Candice on Wabi Sabi is raw, real, heartfelt, and as good as it gets when it comes to sharing unfiltered experiences and life stories to lift you up and get you out to live your best life. This podcast (and her book, Kintsugi Wellness) has been so life-giving and I have honestly learned so much from self-care to entrepreneurial/business savviness to handling heartbreaks and friendships. Can’t imagine going through the past few years of my 20s without her words of wisdom!

Always on point, meaningful, funny…must listen!

Candice is one of the few podcasters who resonate with me. I love her sincerity, humility, and humanity when she speaks. I feel like her messages are addressed to me personally, which makes me constantly remember how similar human beings are. Sometimes we just complicate ourselves too much! Candice even reminds me to give myself a couple of seconds to breathe and reset! Thank you 🤍 (hand on my heart 😉).

I’ve been going through a rough patch and Candice Kumai’s Wabi Sabi podcast is just the real talk I need. She is serious and silly at the same time. By sharing her losses and struggles Candice has reminded me to tap into resilience and to keep moving towards what I love and to keep being be of service to other people and creatures. Listening to her podcast is like having a good friend sitting on the bed with you to hash out your problems and have some belly laughs while doing it.

Following your guidance and tongue-in-cheek mantras since 2017 and truly inspired by all of your works 🙏

This could be interesting content but I refuse to listen to people swearing.

When I celebrated my last birthday I made a promise to myself to focus on my well being. After a particularly stressful day I searched for a podcast I can listen to at work that would help me focus on my wellness and not the toxicity surrounding me. I can’t even begin to tell you how much this podcast spoke to me! I’m in the process of listening to back episodes, and look forward to new ones too. Thank you, Candice, for an amazing podcast!! I will definitely be making this part of my wellness program!

I admire Candice’s honesty and humor as she tackles a show topic each week. What I find most endearing is her compassion and genuine concern in trying to become a decent, loving, kind and generous human being. It’s admirable and inspiring. Also, I never fail to get a good chuckle. May all your wishes be fulfilled, Candice!

I appreciate Candice’s honesty and vulnerability. Her messages are heartfelt and genuine. I can almost picture her in her closet, petting her cat on her lap and holding her hand to her heart, sending out words of advice based on her own struggles. Maybe she’s not in a closet, maybe she’s in a fancy studio… but it feels real and honest and down to earth. She struggles, I struggle. I appreciate her wabi sabi way of looking at the grit of life and not giving up. Not everything is perfect and sometimes that is exactly what I need amidst all the peppy, go go go, be-better podcasts that make me feel like I’m a complete failure. Candice is real. I love her like a friend. I will be loyal to her podcasts and hate the haters. I also love when she does her mom’s thick accent. They are hilarious gems!

I love you 🤗

I first found Candice back in ~2016/17, right before Kintsugi Wellness came out. That book helped me through a tough time in my life and I still treasure it (btw, can we pleeease get an audible recording with YOU as the narrator, C?? Your voice is so much more captivating than the professional narrator—I absolutely devoured Spirited in a couple days). This podcast is no less magical than what I have come to expect from our golden girl; so raw & genuine, so full of love & wisdom, a soothing balm of zen & truth during this insane time we all live in. Thank you for keeping this pod going for us, we love you Candice! 💗

I love Candice, I saw her on Selena & Chef a year or 2 ago and immediately loved her energy. I made that ramen and matcha cookie weekly for months. I own all the cookbooks and have been listening to her pods weekly on Monday afternoons since last spring. I look forward to these pods so much, I can’t explain it but each week she speaks on topics that resonate with me so much that I stop on my tracks and wonder how she knows what I’m going through. Haha! It’s like hanging out with my big sis and getting the advice I need and I’m so thankful that!! These pods keep me going 🥰

Candice’s podcast is always a reminder to get back to basics - be kind, unplug, nourish and move your body, drink water and take care of your spirit and community. And you can be a beautiful mess while doing it. We don’t need to cleanse our auras or our colons in order to be well, just tuning into and showing up for ourselves with honesty and compassion is more powerful than any wellness tool we can buy. Her practical tips and authenticity keep me coming back to this pod and her books year after year.

