Running on Joy

Service update: It's been a little while since the last episode due to life, work and other projects requiring energy. The podcast is a labour of love, and I am giving myself the grace that I would grant others to produce content in a way that is sustainable and uplifting for them. The things we love should be a pleasure, not a chore. I am so grateful to the podcast for the amazing connections, friendships and community that it has given me and so, as a thank you to listeners, here is a very special episode that I bring to you as a placeholder before releasing another mini series in the summer.Joy is...Tiny Little Moments.Matt Pycroft specialises in working in remote and hostile environments as a highly experienced filmmaker and photographer. Having begun his career creating short research-based films for the United Nations and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, he fell in love with life on the road and expedition filmmaking. He holds a few strings to his bow and is the host of The Adventure Podcast, an ongoing series of long-form conversations with pioneers of exploration and discovery. He is also Creative Director of Coldhouse, a content agency and platform for authentic storytelling. Coldhouse reflects Matt’s passion for seeking out untold stories and learning from working in extreme environments. No concept is too complex or location too remote.  It might be because we quickly discovered that our brains and emotions work in a similar manner, but there is very little in this conversation about what people might instinctively think of when they hear the word ‘adventure’: the mountains, the oceans, the bravado, the danger. Instead, what quickly becomes the heart of this conversation, is a much deeper and profound adventure: the adventure that comes from being truly vulnerable with ourselves, when we are broken open and have to find a way to put the pieces back together. We talk about masculinity and the difficulties of finding an emotional vocabulary in a society that conditions, men in particular, towards anger; the discomfort of stopping when our brains are wired for being constantly occupied; what success and betterment actually look like; how we can evolve and learn through celebrating and supporting others, and the power of human experience and connection. I am so grateful for Matt’s openness and trust in sharing his personal reflections, and I urge you to listen to him over on the Adventure Podcast for more insightful conversations, alongside some practical specialist episodes on planning your own adventures.Follow: @mattpycroft @coldhouse_ @theadventurepodcastwww.coldhousecollective.comwww.theadventurepodcast.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Feeling Known.Lindsey Freeman is a writer and sociologist interested in endurance, hapticality, atomic and nuclear cultures, and poetics. Her most recent book, Running, is about practice, love, queerness, and long-distance running, published by Duke University Press. Although described as a feminist and queer handbook of running, it’s a book for all runners.  It’s a book that celebrates the freedom and opportunity for self-discovery that running offers, whilst untangling identity, the body, failure, friendship...in fact the whole spectrum of what it means to lace up our shoes. Lindsey is at once both an intensely astute social and cultural observer and an incredibly gentle and empathetic soul, who embodies and explores what feeling, physically and emotionally, as well as thinking about, the world around us might mean for us individually and collectively. Running is the pivot point, both for Lindsey's book and for this conversation, but this is really about how we can create spaces from a place of deep understanding of our thinking, breathing, feeling bodies that are welcoming for all people who think and breathe and feel. In other words. /www.lindseyfreeman.net@atomic_lindsey_freeman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Shared Humanity.Christine Yu is a New York-based, life-long athlete and award-winning journalist, who writes about sports, science and health. Her interest in the intersection between sports science and women athletes led her to her first book UP TO SPEED: The Groundbreaking Science of Women Athletes, which disentangles myth and gender bias from real science in order to address the huge research gap in supporting women athletes to excel at every stage of life. Ultimately, this is book that is not just a road map for women and girls but an examination of the systemic injustices in sports and science that affect all people in the hope of uncovering ways to make the system more equitable for everyone.  Running is so much more complex than simply lacing up your shoes; it is embedded within the cultural, political and social web that means that our bodies, particularly female and non-binary bodies, are never just, and should never be limited to, being 'one thing'. Over the course of this conversation, we unpick the assumptions and beliefs that have contributed to these limitations and explore how, by embracing the multi-faceted nature of identity in how we both conduct, interpret and act upon research, we might create spaces that feel equitable for all people.Christine is an incredibly informed and insightful person and there are so many 'a-ha' moments in this interview that I hope will speak to anyone who feels that they are being forced into a pre-existing jigsaw puzzle that doesn't fit their needs.www.christinemyu.com@cyu888  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Watching Football (with a Dog).Stef Mcloughlin is the Commercial Manager for Lewes FC, a football club that is not only committed to gender