The Awesome Human Podcast

Are you searching for more meaning in your life? Want to feel more purposeful and energized about your work? Then this episode is for you!
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Nataly and Olivia take you on an inspiring and activating journey of uncovering your unique gifts and identifying more ways you can share them with others. It’s a workshop wrapped in a podcast episode and there’s even an interactive workbook to help you get the most out of it!
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Here’s what you’ll learn:

• How to find more meaning in your work and life through action
• What’s a Creative Detective and how you can use it to connect to more of your unique gifts
• A 3-step process to help you uncover your unique gifts and brainstorm new ways to share them with others (which is how you derive the greatest sense of purpose in your life!)

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This is an episode you’ll want to listen to twice… or more!
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To download your Discover Your Inner Awesome interactive workbook, go to: https://www.natalykogan.com/practice
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To learn more about Olivia’s work as a brand strategist, please visit: https://www.ohart.agency
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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN PODCAST LIVE**
Click the link below to register to attend our live taping of The Awesome Human Podcast on Zoom.
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You’ll be able to ask question, connect with other Awesome Humans, and get a link to the video recording!
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https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8wilMrgQYu9Qa_9k0dilw#/

How can you find joy when life is challenging? Can joy and sadness sit side by side?
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In this inspiring conversation, Nataly talks with Cyndie Spiegel, author of Microjoys: Finding Hope (Especially) When Life Is Not Okay, about the choice we all can make at any moment: to access joy, even when life is difficult.
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What you’ll learn:

• The concept of microjoys and how to find more microjoys in your days
• Getting rid of the binary mindset around sadness and joy (you can choose to feel both!)
• How joy can be powerful fuel when you're going through grief or hardship (and why you should never feel guilty about it)
• Why we don’t owe anyone our suffering but can give them the gift of empathy and possibility of joy by our own practice

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And much more!
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To learn more about Cyndie and her work and book, please visit:
https://www.cyndiespiegel.com/

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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN PODCAST LIVE**
Click the link below to register to attend our live taping of The Awesome Human Podcast on Zoom.

You’ll be able to ask questions, connect with other Awesome Humans, and get a link to the video recording!

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8wilMrgQYu9Qa_9k0dilw

We’ve never had more ways to stay connected thanks to all of our technology, yet so many people are feeling isolated and lonely.
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In today’s inspiring conversation, Nataly speaks with Susan McPherson, the author of The Lost Art of Connecting, about how we can find meaningful ways to connect with each other (even amidst the busy of our lives).
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What you’ll learn:

• A powerful mindset shift that will help you create more meaningful connections - including at work
• Susan’s unique Gather, Ask, Do framework
• How to ask great questions that lead to meaningful conversations (hint: never talk about the weather!)

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And much, much more!
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About Susan:
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Susan McPherson is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert.
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She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Relationships.
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She is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact.
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Susan has 30+ years of experience in marketing, public relations, and sustainability communications and has appeared on NPR, CNN, USA Today, The New Yorker, New York Magazine and the Los Angeles Times.
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To learn more about Susan, please visit:
https://www.susanmcp.com/
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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN PODCAST LIVE**
Click the link below to register to attend our live taping of The Awesome Human Podcast on Zoom.
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You’ll be able to ask questions, connect with other Awesome Humans, and get a link to the video recording!
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https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8wilMrgQYu9Qa_9k0dilw#/registration

If you’re looking for a new direction, a change, or are recovering from a loss and seeking ways to move forward, this episode will fuel and inspire you.
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Nataly speaks with Richard Banfield, experienced product designer, advisor and artist, about his path of starting over after a devastating loss of his wife to cancer. Nataly and Richard both share their personal experience of moving forward after loss and failure, and how these difficult experiences helped them connect to and share their most authentic selves with others.
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What you’ll learn:

• How to apply the 5 steps of product design to designing a new path in life.
• Ways to overcome feeling like an impostor or fear of being judged for sharing your creativity.
• How human connection and sense of purpose guide your path to living your most authentic life.

