April 27, 2025 • 44 mins
Warren and Erica open up about how they have been feeling overwhelmed these past couple weeks, and each of them share techniques that they utilize to uplift their spirits when they are feeling overwhelmed.
Warren shares that the decision to stretch his muscles every morning right out of bed has drastically changed his life, and those types of small changes can have a dramatic positive result. Erica describes her first Pilates class, and vows to attend more classes and get back into the gym on a regular basis this summer.
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Speaker 1 (00:12):
Hey Erica, hey Warren , how's it going?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Good, how are you?
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Good good.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Good, I'm just coming off my my funk that I've been
in for the past week.
Really All week, last week,yeah, it was just, it was rough.
It was rough Work was work wasslow?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Do you think because it was the holiday or what?
What was there like a?
Have you seen that in the past?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
or yeah, definitely, definitely.
A definitely has to do withbeing at Easter.
Easter week, I think.
A lot of door dashers are outand about trying to make their
money, also for the holiday, soit was just like oversaturated
with drivers out there.
So I was just a littleoverwhelmed Just working long
(01:00):
hours trying to make normallywhat I would make in half the
time.
Does that make sense?
Speaker 1 (01:05):
Right yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Yeah, perfect, but yeah, it was a long week.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I was pretty overwhelmed.
I bet I mean that soundsoverwhelming, especially when
there's like a bunch of peopleyou know just randomly Well, I
don't know if it's randomly, itsounds kind of like it was
randomly just maybe double thedrivers or something, just
because they had some time offand they're just trying to make
extra cash or whatever the casemay be Right.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
You know, with it being Easter, that I fell on a
Sunday.
I think the whole week priorjust every driver was out there
like trying to make some moneyfor the weekend, you know for
the holiday.
And I was one of them and it wasjust so many of us out there
that it was just oversaturated.
There were so many drivers totackle, so little deliveries.
And there was less deliveriesthis time this week because
(01:55):
people were eating at home.
You know, with the beginning ofthe weekend and Easter again,
you know, people are making foodat home.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yeah, and that's crazy to me that it would be
like that on Easter, I wouldthink more so like around
Thanksgiving, but mostly aroundChristmas time.
It would be like crazy amountof people signing up to DoorDash
to make that extra cash, youknow.
So, man that's overwhelming.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yeah, the holidays are pretty opposite.
They're actually busierthroughout Thanksgiving.
You would think it would beslower, but it's actually a lot
busier.
I think there's a lot moredeliveries happening Not food,
but Walmart deliveries, or thosekind of deliveries.
Gamestop where you'redelivering non-foods.
(02:43):
Oh okay, a lot of those kind ofdeliveries.
Gamestop where you'redelivering, just like non-foods.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Oh, okay, yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
A lot of those during the holidays.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Well, yeah, see, that makes sense.
Yeah, oh, okay.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
But yeah, I was just on this funk.
I know that we tried to recordlast week, but I was like I just
can't do this right now.
I'm not in the headspace to dothis.
I was just overworked.
Overworked the other day Islept.
Yesterday I slept.
I slept from 3 PM all the wayto 6 AM this morning.
(03:12):
Oh my gosh, I slept all day,all night.
Wow, I didn't mean to, but Idid, and I had to.
My body just needed it, becausetoday, oh God, perfect.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
So you feel refreshed today, refreshed.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Good, refreshed Work wasn't so stressful it was.
Now that Easter is over, workhas been back to normal.
That's good.
Back to $20 an hour, back towhere I'm used to being.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Oh good, that's really good I had a good day.
Yeah, it's hard when you're inthat mental state and you're
just like frustrated and tired,and then you're not making money
and it's just like what thefuck, man, you know Right?
And then I feel like it makesyou more tired or like I don't
(04:02):
know, just exhausted.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
It does.
It's like a snowball effectyeah the snowball effect.
And it happens because I tendto neglect parts of my life like
fitness or like going for walksor like any kind of physical
activity, because I'm justalways working always driving
you know, and that plays a rolein our mental health, in our
(04:27):
health.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Right Because you just kind of like shut down
right.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
You shut down.
Yeah, If you, yeah, if you'reneglecting exercise.
You're working a lot, you'rebeing overworked, your mind just
shuts down and you can't justbring it.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah, you just can't function.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Right, and the time for me to bring it was the other
day with our podcast, and Ijust couldn't, just couldn't do
it.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
we had to stop, yeah, mid yeah, that was, yeah, that
was uh, it, it was overwhelming,um, and and I felt the same.
You know I've I had a long weekand, um, my long week was due
to my colleague taking avacation, you know, and we just
got over tax season.
(05:07):
So I mean that crunch of timeand trying to everybody calling
in, and you know, all thisdifferent things being thrown at
me, it was, it was crazy, itwas hectic, and then there's
only two of us in in that area.
So with her being gone, youknow, it was just like double
(05:32):
the work.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
For me double the work, double the workload yeah,
double the work.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
And then not only that, but I have a family that I
have to take care of as well.
So it's like working, doingovertime, trying to break free
from that.
You know when my time is done.
I just I don't know how to dothat.
You know I'm learning, but Ijust I'm not there yet.
Maybe almost, but not not quiteit's a work in progress yeah,
(05:57):
it really is.
And then coming home if thehouse is a mess, having to do
that before I make dinner,because I can't cook in a messy
kitchen, and then you know just.
And then I was feeling evenmore frustrated because I had a
long day.
I came home, made dinner andnobody nobody was around nobody
(06:22):
was around oh man so I'm sittingthere and nobody ate the food I
made and I was just like I wascrushed.
I was not only tired, um,feeling anxiety and just this
overwhelmed feeling.
And then for them to do that,uh, oh man, I was on my, I would
(06:43):
have been mad too.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
I would have been a little upset yeah, you know,
especially if they asked me, didthey ask you to make dinner?
Well or is it just you justcame up and did it yourself,
just because that's kind of likethe, the moat that you're in
now.
Still like that moat yeah, thatroutine, yeah mom routine right
right, so I just yeah, it wasjust yeah, so just the routine.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Like I feel like when I get home from work that we
need to sit as a family and eatdinner, because I still do
believe that you know, likewe're not going to sit on the
couch, we're not going to sit inour rooms, we're going to sit
at the dinner table and we'regoing to have dinner together as
a family and we're not going tobe on our phones because I do
not allow phones at the tablewhen we're going to have dinner
together as a family and we'renot going to be on our phones
(07:25):
because I do not allow phones atthe table when we're having
dinner and, uh, just spend thattime because life is so busy and
hectic and I find peace in that, in that I just enjoy that time
of my day because it just kindof like helps me, like, okay,
(07:45):
you know unwind so, so, yeah, so, um, I was pretty upset about
that and uh, but, but I'm overit now, so I feel I'm feeling
better, um, and then the othernight I just couldn't sleep
because I was just I don't know.
Know, it's been just ongoing forme and I finally got some rest
(08:08):
last night too.
So I think it just caught up tothe both of us.
You know just like okay, youguys need to slow down.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Like something's in the air.
Yeah, like you got to take abreak.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Right, relax, yeah, rest Exactly.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Yes, recharge.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Yeah, so I'm feeling a lot better today too.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Yeah, good, good.
I think we, I think we forgetabout taking time to rest, rest
our mind, rest our body, becauseit really takes a toll on us.
We feel overworked and then wejust crash out.
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
It's yeah, it's no, it's nothing you want to
experience At.
It's yeah, it's no, it'snothing you want to experience
at all.
And I keep forgetting, I keepforgetting that advice.
You know, I'm not trying tosound like I know, like here's
the issue, here's the solution.
You know, because I I do forgetthat most of the time I do
overwork myself sometimes yeahand I justify it by just telling
(09:04):
myself that I'll do it later,I'll go later, I'll go to the
gym later, I'll go for that hikelater.
You know, I could just work now.
Work for what you need now, andthough it seems easiest to do
that, it gets harder becauseyou're neglecting parts of your
health and you need that youknow, you need to learn how to.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
when you're done, you're done.
Like you know, your job isalways going to be there for the
most part, unless you knowthere's an unfortunate event, of
course, but you know work'sstill going to be there in the
morning.
You know if you have a crazyboss, you know, thank goodness
still going to be there in themorning.
You know, if you have a crazyboss, you know, thank goodness
you don't have you know thatlingering over you.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Oh yeah, no, because that would make it more more
harder to deal with.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yeah, exactly, and I am very, very fortunate to have
the bosses that I do becausethey are very I'm very respected
at, you know, my firm that Iwork for, and so it's nice
because I get all my stuff done.
(10:17):
I don't have anybody down myback, you know, or hey, this,
this, this, you know sometimesit is does get hectic, but they
know that I can function and Ican do what is needed at, you
know, at a high level.
So it's nice that to have that,because at previous jobs man
(10:39):
micromanaging or having thosebosses with the ego or just
craziness, it's toxic.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
It's toxic.
I see it all the time.
I see it all the time withleadership and how it's just
abused and taken advantage ofand it's a problem.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Horrible.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Problem.
I see it all the time.
I've dealt with it and it'sjust.
I wish I could do somethingabout it, but I can't.
There's nothing you could.
What can you do?
Right what can you do in asituation like that?
Speaker 1 (11:09):
yeah, and I just don't understand how people are
just so miserable where theywant to make other people
miserable.
