S1: Listener.
S2: Gaikwad acknowledges that traditional owners and custodians of the land
S2: in which we're recording this podcast, the UK woodland clan
S2: of the Boomerang, who were a part of the Kulin nation.
S2: We pay our respects to our elders, past and present,
S2: and extend our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
S2: peoples today.
S3: Welcome to the Kick Pod, a.
S2: Dam with your besties on the stuff that matters. Hello. Hi, Lucy. Oh,
S2: too much energy. I just had some, uh, I have
S2: hydralyte in my drink. Oh. Scare me. Just energy woke
S2: you up, did it nice. It did. How are you?
S2: What else is in there? Just.
S3: I'm good, I'm good, I'm great. You know what? I'm
S3: great because we've had a shocking streak of bad sleeps
S3: with Harvey. And last night he slept 12 hours. Amazing.
S3: Without any nightmares.
S2: Oh, that's good, because.
S3: Josh put him to bed, I want to say. And
S3: I wasn't home, so maybe I just don't go home. Nah,
S3: I will figure it out, but I'm happy for now.
S2: I'm sorry. I feel like that's really. There's a lot
S2: to unpack in there.
S3: We're just going to move on. Okay?
S2: Okay. I'm sorry. Okay, okay. Now I'm good because we
S2: are spilling some tea today. Wow. We've got it now.
S2: I don't know, I think we say spilling tea, do we? Well,
S2: let's say it today. We're sharing stories, but there's intimate stories.
S2: Today's podcast that Sam is going to share. And I
S2: am actually dying because I haven't heard it because we've
S2: been saving it for the podcast. So I just I'm excited.
S2: But before we get into that story, Sophie, you have
S2: something else to tell us.
S3: I do, I do. We have a very exciting Kik update.
S3: Our mid-year challenge starts today. Today is the day to
S3: day that we kick off our mid-year challenge and it's very,
S3: very exciting. So the reason why we did this, I mean,
S3: we always have a big mid-year challenge or moment because
S3: we know it's it's the middle of the year. It's
S3: often we like lose our motivation or our routines and
S3: that's totally fine. But I actually reached out to my
S3: community and 7000 of you came back to me. Turns
S3: out 85% of us are feeling pretty meh right now. Um,
S3: so you're not alone. And this challenge is here to
S3: help you kick that mid-year slump so you can choose
S3: from Pilates or strength. And then under both Pilates and strength,
S3: we have a beginner or an advanced option. Basically the
S3: difference is the level of the classes, but also the
S3: cadence in the week of how often you're doing it.
S3: It's not about completely overhauling your life. Our challenges are
S3: never that way, but it's your reminder that even the
S3: smallest movements can have a positive impact on your body
S3: and your mind. And of course, that media motivation. So
S3: if you aren't already a part of kick, you can
S3: also still access the sale so you can save up
S3: to 40% off kick right now, which is as little
S3: as $1.90 a week for the entire kick subscription.
S2: And we hardly do. We very rarely do sales and kick,
S2: so just make sure you take advantage of it if
S2: you want to join. I'm so excited because I am
S2: in a little bit of a mid. I'm feeling mid.
S2: I need some motivation to do. Especially I'm trying to
S2: decide which one I'm going to do. I know I
S2: need to decide, decide I really well.
S3: It's today.
S2: Or strength, but I think Pilates because of how much
S2: it helps running. Yeah, I mean so does strength, but
S2: Pilates is like especially that glute activation and I just
S2: need something to get me motivated to do it. And
S2: this is going to be it because we're all going
S2: to do it together. Exactly. And we're all going to
S2: not feel mid and feel awesome because we're moving our
S2: bodies essentially we love. So I'm excited. Okay, Steffi, I
S2: have something I need to talk to you about. So
S2: the Kardashian season five, even though it's not really season
S2: five because it's season five since they've been producing the show,
S2: but I feel like they got up to like season 24.
S2: They then started again. So it might be, I don't know,
S2: season five of the 25 or 20 whatever. Sorry, 5
S2: or 25 or so. It's pretty boring. There's not a
S2: lot I feel like I haven't actually, so far, the
S2: most boring season I've watched. And I just want to
S2: say as well, the Kardashians are incredibly problematic. There's so
S2: much stuff that they have done, especially contribution to toxic
S2: diet culture, that we're not alone with. But I have
S2: to say, I'm very interested in especially Kim's like business journey. Yeah, but.
S3: It's also just honestly that kind of just trash, trash
S3: reality TV.
S2: That.
S3: Like sometimes you need to.
S2: Watch. I put it on in the background, but this
S2: one is really on the background because it's like it's really,
S2: as I said, it's just, oh, it's just not as
S2: they're growing up, there's not as.
S3: Much drama in their life.
S2: There's not a lot of drama.
S3: It's good happy for them. But yeah, it's not not enjoyable.
