The Weekly Walk

Change is inevitable. It’s true. People change, places change, life changes. This week Joyce and Eric are talking about change and why you should embrace it.. Lace-up your sneakers and join them for the perfect podcast to take with you on a 30-minute walk.

This week Joyce and Eric are digging into their favorite tips for getting motivated to move. Lace-up your sneakers and join them for the perfect podcast to take with you on a 30-minute walk.

Join Joyce & Monique Russell, Global Communication Skills Advisor, for a casual conversation perfect for a walk. Joyce and Monique discuss the ultimate key to communication—one you'll definitely want to hear. Plus, they'll share other helpful tips to keep communication going (even with teenagers!), when true connection happens, and why learning how to communicate effectively is a skill we should all know. 

About Monique

Monique Russell is the global communications expert you want on your team. She teaches women leaders and teams how to have positive and productive relationships at home and work using effective communications tools and strategies.

Organizations like Amazon, Microsoft, the Centers for Disease Control, Verizon, Intel, Equifax, and the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International, trust Monique to guide them in implementing communication strategies that foster connection, community, creativity, and courage. You can too.

Monique has 20 years of experience in the science of Communications and leads Clear Communication Solutions – an international training, coaching, and consulting firm that focuses on confidently communicating from the inside out. She is the author of the Ultimate Speaker's Guide and the book Intentional Motherhood: Who Said it Would Be Easy, and host of the Bridge to U podcast. 

Connect with Monique

Website: https://clearcommunicationsolutions.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clearcommunicationcoach

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clearcommunicationcoach/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clearcommunicationcoach/

This week Joyce and Eric are running away to a cabin in the woods because sometimes you just need to wake up and see something different. Lace up your sneakers and join them for the perfect podcast to take with you on a 30-minute walk.

Join Joyce & Heidi Jones, founder of Summit Squad, for a casual conversation perfect for a walk. Heidi shares the mission of the non-profit organization, Summit Squad, and how she and three women set out to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Joyce and Heidi discuss the importance of perseverance to get you through inevitable roadblocks in life, and that every situation provides a learning experience. Be not only inspired, but also empowered to strive for your goals as you learn that the journey is not about the outcome, but the journey itself.

About Heidi

Heidi founded Summit Squad on the heels of successfully running all female workout meetups in NYC that featured guest speakers like Reshma Saujani of Girls Who Code, Jen Widerstrom from The Biggest Loser and some of the top CrossFit champions and athletes like Kari Pearce and Lauren Fisher.

Connect with Heidi

Website: https://www.summitsquad.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_summit_squad/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainingwithheidi/

99 Walks has a lot of core values. 99 of them to be exact. Today, Joyce and Eric dig into the one that conradicts itself. Lace up your sneakers and join them for the perfect podcast to take with you on a 30-minute walk.

Join Joyce & Ellen Langer, professor and author, for a casual conversation perfect for a walk. Joyce and Ellen dive straight into how the mind and body are one, and how every thought you have can be reflected in how your body responds. They discuss ways to reframe the way you're thinking about things and how that can lead to chronic health. Listen in for how to have a more mindful body.

About Ellen

Ellen J. Langer is the author of more than two hundred research articles, and thirteen books including the international bestseller Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming An Artist, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility; The Art of Noticing; and The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health.

Among other numerous awards and honors, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the Staats Award for Unifying Psychology, and the Liberty Science Genius Award.

She is Widely known as the “mother of mindfulness” and the “mother of positive psychology."

She was the first woman tenured in the psychology department at Harvard where she is still teaching.

Connect with Ellen

Website: https://www.ellenlanger.me/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellen.langer

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenjlanger

Joyce and Eric are reflecting on their 26 years together and how walking together has impacted their relationship. Lace up your sneakers and join them for the perfect podcast to take with you on a 30-minute walk.

How much choice is too much choice? Today, Joyce and Eric dive into the theme of the month and explore the paradox of choice. Lace up your sneakers and join them for the perfect podcast to take with you on a 30-minute walk.

Join Joyce & Stuart McGill, Professor and Chief Scientific Officer at Backfitpro Inc., for a casual conversation perfect for a walk. Joyce and Dr. McGill discuss how people are becoming voluntarily fragile and what that means, as well as understanding how to find the right amount of stress your body needs to perform at its best. You'll also hear practical advice about relieving back pain, and the benefits of walking with a weighted pack, both for those with and without back pain.

About Dr. McGill
Dr. Stuart McGill is a “distinguished professor emeritus”, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world.

He continues as the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc. Difficult back cases and elite performers are regularly referred to him for consultation.

Connect with Dr. McGill
Website: https://www.backfitpro.com/
Book: Back Mechanic