equality but is really showcasing how, with the right approach, sport can be a catalyst for societal change. There are infinite creative ways that the 100% fan owned club is doing this, but perhaps the most remarkable achievement is that Lewes FC became the first team across the globe to both pay and resource the men’s and women’s teams equally. Since this move in 2017, attendance and sponsorship have surged, which is testimony to the power of commitment, passion and innovation in driving real change. Stef is a brilliant advocate for the meaningful work that Lewes FC is doing, not just on a local level but on the world stage, in terms of championing women's sport. Talking to her, it is soon clear how what Lewes is doing is not just about football but how we can live, work and play in a more connected, compassionate and equitable way in all aspects of our lives. Lewes is a team but it's also a community and one that more and more people, across the world, want to be a part of.Follow: @stefmic@lewesfcwomenwww.lewesfc.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Consistency.Running on Joy is back, after an extended break, to bring you a series focussing on women doing important work to uplift others, build communities, and connect and protect the world around them.We begin with Alyssa Ages, a Toronto-based, New York-born author, freelance writer, and copywriter. Alyssa is also a mother, strongman competitor, endurance athlete (including six marathons and an Ironman), rock climber and CrossFitter. Her first book, Secrets of Giants: A Journey to Uncovering the True Meaning of Strength, is a deep dive into the science and psychology of why pushing our physical limits is so impactful. Released in September of this year, it is a powerful book, which interweaves memoir, research and adventure into an odyssey that uncovers why physical strength is about so much more than what you can put on a barbell but rather teaches us that we’re capable of so much more than we know. Whilst we begin by delving into Alyssa’s incredible journey, from being very much movement-adverse as a child to testing her strength and endurance in some of the toughest competitions in the world, this conversation, like her book, is about much more than numbers or finishing medals. This is a conversation about learning to trust the body again through grief and physical and mental trauma and how strength is a perspective through which we can see ourselves and the world around us, in order to assert our right to take up space, use our voice and get ‘bulky’. Thank you for your ongoing support of the podcast. Running on Joy remains ad free but if you could show your support by rating and reviewing on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, it helps spread the messages and knowledge that my guests are sharing.Follow: @alyssaageswww.alyssaages.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Real.Mauricio (Mau) Díaz is a runner and storyteller whose zeal for adventure and exploration is epitomised in his creation, along with co-founders,Manuel and Daniel, of Aire Libre, a Mexico City-based creative project that hosts immersive running experiences in exotic corners of the world. Rather than seeing running as a purely athletic pursuit, Aire Libre uses movement to explore unknown territories and foster deep transformations, with a strong focus on cultural immersion. By his own admission, running has given Mau some of the most valuable lessons of his life, and I was so grateful for the opportunity to delve deeper into what a life spent on the move means to him.Mau is someone who balances incredible wisdom with a playful curiosity in the world and people around him. Indeed, early in our conversation he quotes Picasso saying that it took him: "a lifetime to paint like a child”. Mau, instead, suggests that his memoir might be titled "A Life Spent Pointing": pointing to the horizon and the places he wants to explore next. Just as Mau encourages everyone to take a moment to pause and appreciate the present moment, I hope spending time with his thoughts encourages you to also perhaps discover the world through joyful movement.Follow: @airelibre.earth @maudacDiscover: www.airelibre.earth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Inspiration.Patrick Stangbye might best be described as a visionary. He is a competitive ultra runner, creative director, and an advocate for a life of essentialism, of focussing on what really matters. It’s a concept that drives his running, life aesthetic and creative projects: moving is to living is to communication. In essence, Patrick's is an existence driven by perspective and enrichment, and it is this perspective that I was keen to explore in this conversation.We spoke about: Having a mountain sensibility; being fluid with our creative and athletic identities; running as a space for processing and presence; living slow and staying fast as a lens through which we can assess what is necessary in how we live and what we consume; the value of an aesthetic approach to functionality; how brands and running communities can work towards inclusivity and ecological accountability, and the power of curiosity.