S2: They found drama for 25 years. I've not I don't
S2: know how many years, but they'll find more scandal. Anyway,
S2: there was a scene in one of the episodes 1
S2: to 3. I can't tell you. Okay? I don't figure
S2: it out anyway. Khloe, I don't know where she. I
S2: can't remember where she'd seen it, but she's. I think
S2: she went to a gym or she went somewhere and
S2: she was talking about pubic hair. Okay. And she said
S2: that people didn't shave down there, and she was like
S2: disgusted by it. First of all, it's 2024. It is
S2: a absolute choice to remove or not remove body hair
S2: if you keep it. There's nothing wrong with it. And
S2: I was like, is this from like 2000, Khloe, that
S2: you're saying it's personal? Yeah. But second of all, I
S2: was like, what the fuck? Like, I feel like so
S2: many people don't shave anymore. But I think.
S3: All that tells me is that she's been surrounded by
S3: people and dated people who have been like, it has
S3: to be bad down there. Yeah. Do you know what
S3: I mean? Like, if you're surrounded by if every one
S3: of your friends does it, your whole family does it,
S3: every partner you've had prefers it. And you're just like,
S3: obviously in your own little bubble and don't often get
S3: out in public places like public swimming pool changes rooms
S3: or gym rooms. Obviously, I can see how you would
S3: be taken back by that because it's not like you see.
S3: I mean, other than there is a few accounts online
S3: that do show pubic hair, but like, it's not like
S3: you see it outwardly in the media or anything because it's.
S3: So she's in a bubble. She's a freaking Kardashian. I'm
S3: not surprised by that. Like, how often would they be
S3: in a public changeroom very rare, so they don't actually
S3: get to see what real people look like.
S2: Well, yeah. Well, there you go. Yeah, exactly. I was
S2: just like, this is anyway, seems like a bit of
S2: a a bit off tune. Yes. But then also I
S2: wanted to ask you, do you shave? No. You I
S2: get laser. Oh you get laser. So you have no hair. No.
S2: No hair. Oh my God, I can't be bothered anymore. Yeah. No, I.
S3: Get laser, but I see the reason I do it
S3: is I mean, obviously it started because I was in
S3: the modeling industry a lot of the time I was
S3: in lingerie or bikinis, so I just could not be
S3: left shaving all the time. And I also get bad,
S3: like no matter what the freak products I use or
S3: what razor I use, major ingrowns like, it just makes
S3: it worse. Like I'd honestly rather have pubes than red
S3: ingrown hairs, dots, whatever they're called. Um, when I started
S3: getting laser, the hairs were a lot finer. So even
S3: if there is hairs there, they're like barely that noticeable.
S3: So laser has been great for me and I still
S3: get it done to obviously keep it going when I
S3: got pregnant. The hormones change in your body kind of
S3: goes backwards and reverses a bit. So I have had
S3: to like go back and not start again, but like
S3: get back into it. But I prefer it personally for
S3: like Ingrown Nation because if I didn't, if I didn't
S3: I would have to just go like full bush. And
S3: whilst I absolutely power to you, if that's you, I
S3: live in bikinis and stuff. Too much to embrace that.
S3: For me personally, I don't.
S2: Fair enough. It's your body, your choice.
S3: And so I'd be shaving and I'd be having ingrown
S3: so I that's me get laser.
S2: That's me. I got tried to get laser on my
S2: vagina and it literally was the most vagina.
S3: Honey, let's get the education soaked.
S2: On your on my fault. On my fault? No, on
S2: your vulva. Is it just on the skin? Is it your.
S3: Vulva? Is the the. I'm going to call it a
S3: hamburger like the buns it is.
S2: But do we need to.
S3: Have a lesson on your body parts? That is not
S3: your vagina.
S2: Not my vulva? Yes. So anyway, your vulva in your.
S3: Inner thighs, basically that is where your pubic hair.
S2: Grows anyway. There.
S3: And your butt. If you me.
S2: If you had laser in your butt, I.
S3: Well, they go to my butt crack.
S2: Yeah, but have you had laser there?
S3: Yeah, absolutely. Oh my God. Absolutely.
S2: How do you get laser on your butt?
S3: They just get you to roll over and like, there's
S3: a couple of different ways you either roll on your
S3: side and lift one leg up or some, some people
S3: flip over. I don't do that. I just roll on
S3: my side. And it depends on where you go.
S2: I was in so much pain. Yeah, from getting laser
S2: on my vulva that I was like, I couldn't even
S2: think of getting it on my butt. Oh, because the
S2: pain was just like, oh my God, we.
S3: Have totally different pain thresholds.
S2: No, I have a very good pain threshold. You don't know?
S2: What do you mean?
S3: Laser? Where I know.
S2: You go the only where I know you.
S3: Go. It does not hurt. That is the weakest laser
S3: I've ever experiencing.
S2: Dang. Look at Steffi. She's got no strong. And she's.
S2: And she's so strong. And she loves. She can do
S2: the the pain of the laser. I actually would like
S2: to say and I would like to put it out
S2: to the listeners. Yeah. No, not about, you know, not
S2: about our bums. Okay. Um, do I think laser is
S2: a different pain threshold to other type of pain?
S3: Well, probably it's like a, like a Coors Light elastic band.
