Living meaningfully with illness
On episode 39 of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick and Trudy Boyle discuss how people can live meaningfully co-existing with illness. How do we live our lives co-existing with illness? Being diagnosed with a...
18 Maj 20221h 37min
Understanding leisure’s impacts on sources of life worth living
On episode 38 of the Ikigai Podcast, Shinichi Nagata joins Nick to discuss the paper he co-authored on the topic of ikigai. Does leisure have an impact on our sources of ikigai? There have been st...
18 Mars 202258min
Exploring the Japanese concept of Omoiyari
In episode 37 of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick and Miku explore the Japanese concept of Omoiyari. Japan is a group-oriented society and harmony is an important aspect for them; understanding the situation...
28 Feb 20221h 8min
Makoto Furuya and his journey in rediscovering his Japanese roots
On episode 36 of the Ikigai Podcast, Makoto Furuya joins Nick, to share how he was able to rediscover and reconnect with his Japanese roots. A lot of Japanese value the culture that they came from; i...
9 Feb 20221h 22min
What does it mean to be Japanese?
On episode 35 of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick talks to Saori Okada on what it really means to be Japanese. With the increasing attention on Japanese culture – all these Japanese psychology and concepts b...
20 Dec 20211h 43min
Reflections on the Life and Work of The Mother of Ikigai - Mieko Kamiya
On episode 34 of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick reflects on the life and work of professor, psychiatrist, researcher, linguist, translator and author, Mieko Kamiya. Nick shares quotes from Kamiya’s semi...
8 Dec 202121min
Transformative leisure and play: Bringing forth our reason for being
On episode 33 of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick talks with Dr. Suzy Ross about the importance of leisure and play, not only for the young but for people of all ages. What is the importance of leisure and p...
29 Nov 20211h 4min
Mindfulness Calligraphy With Rie Takeda
On episode 32 of the Ikigai Podcast, join Nick and his guest Rie Takeda as they explore the beauty of shodo (the art of traditional Japanese calligraphy). Who would have thought that mindfulness can ...
18 Okt 20211h 11min
