Your Future Self

Katarina Nordqvist

Your Future Self is a podcast for those who crave deeper-than-the-surface conversations. Hosted by Katarina Nordqvist, each conversation dives beneath the small talk to explore what really matters – from healing and self-discovery to the quiet truths that shape who we are and who we’re becoming. Through raw, honest, and heart-opening dialogue, we explore life’s big questions and the moments that awaken us to our future selves – the version of us that’s been waiting to be lived into all along.

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  1. 1월 11일

    Lara Love: Motherhood, Addiction, Jail — and Finding Yourself Again

    Before becoming a New York Times bestselling author, Lara Love lost herself in the quiet chaos of addiction, motherhood, and survival. This conversation explores what happens when the life you’re trying to hold together starts to fall apart — from stealing and incarceration to heartbreak and reckoning. Lara speaks openly about the role of truth in healing, the courage it takes to take responsibility, and how finding yourself isn’t about erasing the past — but finally facing it. About Lara Love Lara Love is a Literary Agent, Author, Prison Reform Advocate, and the President of True Literary. Prior to founding her own agency, she was Co-CEO and Senior Literary Agent with Idea Architects where she supported the careers of a singular group of authors from spiritual luminaries like the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu to social justice advocates like Bryan Stevenson and Anthony Ray Hinton. Lara's work as an agent is informed by her diverse life experiences, especially her work as an author. Her memoir The Many Lives of Mama Love was a 2024 Oprah's Book Club pick and a New York Times bestseller. Having received her MFA in Fiction, she has extensive experience working as a collaborative writer and is currently writing her first novel. The recipient of the Christopher Award for "affirming the highest values of the human spirit", Lara has also been nominated for an NAACP Image Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Lara is the Co-Founder of The Gemma Project, a gender-responsive organization serving incarcerated and former incarcerated women with integrity and compassion.

    1시간 2분
  2. 2025. 09. 04.

    Dr. Gay Hendricks: How to Live a Life by Your Own Design

    In this episode of Your Future Self, I sit down with Dr. Gay Hendricks — therapist, professor, and author of more than 40 books including The Big Leap and Conscious Living. We explore what it really means to come home to yourself, the power of healing, and the potential that lives within each of us. Gay also shares the 5 cardinal rules of conscious living — practical yet profound guidelines that can help you stop living on autopilot and start creating life by design. This isn’t a lecture — it’s an intimate, couch-side conversation filled with wisdom, stories, and truths that will stay with you long after you listen. About Dr. Gay Hendricks For more than 40 years, Gay Hendricks has served as one of the leading contributors to the fields of relationship transformation and body-mind therapies. Along with his wife, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks, Gay is the author of numerous bestsellers, including Conscious Loving, At The Speed Of Life, The Big Leap, Five Wishes, and the recently released Your Big Leap Year.  Dr. Hendricks received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Stanford in 1974. After a 21-year career as a professor at the University of Colorado, he founded The Hendricks Institute. He later co-founded its charitable organization, Foundation for Conscious Living. He is also the founder of a virtual learning center for transformation and a publishing company, and the co-founder of a conscious entertainment company.  Throughout his career, Dr. Hendricks has coached more than 800 executives, including the top management at such firms as Dell Computer, Hewlett Packard, Motorola, and KLM. His book, The Corporate Mystic, is used widely to train management in combining business skills with personal development tools. Gay is also a mystery novelist, with a series of five books featuring the Tibetan-Buddhist private detective, Tenzing Norbu. In recent years, he has co-created a popular podcast called The Big Leap with Gay Hendricks and Mike Koenigs. He has appeared on more than 500 radio and television shows, including OPRAH, CNN, CNBC, 48 HOURS, and others.

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  3. 2025. 08. 06.

    Amy Wong: How to Stop Living on Autopilot & Start Living on Purpose

    What if your worth wasn’t something to earn — but something you already are? Amy Wong is a master at helping people remember what’s always been true: You are whole. You are worthy. You are complete. She’s a sought-after executive coach, motivational speaker, and author of Living on Purpose who just gave a TEDx talk on breaking free from should — and choosing to live on purpose. In this powerful conversation, Amy and I explore what it means to stop living by default and start living by design. We talk about childhood conditioning, core beliefs, emotional regulation, and the quiet revolution of coming home to yourself. Because at some point, we all have to ask: Am I living for truth — or for should?And what am I really standing for? If you’ve ever felt like you're just checking off a list of to-do’s but not actually fulfilled — this episode is for you. It’s your reminder: nothing’s missing. You’re already everything you need. About Amy Wong Amy Eliza Wong is a sought-after keynote speaker, author of Living on Purpose, and executive coach who has worked with top organizations like Salesforce, LinkedIn, Lyft, Roku, and Genentech. She delivers transformative leadership development and cutting-edge communication strategies to global executives, teams, and institutions including Stanford and UC Berkeley. With a B.A. in Mathematics from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Transpersonal Psychology from Sofia University, Amy blends analytical rigor with deep human insight.

    1시간 18분

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Your Future Self is a podcast for those who crave deeper-than-the-surface conversations. Hosted by Katarina Nordqvist, each conversation dives beneath the small talk to explore what really matters – from healing and self-discovery to the quiet truths that shape who we are and who we’re becoming. Through raw, honest, and heart-opening dialogue, we explore life’s big questions and the moments that awaken us to our future selves – the version of us that’s been waiting to be lived into all along.