@patrickstangbye Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Omnipresence.Simone Salvatici is a London-based composer, multi-instrumentalist, sound artist, and qualified sound therapist. One might say that he is a person on a constantly evolving, shifting journey, grounded in a deep and authentic commitment to sound. As a composer of instrumental music, Simone has released both solo and collaborative projects and has performed at venues, including Tate Modern, Sadlers Wells Theatre, the Natural History Museum, and the V&A, as well as International festivals. As a Sound Therapist, he uses his musicianship and aural skills in conjunction with experience gained from intensive studies, research, and immersive learning over the last few years to promote energetic and emotional shifts, using a variety of instruments from large gongs to tuning forks to synthesisers. Simone also now passes on his learning through Sound Therapy practitioner training.Simone is an incredibly gentle soul who thinks deeply and speaks with great consideration and awareness of the resonance of the energy that we put into the world. It's a powerful conversation, which revolves around our relationship with healing: healing of the self as a pathway to healing others; attuning to the body as instrument and the power of communication beyond words, and the vital need for egoless play as a foundation for a more connected, intuitive existence.@ssalvaticowww.sselvatico.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...An Afternoon Walk.Jim Leary is an archaeologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of York. They previously held posts at Reading University and English Heritage. Formerly also a Field Archaeologist in Residence at Cambridge University, he has directed major excavations across Britain, including Silbury Hill in Wiltshire, the largest Neolithic monument in Europe. A passionate walker, much of Jim's research centres around the way that people moved in the past, and his new book Footmarks was published earlier this summer. Footmarks takes us on a restless journey that traces 3.5 million years of human movement, in turn exploring the relationship between our ability to travel and power. From early hunter-gatherers, to drovers and pilgrims, to migration, Footmarks shows us how movement has shaped our world. Archaeology, through this lens, is far from static. Jim is generous with his incredible experience and knowledge, with a distinctively un-monumental approach to history and an empathetic enthusiasm for re-animating the distant past. Our conversation makes a case for taking time to consider the mythic architecture of the landscape that surrounds us and re-connecting with a collective identity, forged through movement and storytelling. We are all, and always have been travellers, and our footmarks are something to protect and fight for.Instagram: @jim_leary1Twitter: @Jim_Leary Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second post-journey interview of a series following the FareWays project, a collaboration between the Big Hoof, Running on Joy and the British Pilgrimage Trust. FareWays aims to connect people to the outdoors through long-distance journeys on foot and horse along the old ways of the UK for the benefits of their mental and physical health.This July, our core team of four set out on a 200-mile adventure across St Columba’s Way in Scotland to raise money for the incredible work of the Venture Trust and, specifically, their new Outdoor Therapy Program, supporting the mental health of vulnerable 16 to 25 year-olds and ex service personnel. We were joined by over forty people at various points of the route, our aim being to break down what a runner, rider or hiker should look like and to open conversations around the benefits of a reciprocal relationship to nature and mindful, slow travel. Over the last few months, Running on Joy has been bringing you some of these stories, along with personal reflections and interviews with patrons and collaborators. If you feel inspired, you can find out about future FareWays projects and how to support our fundraising efforts at www.thebighoof.com/fareways. For this episode, I travelled to Kent where I spent a beautiful weekend re-connecting with Richard Hansell, an actor and artist who joined us, like Zoe, at the halfway point of the journey. You can hear a short conversation with Richard in Chapter 5 of this series, where we thought about his expectations upon joining the group. On a sunny Sunday morning a few weeks after the journey to Iona, we sat down over steaming mugs of coffee and shared our reflections on the quiet transformations that occur through intentional movement; connection to the landscape, and meaningful conversation. It's a meandering, philosophical conversation, which is, as we touch on, much like a pilgrimage itself: an ode to the kind of friendship that you make walking alongside someone. With thanks to: The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, Gravis Advisory, Fera GB and Firepot Food for their generous support of the journey across Scotland.Image: Jessica Lauman-Lairson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Good Stuff with Good People.Jacob Martin is a maker of things: of photography, of films, of podcasts, of adventures and, through the adventures, both micro and epic, of stories. One such adventure, of the epic variety, last summer, was to cycle 4,722 miles along the European Divide Trail from Arctic Norway to the Atlantic Coast of Portugal, a feat that only twelve people had ever undertaken before. It’s a trip that Jacob has documented in a beautiful photo book Strangers Make Good Friends – a fitting title for a trip that was as much about relationships as about endurance. Jacob is a self-effacing, quietly mannered character, and much of our conversation revolved around the magic of imperfection, both in art and life. Together we reflected on the meaning of home; the importance of friendship in telling stories; empathy and the necessity for respectful, compassionate debate; self-belief and cultivating a ‘hot ticket’ mindset, and how we can still cultivate awe in an age of media saturation.On the back half, after getting into the weeds of the European Divide journey and how what we deem ‘civilisation’ isn’t necessarily civilised, we dwelt on the ethical responsibility of content creation; the need for mindful consideration of how we contribute to culture, and how we value and respect the attention of our audiences. Follow: @mid_nowhereRead: www.midnowhere.