Welcome to the Guns and Yoga Podcast. My name is Wendy Hummell. Today I share a conversation I had with Kyle Stubbs. Kyle is a police officer in British Columbia, Canada, has experience as a paramedic, a husband and father. Kyle and I discuss the work he’s doing outside his full time job as a first responder coach. Kyle shares how his own experience in a mens group coaching program inspired him to create the Nine8 program, a 10 week group coaching program which came from the ten code for backup, and is based on the premise of connection, mindset, wellness practices, and addresses the masculine archetype, something we don’t often hear much about in our profession.
We discuss the importance of male friendships, masculine and feminine traits, and how a balance of these traits can benefit everyone regardless of your gender. I know that framing characteristics such as discipline, focus and confidence as masculine and being vulnerable, compassionate, and supportive traits as more feminine, can be a new concept for many, but I think it’s an important topic to address because as Kyle and I discuss, the assignment of certain traits as mutually exclusive for a particular gender isn’t serving anyone well.
Kyle walks us through the soft talk challenge which is paying attention to the words we use both internally and externally really does matter and has a profound impact on our mindset, behaviors, and actions.
Kyle and I also discuss the difference between coaching and therapy, and I think it’s an important topic to cover because coaching as an industry is becoming more mainstream and is becoming more prevalent in the first responder world.
If you are interested in learning more about Kyle’s coaching services, check out his website which I have included in the show notes and see if this is something that may benefit you.
One more thing, I have been receiving a lot of messages, texts, and emails about this podcast and I wanted to thank you all for that. I encourage you to keep reaching out, tell me what you think, make suggestions, ask questions. I want to engage with you. Please continue to listen and I would greatly appreciate you giving us a review, subscribing, and sharing. This podcast is truly a labor of love and I want to expand our reach.
Thank you all for listening and enjoy the show.
LINKS:
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Kyle's Website:>>> www.kylestubbs.ca/
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