Aligning with Purpose

Episode 15: Amanda Crater, Business Development Specialist - Destigmatizing mental health, family surviving the Holocaust & being uninvited from Thanksgiving dinner

Episode Description: In this episode, Amanda Crater joins us to discuss how the resilience of her family’s Holocaust survival shaped her life and how it shaped her purpose she brings to the world. We dive into destigmatizing mental health, showing up authentically and what true success means. Come join us for a real, vulnerable conversation Watch the podcast on YouTube! FIND AMANDA CRATER: https://amandacrater.wordpress.com [https://amandacrater.wordpress.com] FIND Aligning with Purpose: Instagram @aligningwithpurpose.pod TikTok @aligningwithpurpose.pod FIND JULI: Instagram @juliyoshi TikTok @juliyoshi CONTACT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ awp@happytanuki.co [awp@happytanuki.co]⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes every Thursday

Episode 14: Monet Maeda, Social Media Freelancer - Bumble BFF, leaving corporate, traveling to Japan for 3 months & experiencing life as lessons

Episode Description: Monet Maeda is a Social Media Freelancer, and she joins the podcast to share her story about quitting corporate to travel solo to Japan for 3 months. We talk about everything from our friendship that started on Bumble BFF, reflections on her marketing career, and the invaluable life lessons she's gaining in this new chapter after leaving corporate. Watch this episode to get insight on why it's important to be present, enjoy the moment and experience life as lessons. Watch the podcast on YouTube! FIND MONET MAEDA: Instagram @_mnyyo FIND Aligning with Purpose: Instagram @aligningwithpurpose.pod TikTok @aligningwithpurpose.pod FIND JULI: Instagram @juliyoshi TikTok @juliyoshi CONTACT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ awp@happytanuki.co [awp@happytanuki.co]⁠⁠⁠⁠ New episodes every Thursday

Episode 13: Lora Smuts, Marketing Project Manager & Music Curator - Corporate to freelance, identity shifts & aligning with her values

Episode Description: Join me in welcoming our first podcast guest Lora Smuts! Lora is a marketing project manager and music curator, with previous roles working for entertainment giants like Disney, Netflix, and TikTok. She left corporate to find more alignment in her life and in this episode, she shares the story of her pivotal career move: leaving the corporate structure to start freelancing. She details the challenges and rewards of building a values-aligned career, specializing in helping mission-driven wellness and lifestyle founders. We discuss the essential lessons from her corporate past, the reality of the freelance transition, and the creative outlet she found in her music discovery newsletter, Music Club. Watch the podcast on YouTube! FIND LORA SMUTS: Instagram @lorasmuts Instagram @thenotoriousdoggs FIND MUSIC CLUB: Instagram @joinmusiclub Substack - musiclub.substack.com [http://musiclub.substack.com] FIND Aligning with Purpose: Instagram @aligningwithpurpose.pod TikTok @aligningwithpurpose.pod FIND JULI: Instagram @juliyoshi TikTok @juliyoshi CONTACT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [awp@happytanuki.co]awp@happytanuki.co [awp@happytanuki.co]⁠⁠⁠⁠ [awp@happytanuki.co] New episodes every Thursday

Episode 12: Unscripted Series - making friends in your late 20s, spirituality, my first fall in NYC, and holistic health things I'm doing now

Episode Description: Join me for my reflections on making friends in my late 20s, my spiritual awakening and what it's taught me, how I incorporate holistic health practices in my daily life, and experiencing my first fall in NYC. Watch the podcast on YouTube! SOCIALS: Instagram @juliyoshi Instagram @aligningwithpurpose.pod TikTok @juliyoshi TikTok @aligningwithpurpose.pod CONTACT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [awp@happytanuki.co]awp@happytanuki.co [awp@happytanuki.co]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [awp@happytanuki.co] New episodes every Thursday

Episode 11: Growing up Asian American - Japanese American Incarceration Camps, identity, & a tribute to my grandparents

Episode Description: This week, I’m honoring the legacy of my grandparents by confronting the painful history of the Japanese American incarceration camps. I’ll discuss how this history still shapes my modern identity as an Asian American woman, and my experiences growing up Asian American in the US. This one is a tribute to my grandparents. Watch the podcast on YouTube! RESOURCES: https://densho.org/terminology/ [https://densho.org/terminology/] https://www.janm.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/janm-education-resources-enduring-communities-terminology.pdf [https://www.janm.org/sites/default/files/2020-11/janm-education-resources-enduring-communities-terminology.pdf] https://jamo.org/terminology/ [https://jamo.org/terminology/] SOCIALS: Instagram @juliyoshi Instagram @aligningwithpurpose.pod TikTok @juliyoshi TikTok @aligningwithpurpose.pod CONTACT: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [awp@happytanuki.co]awp@happytanuki.co [awp@happytanuki.co]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [awp@happytanuki.co] New episodes every Thursday