Hey, it's Rohan. Throughout your week, it's important to find moments of inspiration

to keep you empowered and uplifted.

Lately, I've turned to how to be a better human from TED, a podcast about the little

things you can do to improve your life.

Each week, comedian Chris Duffy has refreshing and honest conversations with experts that

can help you look at life differently, from cleaning your house, to having a healthier

relationship with work. So check out how to be a better human wherever you get your

podcasts.

I stand in front of a beautiful apartment building. There's a pizzeria on the ground

floor and the scent of fresh dough and tomato sauce drift upward.

I hear the bustle of downtown Salerno not too far away. I take a deep breath.

The apartment door swings open. Standing in the door frame with a welcoming smile is a woman

that's shorter than me with dark hair and green eyes. This is my fresh start.

Catherine Nikolai, creator of the Nothing Much Happens Podcast, learned as a child that

the way she should go through life is to diminish her own needs. In her youth, she

pretends like she is always okay because she never wants to become a problem for others.

Today, she shares the story of how a transformative year in Italy teaches her that it's okay

to take up space and to express our needs.

We also want to let you know that this story touches on subjects of neglect and child

endangerment, so please take care while listening.

In the series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breath-taking music and mindfulness

prompts so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories, and

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