In this episode of the Pickleball and Partnership podcast, host Charlotte Jukes explores the deeper meaning of freedom, not just as a citizen but as a person, partner, and soul. Celebrating Canada Day, Charlotte invites listeners to find freedom through movement, laughter, and the game of pickleball. She discusses the therapeutic value of play, the importance of showing up authentically, and shares an inspiring story about her eldest daughter's first triathlon. Listeners are encouraged to reflect on what they want to be free from and to embrace new experiences. Connect and celebrate with a fun game of pickleball and join Charlotte in making freedom an ongoing choice.
00:00 Introduction to Pickleball and Partnership
00:47 Celebrating Canada Day: A Moment of Reflection
01:42 Finding Freedom in Play and Relationships
03:29 The Therapeutic Power of Laughter and Connection
06:04 A Personal Triumph: My Daughter's Triathlon
07:40 Claiming Your Freedom and Final Thoughts
08:41 Closing Remarks and How to Stay Connected
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Episode Transcript
This the pickleball and partnership
podcast, the place to talk.
Talk about building betterconnections with your partner.
Learning how to communicate witheach other and how to inject
fun.
Into your relationship allthrough the game of pickleball.
If that sounds like your cup oftea.
Pull up a chair grab your paddleand join me.
(00:32):
Your host, Charlotte Jukes.
For pickleball and partnership.
Charlotte J (00:44):
Hey friends.
Welcome back to Pickleball andPartnership.
Today is Canada Day.
Woo-hoo.
And while a lot of people arecelebrating with fireworks long
weekend and maple leaf,everything, I want to offer
something a little different, ashort pause, a breath.
(01:05):
A moment to ask, what doesfreedom really mean to you, not
as a citizen of Canada orwhatever country you may be
living in, but as a human, apartner, a soul, and because
this.
Podcast is rooted in play.
I'm also inviting you to thinkabout what it means to find
(01:27):
freedom through movement,through laughter, through trying
something new, maybe even a gameof pickleball today.
If you've never played, what aperfect day to start.
Come on, I dare you.
For me, freedom is not justabout geography or policies.
(01:48):
It's about how free I feelinside my own body in my
relationships, in myrelationship with myself, in my
truth.
It's the freedom to show up,honestly, even when it's messy.
I would even go as far to say,especially when it's messy, to
(02:11):
be able to say what I feel totake up space without apology to
rest when I'm tired, to playwhen I need joy, and to evolve
even when others want me to staythe same.
In partnership, freedom soundslike I don't have to earn your
(02:35):
love.
Love cannot be earned.
The very definition of love isthat it cannot be earned.
It looks like being met as I amand not as who I used to be.
It means that I can ask for whatI need without fear, without
fear of.
Judgment without fear of beingridiculed, without fear of being
(03:01):
lonely, feeling lonely, and tobe able to say no without guilt
In pickleball.
Yeah, even on the court, freedomis play.
It's remembering that I don'thave to be perfect.
It's letting the game be amirror, but not a measurement.
(03:22):
How well I am doing in life andletting laughter be part of the
healing.
Oh my gosh.
Laughter is so therapeutic.
It is so cathartic.
Letting go of needing to win andremembering how good it feels
just to connect and celebrateothers too.
(03:45):
We had the most amazing games ofpickleball today.
Met new friends, connected withold friends.
Went out for pizza and drinksafterwards, and it was just so
much fun just to connect withother people who also want to
have fun and really don't careif we win or we lose because
(04:09):
we're out there winning anyway.
And in my own healing work,freedom has looked like
unlearning.
Oh yeah, that's huge.
Unlearning, learning to releaseall of those limiting beliefs
that I put on, that I worethinking that they were my own
(04:34):
to wear, to carry aroundreclaiming, reclaiming my truth,
reclaiming my life.
So today I invite you to askwhat are you ready to be free
from?
Perhaps it's an old belief.
Perhaps it's a fear that keepslooping in your mind and
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creating that story within yourbody that creates those
emotions, those emotions thatare not serving you.
Perhaps it's a dynamic that nolonger fits, and what are you
ready to be free for?
Perhaps speaking your truth.
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Perhaps trusting your body,trusting that there is this
innate intelligence and yourbody knows and listening to the
wisdom of that, creating fromyour own deep soul, deep within
you.
Or maybe just playing a newsport today, and that's okay.
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Whatever that looks like.
Maybe it's just trying somethingnew.
Who knows?
Pickleball is a beautiful way tomove your body.
Try something outside of yourcomfort zone and invite more joy
into your life.
And you know what the best thingis?
You don't have to be good at it.
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You just have to show up.
Oh my goodness.
I have to tell you, my mostamazing eldest daughter showed
up today.
She had us up at five o'clockthis morning.
I felt a little crazy doing it,but oh my goodness.
She had signed up for her firsttriathlon.
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She was supposed to be doing itwith a couple of teammates who
backed out at the last minute,and she was so incredibly
nervous, but she was determinedthat she was going to do it.
She felt a little awkward.
She wasn't sure that she likedthe way her body looked in her
triathlon suit.
(06:42):
She got up, she showed up, andby golly, she absolutely nailed
it.
She had the fastest swim timethat she has ever had.
She got on that bicycle not evenreally having ridden for years
and years.
I think she practiced onceyesterday and she felt quite
(07:06):
sore afterwards, but today shegot on that bike and she was
determined and she did the 20 kand she did all of it with a
smile on her face, and whenshe'd finished the cycle, she
jumped off her bike.
And she went and did the runand, oh yeah, she deserved that
medal.
So proud of her.
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So you don't have to be good.
What's the point in being goodif you're not having fun?
She absolutely had fun.
And maybe invite a friend, laugha little.
Start somewhere.
If it feels right, pause thisand take 60 seconds to breathe.
Put your hand on your heart.
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Whisper it to yourself today.
I claim my freedom to be, andI'll leave the rest up to you.
Thank you for taking this momentwith me.
Whether you're celebrating todaywith a crowd or in quiet
reflection, I hope you feel alittle more connected to you
(08:10):
because freedom isn't justsomething we are given.
It's something we choose andrechoose over and over.
If you are looking for a way toconnect, try a short pickleball
rally with a friend or a partnertoday, even if you've never
played before.
Let the court be your canvas.
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Let play be your practice.
Happy Canada Day, my friends.
Let me know what you areclaiming today.
I would love to hear from you.
Speaker (08:42):
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Please tune in next week foranother exciting episode of
Pickleball and partnership.
(09:47):
Remember, we're all learning,growing, and showing up in our
own ways.
And that's what matters most.
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