S2: Hold hot plates, like, give me a burning plate. I
S2: have very good pain threshold generally. Yeah, but with laser I,
S2: I agree. Shocking I can't a sensitive area. Honestly I
S2: think I got it twice and I was like I
S2: can't go through that. Why?
S3: If you if you don't mind it, why don't you
S3: just do the inner thigh bit then it's not actually
S3: getting you, you know, flaps. No.
S2: But you get laser on your flaps. Well not your
S2: inner flaps.
S3: The outer.
S2: Fucking hurt. Jesus. Who?
S3: I mean, sorry if you do, but I don't know
S3: anyone who has hair on like me.
S2: That would hurt her. Yes, it would fucking hurt talking
S2: about my inner thigh. That sensitive? That hurts. I got
S2: that too. I just. Oh, okay. So I shaved my
S2: bikini line, but honestly. And then I find that with
S2: my like more middle bit, I don't really shave it anymore.
S2: But until it gets like really long and then it's uncomfortable. Yeah.
S2: So then I do. Yeah. But I was just like, Chloe,
S2: I don't shave everything and I'm cool. Yeah, of course
S2: you are.
S3: Have you waxed ever?
S4: No.
S3: Okay. I have a story to tell you.
S2: I reckon I'd rip off my my vulva.
S3: I have a story to tell you. And it came
S3: into my mind when you asked me about my butthole,
S3: so I already flagged this. I hope he's okay with
S3: me talking about this, I can't remember. I remember flagging
S3: it with him, and I can't remember if he said
S3: it was okay or not.
S2: So no, let's.
S3: Hope it's okay.
S2: I was I was there and you were like, you.
S2: He was there. We were at your house, in your
S2: bedroom all together. Yeah. And, uh, you were talking to
S2: Josh and you were like, can you can I tell
S2: the story? And then I was like, I don't want
S2: to know. Tell me in the podcast. Yeah, yeah. Okay.
S2: So if you haven't already put two and two together.
S3: Josh has like a very hairy butt crack. Like it's
S3: not a hairy, but it's just like his crack is
S3: really hairy. Like really thick hair. Anyway, his brother, I
S3: think he has been waxed before and he said like
S3: at a clinic. Yeah. He went and got properly waxed
S3: and he said that like going to the toilet, things like,
S3: like wiping or just like comfortably going to the toilet
S3: has been life changing since having his butt waxed. Right.
S3: So Josh was like, well, maybe that's a thing, you know,
S3: like maybe I want to try that anyway. And he
S3: was talking about it one day and I was like, well,
S3: I've got wax strips. And he's like, no, you're not
S3: fucking doing it. And I was like, I've been waxing
S3: my whole life. Like I waxed my legs. I have
S3: waxed my bikini area before, like, I know what I'm doing.
S3: And as if you're going to frickin spread your ass
S3: cheeks for anyone else. And he was kind of like, yeah,
S3: because he's really he's also really sensitive, like, don't go
S3: near that area kind of vibes. Right. And so he
S3: was like really full nervous. And then I talked him
S3: into it to the point that he was like on
S3: the floor in our dressing room. And I had the
S3: wax strips ready.
S2: No. What's the position of all fours? Is that the position? No.
S3: He went on the back and and was holding his
S3: knees at his chest. And he honestly was like, there
S3: was so many times I know I you know what?
S3: In hindsight, I would have recorded it just for the
S3: vocals because not only did it take like honestly 15
S3: minutes to talk him into letting me, but then when
S3: I put the first one on, I just like slapped
S3: it on. So there was like, no going back. Like
S3: I was like, it's on there now. I can't. The
S3: only way I can get it off is by ripping
S3: it off. So like, you'd just better be ready anyway.
S3: So I got going and then after I did the
S3: first one, which he was like, what the f? I
S3: was like, well, I can't not keep going. Like I've
S3: got to keep going. Anyway. I kept going and then
S3: I was going like all around it, right. But the
S3: like the really sensitive part that I knew was the
S3: part that he was like most concerned about, which is
S3: like literally right on near his butthole. I was like,
S3: I've still got to get that done. He was like,
S3: what the fuck? You haven't done that? Like, this is
S3: like six wax strips later. And I was like, nah,
S3: I got to do it. And then he almost didn't
S3: let me do it. But again, I just slapped it on.
S2: It was savage.
S3: You poor thing was so vulnerable. Anyway, we got through
S3: it and the next couple of days he was like, wow.
S3: Like my butt feels so weird. And it was like
S3: even like the water running down his crack.
S2: And I was like.
S3: This is so odd, but I think he'll let me
S3: do it again. Maybe. Anyway, it was.
S2: But he.
S3: Hated it. He was like, why the f would anyone
S3: do this? Like, what the hell is it like? It
S3: was so painful. And I was like, welcome to what
S3: we have been pressured to do our entire lives as women. Like,
S3: I deal with my butt though, like, it's not that, honestly,
S3: it lasts two seconds.
S2: The waxing or the pain.
S3: The pain.
S2: Anyway. Sorry. Steph's got a heart. I really hope.
S3: It's okay that I shared that. Sorry, Josh. If it's not.
