To many, Ruth Bader Ginsberg was a symbol of endurance, a public servant we elevated to celebrity status during a period when it felt impossible to find anything or anyone to believe in. RBG was a unicorn, a woman who used her voice AND got what she asked for; a woman who fought the system and changed it for the better and eventually would be asked to uphold that very system for the rest of her life. She would want us to defend it, she would want us to know that Democracy is bigger than one small woman, and she would want us to fight. LET'S GO.
One of Coach MK's Runners posted the following comment in one of the Facebook groups: "Got Dumped. Feel like crap." That comment warrants a response, and Coach MK reminds us that the only parts of us that actually break during breakups, are parts that can be fixed. (She then tells us how her last breakup led her directly to her husband; they celebrate their 9th wedding anniversary this coming Wednesday).
Today's Episode was brought to you by Lexapro! With Mercury in Retrograde and a sick toddler, Coach MK is having more encounters with strangers than usual, and a mantra that makes those encounters easier to navigate.
The word "Support" has multiple definitions....which could explain why we don't get it when we need it. Coach MK has a mantra and kind suggestion for those moments when we aren't getting the support we think we asked for.
Facing a huge day with two possibly game-changing things happening for Coach MK's family as well as Fitness Protection, she brings you a mantra straight from Tennessee- something all us Tennesseans say when we want, but cannot guarantee, that the answer will be 'yes'.
Happy Valentine's Day from Coach MK! Today's ad-free mantra is for the people-pleasers, the rule-followers, the perfectionists, the folk who don't yet know they have CPTSD, and everyone who thinks that love has to be earned and doesn't value the love that is given freely. On a day when all kinds of people will be questioning if they are, or will ever be, loved- Coach MK dismantles the idea of what we have been taught to think love is, in order to prove to you that you are worthy of more than you ever thought possible. Along the way, she pokes at the idea of the business of being #coachedandloved to underscore how deeply the association of 'love' and 'fear' are intertwined. Anxious attachment is not the same as love, and we at the mantrapod hope today's podcast sets you on a path to accepting the good stuff. We promise, it's out there waiting for you.
Dr. Coach Sarah kicks off some Shady Italian Lessons by breaking down how SUPER polite and SUPER formal speech can be anything but polite....and may be the perfect response to any uncomfortable situation!
“Please excuse me” in the informal - “Scusami” feels like a supplication, a looking someone in the eye and asking for grace, while the formal “Mi scusi” can either be exceedingly polite or a TOTAL sorry-not-sorry."
The Monster at the End of this Week is VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! So Coach MK takes a minute to break down the word love before she shares the method she used to cultivate love for herself after a lifetime of trying not to think about it.