Oh hey - it’s a solo cast, y’all. 

Just you, me, and possibly my dryer in the background. 

I’m talking about how strength training has quite literally changed my insides - not just my body, but my breath, my thoughts, my actual sense of self. 

We’re getting into the real stuff - how movement becomes a mirror, a portal, and sometimes a straight-up punch in the gut... in the best way. 

If you’ve ever trained through heartbreak, exhaustion, or just sheer stubbornness, you’re gonna feel this one.

Highlights:

(02:41) You are the compass, not the noise

(06:55) Training makes old versions of you die

(10:08) Grief, workouts, and going full dark mode

(14:33) EMDR therapy legit saved my life

(19:05) Stop romanticising red light, start training

(29:40) Just survive an hour, then something shifts

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This Podcast is proudly produced by Wavemakers Audio