S3: It was great day. It was a really great day
S3: for me.
S5: 133.
S2: Okay. Steffi. Mhm. This time of year is where I
S2: feel the most disconnected from my goals. Okay. Yeah. And
S2: I just feel like. So for all of our European,
S2: American anywhere on the other side of the world, we're
S2: going into the.
S3: Summer, summer.
S2: Months. You might be feeling a little more motivated because
S2: I just feel like that's what the weather does. Yeah.
S2: In Australia we are going I mean, unless you live
S2: in Queensland, I follow all these people in Queensland and
S2: they're like, oh my God, it's 20. It's freezing. I'm like,
S2: shut up. Yeah I know, no not shut up. It's
S2: not nice but be quiet. Yes. It's not that cold
S2: if it's 20 but it's all relative. So Queensland listeners
S2: love you. And yes your feelings about the weather are
S2: valid but in Melbourne it's like ten.
S3: Yes, it's on top of 12 today.
S2: Top of that is cold, cold cold cold. So feeling
S2: a little bit mid and demotivated and disconnected from our goals.
S2: And I just thought let's check. You know I just
S2: thought what I know.
S3: We have listeners in like New Zealand and they're probably
S3: thinking the exact same.
S2: Thing.
S3: About us as what we think about.
S2: Queensland listeners in Iceland.
S3: And yeah, Greenland. But like Tasmania, they're all like, mate,
S3: top of 12. That's like spring.
S2: That's exactly. Sorry. Here we are saying Queensland shush we
S2: shush okay. Yeah. It's all relative. Whatever's cold for you,
S2: it's cold for you. Yes okay. That's very true though.
S2: So sorry. To our Greenland listeners in particular, I wonder
S2: if we have anyone in Antarctica. So no small population.
S2: So unlikely, but possible anyway. Anyway, so basically I want
S2: to go back. Yes. Well, I don't know if I'm.
S2: I want to go back.
S3: Do you remember what yours were?
S2: Uh, well, I think I have some.
S3: Yeah, I have a vague memory, but I actually don't
S3: remember what I set myself. I actually can't even remember
S3: where I wrote. I think it might be in my journal.
S3: I don't know, that's really bad. Usually set goals and you're, like,
S3: pretty clear on thing, but yeah.
S6: Um, well, luckily.
S2: I wrote entirely in.
S6: Luckily I do remember and I went back into the archives,
S6: back to January to see what you guys proposed for yourselves. Um, so, Laura,
S6: we'll start with you first.
S2: I want to do three runs each week. That hasn't changed. Well,
S2: this has changed. I had two strength or Pilates classes
S2: a week. I changed it to one because that's going
S2: to be more achievable for me. So now I have
S2: four week workouts each week. That's achievable. Five meditations that
S2: used to be seven. That's five minutes in the morning.
S2: And that is especially the days that I'm not exercising. Yep.
S2: That's like my five minutes in the morning. And then ten.
S2: I had every day read ten pages, but I changed
S2: it to ten pages five days a week.
S3: So what if you read 50 pages in one day?
S2: No, because it's more it's more exactly what you were
S2: talking about, of winding down before bed. And it's ten
S2: pages before. Well, where I'm doing it now is before bed,
S2: I would hope. Like hopefully I'll read outside of that,
S2: like on the weekend or whatever, but ten pages before
S2: bed is like exactly what you said. It's like it
S2: takes you out of that, like better, whatever that your
S2: brain and you just go into some nice story. Yeah.
S2: And then you then I find it so much easier
S2: to go to sleep. Yeah. So that's my things and
S2: what they're my goals. And then the way I'm going
S2: to be able to achieve that is with I've got
S2: a new schedule or way my week is structured that
S2: has that built into it.
S3: Yeah. It has room for it.
S2: Has room for it. Exactly. Like mainly just in the mornings,
S2: but then also has the kind of a little bit better.
S2: It's still like it's still a lot of hours of work,
S2: but it's just a little bit more structured than it
S2: was last year. And it's not like 12 to 14
S2: hours every day. It's more like ten. But then there's
S2: some nights too, where I've got late night work schedule,
S2: but it's in the thing and it's not five nights
S2: a week. So it's I've got some work block time
S2: in and then that's flexible if things are urgent, but
S2: if they're not then it's like, okay, move them to
S2: when there's meeting space. Exactly. So I'm really excited. So
S2: I've got that and that's how I'm going to achieve it.
S2: And I just I just know how shit I felt
S2: last year and I don't want to feel like that
S2: and that's my motivation.
S3: I'm sorry I'm laughing so much through that.
S2: Just cried laughter. Can I just say I'm so fucking
S2: uptight like.
S7: I.
S2: I'm just. That was intense. Yeah. Mhm.
S3: Okay. So how are you going.
S2: Oh I really measure everything.
S3: Yeah. How are you going on it.
S2: Okay. Movement wise I'm really good. Yeah I'm good. I've
S2: got a little bit of an injury in my back
S2: right now, but I'm managing it. I'm just decreasing my load.