I'm like how the hell did youget into leadership?
You've dealt with that so manytimes.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
But yeah, yeah, what were you saying?
Speaker 1 (11:30):
again.
I'm sorry, no, it's okay.
Just that you know that toxicenvironment, or just you know,
oh yeah, yeah Toxic environment.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Yeah, you don't want to work in that.
You don't want to work in that,and that's why I don't work
anywhere either, because I'drather just do DoorDash, because
I have no boss right because Iknow wherever I go, there's
gonna be that egotistic boss andI just don't mix well with that
.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
I don't mix well it makes it harder to work and it
gives you uh.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
For me anyways, it gives me like anxiety it drains
your energy it drains me badbecause having to walk on
eggshells around this person, orhaving to like be what, or
present yourself in a certainway around them because you know
they're gonna do you wrongsomewhere down the road exactly
(12:20):
because you see them doing wrongyeah, to everybody else yeah so
.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
So I just can't.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
But you have good bosses, you have great bosses
that are not like that Right.
Like you said they're not verymicromanaging.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Right, you know they treat you as it should be.
You're an adult, get thingsdone.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
We hire you for responsibility, right, just do
your part, do your job.
Yeah, we hire you forresponsibility, right, just do
your part Do your job.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Yeah, and that's it, and nobody's down your back.
And we're good, yeah, we're allgood.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
And we're colorful, yeah, perfect.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
So that's why I love where I work.
Because of that the atmosphereis amazing and I just stick to
myself.
I go in, do what I need to andthat's it and I'm done, I mean.
But sometimes the stress levelis high and I do feel like I'm
(13:13):
overwhelmed, especially becauseI'm in a position where I have
to resolve problems or find asolution, and it's a lot of
research.
So I'm constantly researchingand trying to get things done.
But then, as I'm doing that, Ialso get hit with all kinds of
(13:35):
different things, and so it getsoverwhelming at times, but it's
manageable.
I think I have a bigger problemin my personal life dealing
with you know, feelingoverwhelmed because I just do.
I don't know.
I'm still learning how to justkind of step back.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
You have to tame all of this.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Right.
How to just settle it all down,kind of take control, grab these
ropes and just settle them downexactly yeah, because I um
don't want to get crazy, yes,crazy, and pop off exactly,
especially to my kids, like Idon't want to come home in a bad
(14:24):
mood or, you know, because I'mfeeling this type of way go off
on the people I love, becauseI've.
I have done that before andjust after I say what I say
because I have no filter.
You know, I hurt feelings andthat's not fun either, because
then it makes me feel like crapand then it makes me, you know,
(14:48):
feel some other way.
So here I am full of all thesedifferent emotions and I'm like
come on, erica, you know, get ittogether.
But that is something that I'mlearning, because as I grew up,
I had to learn a lot of thingson my own and it's just, I don't
(15:10):
know, it's just different.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
Yeah, we don't stop learning.
We don't stop learning.
This is all new, you know.
Life is just, it just keepsgoing right you know like you
can.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
Maybe you'll never learn, but maybe just having to
just deal with it and just go,go along and just not give up,
that's something too right, youknow what I'm saying like you
might never learn how to dealwith all of this, but as long as
you're just working at it andgetting through it persistently,
I think that's important tooyeah, I'm saying so like, yeah,
(15:42):
you know, it's just and just I,I think you know, finding
different ways to manage whenyou're feeling overworked,
overwhelmed, and just, uh,finding that balance right,
because I don't feel likethere's going to be a time where
, well, I mean there will be atime where it's like you don't
(16:05):
feel overwhelmed, but then it'slike these cycles, right, you
know, you're like up and thenyou're down, and you're here and
you're there and just when thatnext overwhelming feeling comes
, learning how to react or copedifferently is important Because
you again, like you mentionedbefore, your health is important
(16:27):
.
If you have a routine, don't letthat overtake that emotion.
You have to keep showing up foryourself, whatever makes you
happy, and keeping your mindsharp and keeping your health,
you know, in line yep especiallyas you age.
(16:48):
You know that's very importantand I always tell my kids know,
take care of yourself now so youcan feel better in the future.
Yeah.
You know, because health iswealth.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
Yeah, health truly is wealth.
It really is, it really is.
So how would you, how do youovercome feeling overwhelmed,
like what are some techniquesthat you've tried or that you do
that get you through all this?
Do you like take time toyourself, like a five minute
(17:23):
breather, or do you giveyourself a mantra?
Do you like tell yourself, ordo you look in the mirror?
Or how do you deal with all ofthis, like with work, having to
solve situations at work andthen having to come home and,
you know, deal with the familyand then all the other stuff?
I mean, I think you mentionedthat it kind of bleeds into your
social life, to like yourpersonal life, all the stress.
(17:45):
How do you like?
Speaker 1 (17:48):
how do I manage?
Yeah, how do you manage like?
Speaker 2 (17:50):
what do you do?
Like, what are your techniques?
Like, how would you tell yourlisteners to do with being
overwhelmed in the way you are?
Speaker 1 (17:57):
How I deal.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:59):
So the way I deal is I usually like when I have a
million things that need to bedone, I feel like it's a million
, you know.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
And sometimes I do, and so I just write a list of
things that I need to get doneand as I go I prioritize, of
course, like okay, this needs toget done in order, and then I
just start checking out off mylist, right.
And then it's funny becausethere's other times that I feel
(18:35):
like I have a million things todo and I go to write my list and
it's like just a few things andI'm like I feel like my mind is
just so conditioned to feellike I'm overwhelmed when I'm
really not really not it's likea habit, a subconscious habit
that your mind had picked up.
Right.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
And thinks that it should treat everything that way
.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
Yeah, and so it's important for me to write things
down because it's like, okay,is this in my head or is this
really, you know, and I reallyhave a million things to do.
So just that makes me feelbetter, it makes me feel less
overwhelmed, because it's like,okay, I'm getting things done,
(19:18):
and sometimes I don't get toeverything, but I get to the
most important, where I can kindof just like, have whatever
goal rolling into the next day,but I don't let it roll more
than the next day, because thenI feel like I'm not getting
things done.
Does that make sense?
Speaker 2 (19:38):
Yeah, that makes sense.
Speaker 1 (19:39):
Yeah and um, clearly yeah.
And so within that time I'malso, you know, making sure my
breathing is good.
Um, if I need to step away frommy computer, I'll just get up
grab some water, you, you know.
Or go for a little walk aroundmy room downstairs, go say hi to
(19:59):
the dogs, you know, just kindof take a little five minute
break, reset and uh, just goback to it and uh it.
It tends to make myself likefeel like okay, this is the work
.
Good, you know, and I also talkto myself, you know.
Yeah, especially when I'mhaving that internal like oh man
(20:21):
, um, just talk to myself andyou know, everything's all right
, we're gonna get it done.
Um, you know, just things likethat meditation.
So it really does help me comeback down yeah, help you get.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
You get back organized course correct and
just tackle everything that youneed to get tackled right
exactly, yeah, making a listdefinitely helps a lot, a lot, a
lot.
I think writing anything downhelps a lot.
Writing your ideas down, makinga list of things to do.
I think that's a a a practicethat nobody does anymore.
(21:01):
Writing things down, keepingjournals with a pen and paper
not on your phone, not on yournotepad exactly with a pen and
paper.
Yeah, yeah, uh.
Make a list of your priorities,what has to get done now rather
than later.
Maybe maybe put a date next tothose priorities, like when,
(21:21):
like the, like a due date orlike a deadline yeah yeah,
prioritize it like that.
Uh, talking to yourself also, Ithink, helps me when I'm
overwhelmed.
Just simple, like you know,like what, like okay, warren,
calm down, this is going to pass, don't worry about it.
You know it's going to pass,don't worry.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
Right, it's temporary .
Speaker 2 (21:43):
And that really helps .
And I find that I only talk tomyself sometimes.
I should do it more, but onlysometimes, when I'm really like
really needed, when I'm likeabout to, when I'm like about to
like pop off also like anotherdriver or something you know,
like when I'm really angry orreally feeling it.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
That's when I got to be like okay, Warren, you just
got to chill out.
No, you don't want to go tojail.
Yeah, I don't want to get shot.
You don't want to, you don'twant anything.
This is not worth it, Exactly.
So, yeah, that helps a lot.
Words are powerful.
Speaker 1 (22:17):
They really are.
Yeah, especially when you knowit's important, when you, in
your case, is just feeling likeoverworked, you know, just to
you know, take that step back.
Speaker 2 (22:30):
Yeah, to say it aloud , to say words aloud, it helps.
Speaker 1 (22:35):
Yeah, it helps.
Speaker 2 (22:36):
It takes you out of your internal thoughts, your
internal like self, to just talkyou know, just talk to yourself
, calm yourself down, but uh,yeah, that really helps me when
I feel overwhelmed.
Making a list, prioritizingtalking to yourself, I think
that's it's important that'swhat I would bring.
Yeah, it's very important, very, very yeah you ready for a
(22:58):
break?
yes, it's like a break.
It's like a break, um, yeah,it's like a break.
Ready for a break?
Yeah, let's go, I'm ready for abreak, okay, so yeah.
