1 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:24,160 Speaker 1: Hey, Hurdler's Emily and Body here bringing you another installment 2 00:00:24,320 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: of Five Minute Friday. 3 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: Hi. 4 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: Man, I talk about this in the Weekly Hurdle this week, 5 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: but lately life feels bogged down and like a sprint 6 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: and like there's not enough hours in the day, and 7 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: so I feel like this exhale knowing that it's Thursday. 8 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 1: Well it's Friday when you're listening to this, but it's 9 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:56,680 Speaker 1: Thursday when I'm recording this for you, which means that 10 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: we've almost made it to the weekend. And anyway, for 11 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,559 Speaker 1: Five Minute Friday this week, if you're new to the show, 12 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: first and foremost, I just want to say thank you. 13 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: And I don't know if it's possible for me to 14 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: reiterate enough to the people that are listening to this episode. You, 15 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: the Hurdlers, how integral you are to my day to 16 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: day and the success of this show. I know I 17 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: have said this before and I'll say it again right now. 18 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 1: That sharing the show, sharing the episodes that you like 19 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:37,400 Speaker 1: to listen to, hopefully that's most of them reviewing the show, 20 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: all of this, it makes a really big difference. You know, 21 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: my goal has my goals with the show have fluctuated 22 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: over time. But what I know to be true is 23 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: that the more people that listen to this And I 24 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: was talking to Katrina Scott from Tone it Up. 25 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 2: About this today. 26 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: But my goal is to help and impact the most 27 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 1: amount of people possible, and as a member of my community, 28 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: it would mean the world to me if you could 29 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: help me do that. So please, if you haven't sent 30 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 1: Hurdle to a friend, if you haven't posted the show 31 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,960 Speaker 1: on your Instagram story, if you haven't reviewed the show, like, 32 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: just do me this solid this week and do that. 33 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: It takes only a few seconds, but truly it can 34 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 1: make all of the difference, and it can help me 35 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: grow this community, which I am so so thankful that 36 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 1: you're a part of. Anyway, five Minute Friday, if you're 37 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: new to the community, welcome. I share a story, I 38 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: offer a thought prompt, and I finish things off with 39 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 1: both the highlights of the week, stuff that I am digging, 40 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: stuff that I think is awesome, as well as answering 41 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 1: a listener question. This week, I want to comment on 42 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: one of the questions that came in earlier. I'd say 43 00:02:53,160 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: on Monday, I posted this asking for some of your 44 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: questions on Instagram, and one of the questions that came 45 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: in a question I often ask my guests what excites 46 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: you right now? 47 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 2: I have a long thought. 48 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: About that, because I feel like the default answer would 49 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: be Wow, it's so exciting that we are all coming 50 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: back together after what has been the most difficult fourteen 51 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,359 Speaker 1: to sixteen months for so many and the shared experience 52 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: of just oh. 53 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 2: But what truly truly excites me right now is. 54 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: The idea of letting go. I, like many of you, 55 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 1: took the last year to dive headfirst into my work 56 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: because it was the thing that kept me saying. It 57 00:03:44,120 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 1: was the thing that empowered me to be me when 58 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 1: so much felt just so uncertain. And now I am 59 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 1: getting to a place where I have the resources to 60 00:03:57,080 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: work with a podcast editor, to work with a video editor, 61 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: to empower the hurdle interns to take ownership and learn 62 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: from me and teach them the things that I know, 63 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: like so many of my mentors did with me. And 64 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: I'm excited because this offloading of different tasks that I 65 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: have been doing forever, it is going to empower me 66 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: to focus on the stuff that really matters to me, 67 00:04:29,760 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: and that is creating high quality, great content to bring 68 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: to you I'm also excited because, to be honest with you, 69 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: in taking all of this on over the past year, 70 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: I have maybe put off some of the other things 71 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: that are really important to me. I am a single, 72 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: thirty three year old woman, and I'll be damned if 73 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: I don't know thirty five, thirty six, thirty seven like 74 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: life is taken away and I am so freaking excited 75 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,000 Speaker 1: to share my life with someone. And maybe they're listening 76 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: to this, And sometimes I think about the fact that 77 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: some of my past partners could be listening to this, 78 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: and I'm mortified at what. 79 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: They may take away from some of these episodes. 80 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: But I am ready to invest in myself because I 81 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: feel like I've put in the work right. I'm ready 82 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:26,239 Speaker 1: to go out on a Tuesday again, which I haven't 83 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: been doing in so long, and travel again and just 84 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: give back to me in a way that I haven't 85 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: been able to for some time. And I don't want 86 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: to say all that because I feel any kind of 87 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: way about the last year. I chose to do the 88 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: last year like I did the last year. I want 89 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 1: to continue investing in this community. I want to empower 90 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: all of you to be your best selves. But in 91 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: order for me to show up in a better way, 92 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: I'm going to need to be able to pour from 93 00:05:57,720 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: a more full cup than I have been pouring form, if. 94 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 2: That makes sense. 95 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: And so what excites me is that opportunity, that opportunity 96 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: to come back to me, that opportunity to refocus, regroup, 97 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: bring others into the fold, and invest in myself and 98 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 1: all of you in the process. My prompt for you 99 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: this week, what is it that you are excited about 100 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: right now? 101 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 2: Again? 102 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: What is it that you are excited about right now? 103 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: Highlights of the week links to all of this, y'all know. 104 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 1: The drill are in the show notes. First Up, sign Up, 105 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: Empathy and Action a workshop, a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, 106 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: June nineteenth, That is tomorrow if you're listening to this 107 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: in real time. My friend and hurdler Taylor ray Almonte. 