There is a lot more to compassion to simply being kind.

You might think I'm nit picking but the distinction is important.

Compassion requires strength and courage whereas kindness may not.

The advice 'treat yourself kindly' is kinda vague and unhelpful. If you truly want to solve your problems and improve your wellbeing, you're gonna need compassion.

Learn why in this episode.

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Our society tends to highly value discipline. But is it really what we need?

How can we truly take more consistent action towards our goals?

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Holistic health and high performance are rarely spoken about under the same breath.

If you care about your health, you don't have what it takes to achieve great things - right?

Not at all.

To elucidate how we can chase high performance in sustainable ways, I sat down with Dr. Eric Helms.

Eric is a Research Fellow at the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand. He researches physique and strength sport, specifically training and nutrition, with an emphasis on long-term sport careers holistically integrated with life.

He is also a coach, athlete, author, and educator who is all about supporting lifting careers with sustainable methods.

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You can find Eric here:

https://www.instagram.com/helms3dmj/

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/iron-culture/id1452114380?mt=2

https://3dmusclejourney.com/

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You are listening to part 2 of my conversation with Mac and James discussing the costs of living up to masculine ideals.

If you missed the first part, you can check out the previous episode where we talked about mens body image, disordered eating and the difficulties of admitting ‘weakness’.

In this episode, we talk about improving the industry to mitigate risk, better help our clients who may be struggling and the need for interdisciplinary approaches.

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Body image and disordered eating in men is a topic that doesn't get enough attention.

Yet a culture of muscularity has developed quite rapidly in the last decade, promoting the personal acceptance or internalisation of a muscular body as the male beauty ideal.

The population prevalence of eating disorder behaviour in males far outweighs the treated prevalence, suggesting that (a) males are particularly unlikely to seek treatment for eating disorder-related problems, (b) eating disorder problems in males are particularly unlikely to be detected by health professionals, or (c) both.

Clearly, this is something we need to talk more about.

I sat down with Mackenzie Baker and James Walsham to discuss:

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I am joined by Hugh Gilmore, to discuss what really made the difference in our coaching practice. 

We're sold the idea that the route to becoming a high-caliber coach is to learn more and more esoteric bits of information. The truth is, there comes a point when learning even more knowledge about training and nutrition has limited effects on client outcomes. 

So what really makes the difference?

We discuss the importance of critical thinking, self-management and communication skills.

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Dr Hannah Gilbert is a compassion focused psychotherapist with keen interest in how anthropology can inform and inspire psychotherapeutic theory and practice, and runs workshops on compassionate mind training and the therapeutic relationship. She works in charity development for the Compassionate Mind Foundation and is a lecturer in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy at the University of Roehampton in London. Hannah founded Compassionate Wellbeing in 2012, and in 2017 started a small publishing company called Annwyn House.

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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannah-Gilbert-2

https://www.compassionatewellbeing.com/

https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/

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We all want to be successful, help others and strive to improve. This is all well and good...but can sometimes manifest in rigid demands, pressure to be perfect, and never feeling quite enough.

Why do we fall into this trap? How can we pick ourselves up? 

I am joined by Dr Hannah Wilson to discuss the importance modelling vulnerability within a culture that stigmatises being a normal, fallible human being.

Dr Hannah Wilson is a clinical psychologist chartered member of the British Psychological Society who has worked predominantly in eating disorder services and health psychology. Alongside her private practice, Hannah also works in digital mental health services. She practices from a compassion-focused lens and provides CFT teaching, training and supervision to professionals.

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You can find Hannah here:

https://mediacitypsychology.co.uk/

https://uk.jkp.com/products/digital-delivery-of-mental-health-therapies

https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/sarah-parry/effective-self-care-and-resilience-in-clinical-practice/9781785920707/

https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-self-compassion-app/id1553464180

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Changing our habits is not easy. Our brains make sure of that!

Luckily, we can learn how to train our mindsets to drive automaticity and habit formation in psychologically safe and sustainable ways.

Casey Hughes is Vice President of Behavioral Design at Fresh Tri. As a behavioral scientist and seasoned health coach, Casey has deep expertise in both the art and science of behavior change. Using psychology, neuroscience and behavioral economics, Casey has designed human-centered behavior change solutions at Stanford, Apple, and Anthem, inc., helping thousands of people with obesity and chronic disease find healthier, more joyful ways to live.

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Find out more about Casey and her work here:

https://freshtri.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.engagedin.freshtri&hl=en&gl=US

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We all know that our mindsets can either help us achieve our goals, or hold us back. What's less clear, is it actually means to improve your mindset. 

I'm joined by Dr Darren Britton, a Sports Psychologist and Performance coach using solution-focused practice and mental skills training to help people to be at their best when it counts, in sport, education, and life.

We discuss:

You can find Dr. Britton here:

https://www.frontfootpsychology.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-darren-britton-47237696/

https://twitter.com/DrDarrenBritton

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