Morning Mantra

Morning Mantra

Coach Mary-Katherine (MK) Fleming is an avid marathoner and run coach. A firm believer in mantras and the power of YET, she is excited to share her confidence in you, her unbridled optimism, and her faith in your potential. Anyone can be coached, but it takes a special person to be #coachedandloved and #winningatlife. Because we are never really talking about running, are we? Produced 6 days per week, the Morning Mantra is about managing all of the stress and conflict that can interfere with your best-laid (training!) plans, centered around one strategy MK has been practicing consistently since 1998: mantras. Mantras are short situation-specific phrases you prepare in advance to keep you focused and centered while you move through that event. Are you facing a situation? Could you use a mantra to help you move through it? Email info@coachedandloved.com Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coachmk/support

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September 21, 2020 7 mins
To many, Ruth Bader Ginsberg was a symbol of endurance, a public servant we elevated to celebrity status during a period when it felt impossible to find anything or anyone to believe in. RBG was a unicorn, a woman who used her voice AND got what she asked for; a woman who fought the system and changed it for the better and eventually would be asked to uphold that very system for the rest of her life. She would want us to defend it,...
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The Fitness Protection Staff and The Big Guns are donating their time to create free programming during the COVID-19 Coronavirus disruption. There will be daily live-streams with nutrition, anxiety relief, physical and mental strength, as well as reminders for newly minted homeschool teachers from a very experienced distance leaning instructor. The program is completely free and will last as long as the self-quarantine recommendati...
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Coach MK addresses the current anxiety-inducing climate and draws on the wisdom of Jummy Olawale, a Gottman Method ground us in truth.

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Coach MK refers to her favorite novel, Station 11 by Emily St. John Mandel, to remind us that no matter how scary the situation, the beauty of humanity shines right through.

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One of Coach MK's Runners posted the following comment in one of the Facebook groups: "Got Dumped. Feel like crap." That comment warrants a response, and Coach MK reminds us that the only parts of us that actually break during breakups, are parts that can be fixed. (She then tells us how her last breakup led her directly to her husband; they celebrate their 9th wedding anniversary this coming Wednesday).

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A listener write in, asking for coaching advice for her 7 year old son, who is entering his first mile race. He is afraid of looking dumb, so Coach MK tells him what dumb looks like. James, don’t forget to send us race photos!

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We can't control everything....but we don't have to respond to ANYTHING. Coach MK has a mantra for those mornings when it feels like everything is out of control.

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Today's Episode was brought to you by Lexapro! With Mercury in Retrograde and a sick toddler, Coach MK is having more encounters with strangers than usual, and a mantra that makes those encounters easier to navigate.

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February 26, 2020 6 mins
Inspired by a game of musical chairs, Coach Sarah brings us a hilarious mantra from her college years for those moments need to be reminded that even the cool kids have their moments!

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February 24, 2020 6 mins
The word "Support" has multiple definitions....which could explain why we don't get it when we need it. Coach MK has a mantra and kind suggestion for those moments when we aren't getting the support we think we asked for.

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February 23, 2020 5 mins
A companion is not a pack mule, and Coach Sarah has a mantra for those moments you realize you are being treated like one!

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Facing a huge day with two possibly game-changing things happening for Coach MK's family as well as Fitness Protection, she brings you a mantra straight from Tennessee- something all us Tennesseans say when we want, but cannot guarantee, that the answer will be 'yes'. 

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February 20, 2020 8 mins
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February 17, 2020 7 mins
Paralyzed at the thought of a 14th viewing of Frozen II, Coach MK reflects on how hard it can be for a people-pleaser to say 'no'. 
Link to the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Exercise she still practices HERE: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B8moRfYnzxo/

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February 16, 2020 6 mins
Coach Sarah discusses the pressure to savor every moment, and how quickly it can turn into anxiety about missing any moment.

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Happy Valentine's Day from Coach MK! Today's ad-free mantra is for the people-pleasers, the rule-followers, the perfectionists, the folk who don't yet know they have CPTSD, and everyone who thinks that love has to be earned and doesn't value the love that is given freely. On a day when all kinds of people will be questioning if they are, or will ever be, loved- Coach MK dismantles the idea of what we have been taught to think love ...
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Dr. Coach Sarah kicks off some Shady Italian Lessons by breaking down how SUPER polite and SUPER formal speech can be anything but polite....and may be the perfect response to any uncomfortable situation!

“Please excuse me” in the informal - “Scusami” feels like a supplication, a looking someone in the eye and asking for grace, while the formal “Mi scusi” can either be exceedingly polite or a TOTAL sorry-not-sorry."

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The Monster at the End of this Week is VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! So Coach MK takes a minute to break down the word love before she shares the method she used to cultivate love for herself after a lifetime of trying not to think about it. 

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February 9, 2020 6 mins
Most of us have been trained to believe that emotion, and anything that springs from it, is weak and lesser. Sarah blows the door off of that lie in a mantra we hope you will carry with you to Valentine’s Day and beyond.

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February 6, 2020 7 mins
We hate the messaging in the fitness industry so much, we put ourselves in the mental health category. Angered by a headline about the dangers of being an overweight runner, Coach MK spit this fiery mantra into her mic before penning her own response: the most dangerous aspect of being overweight or a runner are the lies we’ve held as truths about our own bodies and what they say about us.

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