Navigating Crisis with Ikigai with Jamila Rodrigues

The Ikigai Podcast

On episode 60 of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick welcomes back Jamila Rodrigues to discuss how having ikigai can help people cope in times of crisis.
Jamila Rodrigues is an anthropologist focused on well-being and crisis management. She completed her Ph.D. in Dance Anthropology and Sufism embodied ritual practice at Roehampton University in London in 2017. She worked as a professional dancer and travelled to different countries, such as the UK, South Africa, and many other countries for 12 years.

She is a visiting researcher at the Marine Climate Change Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Her current research is on Embodied ikigai: Japanese women’s narratives on well-being in times of crisis. Jamila was a guest on episode 56, “The Embodiment of Ikigai.”

Chapters

1. Japanese Women's Crisis Narratives (00:00:00)

2. Ikigai for Personal Crisis (00:12:37)

3. Ikigai, Self-Realization, and Overcoming Crisis (00:30:02)

4. Learning About Self Through Others (00:42:49)