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MAKING UX WORK: The Joe Natoli Podcast

Joe Natoli

Released: 2026-01-20

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23 Episodes

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Free New

23 Episodes

Audio

Released: 2026-01-20

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Your Boss Isn't Your Mom.

If authority figures still trigger old emotional responses for you, you’re not alone. In this episode, Joe explores why feedback from bosses can feel so personal — and how early conditioning often shapes the way we react to power, criticism, and exp

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If authority figures still trigger old emotional responses for you, you’re not alone.

In this episode, Joe explores why feedback from bosses can feel so personal — and how early conditioning often shapes the way we react to power, criticism, and expectations at work.

You’ll hear why being challenged doesn’t mean you’re failing, how to separate your worth from other people’s reactions and what it really means to set boundaries with confidence — without becoming defensive or combative.

This is about reclaiming your absolute right to exist, speak up and take up space.

If this episode resonated, consider subscribing to Making UX Work.

Each episode explores the human side of UX and product careers — confidence, power, impostor syndrome, boundaries and the challenges that never show up in books or conference talks.

No hype. No platitudes. Just honest perspective, earned the hard way.

Episode ID: 1000745875353

GUID: Buzzsprout-18382961

Release Date: 20/01/2026, 15:30:00

Description

Welcome to real talk about the invisible work behind a UX career — work that is by turns extremely difficult and deeply personal. This isn’t the interview show it once was. It’s just me now, talking honestly about the stuff that rarely makes it into UX conference talks — dealing with impostor syndrome, setting boundaries, navigating politics, surviving bad managers, and growing into the designer you want to be.

If you’ve ever wondered if it’s just you... it’s not.

And if you've ever wondered if things can change...here's the proof that they can.

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