1 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: What's going on Hurdler's Emily Abadi. 2 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 2: Here you are listening to another installment of five Minutes 3 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 2: Friday from Hurdle. I am so happy to be here 4 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: in the studio recording this. I had an opportunity to 5 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:40,239 Speaker 2: stay overseas abroad in between these two work trips that 6 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: I have on deck. Well, I guess I just finished one. 7 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: I have one more that I'm leaving for on Monday. 8 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 2: And to be completely candid, I was just so looking 9 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: forward to having a week of sleeping in my own bed. 10 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 2: It really helps me to reset and repack and have 11 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: a little bit of time in my own space. I 12 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 2: talked a little bit about this on Instagram earlier this week, 13 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,320 Speaker 2: and I got a DM asking me to talk about 14 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 2: what giving back to myself looks like when I feel 15 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 2: like I'm a little bit overwhelmed and for sure stressed, 16 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:19,320 Speaker 2: and so I figure that that's what I want to 17 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 2: talk about today. For me, this looks like really prioritizing 18 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 2: what feels good. For Emily, that question is one that 19 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: I have been answering time and time again this year. 20 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: I'm a huge giver, not only to this community, which 21 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 2: it brings me so much joy to do that but 22 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 2: also to people that I care about, And in doing 23 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 2: that sometimes I have really put my needs on the 24 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: back burner. When I don't have a lot of time 25 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: for myself. I know what I need to prioritize, and 26 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 2: that is giving back to Emily, because I know that 27 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 2: by giving back to myself what feels good for Emily, 28 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: that I can then show up for the people that 29 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 2: I care about. So this week, in practice, what does 30 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 2: what looks good for Emily look like? It looks like 31 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: planning things out to take care of myself, and that's 32 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 2: a range of different things. It's when I'm gonna move 33 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 2: my body, what that looks like, how far I'm going 34 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: to run, maybe what I'm going to wear when I'm 35 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: gonna do it, so I can take some of the 36 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: decision fatigue out of the mix. It's who do I 37 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: want to spend my time with? Who is an energy 38 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 2: faucet instead of an energy drain. It's thinking ahead to 39 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 2: what I might need when I travel again next week, 40 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 2: and how I can make preparing for that effort feel 41 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 2: a little bit less stressful and candidly, it's coming back 42 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 2: to my mindfulness practice. I have a lot of things 43 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 2: that I'm trying to squeeze into a small amount of time. 44 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 2: So I'm asking myself, how can I come back to 45 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 2: come between interviews and recordings and all of this movement 46 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: and appointments. And you get the idea, right, And so 47 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 2: this morning on the subway, I sat there for ten 48 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 2: minutes and I did an open breathwork meditation. If you 49 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 2: haven't tried open yet, I've got thirty days free for you. 50 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:16,079 Speaker 2: Head on over to with open. That's whopn dot com 51 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 2: slash hurdle. 52 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,519 Speaker 1: Trust me, you won't regret it. It's free. 53 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 2: So yeah, that's how I give back to me and 54 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 2: really thinking about the things that bring me joy and 55 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: how I can indulge in some of those things. This week, 56 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 2: I know that three of my closest friends have a 57 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 2: birthday this coming Monday, actually Nicole, Carly, Molly, Happy Birthday, 58 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: and I want to see them if I can. So 59 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: figuring out how to do that, how to spend time 60 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: with the people that I care about, scheduling in other 61 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: self care like a facial and turning down things that 62 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: don't serve me. I was invited to a lot of 63 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: events oddly at the end of this week, and I 64 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 2: made the decision that there were just other things that 65 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: made more sense, and that's okay. And when I have 66 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: a little bit more bandwidth, I'll go to the events, 67 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 2: just not these ones. And the last thing I'll say 68 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 2: on this note is that it also comes into play 69 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 2: who you spend your energy on in terms of communication. 70 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 2: If there is a friendship or relationship or a situationship 71 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 2: or whatever you have going on in your life, that 72 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 2: does feel like an energy drain and you don't have 73 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: a lot of time to give extra energy into the 74 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 2: world at this moment. It's okay to be a little selfish, 75 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 2: trust me, it really is. So I'm going to ask 76 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 2: you this week this week's listener prompt, what can you 77 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 2: do for yourself when you're feeling a little bit stressed? 78 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 2: How can you show up for yourself and focus on 79 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 2: giving back to make you feel like you're best you? 80 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,560 Speaker 2: And now a listener question. 81 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 3: Hi, Emily, this is Manica. I am getting ready to 82 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 3: run my first marathon and I kind of had the 83 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: sport brought figure out already, but on these are something 84 00:04:58,120 --> 00:04:58,880 Speaker 3: that I have in. 85 00:04:58,920 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: A big trouble with. 86 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 3: So do you have any any go to that you like? 87 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 3: Maybe the fabric or specific brands or something that is 88 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 3: comfortable for like twenty plus mile. I will love your 89 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 3: feedback towards that topic. Thank you so much, Have a 90 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 3: great weekend. 91 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: Okay. Underwear is a very personal preference. 92 00:05:21,160 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: I used to religiously, religiously wear the Woman's Underarmor pure 93 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 2: stretch thong. You can buy it like in a three pack. 94 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 2: It's literally like twenty dollars for three pairs. That used 95 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 2: to be my go to. That and the Lululemon Underreas 96 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: mid Rise thong underwear. I'm a thong underwear wearer, but 97 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 2: I would be remiss if I didn't admit that as 98 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 2: of the last year, I haven't been wearing underwear with 99 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: my spandex, which I remember when I was younger, I 100 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 2: had friends that told me this and I was like, 101 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 2: you are absolutely crazy. I would never feel comfortable doing that. 102 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,760 Speaker 2: And this is just a new phase that I've entered. 103 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 2: So those are my two go tos. Those are the 104 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 2: ones that I would recommend, And just like anything else, 105 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,280 Speaker 2: make sure that this is something that you experiment with, 106 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 2: not just a pair of underwear that you're going to 107 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 2: go run a five k in and be like, oh, 108 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 2: this feels good. Where whatever you are wearing for a 109 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:20,039 Speaker 2: long run. Two three, as much as you can to 110 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 2: make sure that you feel comfortable in it and it 111 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: doesn't cause any unnecessary shaf thing. 112 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: That's it for this week. 113 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 2: Make sure you're following along with hurdle over on social 114 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 2: It's at Hurdle podcast, I'm over at Emily a Body, 115 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 2: another hurdle conquered. 116 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: Catch y'all next time.