So I gotta say, erica, so far,since what we've, what we've
recorded with this podcast, Ithink you, you got a real voice
(23:22):
for this, really like, yeah, Ithink I think you're doing
really good at this thank you, Iappreciate yeah, a lot better
than I am for sure.
Yeah yeah yeah, I, I sound likea, like a derp no, straight up
that's why I'd rather be on thebehind the scenes on the buttons
, rather than being a talent butthis is you coming out of your
(23:42):
comfort zone it really is andthat's kind of like what I want
to bring.
I mean, what I want to use thispodcast for is to help me with
my public speaking and justcoming out of my shell, just
bringing Warren out, bringingWarren out.
Speaker 1 (23:58):
Yeah, and you're also doing a good job at that,
because it's like you know.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
I hope so.
Speaker 1 (24:03):
Yeah, I hope so.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
We'll see, we'll see.
Speaker 1 (24:06):
And we're going to pull different parts out of
ourselves and get out of thatcomfort zone.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
So we're doing our best comfort zone so for sure
we're doing our best.
You know, yeah, we're doing ourbest, but thank you, I
appreciate that, no problem.
Yeah, um, I gotta talk to youabout I've been like slacking
big time on my fitness and mygym time and just my general
(24:33):
like outdoor time lately.
I just so I've been so busy andjust with work yeah yeah, I
gotta get back into it.
I gotta get back into it sowhat is your routine like?
Speaker 1 (24:44):
let's say, you know work is going well, um, you're
feeling good or however you'refeeling.
How do you incorporate the gyminto your day like?
What does your day look like?
Speaker 2 (24:59):
on a good day on a good week when I'm on it, when
I'm persistent, when I'm on it.
Um, I would normally go to thegym in the morning Okay, in the
morning when there's not so manypeople there, mm-hmm and just
start my day there.
That's assuming that I got agood night's rest, went to bed
(25:21):
on time the previous day, butthat's.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
That's how you're, that's how I would go.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Usually in the morning or in the afternoon.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
Do you find it more effective usually in the morning
or in the afternoon?
Do you find it more effectivegoing in the morning like do you
feel like that sets your moodfor the day?
Speaker 2 (25:38):
it really does, because I walk out of there like
I'm ready to work, I'm ready toput in some hours, I'm ready to
make some money yeah that's howI get out like feeling
motivated, feeling good yeah,that's good.
Yeah, self-discipline rightthere yeah, but like I said, I'm
I'm off it.
I've been off it for a while,for like a month and a half
maybe, oh goodness bad, yeah,bad, uh.
(26:01):
And normally I would likestretch in the morning, like
when I get up in the morning.
I've gone to the habit ofstretching which I started like,
I think like in 2019, Iremember starting like I'm gonna
.
I told myself I made thedecision, I'm going to stretch
in the morning, like when I getup in the morning, I'm going to
do like a sun salutation, aforward bend, you know, do some
(26:22):
nice lunges.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
Right.
Speaker 2 (26:24):
Right, just touch the floor, you know, get a good
stretch going.
And that drastically, thatdecision changed my life Like a
lot.
Yeah, just get getting thathabit going was all I needed and
I kind of kick-started me.
It's like more into fitness andjust, uh, getting me back into
(26:45):
like just being active.
Because I was very active whenI was younger Well, not younger,
but I used to be a Zoomerinstructor and I used to be an
insanity instructor and I hadclasses all the time and I had
to pull us off.
But when I moved to Arizona Ijust fell off that habit Like
you just fell off, just stopped.
Speaker 1 (27:07):
You know it's crazy because I did the same thing.
Speaker 2 (27:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (27:12):
Exact same thing.
When you moved here, when Imoved here, yeah, because I I
wasn't really I wasn't a Zumbainstructor or what would you.
What would you say?
Because we would do sometimesthe classes together.
I never did, did the insanitybut, the Zumba.
Yeah, we're very into fitness atthat time in our lives.
(27:32):
And then after that I startedworking out consistently and
going to the gym and it wasgreat.
And then I moved to Arizona andjust trying to get situated and
this and that it pulled me fromthe gym and I've gone a few
(27:55):
times but I haven't beenconsistent like I should.
So I know the feeling thatyou're feeling because it makes
you feel like, especially like,even with stretching.
I would do the same thing atnight I would stretch or foam
roll and then in the morningsame thing wake up, stretch,
because, oh my gosh, it makesyou feel amazing it sets up your
(28:17):
day yeah, it really does juststretch, it really does and
going to the gym too.
You know, that really does setthe mood for me as well, because
I feel like I can conquer theworld.
Speaker 2 (28:29):
You know, that's maybe a little bit well, that's
the feeling that you want tohave when you leave the gym.
That's the feeling you want tohave.
Why not?
Why not?
Speaker 1 (28:36):
yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
I'm sure there's other people that feel that way
too, when they walk out of thegym yeah, and that's a really
good feeling, so they walkaround the gym like they can
conquer the world.
Yeah, so I'm.
Yeah, it's fine, you're good.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
Sorry, go ahead no, that's, that's what I was.
Yeah, that is true.
I'm like, oh my goodness, but Iactually I've gone to the gym,
like I said a couple of times,but I want to try Pilates.
I feel like if I were to getinto like a class, it'll
(29:08):
recondition my body or help meset my body back up to get back
into the gym.
Because when I go to the gymnow, I just feel so different,
and I mean, in my 30s I feltamazing, you know.
And now that I'm in my early40s, my body's changing and I'm
(29:29):
just like oh man, you know, Iwant to lift like I used to, but
my body's like no, you don't,you know.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
So I feel like that way now yes but it's possible
for you to get back into thatroutine.
Speaker 1 (29:45):
Is that routine?
Okay, so you can lift.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Yeah, I think so.
I think it's safe to say that,because you see people like
lifting and they're like of all,50 or 60.
Yes you know, I mean if youwant to get there, I mean if you
wanted to get there, back thereyou can so it sounds like I'm
making excuses for the gym weall make excuses.
That's the number one reason.
The gym, yeah, we all makeexcuses.
(30:11):
We all, we all do yeah don'teven say you don't make excuses.
Yeah, you make an excuse yeahnot you, but all listeners
everybody, everybody youlistening right now in the car?
Speaker 1 (30:23):
yes you make an excuse, but I was thinking yeah,
yeah, guilty, guilty I'm guiltytoo.
I'm I'm proud, but um I didtake a Pilates class like a
couple weeks ago oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (30:39):
So what is Pilates?
Tell me that, because I want todo hot yoga, but tell me how.
How Pilates is different, how,what is?
Yeah, what's?
What's the difference between?
Speaker 1 (30:50):
okay.
So, um, my first experience atpilates.
I go and it's like a, like amachine that they have in in the
room.
Speaker 2 (30:59):
So oh, it's an equipment, it's like an
equipment piece of equipment.
Speaker 1 (31:03):
Yeah, it's kind of like a bench in a sense kind of,
but it's like it looks likemore like in a box, I don't know
, and all my pilates, um,girlies out there and guys, um,
if I'm just explaining thiswrong, you know, I'm sorry.
Okay, I'll explain it better asI go, um, as I learn more about
pilates.
(31:23):
But my first experience, um,it's basically you're just doing
your weight, your own bodyweight, but oh my goodness, it's
such a great workout and youhave a trainer there telling you
what to do, so you'restretching things and places
where you're like, oh my gosh,you know, like, oh yeah, yeah,
(31:46):
like but it feels so good and,uh, you, just your body feels
amazing, like.
So imagine if I would justcontinue to do that.
I feel like I would conditionmy body back, get stronger, and
then I can get back into the gymand and do like, not crazy
(32:06):
heavy lifting, but a manageableweight where I can strengthen
myself and feel toned yeah, orbe toned.
I mean, I'm already toned, butjust feel good.
Speaker 2 (32:21):
I don't want to feel lazy, I don't want to feel like
you know, especially when you'reaging, you don't want to go
that route because you'll justage into that more.
You don't want to get yourmuscles now that way, when
you're 80 years old, in thisshower and you slip a little bit
, you don't fall over and breakyour hip exactly you'll have
(32:43):
muscles in your leg to catchyour balance and keep you safe,
so it's very important it reallyis I tell my, tell my mom too,
like you need to like get inthere.
You know, like you need to getthose squats going, because
that's, you know, when you getolder.
Speaker 1 (32:59):
Yeah, like I said, it helps you stay balanced.
It does and it scares mebecause Nana like her health,
you know, when at some point inher life she just her legs were,
she really couldn't walkanymore, and she was young.
Speaker 2 (33:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (33:15):
And I do.
I tell my mom the same thing.
Like mom, you need to walk, youneed to exercise a little bit.
I'm not saying to go, you know,into the gym and be a big old
bodybuilder.
Speaker 2 (33:25):
Right, walk around like you can walk in the world.
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (33:28):
Yeah, go for walks, strengthen yourself, strengthen
your legs, like because I don'tknow if that's genetic and that
was scary, because I have likeleg pain and I'm like, okay,
well, is it because of my nana?
You know, is that an inheritedthing?
And I don't want to get to thatage where it's like she's in
(33:51):
her 60s and she can't move.
And that's sad and I'm like, no,I'm not going to do that, so I
need to get back into the gym orPilates or do some type of
fitness so I can just… Don'tfind yourself in that situation
where you.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
You're young, but you've chosen to baby your
injuries instead of working themout and exercising them so that
so they don't become somethingmore more yeah, and harder to
deal with when you're older yeah, like a bad knee yeah you know,
like some people they babytheir bad knee so bad right.
