Spark Something New
What would it look like to be in love with your life? What would it take to live as you to show up as your full and authentic self? What would you need in order to find rest? It would take a spark of something new! Something to help you think differently, act differently, build relationships differently, and lead differently. You'll find that spark here, on the Spark Something New Podcast!
Episodes
82 episodes
Episode 81: The Addictions We Don’t Talk About | Reclaiming Agency in a World Designed to Keep Us Hooked with Dr. Mitika Kanabar
Episode Snapshot:What if the issue isn’t that we lack discipline but that we’re living in a world intentionally designed to keep us hooked? In this episode, Dr. Katie Sandoe chats with Stanford-trained addiction medicine ph...
Episode 80: There Is Wisdom in Winter | What Nature Can Teach Us About Being Human with Dr. Stephanie Grunewald
Episode Snapshot:What if the exhaustion so many of us feel isn’t because we’re broken—but because we’ve been trying to live in perpetual summer? In this episode, Dr. Katie sits down with Dr. Stephanie Grunewald to explore what nat...
Episode 79: Authentic Ambition | Why the Drive Behind Success Matters More Than Success Itself with Jonathan White
Episode Snapshot:What if the success you’ve been chasing was never really about success at all, but protection? In this deeply honest conversation, Jonathan White shares how the survival strategies that once helped him navigate a ...
Episode 78: Compete Better | Break Free from Comparison & Win the Right Game with Jake Thompson
Episode Snapshot:What if competition isn’t the problem—but how we’ve been taught to compete is? In this episode, Dr. Katie sits down with Jake Thompson to challenge the “me vs. you” mindset and explore how competing with yourself ...
Episode 77: Stand Tall Among Giants | The Courage to Belong, Lead, and Lift as You Rise with Natasha Ryan
Episode Snapshot:You won’t always be welcomed into the room—but you can still lead it. Natasha Ryan shares the hard-earned lessons of standing tall among giants: claiming your space, leading with courage, and becoming the person o...
Episode 76: Rethinking Resilience | How to Build Sustainable Strength Without Burnout with Tissa Richards
Episode Snapshot:What if resilience isn’t about pushing through — but about how you live before the hard moments arrive? In this episode, Tissa Richards shares a powerful reframe — moving from reactive resilience to inten...
Episode 75: Run Your Life Like a CEO | Reduce Mental Load and Reclaim Your Time with Lisa Woodruff
Episode Snapshot:What if your exhaustion isn’t a sign that you’re failing—but proof that you’re managing far more than anyone sees? This episode reframes the chaos of everyday life as something you can actually lead—with intention...
Episode 74: The Feelings We Blame on Other People | Reclaiming Emotional Responsibility with Carole Stizza
Episode Snapshot:We often think other people cause our emotional experience — but what if our feelings are actually revealing something deeper happening within us? In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Katie and Carol...
Episode 73: Why Most of Us Aren’t as Good at Listening as We Think | Christine Miles on Better Listening
Episode Snapshot:What if listening isn’t about being quiet, nodding, or waiting your turn to speak — but about helping someone feel truly understood? In this conversation, Christine Miles challenges the idea that most of us are go...
Episode 72: The Hard Conversations We Weren’t Taught to Have | Talking About Sex, Money & More with Betty-Anne Howard
Episode Snapshot:Some of the hardest conversations in our lives are the ones we were never taught to have. In this episode, Dr. Katie chats with Betty-Anne Howard about why topics like sex and money (among many others) stil...
Episode 71: Unmasking Yourself | Shame, Identity, and the First Step Toward Being Fully Seen with John Patrick Henry
Episode Snapshot:We all wear masks—some to belong, some to protect, and some to survive. On this episode, Dr. Katie and John Patrick Henry explore what it means to take off the masks and learn to remove shame, find safety, and be ...
Episode 70: What Else Could Be True? | How the Stories We Tell Ourselves Shape Our Lives and Leadership with Barbara Boselli
Episode Snapshot:What if the “truth” you’re living is actually just a story you learned to believe? In this episode, leadership coach Barbara Boselli helps us separate fact from story—so we can lead, relate, and respond wit...
