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Walking in the park behind the hospital this lunchtime with voice notes from Cindy in Minnesota and John on how difficult it is to rest easy.

Walking in the woods this lunchtime tempting you away from your desk to spend 10 minutes walking in nature. Rounding up our first week of episodes on Rest (Is Resistance). Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the woods this lunchtime and listening to voice notes from members of the Walk the Pod virtual walking club. A message from Cindy in Nebraska and one from John in rural Norfolk. John mentions that choosing the right kind of work makes rest slightly less critical. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the woods of Cannon Hill Common this lunchtime, thinking about that we do not care club run by Melani Sanders and noticing yellow fruit has fallen from a tree I've never noticed before.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime listening to a voice note from Hannah talking about how familiar story is very restful. Watching a TV show where we already know what's going to happen can be extremely restful when one has an anxious thoughts. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in the park behind the hospital this lunchtime, and introducing our topic for the month: Rest (is Resistance). With a voicenote from Robin in New Zealand. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods celebrating the end of my master's degree and the beautiful day. Looking at trees, trying to capture, in my imagination, a brown butterfly with yellow spots on its wings and tempting you away from your desk as ever for a 10 minute walk in nature. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local woods this lunchtime and summing up series 57. Could it be that lament is all about the holding of space. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in local woods, thinking about intergenerational lament this lunchtime and the ways that lament can lay dormant for generations before sparking new exploration and investigation. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in local woods this gratiTuesday, and introducing Footpath Finds: a gratitude practice game that you can play today. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking amongst tall trees in local woods, thinking about how physical space can capture lasting lament. The story of George Perry Floyd Square, Minneapolis.

A round up of the first week of episodes on lament walking around the park behind the hospital this sunny Friday, tempting you away from your desk to reconnect with nature through walking. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking around the park behind the hospital, thinking about lament as a cultural earthquake detector. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking in my local Cannon Hill Common woods this lunchtime pondering lament's ability to break down performative behaviours and connect us. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Walking amongst gigantic plane trees this lunchtime. Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Discussing definitions of our new theme, lament this lunchtime. What does lament mean to you? Join the Walk the Pod Lunchtime walk club for weekly walking challenges, theme voting, private Discord server and exclusive merch! https://www.patreon.com/c/rachelwheeley

Thank you for listening to this series dear friends, it has been a delight to stretch my legs with you. Looking forward to Series 57 already. https://walkthepod.com

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime thinking about the work of Brickman and Campbell which says that humans return to their baseline happiness level following traumatic or joyful experiences. Plus a voicenote from Cindy in Nebraska.

Walking through the woods and into the allotments this lunchtime. In this episode, I'm considering whether we could call time on comparing ourselves to other people.

Walking in the woods just over the road from home this lunchtime having enough of distractions. Emails, social media updates, news, phone calls, text messages… Distractions are everywhere.

Walking next to the lake at the bottom of the hill from home this lunchtime counting ducklings and thinking about our theme for the month of Enough! On today's episode, enough centring other peoples opinions and not giving ourselves and our ideas a vote.

Walking around Tavistock Square Gardens in central London this lunchtime thinking about our series so far and what we've learned about Enough! Plus a voice note from Marcel in the Netherlands.

Walking around the park behind the hospital on the most beautiful day in the world in which everybody appears to have lost their minds - it's so sunny!

Walking the woods of Cannon Hill Common this lunchtime reconnecting with nature and wondering whether happiness lies in deepening the commitments we already have rather than branching out for the new.

Walking around my local streets with a radical prompt for you this afternoon, dear friends: what if by ploughing ahead trying to achieve all the things, we miss out on the serendipitous?

Thinking about how to have enough this lunchtime and an invitation to get involved with a fresh set of journal prompts on our new theme. Walking in the park behind St George's Hospital, keeping my eyes peeled for the 16 Pets as Therapy dogs that are on a lunchtime walk today.