They end up accepting it aslike uh, can't be fixed right so
(34:36):
they just go with that for therest of your life.
I can't walk.
I can't walk here.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
I can't go there, my my knee, my knee, my knee, my
knee, or knee, it's like no, youchose not to work on that and
you know what's crazy most ofthe time.
Yeah, I.
That reminds me the other day,because I tried doing squats and
my knees same thing.
I was like, oh my gosh, I can'tknow, my knees are gonna give
out.
Like am I gonna drop theseweights?
Speaker 2 (35:00):
I'm in the same situation too.
My knees are hurting now.
Yeah, that's it.
I'm at that age now where myknees are like hurting hurting,
but they just ache a little bit,especially like walking.
Yeah and I know why.
And I know I know why, becauseI'm letting the, letting the gym
slack right what am I gonna doabout it?
Hopefully get back into the gymyes, that's my choice that's my
(35:22):
choice for my legs.
Otherwise, by this time nextmonth I'll be worse right or
sooner or later, whatever, butyou know yeah, because that's
that's what I've seen.
Speaker 1 (35:33):
So back to.
I seen a video the other dayand it's like okay, your knee
pain is just because you're notusing your muscles anymore.
Your legs are getting, you know, weaker.
Speaker 2 (35:45):
So to overcome that.
Speaker 1 (35:46):
You need to get back into the gym.
Or you know you need toexercise and do squats.
Back into the gym, or you knowyou need to exercise and do
squats.
You don't have to put a millionweights on it, but at least do
the bar get the motion or goover there and do it show up
right and do it and restrengthenyourself, so that's so.
I was like, oh okay, so that waslike some motivation for me.
Um, and I was actually supposedto go to the gym today, but I'm
(36:12):
like uh you know, so was I.
Speaker 2 (36:14):
I had it planned, I had the gym bag packed to go,
but I didn't go.
Speaker 1 (36:18):
Right.
So getting my goal is to justget back on a routine in my busy
life and you know either I'mgoing to wake up early and go,
because I used to go at like 4o'clock in the morning Like I
was just a gym.
Speaker 2 (36:36):
Yeah, you're on those highs for a bit, where you're
getting up on time.
Yes, and then you just go backdown a little bit and then you
wake up it was moving.
Speaker 1 (36:43):
I just feel like it was just all the craziness where
I'm just like I don't have time.
But now that life is, it's busy, it's hectic, but it's not what
it used to be, you know.
So, finding that time, I'mdefinitely going to get back
(37:04):
into it.
I'm actually I've decided I'mgoing to do Pilates first and
then condition back into the gym.
I'm going to probably do it forlike a month or two and then I
also want to do yoga.
So the difference between sorryI went off track, but so
Pilates is more like on amachine type base, like body
(37:24):
weight, yoga is more, I feel,like it's more stretching.
Speaker 2 (37:29):
Just more yoga.
Speaker 1 (37:30):
More yoga, yeah, like poses and just kind of.
You know that type of emotion,rather than you know the.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
It's just I feel like it's a different type of
stretching yeah, I never knewwhat pilates was.
When I heard about it I knew itwas like body weight stuff, but
I never like seen it done orlike seen.
Speaker 1 (37:51):
Yeah, you'll have to watch like a video or something,
because it's very it's I and Idon't know if it's fair to say
it's similar, because it's likestretching, it's like body
workout, because you're doinglike the whole, like the bands,
and you know yeah, I think yogais more like stretch based right
, you know, like working on themobility and like flexibility
(38:13):
and stuff flexibility yes, yeah,that's stretching the muscles
exactly more like more of like aconditioning workout, I guess I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (38:20):
Yeah, but I do want to try that.
Well, I'll try.
But get back into that againyoga's nice hot yoga yeah work
on my breathing, because mybreathing sucks too bad, like I
just I don't know why it just.
Yeah, a lot of stress, yeah,but definitely I want to go for
hikes work on my knees, work onmy legs, get back into it.
I got to do it yeah, and you'llget there but it won't matter
(38:43):
unless I do it.
So I could say it now, but yeah, everyone get there there's.
Speaker 1 (38:47):
Is there a lot of hiking places here?
Speaker 2 (38:49):
oh yeah all over arizona, everywhere you can
throw a rock and and it'll landon a trail.
Oh wow, and you just startthere.
Speaker 1 (38:56):
Well, I did that one in Tempe.
Have you seen that one rightthere?
It's like really steep.
I don't know it's right byTempe, the beach or whatever.
I'm still learning Arizona andwhere I'm at.
Speaker 2 (39:14):
But guys, I only beach or whatever.
I'm still learning arizona andwhere I'm at.
Speaker 1 (39:16):
But, guys, I only know my little area.
I don't know there's so manytrails but this one is like in
downtown tempe.
I would want to say it's rightby the lake but, um, it's very
steep and it looks easy.
But when you're walking up, ohmy goodness, and it's not very
long.
It's not very long hike, butit's so good because it's like
you're going up and you're likereally working out.
Speaker 2 (39:38):
Right, it's like it's steep.
So it's like it's a shortdistance, but it's steep enough
for you to get like a goodworkout on your legs.
Speaker 1 (39:45):
And it's nice when you get to the top because it's
like the airplanes are flyingover and they're just like so
close and it's cool, and thenyou can see all of the different
places, like Scottsdale, andyou know all these different
places Scottsdale, tempe, mesa,phoenix, right.
Yeah, so it's really nice.
So you should try that one ofthese days, if just you're
(40:05):
driving down in that area.
Speaker 2 (40:07):
I have to, I have to Like you, I have to, I have to.
You can't live in Arizona andnot go hike somewhere.
Right, that's all there is todo here sometimes is just go
hike.
Yeah, and that's fun.
It's not a bad thing.
I like it, it's good, I likehiking.
Good, perfect.
Speaker 1 (40:25):
Yeah, but on the way down of the hike it's because
the incline is kind of intensecoming down it does put a lot on
your knees, so it's really goodto stretch before you do that
little hike.
Speaker 2 (40:40):
Yeah, good to stretch before any workout.
Speaker 1 (40:44):
Yeah, it is.
I was in a really bad caraccident about nine years ago
and I tore my hamstring.
Ouch and I tore my hamstring,ouch, and it it's funny because
it's like nine years later,depending on the movement, I
still feel it.
And when I was doing thatPilates class I was like whoa,
like this, I'm not going to beable to do this move.
(41:06):
But I pushed through and I didit and that's important too,
because it's like my hamstring'sso tight from not doing you
know, what it should, you knowworking out, stretching, so, um,
I really need to get that goingagain because it hurts and
hamstring is like a big muscleand, uh, it the the positive
(41:30):
side of that.
It looks like I work out myhamstring because it's like
bulged out.
You know, my left side isbulged out.
My right side is a little flat,but yeah, I have some really
nice hamstrings, so that's thepositive.
Speaker 2 (41:44):
You heard it here first.
You heard it here in thepodcast.
It's official.
Speaker 1 (41:50):
Yeah, but yeah, that's about it.
With my workout, I also want toget back into deep meditation
for my mind, because I want tomake sure that my body
connection is going and flowingyou want to make sure your
(42:13):
mind's right, right, you know,because your mind is a garden.
Speaker 2 (42:15):
Your mind is sacred.
That's what.
That's what makes us see theworld you know right, it does
yeah mine's big.
But yeah, I think, uh, yeah,just take.
You know, just take it slowwith that hamstring, you know,
just take it easy.
Just definitely don't give upbecause your hamstringstring.
Speaker 1 (42:31):
And the knees.
Find a way to make it work,yeah.
Speaker 2 (42:34):
Find a way to make it work.
Speaker 1 (42:36):
Yeah, yoga would be good for that too.
I think Stretching so.
For sure.
But just finding that time.
And well, not finding the time,because there's always time
there's always time, but justFor your health.
Managing, I guess I should sayPrioritizing your time exactly.
Speaker 2 (42:54):
Get it done.
Get it done because you willfeel overwhelmed and you will
pop off yes, yes, and this willhelp you.
Let feel less overwhelmed yes,yep, that's, that's our, that's
our moral for today yesprioritize your health yes
prioritize your time because ifnot, yeah, it'll just, it'll
just make.
Prioritize your health yes,prioritize your time, because,
if not, yeah.
Speaker 1 (43:14):
It'll just make everything else feel better, you
know, and you'll just feelbetter overall, yeah.
Speaker 2 (43:21):
And you know we're not perfect.
We forget this advice, we tendto forget it right away, and I
do find myself still gettingoverwhelmed, overworked.
But I know what to do, justgotta get it done yes, and you
got this.
You will get it done yes, I'lldefinitely go to the gym real
soon, real soon, okay, all right, erica, I'll see you next week
(43:44):
we'll see you next week thankyou for listening to family
therapy.
Speaker 1 (44:00):
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Hey Erica, hey Warren , how's it going?
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Good, how are you?
Speaker 1 (00:14):
Good good.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Good, I'm just coming off my my funk that I've been
in for the past week.
Really All week, last week,yeah, it was just, it was rough.
It was rough Work was work wasslow?
