Misguided: The Podcast Between Worlds: Identity, Vulnerability, and the Power of Critical Thinking
Jul 28, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Dr. Esha Lovrić, a social scientist and advocate for critical thinking, shares her transformative journey from Fiji to Australia. She delves into how navigating cultural identity impacts our perceptions. Esha explores the concept of liminality, discussing its emotional challenges and the susceptibility to misinformation in today's digital age. Emphasizing the importance of authentic connections, she highlights how emotions shape beliefs and the need for critical thinking to combat misinformation and ideological pulls.
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Migrating Into Sociology
- Esha Lovrić traced her interest in sociology to childhood migration and cultural fitting-in across Fiji, New Zealand, and Australia.
- She describes continually analyzing social rules and learning reflexivity, which led her to study and teach critical thinking.
Rehab Work Sparked Research
- Esha worked seven to eight years in a spinal injury unit and observed huge psychological gaps during physical rehabilitation.
- That experience motivated research on identity after life-changing events and therapeutic relationships.
Liminality Breeds Vulnerability
- Liminality is an uncertain, in-between identity space after a disruption that leaves people emotionally vulnerable.
- In liminal phases people become more susceptible to ideas that offer quick validation or control.