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The Ikigai Project
by Peter Nakamura & Marc Henry
The Ikigai Project is a collection of interviews with people from all walks of life about what drives purpose in their lives. Join your hosts, Peter Nakamura and Marc Henry, for a stroll into the world of Ikigai and find the courage to become who you're meant to be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Reflections from Season 3 + What's Next
It's hard to believe we've come to the end of Season 3. Peter & Marc reflect back on aha moments from this season and what they've learned about transitions. They also share how their understanding of ikigai continues to evolve, and chat a bit about what's next for them - a wedding for Peter and...
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Restoring Human Movement + Well-Being
As we head into the summer, it was timely to chat with our guest Pax Frias. Pax is a Fitness Coach & Partner at the movement studio, Restore Human. He’s also an outdoor enthusiast and encourages spending time outside in the sun. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, exploring transitions in...
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Aging with Curiosity, Compassion & Playfulness
Today we welcome our guest David Wilson. We are curious to explore a transition that's universal to all of us - the transition of aging. What does it mean to grow old? What beliefs exist about aging that we might want to challenge? David is a movement coach, speaker, and anti-ageism advocate. We...
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Becoming a Modern Elder
For this conversation, David Marlow joins us as our guest. We wanted to chat with someone who has experienced several significant career & personal transitions over their lifetime. David is in many ways a modern elder. We uncover more about what that means, how he is mentoring others, and apply...
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Identity Shifts + Sabbatical Learnings
We’re about halfway through season 3. For this conversation, Marc & Peter share more about themselves and go deeper on topics related to this season’s theme on transitions. Peter opens up on his upbringing in Japan and his identity shift coming to Canada. Marc shares recent lessons learned during...
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How Transitions Impact Love + Friendship
In this episode we are stepping into the world of relationships - whether that's the partner we're with or friendships. We want to explore how significant transitions impact these relationships. We invited our close friend Diana Chung, who brings an insightful and candid perspective (check out...
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Managing Big Transitions + Finding Balance
In this episode we explore the mental journey of going through significant transitions and strategies to successfully navigate change. Whether the transition is anticipated (e.g. - quitting your job), or unanticipated (e.g. - being laid off). Our guest Andrea Fruhling shares insights from over 20...
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We're Back + This Season's Theme: Transitions
The Ikigai Project is back... finally! In this episode, Peter and Marc explore their own personal transitions through a variety of lenses, including career decisions, travel overseas, new relationships, getting married, and much more. It's a new format this season as the Ikigai Project will now…
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Sameet Kumar
Today's conversation is with Dr. Sameet Kumar. Sameet is a clinical psychologist, author of three books, and internationally requested speaker. We talk extensively about the role of grief in our lives, and his experience working with people who are grieving. We talk about mindfulness meditation…
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Michael Huston and Dave Redekopp
Today's conversation is with Michael Huston and Dave Redekopp. Michael and Dave have both spent almost their entire careers at the intersection of mental health and career development. The three of us have a fabulous conversation about how they arrived at this career path, career development as a...
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Greig Perantinos
Today's conversation is with Greig Perantinos. Greig is a second-year clinical social work student (soon to be graduating!), entrepreneur, and an avid meditator. We talk about his pivot from entrepreneurship to social work, how he creates meaning in his life, and the intersection of mindfulness…
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Renée Fishman
Today's conversation is with Renée Fishman. Renée is an attorney, award-winning residential real estate broker, educator, and consultant who uses a holistic approach to helps leaders and owners live in a better place physically, emotionally and spiritually. We cover a variety of topics in this...
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Dr. Bena Long
Today's conversation is with Dr. Bena Long. Dr. Bena is a speaker and coach on mindfulness and leadership . She has worked with dozens of high profile companies and their leaders to help them access their inner calm and perform at their best. Learn more about and connect with Dr. Bena below: Bena...
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Between Two Therapists - Part 4
In this final episode of the series, the three of us talk about early childhood experiences and their impact on our development, finding the right therapist, and how to approach the financial investment of with working with a therapist. Frank and Peter also mention a few resources specifically in...
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Between Two Therapists - Part 3
Welcome to Part 3 of Between Two Therapists - a special series in this podcast where I interview psychotherapists - Frank Kewin and Peter Stathakos - about their decades of experience in the field of mental health and well being. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground yet again. The three of…
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Between Two Therapists - Part 2
In Part 2 of "Between Two Therapists", Frank, Peter, and I go deeper into the world of psychotherapy and developing greater self awareness. Building on our conversation in Part 1, we talk about a variety of topics including the reasons why people might seek therapy, symptoms of when we’re...
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Between Two Therapists - Part 1
In Part 1 of "Between Two Therapists" I speak with psychotherapists, Frank Kewin and Peter Stathakos, to explore their origin stories, the role of a therapist, loneliness in society today, and how they help their clients begin the healing process. Please know that it’s always okay to ask for…
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Trailer
Season 2 of The Ikigai Project is debuting on July 8th! This season, we cover the topic of mental health and well-being. Here's a sneak peek of what you can expect. Please know that it’s always okay to ask for help. If you’re looking for help, there are resources available to you wherever you…
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Three Reflections from Season 1
Today's conversation is... well, more of a monologue. I share three reflections I've had since the last episode and cover topics such as building a community, practicing loving kindness, and a new way to approach journaling. For more about the three thoughts check out the blog post I wrote on…
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Nani Ourique
Today's conversation is with Nani Ourique. Nani is the Head Coach and co-owner of Auxiliary CrossFit. Nani and I cover a lot of different topics including the early lessons he learned about hard work and gratitude, the process he went through to make a significant career pivot in his life, the...
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Ania Bureacenco
Today’s guest is Ania Bureacenco. Ania is a Program Manager at Predictable Revenue and another amazing woman I’ve gotten to interview for this podcast. In our conversation, we talk about her experience immigrating to Canada with her family and her early years exploring her identity, the value of...
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Marc Henry
Marc is a Manager of Sales Development at Slack who shares the same passion for learning and growth. We talk about about his lifelong journey of developing self-awareness, building more movement in his life, some of his failures that have propelled him to where he is today, and, of course, what...
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Krista Campbell
Krista currently serves as the Finance Lead at the City of Calgary. Her and I talk about her childhood, her early career experience of choosing accounting over consulting, spending time in China to teach and discover more of what she wanted, and what ikigai means to her today. Connect with…
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Andrew Jones
Andrew left a career in the non-profit space to start from scratch to become a freelance web developer. We talk about his experience making the shift into a completely new field and how he began a three year journey as a digital nomad. He’s a great example of someone who combined a plan and…
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Diana Chung
Diana is a Director of Sales at EF Educational Tours. Her and I talk about a variety of topics including developing her identity as a Korean-Canadian, stumbling into an incredibly successful sales career, and being a female leader in a male-dominated field among many topics. Connect with Diana:...
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Andrew Speer
Andrew wears many different hats as an entrepreneur, author, and designer. We cover a wide range of topics including Andrew’s publishing his book - The Six Day Business, working through imposter syndrome, and how being deliberate in things big & small is his key to pursuing his Ikigai. Theme…
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Trailer
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The Ikigai Project is a collection of interviews with people from all walks of life about what drives purpose in their lives. Join your hosts, Peter Nakamura and Marc Henry, for a stroll into the world of Ikigai and find the courage to become who you're meant to be.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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