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
96 episodes
Episode 95: “I’m Good” Is the Most Believable Lie We Tell Ourselves | Dr. Michelle Machado
What if “I’m good” isn’t actually true?Think about how many times someone asks, “How are you?” and you automatically respond: “I’m good” or “I’m fine” or “Good… just busy!”Sometimes the exchange is simply a pleasantry. Bu...
Episode 94: Are You Living in Someone Else's House? | The Courage to Be Yourself in Life and Leadership with Dr. Aday Adetosoye
What if the leadership (and maybe life) you've been striving for... isn't actually yours?Many of us spend our existence performing the version of leadership (and life) we believe others expect—editing our voice, suppressing our ...
Episode 93: Self-Awareness Isn't About You | Why Knowing Yourself Changes Every Relationship with Rajiv Mehta
We often think of self-awareness as a personal pursuit—something we do to better understand ourselves, improve our mindset, or become the "best version" of who we are. But what if knowing yourself isn't ultimately about you at all?...
Episode 92: Pressure Isn't the Problem | How to Take Back Control of Your Stress with Jennifer Stanford
Stress has become so normalized that many of us wear it as a badge of honor. We equate busy with productive, exhaustion with success, and believe the answer is simply to push harder.In this episode, Dr. Katie sits down with speaker, lead...
Episode 91: Visibility Isn't a Confidence Issue | The Surprising Reason We Shrink Ourselves with Kapu Patel
Episode Snapshot:What if your hesitation to speak up, share your ideas, or take up space isn't actually a confidence problem?In this episode, Dr. Katie sits down with mindset coach and former pharmaceutical executive...
Episode 90: Midlife Isn't a Crisis. It's a Homecoming. | Returning to Yourself with Andrea Mancuso
Episode Snapshot:What if midlife isn't a crisis to survive, but an invitation to come home to yourself?In this episode, Dr. Katie Sandoe sits down with transformational guide and midlife mentor Andrea Mancuso to ch...
Episode 89: Build a Life You Love—Together with Rebecca & James Lockwood
Episode Snapshot:What if building a life you love isn't just an individual pursuit—but something you intentionally create with the person you're sharing it with?In this episode, Dr. Katie sits down with Rebecca and...
Episode 88: Rooted | Finding Identity, Meaning, and Belonging with Rich Venezia
Episode Snapshot:We don't just inherit stories. We choose which ones we carry forward. In this episode, Dr. Katie welcomes genealogist, speaker, and Rich Roots founder Rich Venezia for a conversation about ide...
Episode 87: When Your Life Looks Good But Doesn’t Feel Right with Nisha Patel
Episode Snapshot:Your life can look great on paper and still not feel right in your body.In this episode, Dr. Katie chats with speaker and coach Nisha Patel to unpack what it really means to live in alignment. Toge...
Episode 86: What If You Were Never the Problem? | How two sisters reclaimed their identity and built a business that helps others do the same.
Episode Snapshot:What if the thing you were taught to hide became the very thing that helped you build something meaningful?In this episode, Dr. Katie is joined by sisters Nicol Varona Cancelmo and Cory Varona Corn...
Episode 85: A Life Worth Living | Stop Waiting for Someday and Start Savoring Today with Nick Kemp
Episode Snapshot:What if purpose isn't something you find—but something you practice every day? In this conversation, Dr. Katie welcomes back ikigai expert Nick Kemp to discuss his new book, A Year of Ikigai, and explores...
Episode 84: The Moments That Change Everything | Life Switches That Spark Purpose, Passion, and Potential with Joel Steele
Episode Snapshot:What if the moments that change your life aren't random at all?In this episode, speaker, entrepreneur, and author Joel Steele introduces his concept of Life Switches—those sparks of clarity, urgency,...
Episode 83: Finding Your People | Moving from Connection to Belonging with Rachel Rozen
Episode Snapshot:We’ve never been more connected… and yet so many people feel painfully alone. Why? In this episode, Dr. Katie and Rachel Rozen unpack the modern crisis of belonging — from surface-level networking and curated iden...
Episode 82: The Joy of Missing Out | Reclaiming Presence in a World Designed to Distract You with Elizabeth Ross Holstrom
Episode Snapshot:What happens after we become aware that modern systems are intentionally designed to keep us scrolling, consuming, reacting, and constantly engaged?Following last week’s conversation (E81 with Dr. Mitika Ka...
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 ...