Fellow San Diegan HAPA here and HUGE freaken fan of Wabi Sabi and Kintsugi Wellness. I’ve got early mornings and a long commute and I look forward to laughing (and crying) with each episode. Candice makes wellness, entrepreneurship, and balance in the real world feel totally do-able and inspires me to be my best self every time I listen. (And the tiger mom voice KILLS me😂, so true!) Please keep shining your light and thank you for all you do💗xoxo, LC Letssss goooooo!

I really enjoyed watching Candice and Selena cook together on HBO Max “Selena & Chef.” Then of course I made the recipes, followed on IG and subscribed to this gem of a podcast. Thank you Candice for sharing all of your knowledge, thoughts and expertise - it is truly a gift!

Always a podcast skeptic, I took a leap of faith when I first tuned into the Wabi Sabi Pod not really sure what it was about. I’m so glad I did. I listened to many episodes to prepare for this review. It’s the first time ever I review a podcast and/or book in amazon, but when 5 stars are warranted I am more than happy to oblige. Candice is a rare find in the wellness/podcast world. A true outlier. What makes her so unique and this podcast so great? She really cares. Period. She cares as if she were your family member advising, guiding you from the heart. She is not pushing a product, an online course, a protein powder (barf!) or anything tangible to get a “quick fix”. She ACTUALLY cares. [Take a deep breath] I find her take on the topics discussed in the podcast as polished, well researched and insightful, all of which are accompanied with a graceful voice that envelops one’s listening experience creating an atmosphere of intimacy, camaraderie and whole-heartedness. It makes sense why she is lauded as “the golden girl of wellness”. When your heart is invested in every project the way Candice’s heart is in this podcast, you can only create golden results. Still as she always reminds us… wabi sabi… I feel a deep connection with Candice, with her temperament and take on many issues. She inspires me and helps me stay engaged from the heart (not the mind). She enthralls listeners in the Pod by saying “I don’t know who needs to [hear] read this…” and then shares some pearl of wisdom. I borrow her words and say “I don’t know who needs to read this…” but: go listen to this podcast, now. Candice thanks for sharing your voice, your thoughts, your projects and creations. Keep up this golden path to excellence. We see you and thank you. Xoxo Francisco PS: It’s hilarious when she gets in character and speaks like her mom. It cracks me up :-D

Wabi Sabi and Candice Kumai are my #1 go to for wellness inspiration - mind, body, and life! She always has the best information & advice and makes me laugh, too, with HER laugh + honest commentary and vulnerability, sprinkled into her pod episodes along with smart, real, compassionate topics. As she would say about 2023 “Here we goooo…” Thank you, Candice! xx

I’ve been listening to Candice for FIVE years on her podcast now! Here’s why I know she will be the #1 voice in wellness: #1 She has an extensive background in writing, travel reporting and her books are VERY well-written! #2 She is graceful, thorough and never thirsty #3 she has been writing on wellness and reporting on news shows for over 15 years. #4 We can learn about Japanese wellness from the source #5 She is a lot smarter and dare I say sexier than most in wellness writing and books, cooking (which makes her fascinating to watch) Thank you Candice, we learn so much from you each week!

I love how straight-forward Candice is and her passion for helping lift up others— she is present in a way that maybe no one was in her life as she found her path. There have been multiple times that her podcast has been exactly the message I needed to hear, at just the right time I needed it. I loved her first for her books, I love her now for her heart! It’s strange to me how her shows always seems to be exactly what I need at exactly the right time!

Candice-I adore you forever. I have been following you on the gram for several years now. I have admired your honesty and authenticity. I have clean green eats and kintsugi wellness…I make matcha cookies on the reg along with many other lovely recipes from you! I need to try the miso avo toast soon. I have recently started listening to the pod again, and it feels like you are sitting right next to me. You really inspire me to be a better version of myself. Please don’t stop inspiring us because I know you’re helping so many more. You’re making this place so much better with your love and sparkle. Ps- I didn’t realize how many champagne problems I had! 🥂 I love you forever! Hopefully one day I get to meet you and hug you tightly.