Welcome to the start of our new podcast series, Series 56, centered around the thought-provoking theme of 'Enough!' As we look forward to the new series, I wanted to provide you with your first set of journal prompts, offering you a dedicated space for reflection, maybe even self-discovery. Consider this your invitation to carve out a little time just for you. Perhaps brew a comforting drink, open your favorite notebook to a fresh page, sharpen your pencil, and allow yourself 20 minutes of uninterrupted writing in response to the prompts below. Remember, there's no need for perfection – these are simply for your own personal exploration. Sometimes, the act of pondering can lead to unexpected insights, perhaps a solution to a nagging problem or a catalyst for positive change in your life. It might not surface immediately; an 'aha!' moment could just as easily arrive while you're doing the dishes, 36 hours from now! Please find below your first set of prompts on the theme of 'Enough!', dear friends. This is just the beginning: Prompt 1 Think of a time when you felt you had just about enough of something – be it a frustrating situation, a demanding task, or even a strong emotion. What did this experience feel like for you? Did you notice any specific emotional responses or physical sensations? Describe these if you can. Prompt 2 Take a moment or two to consider why this particular instance of feeling 'just about enough' has come to mind today. What makes this specific memory stand out to you at this moment? Prompt 3 Reflecting on this past experience, what unfolded next? Did you initiate a change? Did you reach out for support? Perhaps the action you took brought resolution, or maybe you made a conscious decision to approach things differently in the future. Do you recall how your initial feelings evolved over time? Prompt 4 Jot down a few thoughts on how this past experience might connect with the way you make choices in your life today. There is no need to share what you've written. However, if you feel moved to share your reflections, or if you're inspired to record a voice note for the upcoming podcast episodes (beginning on Monday), I would be delighted to hear from you. Reply to this email to leave a comment, or head over to SpeakPipe to leave 90 seconds of your beautiful voice for Walk the Pod: https://www.speakpipe.com/Walk_the_Pod Wishing you a lovely Friday, dear friends. I can't wait to get started with this new series of episodes with you from Monday.

Walking along suburban streets this lunchtime, wrapping up the series on courage and inviting you away from your desk for one last 10-minute walk in nature, this month. Will be back in April with series 56, meanwhile take care of your beautiful mind yourselves, and each other, and thank you for listening.

Walking on Cannon Hill Common this lunchtime, thinking about how the courage to make positive change means that we can go slowly in our day-to-day, minute-to-minute lives.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime considering the courage to face the present moment.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime considering the courage of Dory to Just Keep Swimming! It's the most beautiful day in the world and we've made it through the winter.

Today, dear friends, I'm walking around the park behind the hospital thinking about Courage in leadership, aka Courage amidst chaos!

Walking around the park behind the hospital, as temperatures dip again, considering the Adlerian idea that it is braver to be happy than to be unhappy. Plus a voicenote from John in Muswell Hill.

Walking around Gordon Square Gardens this Thursday lunchtime, tempting you away from your desk to spend 10 minutes walking in nature and considering how to remain courageous when we feel down and out.

Walking around the park behind the hospital, contemplating the courage to be disliked - the title of our book this series.

Taking you with me on my morning commute to work and thinking about courage and how it is unique to each person. Plus a voice note from Cindy in Nebraska.

Introducing our new topic: Courage. This month we'll be reading The Courage to be Disiked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga. And we'll be walking, of course, as usual, around our local area. Welcome to the new series!

Good morning, dear friend and hello from Merton Abbey Mills in Southwest London. I'm walking on the most beautiful day in the world and inviting you to take part in Series 55 on Courage. The series starts next Monday, 10th of March. In this episode, I've recorded four journal prompts for you. If you do some free writing as part of your artistic practice, why not use these prompts to inspire you to write something about courage. You might want to share them when we start the series next Monday. Take care of your beautiful mind, yourselves, and each other, and I'll speak to you then.

Wrapping up the series with a big thank you to all the members of the Walk the Pod lunchtime walk club. Your daily walking podcast will be back on Monday 10 March 2025.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime wrapping up Series 54 and covering everything we've spoken about so far this month on the theme of inspiration.

Walking around Northampton Square in North London this lunchtime, thinking about how changing our perspective can be inspiring. Voice notes from Kiwi Rob in Auckland and Cindy in Nebraska.

Today, a voicenote from David in the US reminds me that if it isn't a ‘hell yes' then it's a no! Plus a voicenote from the Mothership on doing nothing to bring on creative inspiration.

Walking around the park behind the hospital this lunchtime pondering whether the type of inspiration we are struck by is what we seek to find.

Walking my local streets in the absolutely minging rain and windy conditions this lunchtime, rounding up the week's inspiration episodes and looking forward to more walking adventures next week.

Creatives and artists often worry that they are stealing other people's work. But today on Walk the Pod, I want to talk about inspiration and theft. To make the point that sometimes it's necessary to steal with impunity to start with, until one find one's own voice. Walking in local woods for Episode 4, Series 54 of Walk the Pod.

Considering the thoughts of German philosopher Fredrick Schelling on ideas providing ‘action of energy and significance' as I walk my local street this lunchtime.

Walking local streets this lunchtime with your daily prompt to get out into nature for just 10 minutes. Inspiration is an ‘ebb and flow' says Hils. What does inspiration mean to you? https://walkthepod.com

Walking my local streets and enjoying the breaths of fresh air that I'm now able to enjoy after my recent treatment. Series 54 is all about inspiration. Why not send me a voice note about what inspiration means to you via walkthepod.com!

Walking in Old St in north London this lunchtime, tempting you away from your desk for the last time this series. Plus a creative reminder from recently departed David Lynch to keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.

Considering everything we've explored this series on our stillness theme, plus a short story from Nick in Worcester.

Walking my local streets this lunchtime, keeping an eye out for my neighbour's cat.