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Running as Therapy \u2013 Show Notes

Why running is cheaper than therapy.

Why do you do all this long-distance running?

For me running is so much more than just a sport, a way to keep fit.\xa0 It is a way of life.\xa0 It is what I have used for my therapy.\xa0 It has literally saved my life.

Why running is so powerful as a means of mental health.\xa0 Movement in nature is the key point.\xa0 You find out so much about who you are and what you are capable of.\xa0 It helps you overcome the chatter that you have going on constantly in your brain.\xa0 When I go running that chatter slows down.\xa0 It takes about 20 minutes to get rid of the day\u2019s grind then once you start to connect with your body and nature, your mind and your processes start to clear.\xa0 It is a wonderful time for reflection.\xa0 It is a very powerful mechanism to help find balance.

We are living in a very artificial environment.\xa0 This is not how our ancestors lived.\xa0 We are disconnected from our true nature.\xa0

How blue light is affecting us.\xa0

Inundated with messages from people all around the world who are struggling with mental health issues and massive challenges.\xa0 It is a privilege to hear these stories and try to help them.\xa0 I have tried to share with people the honest journey that I go through; the highs, the lows, the challenges.\xa0 I think people are hungering for real human connection.\xa0

With our run training we start with the mindset, the motivation and helping them with their mental struggles before we get onto the nuts and bolts of running.\xa0 We can help them on a much deeper level.\xa0

Wanted to share the back story and why I say running helped save my life.\xa0 In my early 20s I was in an abusing controlling relationship.\xa0 I was in a constant state of being pushed beyond my limits physically and being constantly told that I was useless. \xa0Went from being an equal partnership to being controlled completely.\xa0 My mindset was all about survival.\xa0

Talks about her horrendous journey across the Libyan desert in which her relationship unravelled.\xa0 It took a long time to recover physically but the mental scars left her a broken person for a long long time.\xa0 It took running to put her back together.

The Marathon de Sables.\xa0 Surrounded by positive people that she hadn\u2019t been for years.\xa0 She found like minded wonderful crazy people.\xa0 She felt encourages and confident.\xa0 Did really well in the race and then wanted more and more.\xa0 I wasn\u2019t as useless as I had been told.\xa0 Running became my therapy and hence the title of the podcast.\xa0 What followed was 25 years of mad adventures.

Had grown up in a family that valued mental and physical toughness.\xa0 Weakness was not tolerated.\xa0 Took me years to find my way back.\xa0 Running has given me so much.\xa0 I learned so much about what I am capable of.\xa0 I can overcome my fears.\xa0 I learned team work, I learned how to market myself, to speak, business, leading with a vision.

Having good daily ways of coping and de-pressurising ourselves.\xa0

If you are facing mental health issues, if you are in a difficult relationship etc, you are not alone.\xa0 There are lots of people going through a lot of things and finding strength from each other and in telling our stories.\xa0 I hope this gives you the courage to feel not alone and that you can find a way through.\xa0 I encourage you to take up an outdoor sport.\xa0 Find your peace with yourself and get back on the road to recovery.\xa0 Reach out to people who can help you.\xa0 Find like-minded people.

All my life I\u2019ve felt like a fish out of water in the workforce.\xa0 I cannot stand to be in an office environment.\xa0 I felt like it was all my fault because I wasn\u2019t getting ahead in my career.\xa0 But I was always an entrepreneur.\xa0 I want to be independent, I don\u2019t fit in anyone else\u2019s square.\xa0 I like to say I am unemployable.\xa0 It doesn\u2019t mean we are lazy, or dumb, or there is something wrong with us.\xa0 It just means that we haven\u2019t found our tribe yet.

Find your tribe who will help you be the best version of you that you can be.

Never, ever, give up.\xa0

Fail, fail fast and keep going.

Never stop.

We would like to thank our show sponsors

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Premier Outdoor equipment specialists who have been kitting out adventurers around the world for the past 50 years.\xa0

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The online training platform run by Lisa Tamati and Neil Wagstaff.\xa0

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So who are we?

Lisa Tamati is an a professional ultramarathon runner with over 25 years experiences racing the world's toughest endurance events and leading expeditions. Author of two internationally published running adventure books. She is also a mindset expert. From crossing the Libyan desert on foot to running Death Valley to running the length of NZ for charity, she has been there and done that. For more information on Lisa click here:\xa0www.lisatamati.co.nz

Neil Wagstaff is an exercise scientist, coach and ultramarathon runner with over 22 years experience in the health and fitness industry. He has trained hundreds of athletes and coaches alike to the successful completion of their goals.\xa0 For more info or to download our free run training ecourse go to\xa0www.runninghotcoaching.com/running-success

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