I’ve listened to Candice’s pod since 2018 and it has become a constant source of reprieve and comfort. My best friend, and fellow hapa, shared it with me and Candice seemed to speak directly to me (as a device and on a deeply sincere level). That power is one of her many gifts transmitted through this podcast. Top notch production quality and achingly authentic content with range that you didn’t know you needed. Thankful for real-deal creatives like her who share compassion and meaningful teachings through mediums made beautiful by their work.

Currently on a journey to mental,spiritual, nutritional wellness and I just love Candice and how real she is! I appreciate everything you do and how much you teach us! <3

I love Candace’s podcast. I’m not here for the recipes, more for the mental health HONESTY! (Well, and Shiseido, let’s be real. 😉) I’m 56 years wise and Candace is who I want to be when I grow up. Wabi sabi!

Candice’s podcast is a true gem in a world of many cubic zirconia. I love how real She is, it’s like having a cool big sister! Candice’s authentic perspectives on life as an artist and spiritual teacher have inspired and empowered me in more ways than I can count. Thanks for reminding me that everything is perfectly imperfect Candice. I appreciate you! xoxo, D

Candice is the big sister you always wished tou had bringing it real with fresh wisdom humor and insights into how to see past the b.s. and get down with what’s up.

Wabi Sabi podcast is done best by a Japanese woman Candice Kumai. What a beautiful podcast! I enjoy hearing about wellness to better yourself with so many nuggets of tips or tricks for improvement. It’s the definition of perfectly imperfect.

I love the Wabi Sabi podcast! Candice is quite knowledgeable and I appreciate her willingness to dive deep into every topic, from health & wellness to pain and suffering. Her big sister- like delivery is full of compassion and her realist approach to life is refreshing! I look forward to a new episode every week!

I love to listen to podcasts, I get excited when there is a new episode of Wabi Sabi with Candice. She is so open and honest about health and wellness and being part of that industry it can be saturated with nonsense. I have learned so much from her and feel so much more centered after an episode. Its like taking a deep breath in this sometimes chaotic and fast paced world.

I love listening to the Wabi Sabi podcast. Candice keeps it real, she is strong and I always feel motivated to be the best version of myself after listening to each episode. I discovered Candice in 2014 when her Clean Green Drinks book was featured at a lifestyle entertainment show I interned at in NYC and have been a fan ever since. I have all her books and love making her recipes: matcha chocolate chip cookies, coconut matcha latte, miso avocado toast and more. I drive a lot for work and don’t mind the traffic or time spent on the road listening to Wabi Sabi!

This is the best podcast. Honest, Strong. A beautiful human who doesn’t hold back. I love an honest human being, because so many people either can’t be or just won’t. I learn so much from all of Candice’s episodes. I am so grateful that I found her podcast and I have read her books many times. I am sad that Sisi has passed on. This podcast has given a picture of her life thank you Candice. As I have heard her meows on this podcast she will be missed.

Love Candice’s podcasts as she speaks so eloquently with real Integrity and intelligence. She inspires me with every episode with her real, graceful insights ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you for this episode. I too, am about to approach 40. I love your spirit and fun personality! Your values and morals align with my own, and I’m super excited for your new book on spiritually.I’m currently reading Kintsugi Wellness, and I am really enjoying learning all about your culture. Please, please consider including Atlanta if you do a book signing your! I would LOVE to meet you in person!

I am in complete awe of the wisdom that is shared in these podcast episodes and so it has been difficult trying to put so much praise and admiration into one small review. Kind of a backstory but I bought Kintsugi Wellness last summer after having lost two maternal grandmothers within a few months of each other and also after the love of my life abandoned the relationship suddenly and with almost no explanation at all. To say I was devastated and in anguish was an understatement. When I recommend Kintsugi to my friends and family I say it was life changing. I mean literally I think it saved me from a very dark and broken place. The book is what brought me to this podcast show. So from the bottom of my heart I’d like to thank Candice for sharing her gifts with the world, I appreciate all that she has to say more than I will ever be able to express. I now also share these episodes with so many people! Cannot recommend her work enough. If I could give this pod higher than a 5 star rating I would.

