect surprise. Maybe it is being known deeply enough that someone knows how to bring your people, your story, and your future into one moment. Follow Vice Versa ⁠Instagram⁠Website Follow Note 2 Self ⁠YouTube⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠TikTok

  7. 2 thg 7

    Love Island USA, Casa Amor, and the Psychology of Being Chosen

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia is doing things a little differently. Her sister Liliana is visiting from LA, and naturally, they are using their precious sister time to unpack one of their favourite shared obsessions: Love Island. This week is all about Casa Amor, the most chaotic and revealing week in reality TV. Saskia and Liliana break down where the couples stood going in, who explored, who disappointed them, who surprised them, and why this season finally started to feel alive again. From Melanie and Sincere, Aniya and KC, Trinity and Bryce, Kayda and Zach, to Kenzie and Corbin, they get into the couples, the choices, the heartbreak, and the moments that felt like actual television. But because this is Note 2 Self, it is never just about reality TV. It is about wanting to be chosen, learning how people move when there are options, the difference between loyalty and fear, and why watching strangers date in a villa can somehow teach us so much about human connection. Follow Liliana Starck InstagramWebsiteFollow Note 2 Self YouTubeInstagramTikTok

  8. 25 thg 6

    The Knicks, Love Island, and What Makes Us Feel Alive

    In this episode of Note 2 Self, Saskia is still thinking about New York. After last week’s conversation about J.Lo, Subway Takes, and what makes someone a New Yorker, the city decided to answer in the most New York way possible: the Knicks won, the streets erupted, and for one night the whole city felt like one living, breathing nervous system. What starts as a story about a Knicks watch party on the Lower East Side becomes something much bigger. Saskia reflects on collective joy, the strange power of strangers wanting the same thing at the same time, and why connection can feel like its own form of resistance. From there, she moves into a very different kind of connection crisis: this season of Love Island, and why the contestants seem so scared to flirt, explore, risk, and be messy. She also reflects on Emily Ratajkowski’s essay Sex As a Single Mom, the roles women are taught to play, and how hard it can be to know what we actually want when desire has been shaped by what we were told would make us safe, loveable, chosen, or powerful. Because maybe the work is paying attention to what makes us feel alive, what makes us feel connected, and what makes us feel like we are finally telling the truth, and chasing that with all we’ve got. Emily Ratajkowski essay referenced in this episode: https://www.thecut.com/article/emily-ratajkowski-sex-single-mom.html Follow Note 2 Self on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@note2self_podcast Follow Note 2 Self on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/note2self_podcast/ Follow Note 2 Self on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@note2self_podcast

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This is Saskia, and this is Note 2 Self — your weekly dose of everything that’s simply too long to text. Consider this your personal invitation into my inner circle, where I share my thoughts and quiet reflections that usually live inside my notes app. Each week I explore modern life through conversations about relationships, culture, mental health, identity, and the stories that shape how we see ourselves and the world around us. Part personal journal, part cultural commentary, Note 2 Self is a space for honest reflection, thoughtful conversation, and the occasional pop culture deep dive.

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  • Nhà sáng tạo
    Saskia Starck
  • Năm hoạt động
    2025 - 2026
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    66
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    Thô tục
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    © Saskia Starck
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    Note 2 Self