Jennifer Pastiloff

Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Design Matters Media

Arts, Design

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Jennifer Pastiloff is a bestselling author of the memoir On Being Human and travels the world with her workshop, blending writing, yoga, and radical honesty. She joins to discuss turning pain into purpose, the power of vulnerability, and her new book, Proof of Life.

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0:00.0	all the things that I hit about myself, all the years that I hit my depression, grief, hearing loss,
0:06.4	I realized when I started talking about them, people showed up in droves to thank me and to say I feel seen.
0:16.5	From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Milman.
0:23.6	On Design Matters with Debbie Milman. On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are, and what they're thinking about and working on.
0:32.8	On this episode, Jennifer Pastiloff talks about the power of finally being honest with oneself.
0:39.5	Most of the things that we hide about ourselves are the most magical, wonderful, beautiful things.
0:51.2	Building a business is hard. Transforming one is harder. That's why Lloyds have invited tech leaders to share their transformation stories. We're moving away from a world which is deterministic. Unique lessons. It's important to create an ecosystem that helps you experiment. And tech secrets. NASA actually used IID back in the 50s. Before our guests share their dream transformation higher.
1:14.0	I'm going to bring in someone who is not a techie, but an artist.
1:17.2	This is no ordinary tech podcast.
1:20.4	Subscribe now.
1:21.5	Hi guys.
1:22.5	We are Sophia and Melissa from Wednesdays.
1:24.7	And we are so excited to be sponsored by the Charlotte Tilbury Easy Beauty for You app.
1:30.2	It helps everyone everywhere to look and feel their most beautiful and confident every single day.
1:35.1	If you haven't heard of the Charlotte Tilbury app, it's the home of Charlotte's backstage beauty secrets and expert tips and tricks.
1:42.8	It has so many incredible features, including a whole
1:45.8	library of quick and easy tutorials. It's got virtual consultations. It's even got shade matching
1:51.5	with a pro beauty tech tool. It's literally like having a makeup artist there with you.
1:55.2	It also has Charlotte's Easy Beauty School, which is a free four-part course on how and where to apply makeup,
2:02.8	including lessons on prepping your skin, shaping your face, finding your perfect lip colour and much more.
2:07.9	So, download Charlotte Tilbury's Easy Beauty for You app to start your beauty journey now.
2:12.7	Remember that time you thought you'd found a peaceful getaway, soon realized something was a little off well this time
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