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first post-journey interview of a series following the FareWays project, a collaboration between the Big Hoof, Running on Joy and the British Pilgrimage Trust. FareWays aims to connect people to the outdoors through long-distance journeys on foot and horse along the old ways of the UK for the benefits of their mental and physical health.This July, our core team of four set out on a 200-mile adventure across St Columba’s Way in Scotland to raise money for the incredible work of the Venture Trust and, specifically, their new Outdoor Therapy Program, supporting the mental health of vulnerable 16 to 25 year-olds and ex service personnel. We were joined by over forty people at various points of the route, our aim being to break down what a runner, rider or hiker should look like and to open conversations around the benefits of a reciprocal relationship to nature and mindful, slow travel. Running on Joy has been bringing you some of these stories, along with personal reflections and interviews with patrons and collaborators. If you feel inspired, you can find out about future FareWays journeys and how to support our fundraising efforts at www.thebighoof.com/fareways. This episode was recorded over Zoom a week after the ride across Scotland, and is a conversation with Zoe Davison who joined us at the halfway point of the adventure. It was a great opportunity to delve more into Zoe’s own story, as well as to capture her reflections on how she was affected by her time with the 'Big Hoof gang'.Follow Zoe: @zoe.davisonWith thanks to: The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, Gravis Advisory, Fera GB and Firepot Food for their generous support of the journey across Scotland.Image: @idabridgeman_photography Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...one foot in front of the other.Annabel Abbs is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction whose most recent offering, 52 Ways to Walk, is full of clearly presented science; snippets of fascinating history, and an enthusiasm for how walking and being out in the world can help us tackle many of life’s challenges. Another recent offering, and Annabel's first foray into memoir, Windswept: Walking in the Footsteps of Remarkable Women, tells the extraordinary stories of eight women who walked long distances in wild and often remote places as they sought their own voices, including Simone de Beauvoir, Nan Shepherd, Georgia O’Keeffe, Gwen John and Daphne du Maurier. Annabel's short stories and journalism have appeared in various places including The Guardian, The Paris Review, Tatler and The Daily Telegraph.There are so many take-aways form this conversation, whether you are approaching movement from a. literary, medical, mindful or theoretical perspective. Annabel and I certainly spoke about walking but walking as both a metaphor and a method: how we find and become ourselves through walking; how we walk away, walk through, walk back and walk towards; how walking allows us to leave and how it shapes our arrival; how we walk for expression, for freedom, for joy; how we walk to stay alive. Follow: @annabelabbsRead: www.annabelabbs.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Curiosity.George Bauer is a Melbourne-raised trail runner, currently living in the Highlands of Scotland. Having run marathons and informal events across four continents, he now partners with brands to co-host holistic retreats, using yoga, trail running and profound connection to the food we eat as ways to re-connect with ourselves and those around us. Most recently, his work has led him to co-found Sundays, a creative community connecting people with the outdoors and movement through inspirational experiences and storytelling. George is someone who moves and creates in different ways and a lot of our conversation reflected on how being fluid and intentional with our movement, listening to our bodies and our surroundings, can allow us to create space for ourselves; reflect on our choices, and explore how we shape identity. Through embodying the stories we tell, perhaps, when presented with opportunities, we can practise ‘contagious vulnerability’; trust in our voices, and take the less travelled path. Follow: @_georgebauer @startwithsundays @airelibre.run Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The third in-the-field episode of a series following the FareWays project, a collaboration between the Big Hoof, Running on Joy and the British Pilgrimage Trust. FareWays aims to connect people to the outdoors through long-distance journeys on foot and horse along the old ways of the UK for the benefits of their mental and physical health.This July, our core team of four set out on a 200-mile adventure across St Columba’s Way in Scotland to raise money for the incredible work of the Venture Trust and specifically their new Outdoor Therapy Program, supporting the mental health of vulnerable 16 to 25 year-olds and ex service personnel. We were joined by over forty people at various points of the route, our aim being to break down what a runner, rider or hiker should look like and to open conversations around the benefits of a reciprocal relationship to nature and mindful, slow travel. Over the next few months, Running on Joy will be bringing you some of these stories, along with personal reflections and interviews with patrons and collaborators. If