108 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: She's hosting a June teenth celebration alongside her activism co 109 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: founder Cure West and Actually Curious. It's a work show 110 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: that combines a boxing inspired workout with anti racism education, 111 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,919 Speaker 1: as well as a mindfulness practice and journaling exercises to 112 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: help you strengthen your empathy, muscles and resilience. Also need 113 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 1: to throw this into the world. If you haven't signed 114 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: up for Tailor's anti racism newsletter yet, I cannot recommend 115 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: it enough. Read Sidelined, Sports, Culture and Being a Woman 116 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: in America. Now, this is a book that is not 117 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: only empowering, but it's seriously a call to action. Sports 118 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: journalist Julie Decarro balances candidate interviews, personal anecdotes, and deep 119 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: research to explore what America can do to give women 120 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: a fair and competitive playing field in sports and beyond. 121 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: The premise excites me, so I'm really looking forward to 122 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: scooping up a hard copy this weekend. Watch Human The 123 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: World Within on Netflix. I got the first episode of 124 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: this new series a few nights ago. In it is 125 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: so fascinating. It dives into a ton of science and 126 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: captivating stories about the incredible. 127 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 2: Workings of the human body. 128 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,440 Speaker 1: I'm talking like from power and flexibility to how the 129 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: gut processes the fuel in our bodies that we need 130 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 1: to thrive. Also like the heart's capability of powering through 131 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: extreme physical and emotional challenges. Like I love this feeling amazed, 132 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: You've got to check it out. 133 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 2: Also another worthy watch, The Weight of Gold. 134 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: I watched this on the plane earlier this week coming 135 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: back from Miami, and wow, I believe it came out 136 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: maybe last year, but the documentary examines the widespread mental 137 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: health issues among Olympic athletes. And let me tell you, 138 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: this conversation is very, very important. Hearing athletes like Lolo 139 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: Jones and Michael Phelips talking about how they were made 140 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: to feel like they weren't allowed to be not okay 141 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: because they were such quote unquote superior humans. This is 142 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: we've got to talk about this stuff. Definitely, definitely give 143 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: it a watch. And last I do want to direct 144 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 1: you back over to the Weekly Hurdle newsletter again. The 145 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 1: link is in the show notes one more time because 146 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: I have been getting so many questions on Instagram about 147 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 1: ideal running shorts, and I have got a ton of 148 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: recommendations in there for you with links to buy. Now 149 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: a listener question. 150 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 3: Hi, Emily, I noticed the other day on Instagram, when 151 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 3: answering listener questions that you said you're good but not great, 152 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 3: which I totally appreciated the transparency because sometimes when people 153 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 3: ask how are you, it's hard to tell people the 154 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 3: truth like that. So my question is, can you talk 155 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 3: about what you do in those moments and then how 156 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 3: you get back to a more positive mindset. Thanks. 157 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: Wow, love love this attention to detail. Okay, so I 158 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,320 Speaker 1: actually just mentioned that documentary The Weight of Gold, and 159 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: my transparency came from watching that in that I think 160 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: all too often and we feel guilty for not being 161 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: absolutely great. I talk to you all about how I'm 162 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: excited to offload some of this responsibility, but I'd be 163 00:10:10,880 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: remiss if I didn't admit that all this responsibility has certainly. 164 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 2: Been getting to me a little bit. 165 00:10:16,960 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: And so that is a big part of the reason 166 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: why I'm good and not great. I'm good right now 167 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: because I am grateful for my circumstances. I am grateful 168 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:31,839 Speaker 1: for the work. I am so thankful for so many 169 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:35,240 Speaker 1: amazing things in my life. But there are some things 170 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 1: in my life that just don't feel stellar, and so 171 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: I find it to be my responsibility to be upfront 172 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 1: about that because I believe that when we are open 173 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 1: and honest about our mental health, then we have an 174 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: opportunity to cultivate conversation with one another that empowers us 175 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: to be our authentic and true selves. We owe it 176 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: to one another. I get it. It's not always easy. 177 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,760 Speaker 1: To be open, to be honest, to be upfront about 178 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: where you're at, and it can be scary to be vulnerable, 179 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: but I want you to know, as a member of 180 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: this community that you have an opportunity to be open 181 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,800 Speaker 1: and honest with one another. If you're not a member 182 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: yet of the Super Secret Hurdler's Facebook group, that's a 183 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 1: great place to start. 184 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 2: I highly encourage you to head in over there. 185 00:11:26,880 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: Also, I mentioned this on socializing the other day, but 186 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 1: my dms have just been absolutely bogged down lately. So 187 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: if you ever have something that's super important, if you 188 00:11:36,160 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: need to talk, feel free to reach out to me personally. 189 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,760 Speaker 1: My email is Emily at hurdle dot us. One thing 190 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,560 Speaker 1: I'll say to you on the question how do I 191 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 1: find the good is that you've got to consciously make. 192 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 2: That effort right. 193 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: You have to pause with intention and do an inventory 194 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,319 Speaker 1: about the things in your life that you're thankful for, 195 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 1: that you're grateful for, and it doesn't need to. 196 00:11:58,400 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 2: Be the biggest thing. It can be the smallest thing. 197 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,520 Speaker 1: I like the way that my face looks in these glasses, 198 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: or I'm thankful for the opportunity to take a nice 199 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: walk in the afternoon, whatever it is be intentional about 200 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 1: making time to point those out, and that will help 201 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 1: you be good when things don't feel great. 202 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:22,400 Speaker 2: Thanks for that question. 203 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: Make sure you're following along with the show over at 204 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: Hurdle Podcast. I'm on Instagram over at Emily a Body, 205 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: Another hurdle conquered. 206 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:31,960 Speaker 2: Catch you guys next time.