
Integrating ikigai in the context of expat life
On episode 42 of The Ikigai Podcast, Nick speaks with Chloe Le Gouche and Karly Christ, sharing their experiences living as an expat and finding ikigai. Have you lived outside your native country? L...
22 Juli 20221h

The way of nagomi: Learning to live harmoniously
On episode 41 of The Ikigai Podcast, Nick speaks with Ken Mogi about Ken’s recently released book, which focuses on the concept of nagomi, the Japanese way of living harmoniously. Japan is filled wit...
11 Juli 20221h 4min

Information sharing in serious leisure as a source of Ikigai, Ibasho and Tanoshimi
On episode 40 of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick speaks with Yazdan Mansourian about how one can feel ikigai through information sharing in serious leisure. One of the essential aspects of ikigai is having ...
24 Juni 20221h 9min

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



