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Do you think because it was the holiday or what?
What was there like a?
Have you seen that in the past?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
or yeah, definitely, definitely.
A definitely has to do withbeing at Easter.
Easter week, I think.
A lot of door dashers are outand about trying to make their
money, also for the holiday, soit was just like oversaturated
with drivers out there.
So I was just a littleoverwhelmed Just working long
(01:00):
hours trying to make normallywhat I would make in half the
time.
Does that make sense?
Speaker 1 (01:05):
Right yeah.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
Yeah, perfect, but yeah, it was a long week.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I was pretty overwhelmed.
I bet I mean that soundsoverwhelming, especially when
there's like a bunch of peopleyou know just randomly Well, I
don't know if it's randomly, itsounds kind of like it was
randomly just maybe double thedrivers or something, just
because they had some time offand they're just trying to make
extra cash or whatever the casemay be Right.
Speaker 2 (01:30):
You know, with it being Easter, that I fell on a
Sunday.
I think the whole week priorjust every driver was out there
like trying to make some moneyfor the weekend, you know for
the holiday.
And I was one of them and it wasjust so many of us out there
that it was just oversaturated.
There were so many drivers totackle, so little deliveries.
And there was less deliveriesthis time this week because
(01:55):
people were eating at home.
You know, with the beginning ofthe weekend and Easter again,
you know, people are making foodat home.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
Yeah, and that's crazy to me that it would be
like that on Easter, I wouldthink more so like around
Thanksgiving, but mostly aroundChristmas time.
It would be like crazy amountof people signing up to DoorDash
to make that extra cash, youknow.
So, man that's overwhelming.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
Yeah, the holidays are pretty opposite.
They're actually busierthroughout Thanksgiving.
You would think it would beslower, but it's actually a lot
busier.
I think there's a lot moredeliveries happening Not food,
but Walmart deliveries, or thosekind of deliveries.
Gamestop where you'redelivering non-foods.
(02:43):
Oh okay, a lot of those kind ofdeliveries.
Gamestop where you'redelivering, just like non-foods.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Oh, okay, yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
A lot of those during the holidays.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
Well, yeah, see, that makes sense.
Yeah, oh, okay.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
But yeah, I was just on this funk.
I know that we tried to recordlast week, but I was like I just
can't do this right now.
I'm not in the headspace to dothis.
I was just overworked.
Overworked the other day Islept.
Yesterday I slept.
I slept from 3 PM all the wayto 6 AM this morning.
(03:12):
Oh my gosh, I slept all day,all night.
Wow, I didn't mean to, but Idid, and I had to.
My body just needed it, becausetoday, oh God, perfect.
Speaker 1 (03:24):
So you feel refreshed today, refreshed.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
Good, refreshed Work wasn't so stressful it was.
Now that Easter is over, workhas been back to normal.
That's good.
Back to $20 an hour, back towhere I'm used to being.
Speaker 1 (03:40):
Oh good, that's really good I had a good day.
Yeah, it's hard when you're inthat mental state and you're
just like frustrated and tired,and then you're not making money
and it's just like what thefuck, man, you know Right?
And then I feel like it makesyou more tired or like I don't
(04:02):
know, just exhausted.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
It does.
It's like a snowball effectyeah the snowball effect.
And it happens because I tendto neglect parts of my life like
fitness or like going for walksor like any kind of physical
activity, because I'm justalways working always driving
you know, and that plays a rolein our mental health, in our
(04:27):
health.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Right Because you just kind of like shut down
right.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
You shut down.
Yeah, If you, yeah, if you'reneglecting exercise.
You're working a lot, you'rebeing overworked, your mind just
shuts down and you can't justbring it.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah, you just can't function.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Right, and the time for me to bring it was the other
day with our podcast, and Ijust couldn't, just couldn't do
it.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
we had to stop, yeah, mid yeah, that was, yeah, that
was uh, it, it was overwhelming,um, and and I felt the same.
You know I've I had a long weekand, um, my long week was due
to my colleague taking avacation, you know, and we just
got over tax season.
(05:07):
So I mean that crunch of timeand trying to everybody calling
in, and you know, all thisdifferent things being thrown at
me, it was, it was crazy, itwas hectic, and then there's
only two of us in in that area.
So with her being gone, youknow, it was just like double
(05:32):
the work.
Speaker 2 (05:32):
For me double the work, double the workload yeah,
double the work.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
And then not only that, but I have a family that I
have to take care of as well.
So it's like working, doingovertime, trying to break free
from that.
You know when my time is done.
I just I don't know how to dothat.
You know I'm learning, but Ijust I'm not there yet.
Maybe almost, but not not quiteit's a work in progress yeah,
(05:57):
it really is.
And then coming home if thehouse is a mess, having to do
that before I make dinner,because I can't cook in a messy
kitchen, and then you know just.
And then I was feeling evenmore frustrated because I had a
long day.
I came home, made dinner andnobody nobody was around nobody
(06:22):
was around oh man so I'm sittingthere and nobody ate the food I
made and I was just like I wascrushed.
I was not only tired, um,feeling anxiety and just this
overwhelmed feeling.
And then for them to do that,uh, oh man, I was on my, I would
(06:43):
have been mad too.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
I would have been a little upset yeah, you know,
especially if they asked me, didthey ask you to make dinner?
Well or is it just you justcame up and did it yourself,
just because that's kind of likethe, the moat that you're in
now.
Still like that moat yeah, thatroutine, yeah mom routine right
right, so I just yeah, it wasjust yeah, so just the routine.
Speaker 1 (07:04):
Like I feel like when I get home from work that we
need to sit as a family and eatdinner, because I still do
believe that you know, likewe're not going to sit on the
couch, we're not going to sit inour rooms, we're going to sit
at the dinner table and we'regoing to have dinner together as
a family and we're not going tobe on our phones because I do
not allow phones at the tablewhen we're going to have dinner
together as a family and we'renot going to be on our phones
(07:25):
because I do not allow phones atthe table when we're having
dinner and, uh, just spend thattime because life is so busy and
hectic and I find peace in that, in that I just enjoy that time
of my day because it just kindof like helps me, like, okay,
(07:45):
you know unwind so, so, yeah, so, um, I was pretty upset about
that and uh, but, but I'm overit now, so I feel I'm feeling
better, um, and then the othernight I just couldn't sleep
because I was just I don't know.
Know, it's been just ongoing forme and I finally got some rest
(08:08):
last night too.
So I think it just caught up tothe both of us.
You know just like okay, youguys need to slow down.
Speaker 2 (08:15):
Like something's in the air.
Yeah, like you got to take abreak.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
Right, relax, yeah, rest Exactly.
Speaker 2 (08:22):
Yes, recharge.
Speaker 1 (08:23):
Yeah, so I'm feeling a lot better today too.
Speaker 2 (08:26):
Yeah, good, good.
I think we, I think we forgetabout taking time to rest, rest
our mind, rest our body, becauseit really takes a toll on us.
We feel overworked and then wejust crash out.
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
Exactly.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
It's yeah, it's no, it's nothing you want to
experience At.
It's yeah, it's no, it'snothing you want to experience
at all.
And I keep forgetting, I keepforgetting that advice.
You know, I'm not trying tosound like I know, like here's
the issue, here's the solution.
You know, because I I do forgetthat most of the time I do
overwork myself sometimes yeahand I justify it by just telling
(09:04):
myself that I'll do it later,I'll go later, I'll go to the
gym later, I'll go for that hikelater.
You know, I could just work now.
Work for what you need now, andthough it seems easiest to do
that, it gets harder becauseyou're neglecting parts of your
health and you need that youknow, you need to learn how to.
Speaker 1 (09:30):
when you're done, you're done.
Like you know, your job isalways going to be there for the
most part, unless you knowthere's an unfortunate event, of
course, but you know work'sstill going to be there in the
morning.
You know if you have a crazyboss, you know, thank goodness
still going to be there in themorning.
You know, if you have a crazyboss, you know, thank goodness
you don't have you know thatlingering over you.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
Oh yeah, no, because that would make it more more
harder to deal with.
Speaker 1 (09:56):
Yeah, exactly, and I am very, very fortunate to have
the bosses that I do becausethey are very I'm very respected
at, you know, my firm that Iwork for, and so it's nice
because I get all my stuff done.
(10:17):
I don't have anybody down myback, you know, or hey, this,
this, this, you know sometimesit is does get hectic, but they
know that I can function and Ican do what is needed at, you
know, at a high level.
So it's nice that to have that,because at previous jobs man
(10:39):
micromanaging or having thosebosses with the ego or just
craziness, it's toxic.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
It's toxic.
I see it all the time.
I see it all the time withleadership and how it's just
abused and taken advantage ofand it's a problem.
Speaker 1 (10:56):
Horrible.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Problem.
I see it all the time.
I've dealt with it and it'sjust.
I wish I could do somethingabout it, but I can't.
There's nothing you could.
What can you do?
Right what can you do in asituation like that?
Speaker 1 (11:09):
yeah, and I just don't understand how people are
just so miserable where theywant to make other people
miserable.
I'm like how the hell did youget into leadership?
You've dealt with that so manytimes.
Speaker 2 (11:29):
But yeah, yeah, what were you saying?
Speaker 1 (11:30):
again.
I'm sorry, no, it's okay.