you feel inspired, you can find out about future FareWays projects and how to support our fundraising efforts at www.thebighoof.com/fareways. This episode was recorded at the halfway point of the journey, an opportunity for both reflection and anticipation of the miles already travelled and those that lay ahead. I hope you enjoy being a fly on the wall to the conversations. With thanks to: The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, Gravis Advisory, Fera GB and Firepot Food for their generous support of the journey across Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the second in-the-field episode of a series following the FareWays project, a collaboration between the Big Hoof, Running on Joy and the British Pilgrimage Trust. FareWays aims to connect people to the outdoors through long-distance journeys on foot and horse along the old ways of the UK for the benefits of their mental and physical health.This July, our core team of four set out on a 200 mile adventure across St Columba’s Way in Scotland to raise money for the incredible work of the Venture Trust and specifically their new Outdoor Therapy Program, supporting the mental health of vulnerable 16 to 25 year-olds and ex service personnel. Our aim was to break down what a runner, rider or hiker should look like and to open conversations around the benefits of a reciprocal relationship to nature and mindful, slow travel. Over the next few months, Running on Joy will be bringing you some of these stories, along with personal reflections and interviews with patrons and collaborators. If you feel inspired, you can find out about future FareWays projects and how to support our fundraising efforts at www.thebighoof.com/fareways. In this episode, I connect with Gavin the head fundraiser of the Venture Trust, as well a some of the service users who joined us for a day on our journey. There are some simultaneously moving and hilarious reflections on what it means to truly walk alongside someone.With thanks to: The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, Gravis Advisory, Fera GB and Firepot Food for their generous support of the journey across Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Running on Joy brings you the first in-the-field episode of a series following the FareWays project. A collaboration between the Big Hoof and the British Pilgrimage Trust, FareWays aims to connect people to the outdoors through long-distance journeys on foot and horse along the old ways of the UK for the benefits of their mental and physical health.This July, a core team of four set out on a 200-mile adventure across St Columba’s Way in Scotland to raise money for the incredible work of the Venture Trust – specifically their new Outdoor Therapy Program, which supports the mental health of vulnerable 16 to 25 year-olds and ex-service personnel. The aim was to break down what a runner, rider or hiker should look like and to open conversations around the benefits of a reciprocal relationship to nature and mindful, slow travel. It was a life-affirming journey as we experienced the incredible kindness of strangers and, what became known as The Big Hoof Gang, changed and grew as people from all walks of life joined us, each with their own tales to tell. We were also able to witness the work of the Venture Trust first hand as a group of their staff and service users joined us for a memorable day which started with leading six horses through central Perth and finished with hugs, smiles, tears and soggy sandwiches in the rain after a morning of walking, laughing and exchanging stories along the river.Over the next few months, Running on Joy will be bringing you some of these stories, along with personal reflections and interviews with patrons and collaborators. If you feel inspired, you can find out about future FareWays projects and how to support our fundraising efforts at www.thebighoof.com/fareways. In this episode, Francesca, Jake and Louis take a break from two days of pavement pounding and reflect on their experiences thus far; the challenges ahead; what it means to walk alongside others towards a common goal, and the relief and liberation that the comparative simplicity of putting one foot in front of the other brings. Some time is also dedicated to Jake choking on a sandwich, which has been retained for authentic effect.With thanks to: The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, Gravis Advisory, Fera GB and Firepot Food for their generous support of the journey across Scotland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Passing the Baton.What does running sound like to you? For Jimmy Watkins it’s cackling with laughter, pounding the trails to punk rock whilst waving around a GoPro and shouting like he's being pursued by a mad pack of hyenas. It’s certainly a far cry from the Kansas of treadmill running, but not out of character for someone who has formed a community for the people that ‘don’t fit in’ to the traditional assumptions of what a club runner should look and sound like. In 2006, Jimmy reached the 800m final in the World Indoor Athletics Championships and set a Welsh indoor record, only to leave the sport, join a band and tour the world. More recently, he's found his way back to running by combining it with his passion for punk rock. It is through this unlikely union that he has finally found an anarchic, joyful harmony that has brought him the freedom to truly use his talents to spread a mutual love of music, running, and being alive with the world.There were moments of mad hyena cackling and moments of incredible poignancy in this conversation, which pretty much reflects Jimmy as person: he puts everything out there with a sincerity