Thanks for sharing your experiences Andrew. Sending positive vibes your way. Cheers

You surely are seeing lots of beautiful wildlife on your runs Jennifer. From pelicans to kangaroos and everything in between. So important we distance ourselves from our phone and enjoying those moments, well done. 🙏

Totally, the gut health was an important one for sure. Everything is connected. When we are stressed we digest food much differently than in a relaxed state. Great takeaway about finding enjoyment outside of sports as well. 👍

Thanks for sharing your takeaways! I ate pretty healthy even before I realized how much gut health impacted my mental health. The changes I've been able to make (and now support my clients in making!) have made SUCH a big difference both with my mental health and sport performance. What are you doing outside your sport that brings you joy?

@@ignitehealthcoachingwellne7565 outside of sport, I love languages and I’m currently working on improving my Italian. I do 30-60 min of practice every day.

Totally, it's pretty wild how closely connected our mind and body are. We can literally make ourselves physically ill by thought alone. Dr Joe Dispenza recently also shared that our thoughts can have massive healing power. So yes, important one to have our mind in the right place.

Inflammation is SUCH an important (and under discussed!) topic in mental health. Sometimes I wonder if I should just call myself an inflammation coach because I do so much to address it with my clients. What steps are you already taking to keep your inflammation under control?

@@ignitehealthcoachingwellne7565 using cold showers daily. Long term goal is for a cold plunge. It makes such a difference. Thank you for the enlightening discussion.

@@dsfrye01 woo hoo for cold exposure! What changes have you noticed since starting your cold showers?

@@ignitehealthcoachingwellne7565 much more alert. Especially when the temperature of the water is in the 60F range. Better when it’s even cooler. Would love to experience submersion at some point.

Thanks for sharing your takeaway! I'm OBSESSED with the vagus nerve haha! It really is the best way to "hack" the body out of anxiety! What vagus nerve stimulating technique will you use when you're feeling anxious?

I'm glad to hear this resonated...you're so not alone! Would love to hear how vagus nerve techniques go for you and if you find relief with folate.

@@ignitehealthcoachingwellne7565 Thank you for the interview. I am currently doing breathing exercises and yoga. The conversation about laughter touched a nerve for me (literally! 🙂). I used to be more jovial and laugh/smile. After watching this, making consisted effort to be less serious and laugh with my family/friends as much as possible. As you mentioned even fake laughter helps, and I did do some laughter yoga classes back in the day.

Loved reading this!! I also feel so much happier after singing! Would love to find out how it goes with laughing with the kiddos :)

100%! Root cause FTW! It definitely takes a bit more work but pays off in the long run.

spot on takeaways, glad you enjoyed this conversation Rob!

Thanks for sharing your takeaways! I'm 100% with you...I hid behind sport for a long time! And it can absolutely be a great stress reliever and opportunity to escape for a little bit...in healthy doses of course! Kudos to you for recognizing the unhealthy connection and it sounds like you've been able to take steps to have a healthier relationship with your running! I'd love to know what your non-running hobby is?

@@ignitehealthcoachingwellne7565 I do play guitar (have for past 20 years) but my answer with my tongue firmly-in-cheek I was going to reply with an anwswer of “listening to podcasts and learning about MAF training from Floris”, lol…as that was an intense pursuit back in the spring (the learning that is - its worked, and now I’m all in with MAF Test #3 next week - loving the results injury free!!) but I digress and that of course would have been a side-step. To answer the question more directly, my true non-athletic passion is oddly enough “strategic hobby board games”, people might be familiar with (Settlers of) Catan, Forbidden Island. Years ago I enjoyed having Poker nights with friends, but loathed losing money or taking money from my friends - so instead these strategy games are great to have at the table with 2-4 friends and we work our problem-solving brains at the table with either competitive play or co-operatively. We only “compete” for bragging rights and not lose actual money. Recently my friends and I have enjoyed deeper strategic games such as Power Grid or Scythe or the addicting card game called Tichu (etc). Then oddly enough, this same group of 3 friends (who routinely show for game nights) followed me to then buy mountain bikes before the pandemic and now I’m pacing my one friend from the gaming table in his first half-marathon in Toronto, Ont. At the TCS Waterfront Half Marathon on Oct.15!!!!!! So…the nerds can run too! Haha - cheers all - have great weekend.