Just that you know that toxicenvironment, or just you know,
oh yeah, yeah Toxic environment.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Yeah, you don't want to work in that.
You don't want to work in that,and that's why I don't work
anywhere either, because I'drather just do DoorDash, because
I have no boss right because Iknow wherever I go, there's
gonna be that egotistic boss andI just don't mix well with that
.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
I don't mix well it makes it harder to work and it
gives you uh.
Speaker 2 (11:58):
For me anyways, it gives me like anxiety it drains
your energy it drains me badbecause having to walk on
eggshells around this person, orhaving to like be what, or
present yourself in a certainway around them because you know
they're gonna do you wrongsomewhere down the road exactly
(12:20):
because you see them doing wrongyeah, to everybody else yeah so
.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
So I just can't.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
But you have good bosses, you have great bosses
that are not like that Right.
Like you said they're not verymicromanaging.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
Right, you know they treat you as it should be.
You're an adult, get thingsdone.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
We hire you for responsibility, right, just do
your part, do your job.
Yeah, we hire you forresponsibility, right, just do
your part Do your job.
Speaker 1 (12:44):
Yeah, and that's it, and nobody's down your back.
And we're good, yeah, we're allgood.
Speaker 2 (12:48):
And we're colorful, yeah, perfect.
Speaker 1 (12:51):
So that's why I love where I work.
Because of that the atmosphereis amazing and I just stick to
myself.
I go in, do what I need to andthat's it and I'm done, I mean.
But sometimes the stress levelis high and I do feel like I'm
(13:13):
overwhelmed, especially becauseI'm in a position where I have
to resolve problems or find asolution, and it's a lot of
research.
So I'm constantly researchingand trying to get things done.
But then, as I'm doing that, Ialso get hit with all kinds of
(13:35):
different things, and so it getsoverwhelming at times, but it's
manageable.
I think I have a bigger problemin my personal life dealing
with you know, feelingoverwhelmed because I just do.
I don't know.
I'm still learning how to justkind of step back.
Speaker 2 (14:00):
You have to tame all of this.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Right.
How to just settle it all down,kind of take control, grab these
ropes and just settle them downexactly yeah, because I um
don't want to get crazy, yes,crazy, and pop off exactly,
especially to my kids, like Idon't want to come home in a bad
(14:24):
mood or, you know, because I'mfeeling this type of way go off
on the people I love, becauseI've.
I have done that before andjust after I say what I say
because I have no filter.
You know, I hurt feelings andthat's not fun either, because
then it makes me feel like crapand then it makes me, you know,
(14:48):
feel some other way.
So here I am full of all thesedifferent emotions and I'm like
come on, erica, you know, get ittogether.
But that is something that I'mlearning, because as I grew up,
I had to learn a lot of thingson my own and it's just, I don't
(15:10):
know, it's just different.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
Yeah, we don't stop learning.
We don't stop learning.
This is all new, you know.
Life is just, it just keepsgoing right you know like you
can.
Speaker 1 (15:19):
Maybe you'll never learn, but maybe just having to
just deal with it and just go,go along and just not give up,
that's something too right, youknow what I'm saying like you
might never learn how to dealwith all of this, but as long as
you're just working at it andgetting through it persistently,
I think that's important tooyeah, I'm saying so like, yeah,
(15:42):
you know, it's just and just I,I think you know, finding
different ways to manage whenyou're feeling overworked,
overwhelmed, and just, uh,finding that balance right,
because I don't feel likethere's going to be a time where
, well, I mean there will be atime where it's like you don't
(16:05):
feel overwhelmed, but then it'slike these cycles, right, you
know, you're like up and thenyou're down, and you're here and
you're there and just when thatnext overwhelming feeling comes
, learning how to react or copedifferently is important Because
you again, like you mentionedbefore, your health is important
(16:27):
.
If you have a routine, don't letthat overtake that emotion.
You have to keep showing up foryourself, whatever makes you
happy, and keeping your mindsharp and keeping your health,
you know, in line yep especiallyas you age.
(16:48):
You know that's very importantand I always tell my kids know,
take care of yourself now so youcan feel better in the future.
Yeah.
You know, because health iswealth.
Speaker 2 (17:02):
Yeah, health truly is wealth.
It really is, it really is.
So how would you, how do youovercome feeling overwhelmed,
like what are some techniquesthat you've tried or that you do
that get you through all this?
Do you like take time toyourself, like a five minute
(17:23):
breather, or do you giveyourself a mantra?
Do you like tell yourself, ordo you look in the mirror?
Or how do you deal with all ofthis, like with work, having to
solve situations at work andthen having to come home and,
you know, deal with the familyand then all the other stuff?
I mean, I think you mentionedthat it kind of bleeds into your
social life, to like yourpersonal life, all the stress.
(17:45):
How do you like?
Speaker 1 (17:48):
how do I manage?
Yeah, how do you manage like?
Speaker 2 (17:50):
what do you do?
Like, what are your techniques?
Like, how would you tell yourlisteners to do with being
overwhelmed in the way you are?
Speaker 1 (17:57):
How I deal.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Yeah, yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:59):
So the way I deal is I usually like when I have a
million things that need to bedone, I feel like it's a million
, you know.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:12):
And sometimes I do, and so I just write a list of
things that I need to get doneand as I go I prioritize, of
course, like okay, this needs toget done in order, and then I
just start checking out off mylist, right.
And then it's funny becausethere's other times that I feel
(18:35):
like I have a million things todo and I go to write my list and
it's like just a few things andI'm like I feel like my mind is
just so conditioned to feellike I'm overwhelmed when I'm
really not really not it's likea habit, a subconscious habit
that your mind had picked up.
Right.
Speaker 2 (18:55):
And thinks that it should treat everything that way
.
Speaker 1 (18:57):
Yeah, and so it's important for me to write things
down because it's like, okay,is this in my head or is this
really, you know, and I reallyhave a million things to do.
So just that makes me feelbetter, it makes me feel less
overwhelmed, because it's like,okay, I'm getting things done,
(19:18):
and sometimes I don't get toeverything, but I get to the
most important, where I can kindof just like, have whatever
goal rolling into the next day,but I don't let it roll more
than the next day, because thenI feel like I'm not getting
things done.
Does that make sense?
Speaker 2 (19:38):
Yeah, that makes sense.
Speaker 1 (19:39):
Yeah and um, clearly yeah.
And so within that time I'malso, you know, making sure my
breathing is good.
Um, if I need to step away frommy computer, I'll just get up
grab some water, you, you know.
Or go for a little walk aroundmy room downstairs, go say hi to
(19:59):
the dogs, you know, just kindof take a little five minute
break, reset and uh, just goback to it and uh it.
It tends to make myself likefeel like okay, this is the work
.
Good, you know, and I also talkto myself, you know.
Yeah, especially when I'mhaving that internal like oh man
(20:21):
, um, just talk to myself andyou know, everything's all right
, we're gonna get it done.
Um, you know, just things likethat meditation.
So it really does help me comeback down yeah, help you get.
Speaker 2 (20:37):
You get back organized course correct and
just tackle everything that youneed to get tackled right
exactly, yeah, making a listdefinitely helps a lot, a lot, a
lot.
I think writing anything downhelps a lot.
Writing your ideas down, makinga list of things to do.
I think that's a a a practicethat nobody does anymore.
(21:01):
Writing things down, keepingjournals with a pen and paper
not on your phone, not on yournotepad exactly with a pen and
paper.
Yeah, yeah, uh.
Make a list of your priorities,what has to get done now rather
than later.
Maybe maybe put a date next tothose priorities, like when,
(21:21):
like the, like a due date orlike a deadline yeah yeah,
prioritize it like that.
Uh, talking to yourself also, Ithink, helps me when I'm
overwhelmed.
Just simple, like you know,like what, like okay, warren,
calm down, this is going to pass, don't worry about it.
You know it's going to pass,don't worry.
Speaker 1 (21:42):
Right, it's temporary .
Speaker 2 (21:43):
And that really helps .
And I find that I only talk tomyself sometimes.
I should do it more, but onlysometimes, when I'm really like
really needed, when I'm likeabout to, when I'm like about to
like pop off also like anotherdriver or something you know,
like when I'm really angry orreally feeling it.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (22:02):
That's when I got to be like okay, Warren, you just
got to chill out.
No, you don't want to go tojail.
Yeah, I don't want to get shot.
You don't want to, you don'twant anything.
This is not worth it, Exactly.
So, yeah, that helps a lot.
Words are powerful.
Speaker 1 (22:17):
They really are.
Yeah, especially when you knowit's important, when you, in
your case, is just feeling likeoverworked, you know, just to
you know, take that step back.
Speaker 2 (22:30):
Yeah, to say it aloud , to say words aloud, it helps.
Speaker 1 (22:35):
Yeah, it helps.
Speaker 2 (22:36):
It takes you out of your internal thoughts, your
internal like self, to just talkyou know, just talk to yourself
, calm yourself down, but uh,yeah, that really helps me when
I feel overwhelmed.
Making a list, prioritizingtalking to yourself, I think
that's it's important that'swhat I would bring.
Yeah, it's very important, very, very yeah you ready for a
(22:58):
break?
yes, it's like a break.
It's like a break, um, yeah,it's like a break.
Ready for a break?