S2: I have been doing one gym session a week for
S2: so strength, but I as we spoke about today, I've
S2: dropped off my. I really want to do one Pilates
S2: session a week. Two. And I'm going to use the
S2: mid-year challenge to get my mojo back with routine. Yeah.
S2: Which I'm excited about. What has dropped off is my mindfulness. Okay,
S2: so I need to do well. I would like to
S2: do better at that. Yeah, it makes such a difference
S2: because I mean obviously I'm so I'm so I know
S2: goals have to be specific. Yeah. So that sounds like five. Yeah.
S2: But we went to a leadership conference about a month ago.
S2: And what was super I don't think we shared this.
S2: I really wanted to share this with everyone. What was
S2: super interesting, we were there with all the businesses and
S2: the founders. A lot of their businesses were huge, like
S2: 400 people. You know what? Like some of them, their
S2: valuations were like, yeah, 400 people in their team. Their
S2: valuations are like $250 million like big, big dogs. You know,
S2: at this thing, very big business people. And what was
S2: I found very interesting is one theme across most of them.
S2: In a lot of them, some did keynotes. But then
S2: also in speaking to them was meditation.
S3: Yeah. Or just a morning routine in general, like a,
S3: like a strict morning routine.
S2: And how powerful and important that is. I thought it
S2: was really interesting and especially with meditation because we are
S2: so yeah, on our phones all the time. We always
S2: talk about that, but it's like go, go, go, go
S2: go go go. Being still is so important and for
S2: managing stress etc. and so I have been when I
S2: have been meditating like before, we have a talk or
S2: something I'm really nervous about, it's making the biggest difference.
S2: Yeah there's one on kick. I'm, I'm going to share
S2: it because it's my favorite. And it's really for people
S2: that are just starting their meditation journey. It's a really
S2: good one because it is breathing. So you are focusing
S2: on your breathing the whole time. So you're kind of
S2: doing something and it is called I can never say
S2: this word diaphragm. Diaphragmatic.
S3: Diaphragmatic, diaphragmatic.
S2: It's like diagram. Diagram. But but it's not grammar.
S3: Anyway.
S2: Why can't I say this? Is that Jamie? Can you
S2: say this word with Meg?
S6: Meg, I think it's diaphragmatic.
S3: Diaphragmatic, diaphragmatic, diaphragmatic breathing.
S2: It's five minutes, and it is basically, it's breathing exercises
S2: the whole time. It is fantastic. I cannot recommend it
S2: any more. So anyway, I'm going to try and do that.
S2: I would like to do that a little bit more
S2: and then I don't. The reading that was so specific.
S3: Ten pages.
S2: Tonight. I haven't been doing that because I've been out
S2: of my when you don't have a good book. Yeah,
S2: very difficult to do it, but I would like to
S2: bring that back in a little bit. It helps. It
S2: helps a bit at night time. Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. With my,
S2: my night time routine, because my current routine is scrolling
S2: on the internet before bed.
S3: Yeah, yeah, I've done that a few nights this week anyway.
S2: Not good. Shall we now go back into the oh, God.
S3: What's mine going to be?
S6: All right. Here's yours Steph.
S3: My fitness goal this year is ten unassisted.
S2: Oh my goodness.
S3: And I know to get to that goal I'm going
S3: to need to visit the gym regularly. And so I'm
S3: setting that. That's my fitness goal because I then think
S3: it'll also motivate me to to be more regular with
S3: my training, which I know makes me feel amazing. Um,
S3: so I intend to go to the gym and or
S3: if I can't get to the gym, do strength training
S3: two times a week, and then partner that with two
S3: Pilates workouts from home per week. And I know, as
S3: I said, I know that some weeks it might not
S3: be perfect, but I think having the goal of having
S3: ten unassisted chin ups, I'm not going to be able
S3: to get there if I'm only training once a week.
S3: Like it's just not going to happen. But I, I
S3: can't even explain to you how empowering it did feel
S3: when I did that first unassisted chin ups, that I
S3: can only imagine how ten is going to feel for me.
S3: So I'm really excited about it. But to be able
S3: to do those workouts, the ones from home and to
S3: the gym, I also need to prioritize movement in the
S3: morning and at the moment, and who knows how long
S3: it's going to be for Harvey is early rising, so
S3: I did actually the other morning. I just accepted the
S3: fact that he was awake, and I got up anyway,
S3: and I asked him to go and do some independent
S3: play in his playroom. And he did, and he was fine.
S3: And I got through a 15 minute Pilates workout. And honestly,
S3: I reckon I could have done longer. It was only
S3: really because I started talking to my stories on my
S3: phone that he kind of remembered, heard my voice and
S3: was like, oh, mum's downstairs. Um, and so that made
S3: me feel really good because it was like, I've still
S3: had my morning. I haven't, like, interrupted his morning or
S3: made his morning any worse by missing me for 15
S3: minutes like he was having a lot of fun. Um,
S3: and I still got it done, so I'm not going
S3: to use the excuse of him being an early riser
S3: anymore to, like, not have that time for myself in
S3: the morning. So that's what I need to do, but
S3: also to have the motivation to have that time in
S3: the morning. I need to get an earlier night's rest. Um,
S3: and so I'm really focusing on my wine down now, um,
S3: at night. And the other goal that I was talking
S3: about that's going to help me, this is how it's
S3: like working as a funnel, um, is to read more.