that is never contrived or derivative; it is simply Jimmy – all of it. We talked about the nature of competition; the joy and motivation of absurdity; navigating the grief of losing what you love and how creativity (and Kendrick Lamar) can teach us to love again; the philosophy of ‘flipping’, and why we should always, in the words of Joan Didion, ‘stay on nodding terms with the person we once were’.Instagram: @nutbushjimmylimitsYou Tube: @jimmywatkins800Running Punks: www.runningpunks.comAlso mentioned:Joyce (teaser)Comedy Huel ReviewRunning Reviews Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...Your Heart Bursting.This is the second episode of a series following the FareWays project, a collaboration between the Big Hoof, Running on Joy and The British Pilgrimage Trust, which aims to connect people to the outdoors through long distance journeys on foot and horse along the old pilgrims' routes of the UK, for the benefits of their mental and physical health. This July, our core team are setting out on our first 200-mile adventure along St Columba’s Way in Scotland, raising money for the incredible work of the Venture Trust and specifically their new Outdoor Therapy Programme for 16- to 25-year-old sand ex service personnel. We are inviting others to join us on our journey for however long and in whatever way they can in the hope of breaking down assumptions of what a runner, rider or hiker should look like and to open conversations around the benefits of our relationship to Nature and mindful slow travel. Details of how to financially support the project or join the journey and contribute to fundraising efforts can be found below. Every little that you can give really does count towards changing the lives of vulnerable young people, some of whom will also be joining us for two days on this first journey, thanks to your support.Running on Joy will be following the adventure and there will be some incredible conversations and in-the-field storytelling emerging over the coming months, as well as interviews with patrons and collaborators connected to the project, each of whom have amazing stories and adventures of their own.Dr. Guy Hayward is our first patron interview. He started off as a chorister at Cambridge University, where he took a PhD in music. However, eschewing an academic career, he decided to tread a more intersectional pathway, exploring the rich melting pot of spirituality, psychology, the arts, nature and religion. From this melting pot has emerged The British Pilgrimage Trust, of which Guy is the founder, a charity that works to open ancient pilgrimage routes around the UK and initiate conversations around how we engage with our Christian heritage, even if we are not traditional Christians. The BPT is about helping people to re-connect to and re-enchant the land in an accessible and multi-faceted manner. Guy has also worked on the revival of evensong in the UK, launching a website where people can find local evensong services near them, and go along and listen to the beautiful music, free of charge. Guy is someone who makes your mind crackle and we dug around in the weeds philosophically for this one, but this is ultimately a conversation about bringing light to people's eyes, about what heart-led intentional living truly means and about how we might learn to unthink, rewild, spend time, take breaths and fall into rhythm with each other and the magic of the landscape around us.With thanks to sponsors and partners of the FareWays project: The Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust, Gravis Advisory, Fera GB, Firepot Food, and The British Pilgrimage Trust.Donate to FareWays here.Join the journey and fundraise here.Find out more about Guy here and the British Pilgrimage Trust here.Also mentioned: Bounder and Cad and Choral Evensong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joy is...A Noun.There are a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings when it comes to running and pregnancy. From the time a woman finds out she is pregnant to the postpartum period and beyond, her body goes through an intense array of changes and there is both limited and conflicting information about what activities are appropriate for her and when. It’s only really been the past few years that recommendations have evolved from being either too restrictive during pregnancy, to the exact opposite 6-weeks postpartum.Rachel Selman is a Georgia-based physical therapist, specialising in pregnant and postpartum athletes, who is tackling this information and support gap head on. A mum and runner herself, she is the co-founder of the fitness app ‘Stirrups to Sit-ups’, which aims to help new mums heal in the right way without having to navigate the minefield of internet advice as they try to figure out how their running will be affected by pregnancy and childbirth. Rachel is generous with both her wisdom and her own personal story, bringing both heart and science in her mission to ensure that other women do not feel alone. This interview is not only rich in practical advice but is also a call to action for recognition that this is all part of a vital conversation around women’s bodies. It’s a conversation about ownership, autonomy and self-identity; it's about equipping women with the language and confidence to advocate for themselves. Please listen, please share because this is not just about running – it’s about freedom and it’s about choice and the freedom that choice brings when we feel fully seen and heard as a whole, multi-faceted human. Because being a woman isn’t about limitation, it’s about opportunity.@synthesisphysicaltherapy@stirrupstositupsstirrupstositups.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.