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Strengthening Mental Skills with Pat Spencer 164

Strengthening Mental Skills with Pat Spencer

October 8, 2024
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health, Podcast

164 - Strengthening Mental Skills with Pat Spencer Download | Play in New Window In episode 164, Jill and Chris talk with Pat Spencer, owner of Getting Your Mind in Gear, who helps endurance athletes hone the mental skills needed to achieve their endurance sports goals. Pat is an avid gravel cyclist, former long course triathlete, marathoner, and open water swimmer. A licensed clinical social worker and a therapist with a private practice in central New Jersey, she has worked in mental health for 25+ years in a variety of settings, including directly with clients, as a supervisor, as a adjunct professor and providing a number of professional trainings. In 2022, she decided to combine her understanding of mental health with her love of endurance sports. She knew she...

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Chris’ Three Focus Words for 2024 – Connection, Declutter, Yoga

January 27, 2024
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health, Motivation

For many years, Jill and I have selected 3 words to focus on for the year. We talked a bit about setting a focus for 2024 during our the end of the year podcast episode that was launched Dec 26, 2023 called Lessons Learned for Healthy Living with Chris and Jill. My three focus words for 2024 are: 1) Connection 2) Declutter 3) Yoga Connection When I think of connection, it's primarily connecting with friends but also a connection with what you call "loose acquaintances." I consider loose acquaintances the people you see in everyday life at the store, the gym, in line at the bank, and around town. Some people call these "weak ties."  As more and more of my work becomes digital, it's the loose acquaintances that seem to...

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Non-Sleep Deep Rest Protocols and Yoga Nidra

Non-Sleep Deep Rest Protocols and Yoga Nidra

December 17, 2023
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health

In a recent podcast episode with Diane Allen we discussed some Non-Sleep Deep Rest protocols and I talked briefly about practicing Yoga Nidra with some guided meditations which features a body scan. I find this practice deeply relaxing and helps me focus when I am awake. To be honest, I often fall asleep while practicing, which kind of messes up the whole "non-sleep" part of the program. Even so, I always find this very beneficial, especially when I am overly tired, stressed and need more calm and focus in my life. Benefits of NSDRThe benefits of Yoga Nidra with Andrew Huberman on the Tim Ferriss show. This link takes you to YouTube. Although the video starts with an ad, you may find it helpful if you're...

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Reinventing Ourselves with Wendy Battles 144 be

Reinventing Ourselves with Wendy Battles

December 12, 2023
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health, Motivation, Podcast

144 - Reinventing Ourselves with Wendy Battles In episode 144, Jill and Chris talk with Wendy Battles,the host of the Reinvention Rebels podcast. Wendy interviews women between the ages of 50-90, who have reinvented themselves later in life. From traveling solo around the world with a carry-on bag at 60, to running in global marathons at 71, to launching a modeling career at 72, these women are boldly making their dreams a priority and reality. During the day, Wendy is a Cybersecurity Awareness expert at Yale University and by night she pursues her passion for celebrating, illuminating and elevating midlife and older women.  At 58, Wendy is a Reinvention Rebel herself, having reinvented herself many times during her life including as a management consultant, voice actor, and health...

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Eat and Flourish with Mary Beth Albright 127

Eat and Flourish with Mary Beth Albright

March 28, 2023
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health, Podcast, Recipes

Episode 127- Eat & Flourish with Mary Beth Albright Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS | Amazon Podcasts In episode 127, Jill and Chris talk with Mary Beth Albright, the author of Eat & Flourish, How Food Supports Emotional Well Being. She is a food expert with broad experience, from food attorney to being a finalist on Food Network Star, where she competed on Iron Chef America. Her passion for good food grew from her mentor, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop who she worked with for 15 years. Afterwards, Mary Beth advised on food systems and managed a White House initiative. She completed L'Academie de Cuisine's two-semester culinary course in Bethesda, MD. Mary Beth is a writer and editor at the Washington Post. She...

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Struggling to be Fit and Strong

Struggling to be Fit and Strong

October 6, 2022
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health

I’ve been struggling lately with living my fit, strong life. I’m having a hard time getting myself to the gym or out for anything more strenuous than walking Penny. I’m also not eating as well as I would like. I know this is just a mental block on my part but I’m having a hard time getting over it. I thought perhaps if I wrote about it here, it would help. You know, share my misery and see if that helps. Sometimes sharing the things you struggle with really helps relieve some of the struggle. I’ve allowed sweets to come back into my life. I was doing so well with not eating sugar but suddenly I’m back to eating baked goods. I slipped in some ice cream...

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Yoga on the Beach- outside my comfort zone

Outside my Comfort Zone

June 6, 2022
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health, Work Outs

During vacation I like to change up my regular routines and challenge myself to go outside my comfort zone. Last week I was on a family vacation to the beach and was enjoying all the fun of reconnecting with family, walking along the waves in the sand and swimming outside in a pool. My sister suggested we do yoga on the beach. I've watched it from afar but never signed up. In fact in years past, I may have even done a little yoga on my own, but never with the full class. It was delightful. There were definite advantages over a studio yoga class. The ocean in the morning makes a very beautiful backdrop The sand is very forgiving on the knees An 8 am class is...

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Running and Grief

Running and Grief

April 7, 2022
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Fit and Strong, Mental Health

Is there a connection between running and grief? I think perhaps there is. Not for everyone, of course, but for some of us dealing with grief, running provides some mental health benefits. There’s a lot of discussion about how running helps with our mental health. If you want to read a great memoir about this, check out Depression Hates a Moving Target by Nita Sweeney. Chris and I talked with Nita about running and mental health on our podcast. You might check that episode out too. I don’t know if there’s much specific talk about running and grief, which is different than depression. Grief causes a lot of different emotions; sadness, anger, guilt, loneliness are a few. I think what makes running helpful is that it provides...

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Fit After 50 Forever Lisa Bartlett

Fit After 50 Forever with Lisa Bartlett

July 13, 2021
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Fit and Strong, Half Marathon, Marathon, Mental Health, Motivation, Podcast

Episode 86 Fit After 50 Forever Download | Play in New Window Please Subscribe: Apple Podcasts  (iTunes) | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Android-Google Play | Audible |  Stitcher | Player FM | Castbox | Tunein | Spotify | RSS In episode 86, Jill and Chris talk with Lisa Bartlett about her running, health challenges and how she stays fit after 50. Lisa Bartlett is an active member of the Becoming Elli community. Last year she began to tell us about training for a marathon but then she ended up having to run it virtually because of the pandemic. She persisted and ran the race and even won first place in her age group. Lisa Bartlett is a 53-year old mom to a 10-year old daughter and special needs teenager, and has a busy real estate business. Lisa was never athletic growing up. Her...

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Becoming Elli is for women over the age of 50 who are focused on healthy living and getting fit. We discuss fitness, nutrition, and ways to age gracefully. Our mission is the same as our podcast: to become (and stay) Fit Strong Women Over 50.

Chris Brown & Jill McCauslin

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