Episode 69: You’ve Been Educated Out of Creativity | Rebuild Your Creative Muscle with Dr. Steve Diasio
Episode Snapshot: Creativity isn’t an artistic identity — it’s a human capacity that helps you make meaning, solve problems, and build a life that fits. In this episode, Dr. Steve Diasio breaks down creativity as a m...
Episode 68: Humor in Hard Times | Staying Human When Everything Feels Heavy with Kathy Klotz-Guest
Episode Snapshot:Humor isn’t a punchline — it’s a human skill for making meaning, relieving tension, and creating connection. In this conversation, Kathy Klotz-Guest reframes humor as playfulness + truth-telling that buil...
Episode 67: “Embrace the Suck” Is Bad Advice | Mindfulness, Discomfort & Personal Growth
Episode Snapshot:What if discomfort isn’t something to fix or escape—but something to notice? In this episode, Dr. Katie shares a powerful realization from a long treadmill run that reshaped how she understands growth, discomfort,...
Episode 66: Doing Less Is the New High Performance | Nell Derick on Strategic Subtraction
Episode Snapshot: What if “doing less” isn’t quitting? What if it's the most strategic way to reclaim clarity, energy, and real impact? In this episode, Nell Derick teaches us how to stop living on the hamster wheel of gold-s...
Episode 65: You’re Not Your Thoughts — And That Changes Everything with Amy Kemp
Episode Snapshot:What if “reality” isn’t reality… but a well-worn habit of thinking that once protected you and is now quietly running your life? In this episode, Amy Kemp helps us name those subconscious patterns so we can stop l...
Episode 64: Own Your Voice in a “Look at Me” World with Neelu Kaur
Episode Snapshot:What if being “your own cheerleader” isn’t self-promotion… but self-respect in motion? In this episode, Dr. Katie chats with organizational psychologist, Neelu Kaur, who reframes self-advocacy as a generous
Episode 63: Forget the Scale: A Smarter Way to Take Control of Your Health with Torkil Færø
Episode Snapshot:It’s the first Monday of 2026—aka “new year, new health goals” season—and this episode offers a refreshingly different way to take control of your wellbeing: track what’s happening inside your body, not w...
Episode 62: The Heart of Connection: How Small Roles Shape Big Lives with Daiki Kato
We talk a lot about the roles we hold—parent, partner, leader, creator—but how often do we ask if those roles actually feel fulfilling? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Katie chats with Professor Daiki Kato, who co...
Episode 61: Your Superpower Is the Thing You’re Hiding - Marina Ivanov on Leading Differently
In this conversation, Dr. Katie sits down with Marina Ivanov, co-founder and CEO of Apex Transit Solutions, a transportation and logistics company. They explore what it really means to lead as yourself—especially when the room, th...
Episode 60: The Quiet Rebellion of Living Fully with Fabi Preslar
We live in a culture that worships busy, celebrates burnout, and treats worthiness like something you earn through overwork. In this beautiful, soulful conversation, Dr. Katie and Fabi Preslar gently challenge that narrative.Fabi ...
Episode 59: Welcome to the Sh!t Show with Cindy Ruzicka
What does it really look like to surrender to the life you’re actually living—mess, mortification, miracles and all? In this raw, funny, and deeply human conversation, TEDx speaker-in-training and entrepreneur Cindy Ruzicka shar...
Episode 58: Purpose Isn’t Out There—It’s Right Here (Inside You): A Conversation with Dan Sahd
In this conversation, Dr. Katie sits down with longtime friend and purpose-driven leader Dan Sahd, third-generation co-owner of Sahd Metal Recycling. Scrap metal isn’t an industry people typically associate with deep meaning and inspirat...
Episode 57: Unstuck Yourself: When You're Ready to Leap from Fear to Freedom with Kristy Kuhl
Sometimes we don’t even realize we’re stuck — we just call it busy, fine, or being responsible. But what if that overwhelm is actually pointing to something deeper?In this week’s conversation, Kristy Kuhl