Yeah, let's go, I'm ready for abreak, okay, so yeah.
So I gotta say, erica, so far,since what we've, what we've
recorded with this podcast, Ithink you, you got a real voice
(23:22):
for this, really like, yeah, Ithink I think you're doing
really good at this thank you, Iappreciate yeah, a lot better
than I am for sure.
Yeah yeah yeah, I, I sound likea, like a derp no, straight up
that's why I'd rather be on thebehind the scenes on the buttons
, rather than being a talent butthis is you coming out of your
(23:42):
comfort zone it really is andthat's kind of like what I want
to bring.
I mean, what I want to use thispodcast for is to help me with
my public speaking and justcoming out of my shell, just
bringing Warren out, bringingWarren out.
Speaker 1 (23:58):
Yeah, and you're also doing a good job at that,
because it's like you know.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
I hope so.
Speaker 1 (24:03):
Yeah, I hope so.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
We'll see, we'll see.
Speaker 1 (24:06):
And we're going to pull different parts out of
ourselves and get out of thatcomfort zone.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
So we're doing our best comfort zone so for sure
we're doing our best.
You know, yeah, we're doing ourbest, but thank you, I
appreciate that, no problem.
Yeah, um, I gotta talk to youabout I've been like slacking
big time on my fitness and mygym time and just my general
(24:33):
like outdoor time lately.
I just so I've been so busy andjust with work yeah yeah, I
gotta get back into it.
I gotta get back into it sowhat is your routine like?
Speaker 1 (24:44):
let's say, you know work is going well, um, you're
feeling good or however you'refeeling.
How do you incorporate the gyminto your day like?
What does your day look like?
Speaker 2 (24:59):
on a good day on a good week when I'm on it, when
I'm persistent, when I'm on it.
Um, I would normally go to thegym in the morning Okay, in the
morning when there's not so manypeople there, mm-hmm and just
start my day there.
That's assuming that I got agood night's rest, went to bed
(25:21):
on time the previous day, butthat's.
Speaker 1 (25:26):
That's how you're, that's how I would go.
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Usually in the morning or in the afternoon.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
Do you find it more effective usually in the morning
or in the afternoon?
Do you find it more effectivegoing in the morning like do you
feel like that sets your moodfor the day?
Speaker 2 (25:38):
it really does, because I walk out of there like
I'm ready to work, I'm ready toput in some hours, I'm ready to
make some money yeah that's howI get out like feeling
motivated, feeling good yeah,that's good.
Yeah, self-discipline rightthere yeah, but like I said, I'm
I'm off it.
I've been off it for a while,for like a month and a half
maybe, oh goodness bad, yeah,bad, uh.
(26:01):
And normally I would likestretch in the morning, like
when I get up in the morning.
I've gone to the habit ofstretching which I started like,
I think like in 2019, Iremember starting like I'm gonna
.
I told myself I made thedecision, I'm going to stretch
in the morning, like when I getup in the morning, I'm going to
do like a sun salutation, aforward bend, you know, do some
(26:22):
nice lunges.
Speaker 1 (26:23):
Right.
Speaker 2 (26:24):
Right, just touch the floor, you know, get a good
stretch going.
And that drastically, thatdecision changed my life Like a
lot.
Yeah, just get getting thathabit going was all I needed and
I kind of kick-started me.
It's like more into fitness andjust, uh, getting me back into
(26:45):
like just being active.
Because I was very active whenI was younger Well, not younger,
but I used to be a Zoomerinstructor and I used to be an
insanity instructor and I hadclasses all the time and I had
to pull us off.
But when I moved to Arizona Ijust fell off that habit Like
you just fell off, just stopped.
Speaker 1 (27:07):
You know it's crazy because I did the same thing.
Speaker 2 (27:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (27:12):
Exact same thing.
When you moved here, when Imoved here, yeah, because I I
wasn't really I wasn't a Zumbainstructor or what would you.
What would you say?
Because we would do sometimesthe classes together.
I never did, did the insanitybut, the Zumba.
Yeah, we're very into fitness atthat time in our lives.
(27:32):
And then after that I startedworking out consistently and
going to the gym and it wasgreat.
And then I moved to Arizona andjust trying to get situated and
this and that it pulled me fromthe gym and I've gone a few
(27:55):
times but I haven't beenconsistent like I should.
So I know the feeling thatyou're feeling because it makes
you feel like, especially like,even with stretching.
I would do the same thing atnight I would stretch or foam
roll and then in the morningsame thing wake up, stretch,
because, oh my gosh, it makesyou feel amazing it sets up your
(28:17):
day yeah, it really does juststretch, it really does and
going to the gym too.
You know, that really does setthe mood for me as well, because
I feel like I can conquer theworld.
Speaker 2 (28:29):
You know, that's maybe a little bit well, that's
the feeling that you want tohave when you leave the gym.
That's the feeling you want tohave.
Why not?
Why not?
Speaker 1 (28:36):
yeah.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
I'm sure there's other people that feel that way
too, when they walk out of thegym yeah, and that's a really
good feeling, so they walkaround the gym like they can
conquer the world.
Yeah, so I'm.
Yeah, it's fine, you're good.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
Sorry, go ahead no, that's, that's what I was.
Yeah, that is true.
I'm like, oh my goodness, but Iactually I've gone to the gym,
like I said a couple of times,but I want to try Pilates.
I feel like if I were to getinto like a class, it'll
(29:08):
recondition my body or help meset my body back up to get back
into the gym.
Because when I go to the gymnow, I just feel so different,
and I mean, in my 30s I feltamazing, you know.
And now that I'm in my early40s, my body's changing and I'm
(29:29):
just like oh man, you know, Iwant to lift like I used to, but
my body's like no, you don't,you know.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
So I feel like that way now yes but it's possible
for you to get back into thatroutine.
Speaker 1 (29:45):
Is that routine?
Okay, so you can lift.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Yeah, I think so.
I think it's safe to say that,because you see people like
lifting and they're like of all,50 or 60.
Yes you know, I mean if youwant to get there, I mean if you
wanted to get there, back thereyou can so it sounds like I'm
making excuses for the gym weall make excuses.
That's the number one reason.
The gym, yeah, we all makeexcuses.
(30:11):
We all, we all do yeah don'teven say you don't make excuses.
Yeah, you make an excuse yeahnot you, but all listeners
everybody, everybody youlistening right now in the car?
Speaker 1 (30:23):
yes you make an excuse, but I was thinking yeah,
yeah, guilty, guilty I'm guiltytoo.
I'm I'm proud, but um I didtake a Pilates class like a
couple weeks ago oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (30:39):
So what is Pilates?
Tell me that, because I want todo hot yoga, but tell me how.
How Pilates is different, how,what is?
Yeah, what's?
What's the difference between?
Speaker 1 (30:50):
okay.
So, um, my first experience atpilates.
I go and it's like a, like amachine that they have in in the
room.
Speaker 2 (30:59):
So oh, it's an equipment, it's like an
equipment piece of equipment.
Speaker 1 (31:03):
Yeah, it's kind of like a bench in a sense kind of,
but it's like it looks likemore like in a box, I don't know
, and all my pilates, um,girlies out there and guys, um,
if I'm just explaining thiswrong, you know, I'm sorry.
Okay, I'll explain it better asI go, um, as I learn more about
pilates.
(31:23):
But my first experience, um,it's basically you're just doing
your weight, your own bodyweight, but oh my goodness, it's
such a great workout and youhave a trainer there telling you
what to do, so you'restretching things and places
where you're like, oh my gosh,you know, like, oh yeah, yeah,
(31:46):
like but it feels so good and,uh, you, just your body feels
amazing, like.
So imagine if I would justcontinue to do that.
I feel like I would conditionmy body back, get stronger, and
then I can get back into the gymand and do like, not crazy
(32:06):
heavy lifting, but a manageableweight where I can strengthen
myself and feel toned yeah, orbe toned.
I mean, I'm already toned, butjust feel good.
Speaker 2 (32:21):
I don't want to feel lazy, I don't want to feel like
you know, especially when you'reaging, you don't want to go
that route because you'll justage into that more.
You don't want to get yourmuscles now that way, when
you're 80 years old, in thisshower and you slip a little bit
, you don't fall over and breakyour hip exactly you'll have
(32:43):
muscles in your leg to catchyour balance and keep you safe,
so it's very important it reallyis I tell my, tell my mom too,
like you need to like get inthere.
You know, like you need to getthose squats going, because
that's, you know, when you getolder.
Speaker 1 (32:59):
Yeah, like I said, it helps you stay balanced.
It does and it scares mebecause Nana like her health,
you know, when at some point inher life she just her legs were,
she really couldn't walkanymore, and she was young.
Speaker 2 (33:14):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (33:15):
And I do.
I tell my mom the same thing.
Like mom, you need to walk, youneed to exercise a little bit.
I'm not saying to go, you know,into the gym and be a big old
bodybuilder.
Speaker 2 (33:25):
Right, walk around like you can walk in the world.
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (33:28):
Yeah, go for walks, strengthen yourself, strengthen
your legs, like because I don'tknow if that's genetic and that
was scary, because I have likeleg pain and I'm like, okay,
well, is it because of my nana?
You know, is that an inheritedthing?
And I don't want to get to thatage where it's like she's in
(33:51):
her 60s and she can't move.