S3: So last year I read 17 books. I want to
S3: beat that this year. And the reason why it's important
S3: to me is because last year when I was reading
S3: at night, it made me fall asleep so much faster
S3: because I felt like I kind of got to escape
S3: whatever was going on in my mind or whatever was
S3: happening around me. I just felt immersed in these stories,
S3: and that way I could just kind of go to
S3: sleep once I put the book down. Um, so yeah,
S3: two goals is ten unassisted chin ups and more than
S3: 17 books, and they're going to help each other. Okay.
S3: So let me start with.
S2: You feel, I.
S3: Mean, like, it's just I think as I was thinking
S3: about it, first of all, I'm further from doing the
S3: ten chin ups than I was when I made that goal. Like,
S3: at that point, I was still going to the gym
S3: twice a week and I have been so out of routine.
S3: It is not funny, Jim particularly. I think I've gone
S3: to the gym twice in like six weeks. There's been
S3: a few different things, like I hate to make up excuses,
S3: but we have had a few interstate trips like there's
S3: been like long weekends. There's been different things that have
S3: made our weeks more packed than usual, which has meant
S3: that some of the days that I usually carve out
S3: some time to go to the gym, I haven't been
S3: able to also, like nights at the moment, have been
S3: absolutely consumed by Harvey and trying to get him to
S3: sleep to the point that I'm just getting to sleep
S3: whenever I can. And then that's also meant that some
S3: of those nights I have not read to sleep because
S3: I have to go to sleep with him at 8:00.
S3: And it's also meant that some mornings, especially if it's
S3: been a broken sleep, I'm just getting as much sleep
S3: as I can and then waking up and slowly doing
S3: my day. I have still tried to do like the
S3: other morning I did Pilates when he was awake and playing,
S3: and I was still try and do things like that,
S3: but even that has been really minimal just because, again,
S3: I've been prioritizing sleep over anything. However, the book thing,
S3: other than the nights that I've gone to sleep with Harvey,
S3: I've really stuck to that. Like even on the nights
S3: where I have stayed up and absolutely doom scrolled and
S3: I'm like, shit, it's 10:00. I will still pick up
S3: my book and read. For 15 minutes because I know
S3: even if it's a short amount of time, it's better
S3: than just putting my phone down and rolling over like
S3: I actually do switch off better. So I've and I
S3: think I'm over ten books now, so I'll definitely get
S3: I reckon I'll 100% get to 17 by the end
S3: of the year. So yeah, with the gym one, I
S3: still definitely it's something that I would love to achieve.
S3: I don't know, depends on how the rest of the
S3: year goes and if I can schedule in more gym time,
S3: which I am going to try and do. And I
S3: also want to change up my setup at home as well,
S3: so that like when I'm on the weekend and whatever,
S3: I can do some more gym based stuff at home.
S3: Like even if it's honestly just getting a chin up bar, like,
S3: those are the things that I want to improve on,
S3: so I just need to somehow make them easier for myself. Um,
S3: so I still want to stick to that, but I
S3: just wanted to say, if you set a fitness goal
S3: at the start of the year like that, and you
S3: are further away from it now than you were at
S3: the start, it doesn't mean that it's all over. Like
S3: we can still make up for it. I'm at least
S3: I set myself the entire year to get there.
S2: Exactly. I think you can do it. I think you
S2: can do it for sure. Um. We'll see. I think
S2: you can do it for sure.
S3: But anyway. So I'm okay. I'm okay with hearing that.
S3: I think, um, as I knew when I set them, like,
S3: parenting's unpredictable and like.
S2: Yeah, it's so true.
S3: Just gotta. That's why I always wanted to make it
S3: quite flexible, because I just know that it's totally unpredictable.
S3: So we'll see. But I hope that by the end
S3: of the year I can get there just because I
S3: know that'll feel awesome, but we'll see.
S2: We'll have to check back in there.
S8: What is it? Time for a special share.
S3: Share? What have you got for me?
S2: Oh, you got in first. You got in first. Okay,
S2: so mine is pretty random. And when I say random,
S2: it's a great podcast. So have you ever listened to
S2: an episode of Dylan Friends?
S3: Oh, a while ago. It's been a while. Yeah, great.
S2: I really love those interview style because it just sounds
S2: like you're listening to a chat. Yeah, well.
S3: That's that's and friends.
S2: And exactly. Anyway, now the reason I say it's random
S2: for me because I am not really into the AFL. Yeah,
S2: I really want to get more back into football because
S2: I just, I watch people love their teams and I
S2: just want that. Yeah. You have seen like I want
S2: to have that passion. Like the last time I felt
S2: that was when I watched the Matildas and I literally
S2: started crying when they won.
