Writing, Wealth and the 1% Rule: How Small Shifts Create a Life You Actually Want | Natalie Saar

In this episode of Journey to Purpose, Pippa is joined by Natalie Saar — writer, self-published author, embroidery pattern designer, and founder of the Embroider Everywhere Etsy shop and a snail mail art club. Natalie has spent a decade writing professionally across equities, finance, and consulting, all while building a quietly remarkable creative life on the side. Her first nonfiction book, Becoming 1% Better, started as a Substack and became a Chanticleer Mind and Spirit Award shortlistee. Her new book, Fake It Till You Make It: The Science of Feeling Rich, is out now. This is a warm, wide-ranging conversation about creativity, rest, perfectionism, and what it actually means to build a life that feels abundant — whatever your bank balance says. Pippa and Natalie explore:How the 1% better framework was born out of a breakdown, not a breakthroughWhy rest is not a reward for productivity — and what happens when you treat it like oneThe Super Bloom essay: what dormant seeds and desert wildflowers have to do with resilienceRedefining wealth as freedom of time, not money in the bankPerfectionism, shame, and the grief of not being able to do everything at onceWhy the Internet is littered with unfinished projects — and how to make peace with thatKobe Bryant's thousand shots a day and what it taught Natalie about handling failureEmbroidery, snail mail, and why analogue things matter more than everA genuinely joyful conversation about creativity, enough-ness, and the quiet power of doing one small thing better today. Connect with Natalie Saar: nataliesar.comJourney to Purpose is a personal transformation podcast featuring real conversations about mindset, trauma recovery, self-worth, spiritual awakening, resilience, and finding your life’s purpose. New episodes every week. 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Of0Na1qWovS8Aw2X2FU8M 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philippa.bagley/ 🌐 Website: https://philippabagley.com/ Subscribe and leave a review — it helps others find the show.About your hostPippa Bagley is a clinical hypnotherapist specialising in burnout and sleep, and the host of Journey to Purpose. Based in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, she is passionate about helping people reconnect with what truly matters — and build lives and careers that feel genuinely sustainable. Pippa is also studying for an MSc in the Neuroscience and Psychology of Mental Health at King’s College London. Find out more at philippabagley.com