🎙️ Little IKIGAI Podcast
Welcome to Little IKIGAI Podcast, a quiet space for reflections on midlife, wellbeing, purpose and the experience of being human.
I'm Mayumi Kojima, a naturopath with a deep curiosity about IKIGAI, culture, the mind–body connection and the many ways we find meaning through different seasons of life.
Through personal reflections, ideas I've encountered through my work and learning, and conversations about ageing, menopause, identity and change, Little IKIGAI explores what it might mean to live with greater curiosity and connection to ourselves and the world around us.
There are no perfect answers here, just a little space to pause, wonder, and perhaps discover something meaningful along the way.
Episode 1: Sachi – A Story of Joy, Grief, and Ikigai
In this opening episode, I share a deeply personal story about a black puppy named Sachi, a memory that still lives in my body, and the quiet thread of meaning that connects joy and grief.
It’s not a story about achievement or doing more, it’s about Ikigai in its purest form: a reason to live, found in something small, tender, and real.
If you’ve ever carried something unspoken… or longed to feel quietly alive again, this story is for you.