Golf Yourself Healthy

Golf is more than just a game. It’s a metaphor for how you live your life.

Few people are better placed to talk about this, than Robin Chodak.

As a keen golfer and as someone who has experienced more than her fair share of grief and loss, Robin’s life purpose is to inspire and offer hope to others. When her husband, Gerry - a passionate and talented golfer - died suddenly in 2019, Robin felt determined to honour his life and memory.

Through continuing to embrace and enjoy Golf and all of the life lessons it can teach us, a moment of enlightenment came upon Robin. Feeling compelled to inspire and help others on their grief journey, Robin wrote and published her book, Ten Grief Lessons from Golf.

In this enlightening, engaging and inspiring conversation, we pull out some of the key themes from Robin’s book and unpack how we can all apply these life lessons in our game of life and our game of golf. This is an episode not to be missed.

📋 Key moments:

0:00 Episode and Guest Introductions

4:47 Spirit of your Game

13:18 Ten Grief Lessons from Golf

50:53 Watching and Learning from the Professionals

57:53 The Eagle has Landed

1:02:50 The Golden Nugget

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Join GYH founder and podcast host, Kris Lynch, as he invites guests to discuss how Golf is helping them to live happy and healthy lives.

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📚Episode links and resources

Robin Chodak website - www.robinchodak.com

Link to purchase “Ten Grief Lessons from Golf” - https://amzn.eu/d/fWkrsIN

Link to online course - “Grief a new way of thinking” https://www.udemy.com/course/grief-a-new-way-of-thinking/

Growing up, Golf was one of several sports competing for Ben Seabrook’s attention. In more recent years, Golf has had a much greater influence on his life. For Ben, golfing in solitary confinement is a perfect tonic.

Join Ben and Kris for a wide ranging chat, encompassing topics such as grief, mental health and baby loss. There are also some lighter hearted subjects, such as forgetting to pack clean underwear, casting aspersions on rival football teams, rescuing dogs from Skegness and “speaking your truth”.

Episode Key moments:

0:00 Episode and guest introductions

5:23 Diversity and Inclusion in Golf

9:07 Spirit of our Game

25:09 Remembering Dylan Seabrook

48:07 Golf as therapy

54:52 Embrace the rough

1:05:00 Cherish the fairway

1:13:01 The Eagle has (almost) Landed

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Join GYH founder and podcast host, Kris Lynch, as he invites guests to discuss how Golf is helping them to live happy and healthy lives.

🎧 Listen on Audio

Listen on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/0L379bGvlmx069xF1cmIbQ?si=aJRDptqYREuzsk4wXKz7SA

Listen on Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/golf-yourself-healthy/id1729607964

Also available on most other major podcasting platforms

📝 Write a Review

Please leave a 5 star review on your podcast platform of choice

👍🏻 Follow us on Social Media

Instagram - @golfyourselfhealthy

X - @gyhpod

🔗 Website

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com

📔 Journals

www.golfyourselfhealthy.com/journal

Join GYH host, Kris Lynch, as he shares reflections from the official GYH launch episode, dedicated to his son, Innes. Kris offers thanks to the listeners and to those who have offered messages of support. We reflect on the purpose of GYH and the significance of the brand logo. Finally, we offer a teaser for future episodes and give a call to action to the GYH community.

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Join us for the first ever full-length episode of the Golf Yourself Healthy podcast! In this official launch episode, Kris Lynch talks us through the spirit of his game and how the life and memory of his son, Innes, has inspired the creation of GYH. We’ll also discuss GYH’s purpose and mission and what’s in it for you, our GYH community members.

And remember…always Embrace the Rough and forever Cherish the Fairway.

1. To subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, please head over to golfyourselfhealthy.com and click on your preferred streaming platform (e.g Spotify, Apple, YouTube) to be taken directly to our show page.
2. To join our growing community, follow us on Instagram (@golfyourselfhealthy) or X (@gyhpod)
3. To sign up for future GYH newsletters and journal articles, head to golfyourselfhealthy.com, select “Contact” tab and submit your details
4. To offer any direct comments or feedback on GYH, you are warmly invited to contact Kris Lynch, GYH founder and podcast host - [email protected]

Episode Links / resources

R&A Golf and Health report - https://www.randa.org/articles/r-a-golf-and-health-report-published

PGA Golf Business Quarterly - Winter 2023 edition on Golf, Health and Wellbeing - https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=Golf%20Business%20Quarterly&edid=b04e5d1b-b30f-4434-b7eb-c3454b2f1a26

Robin Williams on Golf - https://youtu.be/X9fXG2v0bS8?si=KY5AGU66hd4f_NHh

Join GYH host, Kris Lynch, as we give an introduction to the GYH podcast, how to subscribe and how to join our community. And remember...always Embrace the Rough and forever Cherish the Fairway.