Beyond the basement

By Chris Kenworthy

Join Chris for unscripted reflections on the wild, tender and playful experience of being human. Each episode is like an intimate voice-note to you, with lively insight from the edge of discovery. Peo... more

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The podcast currently has 275 episodes available.

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June 05, 2023 Fake it 'til you make it
When we're not sure what's going on, or what to do next, pretending that you do is often enough to nudge in that direction. It can give you and the people around you, the confidence to get started, and make sense of the situation. This is another principle from improvised comedy and drama that can help in life too. We'll be exploring it at the next Leeds improv Co-Lab play session on June 6th. https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chriskenworthy?

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14min
May 25, 2023 Mistakes and failing in improv
What does it mean to mess up, get things wrong, or for things to otherwise not quite work out as we'd planned? Happy little accidents is the theme of our next improv Co-lab session in Leeds. Yet there's something for everyone on how we relate to our inevitable mistakes.

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10min
May 25, 2023 Where do you float between masculine and feminine?
The more I coach, the more I think gender isn't a helpful distinction between human beings. Even the terms ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ make me nervous. Here's a deconstruction and (perhaps) a more helpful way of making sense of who we are in the world.

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20min
May 17, 2023 Temporary chaos zones and stuffed kitchen drawers
This wonderful metaphor for what happens when we don't healthily process our thoughts and feelings, came from a client recently. Sooner or later the drawer will overflow, or worse, burst...

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18min
May 15, 2023 No, coaches don't have it all sussed
Like all humans, us coaches can be messy, fallible contradictions too. Just in case we give the impression we're always living a best life. Would you want it any other way?

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13min
May 11, 2023 Imperfect progress, imperfect “goals”
How do you set realistic, meaningful goals as a perfectionist?

How do you prioritise the process over the outcome?

Fellow coach and friend Vix Anderton and I talk about imperfect action, reframing goals as something more inspiring, living your goals in the present and more.

In this short yet juicy conversation we shared laughter and joy on a topic that can sometimes leave us feeling like failures.

We covered: play and movement 🙃the power of asking why ❓embodying your goals 💛 and the importance of experimenting.

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AHPjhIzfIKg

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31min
May 09, 2023 Play it big
This principle of improv invites us to reveal more of our inner world, to make more of a scene of ourselves. Not just in pursuit of more watchable performance, but so other people know what's going on for us, in life. Why leave it all to guesswork? Play it big. Link to event: bit.ly/improvleeds

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10min
May 08, 2023 A singular cause of most misery: feeling bad for feeling bad
Last night I did a duff improv performance. Rather than languish in pity, here I volunteer the experience, diving into some of the helpful tricks the head and heart play when you're emotionally activated by a tricky situation.

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17min
May 02, 2023 What you want, what you need. What's the difference?
This month, Ellie Lloyd-Jones (another big hearted, talented, smart, beautiful coach) and I are taking a bunch of purposeful business folk out into Derbyshire for a half-day of immersive conversation and connection in nature. Here's what hosting NetWalking Leeds (a mini version of this) taught me so far about humans when they give themselves just this. Link to the event, if you're curious to join: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/elevate-with-ellie-57510010673#events

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19min
April 27, 2023 Ever been judgey?
Right or wrong, good or bad. Does your inner critic run the show; noticing, categorising and criticising? Here's a new way of looking at judgement and being judgemental. It could just be the greatest gift you never knew you had...

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23min

FAQs about Beyond the basement:

How many episodes does Beyond the basement have?

The podcast currently has 275 episodes available.