S3: Yeah, it's wild to me because you also grew up
S3: loving sport. You also grew up with a dad in
S3: the sport. And you, you're very like team orientated. So
S3: it is surprising to me that you don't attach yourself
S3: to a team. Do you know.
S2: What I well, I do, I'm attached to North Melbourne
S2: right now, but you don't.
S3: As in like you don't. As you said, you're not.
S2: Like I would not know one of the players. Yeah,
S2: yeah but I so I growing up my dad my
S2: dad played for North Melbourne. So that's why I have that.
S2: That's why I go for them. Yeah. Anyway, still had
S2: Brody Grundy on the podcast. I am such a big
S2: fan of Brody Grundy ever since we went on the show. Um,
S2: the Collingwood show, the Collingwood show in Covid, they did
S2: a show with football players and I really loved him
S2: because he was studying on the plane and I just
S2: thought it was. So I remember you saying.
S3: That to me.
S2: I thought it was so cool. Anyway, so ever since
S2: then I've followed his journey, but I haven't really heard
S2: him speak for a long period of time before. As
S2: in like.
S3: On a podcast or an interview. Yeah, yeah.
S2: It was really interesting. And I think especially around what
S2: I find very interesting and listening to athletes speak is
S2: just around the the high performance pressure and especially within
S2: AFL like it's I mean all, all high performance sports
S2: you have to perform and and it's such a mental thing. Um,
S2: he was at Collingwood then he went to Melbourne for
S2: one year. I think he was injured there, but he
S2: didn't have a great year and he wasn't playing in
S2: his position where he has his strengths and he's now
S2: at Sydney and he's playing really well and he's in
S2: the position that is his strength. And hearing him, he
S2: spoke about this inverted U curve thing, and it's basically
S2: how to get the most enjoyment out of your work
S2: and do your best work. It gets to a point
S2: where you need to be challenged, but there's a point
S2: where you're so challenged that then the motivation goes completely
S2: down because it's out of your. It's not your your strength.
S2: You're not mastering it because it's not your strength. It's
S2: really difficult. And then it just becomes and I'm really
S2: butchering this, just look it up or listen to the podcast.
S2: It's much better explanation of it. But it was really
S2: interesting because it's so I was like, that's so true
S2: because I loved being challenged. When I'm not challenged, I
S2: get really bored and I feel unfulfilled. But there is
S2: a point where you are so far out of your
S2: comfort zone in something that you don't enjoy. It's not
S2: a skill that you actually want to build. It's not
S2: something that comes natural to you, and it's really unmotivating.
S2: And it was really interesting listening to him talk about that,
S2: and also around how it's so important for football not
S2: to be 100% of everything because then you actually can't perform.
S2: And so I thought it was really there was a
S2: lot that I applied to my life in the episode. Yeah.
S2: And I really enjoyed it. Well that's great. So this
S2: is the start of my journey of like getting back
S2: into watching the AFL. And have you told Donald he
S2: doesn't really interesting with Joel because because of he's a
S2: funny relationship with football as well. I think because it
S2: was such a big part. So for anyone listening, he
S2: that I mean, I don't know why you'd know this
S2: don't played a lot of his best mates or literally
S2: all of them made it into the AFL and he
S2: did not. He played at Hawthorn in the reserves, but
S2: not in like the VFL, not the AFL. Yeah. And
S2: he never made it into the AFL. And so and
S2: then he loved it and then he injured himself and
S2: then I think also because and then he never went
S2: back after he got injured, which was right. Like literally
S2: when I didn't even know him playing football. And so
S2: he I think because he got it not taken away
S2: from him, but because he had he did his knee
S2: and then she came back and then work got really busy.
S2: And so he couldn't risk getting injured again. And I
S2: think he's got yeah he's got an interesting relationship with
S2: football now. So he doesn't watch a lot of it either.
S2: So I think that's also yeah. Why. Yeah.
S3: Does he not watch it though. Because you have no interest.
S2: But maybe if I did have more interest he does
S2: watch it like he probably watches like half a game
S2: a weekend or something. So it's not nothing. But it's
S2: not with not with passion. Yeah. Yeah. So we need
S2: I want to reignite the love in the home about football. Yeah.
S3: Because he doesn't go for North Melbourne. No.
S2: He goes so that's where it can.
S3: Be really fun is anytime Hawthorn and North Melbourne are
S3: up against each other if you both.
S2: But we don't care enough. Yeah. But like I don't
S2: care if you do. Yeah, yeah but.
S3: It's not like like I care. But if Richmond beat
S3: Essendon I'm not like pissed off at Josh.
S2: No but I can't watch. No but I can't. If
S2: we watch Hawthorn and North Melbourne play, both of us
S2: don't care. No. But you're saying you.
S3: Want to build that. I'm saying that's when it's fun.
S3: That's if you've got a little bit.
S2: Yeah I don't know of course like yeah I'm not
S2: going to be like oh your whole team beat mine.
S2: I'm not going to sleep in the same bed with
S2: you tonight. Not like that. No, that isn't like I
S2: just want to have that care and passion. Yeah. So
S2: guys any if you have anything, if you're listening right
S2: now and you're like, what the heck is Laura talking about.
