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There's a version of your life you keep almost living. I'm Nataly Kogan, and this podcast is my dare to you to stop waiting and start closing that gap.  Every week we dig into the dares, the pivots, the moments people stopped waiting and started moving toward what's truly calling to them, even when life is hard and messy and it doesn't feel like the right moment. Solo episodes, guest conversations, and unedited walks where I think out loud. New episodes every Tuesday. Dare yourself! To learn more about Nataly, visit: www.natalykogan.com

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    The Science of Why Staying Comfortable Is Making You Age Faster — and What to Do Instead

    Most people are trying to survive change so they can finally land somewhere stable. But science says that comfort and stability aren't safety — they're the slow path to decline. In this solo episode, I share two fascinating pieces of research that completely changed the way I think about growth, change, and why staying comfortable might be the most dangerous thing you can do.  Plus: the one question to ask yourself the next time fear and doubt show up uninvited. 💥 Download my free From Stuck to Sparked guide: https://www.natalykogan.com/from-stuck-to-sparked-guide-download 🚀 Ready to create your next chapter? https://www.natalykogan.com/create-your-next ✨ Work with me: https://www.natalykogan.com/ 📚 My Books & Journals: https://www.natalykogan.com/books 💛 Loving the show? Follow and leave a 5-star review.

    13 min

  2. 12 MAY

    Refusing a Mediocre Life: How Cricket Dared Herself After Losing a Leg

    How do you move forward when life changes overnight? In this episode of Dare Yourself, Nataly sits down with elite equestrian and relentless competitor Cricket Harter to explore what it really takes to refuse a smaller life after profound loss. Within months, Cricket lost her mother to cancer, endured her own intense medical treatment, and faced a life-altering physical transition. But instead of shrinking, she made a decision: she would not accept a mediocre version of her life. In this powerful conversation, you'll learn about: The 10-Minute Rule for processing grief without staying stuckWhy so many people unconsciously “accept mediocre” after adversityHow to shift from “Why is this happening to me?” to “How do I move forward?”Rebuilding identity after lossCreating new challenges to reclaim agency and confidenceIf you're navigating midlife change, grief, reinvention, or feeling stuck in circumstances you didn’t choose, this episode is a masterclass in courage and forward motion. 💥 Download Nataly's From Stuck to Sparked guide: https://www.natalykogan.com/from-stuck-to-sparked-guide-download 🚀 Ready to create your next chapter? https://www.natalykogan.com/create-your-next ✨ Work with Nataly: https://www.natalykogan.com/ 📚 Books & Journals: https://www.natalykogan.com/books 💛 Loving the show? Follow and leave a 5-star review.

    28 min

  3. 5 MAY

    Walk With Me: What if Discomfort Is Good For You?

    What if the uncertainty and discomfort you've been avoiding is actually essential to your vitality and your health? That's the idea I couldn't stop thinking about on my morning walk around Boston. And then I found the research that backs it up. In this Walk With Me episode, I share what psychologists call vitality — that state of being energized, resilient, and fully alive — and the science that shows the most direct path to it isn't comfort or stability. It's doing things that are genuinely challenging and uncertain. (NOTE: I was walking too fast and did not name one of the scientists whose research on vitality I referred to. His name is Moshe Bar -- you can learn more about him and his work here.) This one will completely reframe how you think about the change and stress you're navigating right now. Your dare: the next time change brings stress and doubt, don't take it as a signal something is wrong. Ask yourself — what is this change inviting me to do in order to grow and evolve? 💥 Download my free From Stuck to Sparked guide: https://www.natalykogan.com/from-stuck-to-sparked-guide-download 🚀 Ready to unleash what's next? https://www.natalykogan.com/unleash-your-next ✨ Work with me: natalykogan.com 📚 Books & Journals: natalykogan.com/books 💛 Loving the show? Follow and leave a 5-star review.