I have listened to every one of Candice’s episodes. Not ONCE did I not feel inspired to be the best version of myself after each episode ended. Thank you Candice!! So much love and gratitude to you! 🤍🤍

Candace is brilliant and real. She is truly being of service bringing her wisdom and wit to the world. This is my new favorite podcast. I look forward to every episode- thank you Candace!

This is the only podcast that I haven’t missed a single episode! Candice is so much fun and full of inspiration. I appreciate all the wisdom she shares. Truly a beautiful person inside and out! Worth every minute of your time to listen to this gem!

I’ve been listening for years, and still look forward to this podcast every week. Candice brings an emotional intelligence to modern life’s toughest challenges, and gives actionable tips for moving forward with dignity and love. Her work ethic and grace are so inspiring, this podcast is an energy-giver. Thank you, Candice!

Candice is authentic and raw and vulnerable with what she shares. I admire the courage it takes to do a show like this and I’m thankful for the wisdom (and the mentorship) she offers to all who listen.

Thank you for creating this podcast and for continuously creating amazing contents. Cee Cee is my favorite! 🐱

I love your laugh. This was cool to listen to!! Thank you.. one call tell you can see the big picture and I hope this helps all who listen.

Candice has a lot of experience and insight and presents the info in a way that is vulnerable, honest, and refreshingly hilarious in a way I’ve never seen in the wellness industry! Love the cultural components that she includes and I love the pod name—we are all perfectly imperfect!!

Listened to two episodes just finished the weight loss one. All i felt was this is someone who doesn’t acknowledge their privilege and that not everyone has the freedom of cooking every meal. Also saying healthy means long toned legs is not accurate. My friends are powerlifters with super strong muscular legs and they’re not unhealthy. Just overall weird.

What a positive, comforting and inspirational podcast! Candice is so genuinely compassionate, real and emotionally connected and so much of what she says really resonates with me. Thank you so much for sharing your stories, your advice and inspiring me to be a better human being 🙏

I wish I was more consistent listening to this podcast, but no matter how many times I stop and pick it back up, I feel like it ALWAYS aligns with whatever I have going on in my life. She offers comfort, reassurance, and inspires in every episode. It truly does feel like she is one of the most honest and trustworthy friends I’ve ever had. Can’t wait to see how this continues to grow and assist me with all of my life changes. From one hapa to another, love you always Candice 💖

I love Candice’s energy! She radiates joy and love. The big sister I wish I had!

So happy I found Candice Kumai many years ago on Instagram and then for her to start this podcast 🔥 it’s always a please and she knows the right words for each situation 😃

I’m always looking forward to Candice’s episodes. This is always what I listen to first thing in the morning to set the tone of my days.. It’s truly inspiring and she gives advice like a real friend would. And what I appreciate most about her is that helping people and showing love for them is so genuine, you can feel and hear that she loves her work. I guess that’s why every piece of advice she freely offers to her audience resonates to all and comes so naturally. I am much more forgiving of myself because she reminds me that I am a human being, but also motivates me to be a better person, especially for my son.. So thank you Candice, you’re more appreciated than you know! Please keep going! xx stephanie

Love Candice!! This pod is just what we all need. She shares her vulnerability, honesty, wisdom, and great perspective on life. I love that she is real and I think that’s something that we should all admire and listen to. This pod has taught me so much and has given me so much good energy! She is such a role model to me and I appreciate her so much🙏🏼✨

It is so refreshing to hear someone like Candice speak so openly, and honestly about her experiences. She’s so relatable and real, her authenticity is totally detectable. Listening to her content is inspiring and reassuring at the same time. Just the podcast for ladies striving to be the baddest

Candice is always a breathe of fresh air, and keeps it real! so inspiring ♥️ each podcast episode gives me that push to make the little changes to become a better person every day. I feel like I’m on the right path, and that it’s okay to be perfectly imperfect ♥️