The Ikigai Podcast
The Ikigai Podcast
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Reflecting to Thrive with Chie Sawa
On this episode of The Ikigai Podcast, I talk with Chie Sawa, founder of Thrive Life Design, about why all leaders need a sanctuary to pause and reconnect with themselves. We also explore reverse culture shock, the power of co-refle...
Reflections on A Year Of Ikigai with Nicholas Kemp
Caitlin Kight returns again to host the Ikigai Podcast to interview Nick on his new book, A Year of Ikigai. In this episode, Nick shares how Japanese voices, careful cultural research and daily prompts, helped him write a book tha...
The Power of Awareness: How Kizuki Moments Transform Our Lives with Mae Yoshikawa
What if the feeling you’re most afraid of could become your clearest compass? Our conversation with Mae Yoshikawa begins in the hard places—parental divorce, a mother’s early-onset dementia, and the sudden death of a spouse—and unfolds into a p...
Aligning Work with Purpose: A Conversation with Tina Bagwell
What if the problem isn’t workload, but identity? We sit down with coach and HR leader Tina Bagwell to explore how many of us let a single role—the job—define who we are, and why that narrow frame leads to exhaustion, disengagement, and a loss ...