Spirit Gym with Paul Chek

EP 249 — Kirsti and Mickel Pratt: Becoming a Health Ninja


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For most young couples, the road to better lives is often paved with great intentions, some successes, changes in direction and an awful lot of pain. How do you create a sustainable relationship that lasts through thick, thin, infidelity, thoughts of suicide and American Ninja Warriors?

 

Meet CHEK Professionals Kirsti and Mickel Pratt, a dynamic couple who have a lot packed a lot of growth and pain in their early thirtysomething lives, but found more love and happiness by turning to basic CHEK principles in this no-holds-barred Living 4D conversation.

 

Check out Mickel and Kirsti on their website. Follow Kirsti on social media via TikTok and Instagram. Follow Mickel on social media via Instagram.

 

For Living 4D listeners: Save 20 percent on Kirsti and Mickel’s Self Mastery Membership program at their website where you can also purchase a copy of their cookbook, Healthy Holistic Eats: 40 Organic Whole Food Recipes to Nourish Mind, Body, and Soul.

Timestamps

  • Kirsti and Mickel met Paul at a Zen in the Garden workshop two years ago. (4:43)
  • Kirsti transitions from golf and soccer to falling in love with American Ninja Warrior. (10:02)
  • Mickel’s health journey meant learning how to love himself. (18:45)
  • Living the fit-sick life on TV catches up with Kirsti away from the cameras. (27:07)
  • Dual crises in their lives led Mickel and Kirsti to separate. (37:30)
  • Understanding the real quality of food for your health. (45:37)
  • Mental illness led Mickel to contemplate suicide, until he started taking responsibility for his health decisions. (56:00)
  • Implementing CHEK principles in a challenging gym environment. (1:06:45)
  • How kid athletes flourish physically and emotions with the right coaching. (1:19:32)
  • Making little changes slowly adds up to big wins. (1:36:30)
  • Be gentle with yourself. (1:43:30)
  • Mickel and Kirsti describe their new Self Mastery Membership program. (2:03:25)

Resources

  • Watch Kirsti (The Machine) compete on season 2 of American Ninja Warrior via YouTube
  • Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath
  • Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Russell Sturgess
  • The work of Jon-Kabat Zinn and B.F. Skinner

Find more resources for this episode on our website.

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