The Awesome Human Podcast

In this 100th! and final episode, Nataly shares 5 life-changing lessons she's learned about reinvention as she reinvented her life and her business. - Your mindset determines your experience You don't have to know your final destination to begin Let what feels good and deeply meaningful to you be your guide It helps (hugely!) to have a mentor Reinvention is beautiful and challenging -- i...

Welcome to the first episode in the BRAND NEW Conversations With Your Future Series! - In this episode, Nataly shares the powerful research about how our possible future selves impact our decisions, choices, and motivations. - Then, two audience members join her in the "hot seat" and share a challenge they're dealing with. - Nataly then offers them suggestions and strategies for how...

If you need a giant boost of positive energy, empowerment, and inspiration to embrace your authentic self, this episode is for you! - Nataly speaks with Ashley Longshore, a renowned pop artist known for her vibrant and bold creations that blend elements of pop culture with social commentary.  - Regularly called a young, feminist Andy Warhol, Ashley Longshore has paved a colorful path for pop art a...

In this special impromptu episode, Nataly’s special guest is her husband, Avi Spivack. Nataly and Avi have been married for 23 years and share the lessons they’ve learned about work-life integration, boundaries, communication, and more! - Here’s what they talk about: Why work-life balance sets up the wrong construct and what works better The importance of the right kind of boundaries How not shari...

If you’re going through a lot of change or uncertainty in your life, this episode will inspire you. - Nataly speaks with Jenny Blake, career strategist and best-selling author of several books, including Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One. - Nataly and Jenny talk about how to handle career change, a failure of a business, and getting unstuck when you’re unsure about your next path....

How do you face a terminal diagnosis with humor and grace? - Nataly's guest, Brooke Eby, has found a way and she shares her humor, deep wisdom and inspiring perspective in this episode. - Brooke was diagnosed with ALS at 33. It's a terminal disease that doesn't have a cure and the average life expectancy is 2-5 years after diagnosis. - But she has chosen to face this disease with he...

This is a very special edition episode with Nataly’s daughter and BFF, Mia! - When you fuel yourself and honor your being, you have so much more love, capacity, and compassion to give to others. - This is the powerful and inspiring lesson Nataly and Mia share in their honest, vulnerable, and often funny conversation during this episode. - Mia (19) has witnessed Nataly’s burnout, recovery, and most...

If you need hope and inspiration in your day, this episode will deliver 10x! - Nataly talks with Alysia Reiner, actor (you probably know her from Orange Is the New Black), creator, filmmaker, activist for women, volunteer firefighter, and hope dealer! - They talk about: How to be a hope dealer amidst all the darkness and challenges in the world The brain’s negativity bias and how to overcome it Th...

Join Nataly for a conversation with one of the most original thinkers and scientists of our time, Ellen Longer, Ph. D., as they talk about groundbreaking concepts around health, mindfulness, and the ability of our thoughts to dramatically change our health and the quality of our lives. - Ellen shares many of her groundbreaking studies on stress, exercise, health, decision-making, the power of perc...

If your inner critic gets loud or if you’re holding back at work or in your craft because you don’t think you can do something perfectly, this episode is a must-listen! - Nataly shares the challenge she faced hand-writing and illustrating her new Awesome Human Journal and the powerful lessons it taught her about embracing and loving imperfection — and shutting up her inner critic! - In the second...

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! - 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 t...

How can you find joy when life is challenging? Can joy and sadness sit side by side? - 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. - What you’ll learn: The concept of microjoys and how to find more microjoys in your...

We’ve never had more ways to stay connected thanks to all of our technology, yet so many people are feeling isolated and lonely. - 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). - What you’ll learn: A powerful mindset shift that wil...

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. - 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 afte...

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. - In the episode, Nataly shares: Common symptoms of burnout and how she experienced them. 3 powerful less...

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. - 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 commitm...

How awe can make you happier? - 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. - What you’ll learn: How to practice awe on a daily basis? Research the positive effects of awe on your...

This special episode was recorded during Awesome Human Day, a live event to celebrate the Awesome Human inside ourselves and each other. - Jessi Hempel interviews Nataly and gets personal about her unexpected journey. - Jessi is the Senior Editor-at-Large at LinkedIn and host of the Hello Monday podcast. - 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. - 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 t...

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

In this super-packed episode, Nataly shares the 5 Core Emotional Fitness Skill and how you can use them to struggle less through constant change and uncertainty — and help people you impact thrive, even when things are challenging. - What you’ll learn: The neuroscience of uncertainty and change 5 Emotional Fitness Skills of Acceptance, Gratitude, Self-Care, Intentional Kindness, and the Bigger Why...

This special episode was recorded on Awesome Human Day, a live event to celebrate the Awesome Human inside ourselves and each other. - Nataly interviews Apolo Ohno about what we can learn from how to get through fear from an Olympic speed skater. - Apolo is America’s most decorated Winter Olympian of all time and the author of Hard Pivot. - For more about Apolo, please visit: https://apoloohno.com...

In this vulnerable and life-affirming episode, Nataly talks with Jessi Hempel, author of the new book, THE FAMILY OUTING . - Nataly and Jessi talk about the book and Jessi’s family’s story of coming out, in many unexpected ways. - Among many themes, their conversation covers: How to find the courage to come out to your loved ones as your authentic self Why we should all undertake the project of as...

What does self-awareness really mean and how can it fuel your growth and prevent burnout? - Nataly dives into these topics in this episode, and shares how finding the courage to be honest with herself helped her heal from burnout and truly thrive. - What you’ll learn: Why self-awareness is an essential emotional fitness skill How to create your own “meet yourself” ritual How self-knowledge can hel...

Kindness, when you practice it intentionally and consistently, has amazing power to heal and fuel you and the recipients of your kindness acts. - In this inspiring episode, Nataly shares the science behind the power of kindness and a powerful daily question to help you make kindness a priority. - She also speaks with Julie Schechter, the founder of The Present App and Small Packages, about how to...