Ikigai with Jennifer Shinkai
Hosted by Jennifer Shinkai · Jennifer Shinkai
5.0from 6 ratings
- 64
- Episodes
- 7
- Transcribed
- 6
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 4K
- YouTube views
About Ikigai with Jennifer Shinkai
You’ve probably heard of the Japanese concept of “Ikigai” but are wondering how you can successfully apply it to your life. How do you start living a life of purpose, jumping out of bed, excited to face the day? Join the Tokyo based, British born facilitator and coach, Jennifer Shinkai and her guests to hear real-life stories of how regular people found and integrated their ikigai. Be inspired by how they took their first steps and how their lives have changed. Still don’t know what you want to be when you grow up? Looking for practical tips to find your ikigai? Then this show is for you.
- Publisher
- Jennifer Shinkai
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 30 Nov 2020
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
7 of 64 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Making Your Own Work: Stepping into a New Ikigai with Christiane Brew
16 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Seasons of Ikigai: Navigating Loss, Patience, and Rediscovery with Helen Iwata
23 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT
Activating Your Ikigai: Vision, Connection, and Paying It Forward with Lana Iwabuchi
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Making Your Own Work: Stepping into a New Ikigai with Christiane Brew
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But at the end of it, I was like, oh, OK, this explains all of my life, except for the perimenopause. That's just nature. But yeah. So the gift of aging. Silver lining. Yeah. And I think that was definitely a time when. because we were online so much. People were sharing more content, creating different things and different voices were coming out, right? Different stories and experiences. So yeah, that's a true point. It was like a turning point in both of those conversations around perimenopause and as well around neurodivergence too. I know a lot of people who've got, I don't know if it's kind of red car syndrome for me though, you know, once you're sort of aware of it, you become more aware of other people's stories. […]
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- Christiane Brew
- Helen Iwata
- Lana Iwabuchi
- Dr Greg Story
- Joe Pournovin
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- YouTube views
- 3,926
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 5 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 72 / 100
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- Quality
- 65
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 75
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