Beyond the basement

Beyond the basement

By Chris KenworthyComedyEducationSelf-ImprovementImprov
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Beyond the basement episodes

  • On wintering
    Rest and retreat is a tricky one if you prefer to be doing and getting on with life. Here we explore what it is to take a winter, and deliberately permit yourself a period of slowing down and reflecting.

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    25 min
  • What’s under your onion skin(s)?
    I came face-to-face with anger this weekend. I met what's really going on in us, what we avoid, and the darker side of what drives us. Here's what happened, and what might be happening for you - under all those layers of protection. Reflections from my recent retreat all about personality, trauma and freedom from both.

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    27 min
  • Who are(n't) you?
    If you aren't your thoughts, which come and go. Who are you? Same with emotions, how you relate to yourself, they change too, right? So who are you? And if you aren't the same person you were when you were younger, yesterday, last year. WHO ARE YOU? Here comes the Enneagram with sweet relief, for existential questions like this...

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    21 min
  • How change happens (smooth and painlessly)
    An epic exploration of the quirks, patterns, and character of change. Plus what seems to help the process or make it smoother and more painless. These are collected observations during periods of change in my own life, and those of my coaching clients.

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    35 min
  • Push the button
    You, the REAL you, are your imagination, apparently. And the best way to meet real you is to push that button, without thinking too much.

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    14 min
  • What's the worst thing you've ever eaten for a bet?
    Emergency questions! Each week we play with a couple of provocations from Richard Herring's book over on LinkedIn. Edgy questions that I improvise responses too. Now I'm mashing it up with this audio blog, to expand the game. https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriskenworthy

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    14 min
  • When the universe makes you an offer you can't refuse
    Looks like nature heard my previous episode and called me out on my plan to get more regular improv into my daily practice.

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    13 min
  • An improv challenge idea for you...
    Just playing out loud with an idea to transpose improv principles into daily life, in a set of weekly challenges and reflections. Maybe you'd like to join me...

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    12 min
  • Hopes to habits
    But of an update after that anti-goal rant a few weeks back. What if, like me, you're one of those people who don't go in for 'mindset' and the intrinsic motivation of some future target? How the hell do you have anything to aim for and account for human messiness? This is my search for a better way, that works for people like us.

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    12 min
  • How to human, day 2
    The juiciest bits from my recent Berlin adventure - probing the deeper parts of human connection on an Authentic Relating level 2 course. We explore eye contact, vibes, arguments, pride, and being welcoming.

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    24 min

About Beyond the basement

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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. People say you’ll recognise yourself in these adventures and encounters. And hear clarity, perspective and truth - with deep appreciation for life’s messy magic as it’s really lived through your body.