No Place In This World - Rumi Kobayashi - Writer #313

Send Us A Message or Ask Us A Question? The Heart Doesn’t Overthink: Rumi Kobayashi on Identity, Wonder, and Loving Presence Host Savia Rocks opens season seven of the Us People Podcast with a focus on legacy, peeling back cultural conditioning and trauma, and showing up without judgment, then welcomes writer Rumi Kobayashi from Kyoto, Japan. Rumi discusses being asked why she speaks English and links that question to limited curiosity, explaining her family moved to Australia in 1988 during Japan’s bubble economy and she lived there for over a decade. They talk about self-love, fluid identity beyond labels, and how Rumi increasingly sees herself in the mirror as inherently worthy, influenced by a friend who survived stage-four pancreatic cancer. Rumi introduces her book, “The Heart Doesn’t Overthink,” describing overthinking as a survival response, the heart’s intuitive intelligence, wonder in everyday life (including “itadakimasu”), strengthening one’s inner axis, and using judgment constructively. She shares moments of peace through loving connection, and closes by sharing where to find her (Instagram: @rumi_kobayashi_ author, YouTube, newsletter, and a store). 00:00 Legacy and Trauma 01:10 Season Seven Intro 01:48 Meet Rumi 02:15 Love and Self Love 04:07 Kyoto Roots and English 08:11 Identity and Expression 12:30 Autism and Natural Movement 16:18 Mirror Questions 24:55 Miracle of Being Alive 31:19 Energy of Places 33:53 Heart Overthinking and AI 37:01 Why Write a Book 38:29 Owning Your Strangeness 39:13 Purpose Beyond Shame 40:59 Heart Versus Overthinking 46:20 Wonder Inside The Book 47:55 Food Gratitude Rituals 54:31 Expanding Your Inner Axis 59:41 Rethinking Judgment 01:06:25 Finding Peace Through Love 01:14:20 Where To Find Rumi 01:16:32 Final Thanks And Signoff 01:20:27 Closing Song And Outro Instagram: @rumi_kobayashi_ author Thank you so much to Rumi, for show us, that culture is key but also, placing your beautiful energy in life to live and not to overthink is key. - Savia Rocks They Key To Something Beautiful Is To Live In Your Identity and Express Who You Are Unapologetically With Gratitude - Savia Rocks Support the show

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This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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