114 Domino Kizuki #3 — Sit Beside Your Pain

117 From the Rebel to the Receiver

A series of quiet evenings led Mae to an unexpected realization: after letting go of old identities built around striving and endurance, the next chapter wasn’t rebellion—it was learning to receive. Through ordinary moments with her family and a heartfelt exchange with her son, she explores how healing may be less about solving life and more about allowing love, happiness, and uncertainty to be fully received. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling™ [https://kizukijournaling.com/], a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y [https://www.mae-y.com/], continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com [https://journaling.mae-y.com/en] Personal Website: https://maey.live/ [https://maey.live/] Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa [https://www.instagram.com/maeyoshikawa/]

116 Domino Kizuki #5 — Daddy Issues and Money

Mae shares a powerful realization about how her nervous system unconsciously linked money with her father. Through this kizuki, she explores scarcity, trust, emotional safety, and the moment she began to unlink money from an old father wound so money could finally become what it is: simply a resource. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling™ [https://kizukijournaling.com/], a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y [https://www.mae-y.com/], continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com [https://journaling.mae-y.com/en] Personal Website: https://maey.live/ [https://maey.live/] Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa [https://www.instagram.com/maeyoshikawa/]

115 Domino Kizuki #4 — The Anger Diaries

After years of believing she wasn’t an angry person, Mae discovers that anger may have been one of the most repressed emotions in her life. In this episode, she explores what surfaced when she stopped analyzing her pain and began feeling it, uncovering how anger can reveal our deepest values, boundaries, and capacity for gratitude. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling™ [https://kizukijournaling.com/], a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y [https://www.mae-y.com/], continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com [https://journaling.mae-y.com/en] Personal Website: https://maey.live/ [https://maey.live/] Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa [https://www.instagram.com/maeyoshikawa/]

114 Domino Kizuki #3 — Sit Beside Your Pain

Mae reflects on a powerful realization: understanding pain is not the same as feeling it. As she explores long-buried anger, grief, and self-abandonment, she discovers that healing may begin not by fixing pain, but by finally sitting beside it. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling™ [https://kizukijournaling.com/], a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y [https://www.mae-y.com/], continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com [https://journaling.mae-y.com/en] Personal Website: https://maey.live/ [https://maey.live/] Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa [https://www.instagram.com/maeyoshikawa/]

113 Domino Kizuki #2 — The Hidden Cost of Carrying

Mae reflects on how “The Carrier” became a survival identity rooted in preserving connection. Through her relationship with her family and father, she explores the hidden cost of understanding others too early, and the grief of realizing she had learned to carry instead of expecting to be held. Mae Yoshikawa Mae Yoshikawa is the creator of the Kizuki Journaling™ [https://kizukijournaling.com/], a powerful tool for self-awareness and transformation. A pioneer in wellness and personal development, Mae was the first Japanese woman authorized by the founding school of Ashtanga Yoga in India in 2006. Her work bridges Eastern and Western traditions, shaped by profound life experiences—including the loss of her mother, the sudden passing of her husband, and her ongoing journey as a mother to two sons. Mae’s upcoming books share her path of healing and becoming, and her online community, MAE Y [https://www.mae-y.com/], continues to support a growing circle of those on their path of inner growth. She has served as a global ambassador for adidas since 2015. Kizuki Journaling Website: KizukiJournaling.com [https://journaling.mae-y.com/en] Personal Website: https://maey.live/ [https://maey.live/] Instagram: ⁠@maeyoshikawa [https://www.instagram.com/maeyoshikawa/]