    8 min

  4. 28 APR

    The Audacity of Starting: Risk, Marriage & Building a Business at 24

    What if the riskiest thing you can do isn't starting something new but standing still? At 24, my husband Avi and I launched a publishing company from a 600-square-foot illegal sublet in New York City.  We both had full-time jobs, zero publishing experience, and one idea I came home with after jury duty. We called it NataviGuides, competed with the biggest publishing houses in the world, and figured out everything — printing, distribution, sales — as we went. In this conversation, Avi and I look back 25 years later at what that audacious, messy, wonderful adventure actually taught us. About starting before you feel ready, building something hard inside a marriage, knowing when it's time to let go, and why the person you become by doing the hard thing matters more than any outcome. If you've been sitting on an idea waiting for the right moment, the right plan, or enough experience, this episode is your reminder  to stop waiting and start moving. Your dare this week: What's one "unreasonable" idea you've been dismissing? Identify one step toward it and take it today. 🎥 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pb3jtLHFzt0 💥 Free From Stuck to Sparked guide: https://www.natalykogan.com/from-stuck-to-sparked-guide-download  🚀 Ready to build your next chapter: https://www.natalykogan.com/unleash-your-next  ✨ Work with Nataly: natalykogan.com  📚 Books & Journals: natalykogan.com/books  💛 Loving the show? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review, it helps others find us.

    27 min

  5. 21 APR

    Walk With Me: Scared and Excited — Your Inner Compass for Change

    Fear isn't a stop sign. It's your brain doing exactly what it's designed to do. And once you understand why it shows up every single time you're on the threshold of something new, you stop letting it run the show. In this first Walk With Me episode — an unedited, unfiltered series recorded live on Nataly's morning walks — she gets into how your brain works as a prediction machine, why breaking a pattern triggers fear every single time, and how to give your brain something powerful enough to move toward instead of just away from the unknown. The real signal you're looking for isn't fearlessness. It's the magic combination of scared and excited — and once you know how to use it as your inner compass, everything changes. Your dare this week: tell yourself the truth about the one thing that keeps quietly pulling at you — the thing you've been dismissing because of fear or doubt. And if it's scary and excited? Take one tiny step toward it. 💥 Download my free From Stuck to Sparked guide: www.natalykogan.com/from-stuck-to-sparked-guide-download 🚀 Ready to unleash what's next? www.natalykogan.com/unleash-your-next ✨ Work with me: natalykogan.com 📚 Books & Journals: www.natalykogan.com/books 💛 Loving the show? Follow and leave a 5-star review.

    10 min

  6. 14 APR

    The In-Between Space: Why Feeling Like Goo Means You're Evolving

    That heavy, molasses feeling when you're no longer who you were but not yet who you're becoming?  You’re not stuck. You’re in the In-Between Space — and it's exactly where reinvention begins. In this episode I'm getting honest about the messy middle of reinvention, why you can't think your way into your next chapter, and the one tiny move that shifts everything. Your dare this week: find the one area of your life that feels like molasses and make one move today. 🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/76Zw1wxhIRE 💥 Download my free From Stuck to Sparked guide: https://www.natalykogan.com/from-stuck-to-sparked-guide-download 🚀 Ready to unleash what's next? https://www.natalykogan.com/unleash-your-next ✨ Work with me: natalykogan.com  📚 Books & Journals: https://www.natalykogan.com/books 💛Loving the show? Follow and leave a 5-star review.

    20 min

  7. SEASON 2, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    I'm back - Welcome to DARE YOURSELF!

    I am THRILLED to be bringing this podcast back with a new name and a new mission: To help you use change as your catalyst to grow into the person you're truly capable of becoming. We'll be releasing the first 3 episodes of the new season next week, and then regularly from there. I can't wait to continue this journey with you!

    4 min

  8. 13/10/2025

    #53 Beginning a new chapter -- for you and for this podcast

    Most change doesn’t come with a plan — it starts with a feeling that something needs to shift.  In this episode, I talk about how small steps create clarity and tell my favorite story about Steve Jobs and a calligraphy class that changed the course of his life and led to the founding of Apple. I also give a sneak peek of what’s next for the podcast itself and how following my own whisper is leading to an exciting new evolution. Watch this and other episodes of the podcast on Nataly's YouTube Channel:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoi-XJT3UfouhAT0GkkayVw        ➡️ Sign up for Nataly’s weekly email: https://www.natalykogan.com/email-sign-up 🌟 For more about Nataly and her work, including the REINVENT•ABILITY Accelerator, mentorship programs, books and speaking, please visit:  www.natalykogan.com

    10 min
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There's a version of your life you keep almost living. I'm Nataly Kogan, and this podcast is my dare to you to stop waiting and start closing that gap.  Every week we dig into the dares, the pivots, the moments people stopped waiting and started moving toward what's truly calling to them, even when life is hard and messy and it doesn't feel like the right moment. Solo episodes, guest conversations, and unedited walks where I think out loud. New episodes every Tuesday. Dare yourself! To learn more about Nataly, visit: www.natalykogan.com

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  • Creator
    Nataly Kogan
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 DARE YOURSELF
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