And that's sad and I'm like, no,I'm not going to do that, so I
need to get back into the gym orPilates or do some type of
fitness so I can just… Don'tfind yourself in that situation
where you.
Speaker 2 (34:10):
You're young, but you've chosen to baby your
injuries instead of working themout and exercising them so that
so they don't become somethingmore more yeah, and harder to
deal with when you're older yeah, like a bad knee yeah you know,
like some people they babytheir bad knee so bad right.
They end up accepting it aslike uh, can't be fixed right so
(34:36):
they just go with that for therest of your life.
I can't walk.
I can't walk here.
Speaker 1 (34:39):
I can't go there, my my knee, my knee, my knee, my
knee, or knee, it's like no, youchose not to work on that and
you know what's crazy most ofthe time.
Yeah, I.
That reminds me the other day,because I tried doing squats and
my knees same thing.
I was like, oh my gosh, I can'tknow, my knees are gonna give
out.
Like am I gonna drop theseweights?
Speaker 2 (35:00):
I'm in the same situation too.
My knees are hurting now.
Yeah, that's it.
I'm at that age now where myknees are like hurting hurting,
but they just ache a little bit,especially like walking.
Yeah and I know why.
And I know I know why, becauseI'm letting the, letting the gym
slack right what am I gonna doabout it?
Hopefully get back into the gymyes, that's my choice that's my
(35:22):
choice for my legs.
Otherwise, by this time nextmonth I'll be worse right or
sooner or later, whatever, butyou know yeah, because that's
that's what I've seen.
Speaker 1 (35:33):
So back to.
I seen a video the other dayand it's like okay, your knee
pain is just because you're notusing your muscles anymore.
Your legs are getting, you know, weaker.
Speaker 2 (35:45):
So to overcome that.
Speaker 1 (35:46):
You need to get back into the gym.
Or you know you need toexercise and do squats.
Back into the gym, or you knowyou need to exercise and do
squats.
You don't have to put a millionweights on it, but at least do
the bar get the motion or goover there and do it show up
right and do it and restrengthenyourself, so that's so.
I was like, oh okay, so that waslike some motivation for me.
Um, and I was actually supposedto go to the gym today, but I'm
(36:12):
like uh you know, so was I.
Speaker 2 (36:14):
I had it planned, I had the gym bag packed to go,
but I didn't go.
Speaker 1 (36:18):
Right.
So getting my goal is to justget back on a routine in my busy
life and you know either I'mgoing to wake up early and go,
because I used to go at like 4o'clock in the morning Like I
was just a gym.
Speaker 2 (36:36):
Yeah, you're on those highs for a bit, where you're
getting up on time.
Yes, and then you just go backdown a little bit and then you
wake up it was moving.
Speaker 1 (36:43):
I just feel like it was just all the craziness where
I'm just like I don't have time.
But now that life is, it's busy, it's hectic, but it's not what
it used to be, you know.
So, finding that time, I'mdefinitely going to get back
(37:04):
into it.
I'm actually I've decided I'mgoing to do Pilates first and
then condition back into the gym.
I'm going to probably do it forlike a month or two and then I
also want to do yoga.
So the difference between sorryI went off track, but so
Pilates is more like on amachine type base, like body
(37:24):
weight, yoga is more, I feel,like it's more stretching.
Speaker 2 (37:29):
Just more yoga.
Speaker 1 (37:30):
More yoga, yeah, like poses and just kind of.
You know that type of emotion,rather than you know the.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
It's just I feel like it's a different type of
stretching yeah, I never knewwhat pilates was.
When I heard about it I knew itwas like body weight stuff, but
I never like seen it done orlike seen.
Speaker 1 (37:51):
Yeah, you'll have to watch like a video or something,
because it's very it's I and Idon't know if it's fair to say
it's similar, because it's likestretching, it's like body
workout, because you're doinglike the whole, like the bands,
and you know yeah, I think yogais more like stretch based right
, you know, like working on themobility and like flexibility
(38:13):
and stuff flexibility yes, yeah,that's stretching the muscles
exactly more like more of like aconditioning workout, I guess I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (38:20):
Yeah, but I do want to try that.
Well, I'll try.
But get back into that againyoga's nice hot yoga yeah work
on my breathing, because mybreathing sucks too bad, like I
just I don't know why it just.
Yeah, a lot of stress, yeah,but definitely I want to go for
hikes work on my knees, work onmy legs, get back into it.
I got to do it yeah, and you'llget there but it won't matter
(38:43):
unless I do it.
So I could say it now, but yeah, everyone get there there's.
Speaker 1 (38:47):
Is there a lot of hiking places here?
Speaker 2 (38:49):
oh yeah all over arizona, everywhere you can
throw a rock and and it'll landon a trail.
Oh wow, and you just startthere.
Speaker 1 (38:56):
Well, I did that one in Tempe.
Have you seen that one rightthere?
It's like really steep.
I don't know it's right byTempe, the beach or whatever.
I'm still learning Arizona andwhere I'm at.
Speaker 2 (39:14):
But guys, I only beach or whatever.
I'm still learning arizona andwhere I'm at.
Speaker 1 (39:16):
But, guys, I only know my little area.
I don't know there's so manytrails but this one is like in
downtown tempe.
I would want to say it's rightby the lake but, um, it's very
steep and it looks easy.
But when you're walking up, ohmy goodness, and it's not very
long.
It's not very long hike, butit's so good because it's like
you're going up and you're likereally working out.
Speaker 2 (39:38):
Right, it's like it's steep.
So it's like it's a shortdistance, but it's steep enough
for you to get like a goodworkout on your legs.
Speaker 1 (39:45):
And it's nice when you get to the top because it's
like the airplanes are flyingover and they're just like so
close and it's cool, and thenyou can see all of the different
places, like Scottsdale, andyou know all these different
places Scottsdale, tempe, mesa,phoenix, right.
Yeah, so it's really nice.
So you should try that one ofthese days, if just you're
(40:05):
driving down in that area.
Speaker 2 (40:07):
I have to, I have to Like you, I have to, I have to.
You can't live in Arizona andnot go hike somewhere.
Right, that's all there is todo here sometimes is just go
hike.
Yeah, and that's fun.
It's not a bad thing.
I like it, it's good, I likehiking.
Good, perfect.
Speaker 1 (40:25):
Yeah, but on the way down of the hike it's because
the incline is kind of intensecoming down it does put a lot on
your knees, so it's really goodto stretch before you do that
little hike.
Speaker 2 (40:40):
Yeah, good to stretch before any workout.
Speaker 1 (40:44):
Yeah, it is.
I was in a really bad caraccident about nine years ago
and I tore my hamstring.
Ouch and I tore my hamstring,ouch, and it it's funny because
it's like nine years later,depending on the movement, I
still feel it.
And when I was doing thatPilates class I was like whoa,
like this, I'm not going to beable to do this move.
(41:06):
But I pushed through and I didit and that's important too,
because it's like my hamstring'sso tight from not doing you
know, what it should, you knowworking out, stretching, so, um,
I really need to get that goingagain because it hurts and
hamstring is like a big muscleand, uh, it the the positive
(41:30):
side of that.
It looks like I work out myhamstring because it's like
bulged out.
You know, my left side isbulged out.
My right side is a little flat,but yeah, I have some really
nice hamstrings, so that's thepositive.
Speaker 2 (41:44):
You heard it here first.
You heard it here in thepodcast.
It's official.
Speaker 1 (41:50):
Yeah, but yeah, that's about it.
With my workout, I also want toget back into deep meditation
for my mind, because I want tomake sure that my body
connection is going and flowingyou want to make sure your
(42:13):
mind's right, right, you know,because your mind is a garden.
Speaker 2 (42:15):
Your mind is sacred.
That's what.
That's what makes us see theworld you know right, it does
yeah mine's big.
But yeah, I think, uh, yeah,just take.
You know, just take it slowwith that hamstring, you know,
just take it easy.
Just definitely don't give upbecause your hamstringstring.
Speaker 1 (42:31):
And the knees.
Find a way to make it work,yeah.
Speaker 2 (42:34):
Find a way to make it work.
Speaker 1 (42:36):
Yeah, yoga would be good for that too.
I think Stretching so.
For sure.
But just finding that time.
And well, not finding the time,because there's always time
there's always time, but justFor your health.
Managing, I guess I should sayPrioritizing your time exactly.
Speaker 2 (42:54):
Get it done.
Get it done because you willfeel overwhelmed and you will
pop off yes, yes, and this willhelp you.
Let feel less overwhelmed yes,yep, that's, that's our, that's
our moral for today yesprioritize your health yes
prioritize your time because ifnot, yeah, it'll just, it'll
just make.
Prioritize your health yes,prioritize your time, because,
if not, yeah.
Speaker 1 (43:14):
It'll just make everything else feel better, you
know, and you'll just feelbetter overall, yeah.
Speaker 2 (43:21):
And you know we're not perfect.
We forget this advice, we tendto forget it right away, and I
do find myself still gettingoverwhelmed, overworked.
But I know what to do, justgotta get it done yes, and you
got this.
You will get it done yes, I'lldefinitely go to the gym real
soon, real soon, okay, all right, erica, I'll see you next week
(43:44):
we'll see you next week thankyou for listening to family
therapy.
Speaker 1 (44:00):
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