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And much, much more!

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For more about Richard, please visit: https://www.richardbanfield.com
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To see Richard’s art, visit: https://richardbanfieldart.com
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For more about Nataly and her work, visit: https://www.natalykogan.com
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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN PODCAST LIVE**
Click the link below to register to attend our live taping of The Awesome Human Podcast on Zoom.
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You’ll be able to ask questions, connect with other Awesome Humans, and get a link to the video recording!

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8wilMrgQYu9Qa_9k0dilw

In this episode, Nataly shares her journey from suffering a severe burnout 6 years ago to where she is today. If you’re feeling burned out, or just overwhelmed, this episode will both inspire you and give you tangible actions you can take right now to fuel your energy and feel a little better.
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In the episode, Nataly shares:

• Common symptoms of burnout and how she experienced them.
• 3 powerful lessons she learned as she recovered from her own burnout.
• Small yet surprisingly powerful actions you can take daily to fuel your energy and well-being. 

And much more!
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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN HOUR LIVE**
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Click the link below to register for Awesome Human Hour Live and join us with the live audience, ask questions, and more!

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8wilMrgQYu9Qa_9k0dilw

In this inspiring episode, Nataly talks with Lynne Twist, the author of The Soul of Money and Living a Committed Life, and a global visionary committed to alleviating poverty and empowering women and girls.
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Nataly and Lynn talk about:

• The 3 myths of scarcity 
• How to shift from scarcity into the mindset of sufficiency and feeling that you’re enough
• The power of taking a stand and making a commitment to something bigger than yourself
• How you can connect to your calling and how committing to your calling fuels you

And much, much more.
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To learn more about Lynn, her books and work, please visit:
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https://soulofmoney.org
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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN HOUR LIVE**
Click the link below to register for Awesome Human Hour Live and join us with the live audience, ask questions, and more!
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https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8wilMrgQYu9Qa_9k0dilw#/

How awe can make you happier?
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In this awesome and inspiring episode, Nataly talks about the power of awe with Jonah Paquette, Psy.D., a psychologist specializing in the science of well-being and the author of Awestruck: How Embracing Wonder Can Make You Happier, Healthier, and More Connected.
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What you’ll learn:

• How to practice awe on a daily basis?
• Research the positive effects of awe on your mental and emotional health
• How experiencing awe can improve your health by reducing inflammation and more?

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To learn more about Jonah, please visit: https://www.jonahpaquette.com/
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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN HOUR LIVE**
Click the link below to register for Awesome Human Hour Live and join us with the live audience, ask questions, and more!
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This special episode was recorded during Awesome Human Day, a live event to celebrate the Awesome Human inside ourselves and each other.
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Jessi Hempel interviews Nataly and gets personal about her unexpected journey.
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Jessi is the Senior Editor-at-Large at LinkedIn and host of the Hello Monday podcast.
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For more about Jessi, please visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessihempel/

In honor of International Women’s Day, Nataly speaks with Wendy Whelan, one of the greatest ballerinas of our generation, a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet for 30 years, and now its Associate Artistic Director.
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In this inspiring and fueling conversation, Nataly and Wendy talk about:

• How to break free of the limitations of perfection.
• Life’s work and the process of chiseling away to find our truest expression of ourselves.
• How to grow through transitions and change with humility and joy.

And so much more!
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To learn more about Wendy, please visit https://www.wendywhelan.org
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**REGISTER FOR AWESOME HUMAN HOUR LIVE**
Click the link below to register for Awesome Human Hour Live and join us with the live audience, ask questions, and more!
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https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k8wilMrgQYu9Qa_9k0dilw

This special episode was recorded on Awesome Human Day, a live event to celebrate the Awesome Human inside ourselves and each other.
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Nataly interviews Matthew Del Negro about what we can learn about handling rejection from an accomplished actor.
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Matthew is an actor, author of 10,000 NOs, and host of 10,000 NOs podcast.
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For more about Matthew, please visit:
https://www.matthewdelnegro.com/