Smiles Take You Miles

Listen to this episode when you have a moment to yourself to sit/lie down and relax. It will help you tune into yourself, your breath, and let go of tension and stress. 

For a video version, you can go here: https://youtu.be/Pc_m0UBLYiA

Alex Murphy (@coach_alexmurphy) joins me to discuss the fascinating path that led her where she is today: a brilliant and talented Physical Therapist, Kinstretch Instructor, and Coach, with her own thriving in-person and online businesses.

She also discusses her passion for Kinstretch and FRC, her coaching and education style, and advice for fellow trainers and practitioners.

Discover Physical Freedom: You can find out more about Alex's online memberships and classes at https://www.kinstretchwithalex.com/

In this episode, I dive into many insights and ideas from Jamil Zaki and his book The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World.

I also give my own thoughts on ideal empathy, how we can cultivate it along with kindness in ourselves and in our culture.

In this episode, I discuss why I believe hope is such a powerful quality, skill, and state to build and reinforce. I share some analogies and anecdotes, and finish up with simple strategies to create more hope and optimism in our lives.

Here's what this is all about:

👉🏻 Honest, deep conversations are valuable and important. They develop greater connection and trust within, and between, yourself and the people in your life.

👉🏻 Tune into your own energy and intuition, what you feel. And TRUST it. You, and your system know more than you can rationalize or explain.

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👉🏻 Let it out. Don’t hold yourself back because you’re afraid of taking up space, annoying people, or prying too much. Be you.

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This is an ongoing process. Something I’ve worked at, and continue to work at, because I want to show up as best I can for people in my life.

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As I’ve spoken on before, I have aversions to taking up space. Issues around consistently sharing my thoughts, questions, and feelings (especially in person) because I don’t want to annoy people or overstep perceived boundaries.

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I often sense things in people, and I’m uncomfortable asking the questions that pop into my mind.

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I often want to share something I’m feeling, but I’m uncomfortable jumping into communal space.

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A part of me goes back over many interactions I’ve had, both recent and very old, and worries that I didn’t listen well enough, I didn’t ask enough questions, didn’t tune in enough to the other person/people, and that I spoke too much (especially about myself).

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I simultaneously worry I should’ve said something I didn’t. That one always feels crappy, doesn’t it?

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All that being said, I LOVE talking with people. I love getting deep, and just being present around others, connecting with them.

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I’m introverted, independent, AND social. But it has to be the right kind of social for me.

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I’m lightyears ahead of where I was even a couple years ago, and in some ways unrecognizable from 8-10 years back. I keep digging, and keep finding more opportunities for growth.

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I am extremely perceptive (that makes me uncomfortable to even write). It’s time I own it fully instead of dismissing what I feel and think.

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I believe most of us are more perceptive than we give ourselves credit for. I’m trying to choose more often than not to listen to myself…so I can better use my voice.

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I’ve uploaded this audio as a podcast episode in case you’d rather listen than watch. Also on YouTube.

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I’ll be planning to do a Little Chair Chat at least 1x per week.

Sasha Joseph Neulinger and I speak about relating better to people, cultivating self-love, overcoming trauma and self-judgement, and being present (plus so much more).

Sasha is a survivor of child sexual abuse. He's used his experience and immense growth to inspire others as he speaks around the country raising awareness and millions of dollars for child abuse prevention and child advocacy.

You can find Sasha's powerful and important documentary, Rewind, on Amazon video, or for rent on Amazon or Apple TV. His other info is below:

Instagram: @sjneulinger
Facebook: Sasha Joseph Neulinger
Website: voiceforthekids.com

In this episode, Steven and I discuss our experiences with live online training/classes, his experience with getting StrongFirst certified, and how we approach program our own training weeks.

We also get into some mindset stuff - of course - and talk about therapy too.

You can find Steven on Instagram: @heyimstevenkane
His website is: stevenkanetraining.com

Steven is doing some really excellent online coaching right now, I highly recommend you check him out :)

In this episode Amir (@beardthebestyoucanbe) and I have some light and heavy conversations on mental health and mindset: overcoming injuries and negative mental states.

We also talk at length about mobility and aerobic training, and the disconnect between what humans need, and how we typically behave.

This is a story about a (poorly managed) concussion I got, and how it gifted me greater gratitude. I share a strategy I use for lifting my mindset and promoting gratitude in your daily life.

In this episode, I talk about Entropy, a gradual decline into disorder.

I discuss my Hourglass Analogy as a way to visualize how our consistent habits can elevate our baseline, combat entropy, and help us maintain progress and success with our training.