S2: No prob totally understand. But if you're like, this piece
S2: of content got me into football again or got me
S2: into it for the in the first place, send it
S2: to me please. Great. Send in the Facebook community which
S2: is Kick Pod if you want to join, come and
S2: join us. I love it and what is yours? Sorry
S2: mine was so long.
S3: Um, mine is also a podcast.
S2: Okay.
S3: Sydney Cassidy, who we have had on the podcast, has
S3: since launched her own under Gym Girls locker room, which
S3: is her, um, business and her community. And if you
S3: don't know who Sydney is, highly recommend going and listening
S3: to that episode. We'll pop a link in the show
S3: notes so that you can easily access it. Um, because
S3: it was just awesome getting to know her, but I
S3: was following her for a little bit before we had
S3: her on. And then since having her on, as we
S3: say a lot, when we have people on, you get
S3: to know them and you just kind of like fall
S3: in love, especially when they're vulnerable. And I've been following
S3: her ever since, and it's just amazing to see her
S3: go from strength to strength. And she had Lucy Reeves on,
S3: and I think it's her most recent episode or one
S3: of her most recent episodes. And Lucy Reeves is also
S3: someone who I have since followed since being to the
S3: UK and hearing about her and love like Adore her content.
S3: So both Sydney and Lucy are both gym girls. Love
S3: going to the gym. I think they both work with
S3: like Gym Shark and they're very. But what I love
S3: about them is they're both strong and empowering in their content,
S3: but they're also very real. So Lucy's really well known for,
S3: you know, not trying to get the right angle or
S3: the right lighting and just showing what you actually look
S3: like in the gym and showing different bodies in the gym.
S3: Because she's gone through her own struggles of comparing her
S3: body to others, of what she sees online. And it's
S3: just it's truly inspiring. Lucy's 24 but already at 24,
S3: has experienced so much. It has so much wisdom.
S2: Yeah, yeah. She's wow.
S3: So the conversation between them both on the podcast, they're
S3: very open about like what they went through in school
S3: and how their relationship was with their body then, how
S3: it is now. And I just I really loved listening
S3: to it. Not it's like obviously sad. Anytime you hear
S3: someone that's gone through that stuff and obviously even if
S3: they still struggle with it, but it's just once again,
S3: like both of these women have been through some shit
S3: and now. They are making it their like full purpose
S3: to try and ensure that other women don't go through
S3: the same thing, or don't feel the same way about
S3: their body and feel seen through their content. So highly
S3: recommend the podcast, but highly recommend following them both on
S3: social media as well. I'm going.
S2: To listen. I love them both. What a beautiful collaboration. Yeah,
S2: it was really.
S3: Funny. You're welcome. Um, anyway, that's it from us today, guys.
S3: As laws said, we would love you guys to get
S3: involved with the Kick Pod Facebook group. That's where you
S3: can suggest some guests or topics you want us to cover,
S3: or even ask the community or the cloud links, um,
S3: for any recommendations on episodes they've loved. Also, what you
S3: think about each episode that we release, we'd love to hear.
S3: And also if you have any DMs or tell us.
S2: Tell us, tell us, tell us what's.
S3: Your situation.
S2: Down there? No, dad, I mean, no, you don't have
S2: to do that. What is laser? The pain threshold is
S2: laser different to all other pain thresholds? Like its own,
S2: its own, its own category. I need to know. I
S2: need to know. And what was the other thing I
S2: need to know? Podcasts or things. Get me into the
S2: AFL plays in the AFL women's. Yes they come and
S2: help laws out.
S3: Um, and then also coming up this Wednesday, we have
S3: one of my favorite chats yet, and it is with
S3: Sal and L from Two Broke Chicks, which is a
S3: podcast if you haven't heard of them. They are an
S3: absolute delight and I had so much fun in this conversation,
S3: so keep an eye out for that.
S2: It's all about friendship, all about I, let me tell you.
S2: You think you know everything about friendship? Listen, that was me.
S2: And I was like, oh, you know, I'll learn stuff.
S2: But so much it was. I learned so much. It
S2: was such a good. It was such a good. I
S2: don't know if I want to say eye opening for me.
S2: Maybe that is. It was eye opening. Yeah, it was
S2: very good.
S3: Anyway. Enjoy that.
S2: Bye. Where are you going? To say bye bye. Well,
S2: enjoy that. Drinking a drink while saying bye to the cloud.
S3: Usually I say that line and then you say bye.
S2: But aren't you going to say bye too? Well, that's
S2: what I enjoy. Say, it's like off to the side,
S2: like she's done now. Okay, bye. We love you guys
S2: so much.
S3: Love you guys so much. Please know that I love
S3: you and I hope you have a lovely night or
S3: evening or day, wherever you are. And this is going
S3: to be my longest goodbye ever. That didn't sound.
S2: Genuine. That sounded fake. Do it again, do it again.
S2: Do it again. Genuine. Do it genuine. No.
S3: Bye, guys. Really appreciate you listening in. And we'll chat
S3: to you on Wednesday.
S2: Okay. Bye.