Two (mis)adventures in stand-up comedy for you here: what, how and why it went disastrously wrong for me. But also what, how and why it goes really well. Juicy learnz here for anyone who performs or speaks in public, or just wants to be more open and available with family, friends and colleagues. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Oct 12, 2023•34 min
Marianne Powell and I play with authenticity - really being you in the here-and-now. To me this seems to have become one of those highly-desired, yet elusive states like happiness - the more we chase it, the harder it is to feel. What even is it though? How does it happen and why does it matter? Marianne is my friend, a purpose guide and therapist, as well as a singer songwriter. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...
Oct 10, 2023•32 min
When you get going it's really hard to stop, especially on focused tasks you enjoy. For me it's DIY. And the lesson I'm doomed to repeat here is not stopping and putting healthy boundaries on what enough looks like. I didn't get much sleep last night because of all yesterday's doing. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Oct 09, 2023•10 min
Just running an idea by you, if that's ok? I'm cooking up a new product - a special workshop to help you enjoy the here-and-now more. It'll be lots of fun. Just wondering how it lands and if you want to be a part of this. Find out more at chriskenworthy.co.uk/authentic-improv/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Oct 04, 2023•23 min
Another lesson some of us are doomed to learn over and over again. This time it's about procrastinating, avoiding doing or otherwise being perennially indecisive about that thing you keep putting off. And how we keep forgetting how satisfying and easy (or at least nowhere-near-as-hard as you feared it would be), it was once you've done it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Oct 03, 2023•11 min
Are you one of those people affected by the weather? Does it seem like your mood tracks the sky? Chris is ranting at the clouds for his melancholy, wanting the grey damp duvet above to be anything other than what it is. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Oct 02, 2023•14 min
My friend and fellow coach Ellie and I explore what goes on for us 'usually productive doers' when we're feeling under the weather. We talk about how to manage our energy levels, moods and motivation. How hard it can be slowing down, and why reflection and retreat isn't a frivolous luxury. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Sep 29, 2023•34 min
Anything worthwhile should be HARD WORK and worth SUFFERING for, right? And you must PUSH FORWARDS with urgency to get there. I’m beginning to wonder how helpful these beliefs are. And whether the opposite is true - the gentler you are with yourself, the more life unfolds in an agreeable way. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Sep 28, 2023•12 min
A strong, evocative emotional experience can leave a residue in your system, one that lingers and is tricky to get through. Some reflections here on elation, grief, sadness and hope in the aftermath of Happy Start-up School's Summercamp. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Sep 27, 2023•12 min
Chris is angry at his sat nav in a service station car park and decides to improvise a live experiment in the theory that the only way out with strong emotions is through. What will we learn? Trigger warning: loud vitriolic ranting. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Sep 20, 2023•19 min
If my experience at Happy Start-up School's Summercamp this year were a film, this would be the title. My reflections on how I spent three days in the sticks, playing with other business hippies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Sep 18, 2023•28 min
What turns you on? No not like that... I'm talking about our instinctual drives: social, sexual and self-preservation. How they play us, if we don't know what they're up to, and how to become more aware of them. This monologue is about the one-to-one aka sexual instinct in particular - creativity and desire. In this episode I'll challenge a few stereotypes and hopefully put you back in touch with yourself. You're an animal! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other s...
Sep 13, 2023•25 min
I suppose you could call this a talking meditation, a kindly lament on what it is to be a fallible human, when things don't go well. While at the same time remembering that's what makes you an inherently good human being. One way to look at this is through the lens of this dignity and humility from Authentic Relating - the art of being human. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Sep 09, 2023•14 min
If you don't get out the house, are you a bit like a dog who hasn't been walked? Climbing the walls. Going out of your mind. If so, you could be like Ellie and I, for whom movement, nature and connection with other people is a necessity. Ellie is my friend and a fellow coach. Together we're running a series of immersive Co-Walking events to help people like us get a more rich and meaningful experience from retreat into nature, away from the seeming madness that is modern life. This is a public e...
Sep 07, 2023•35 min
This issue is the scourge of our modern age. The way we zone out, live on autopilot or spend all our time lamenting either the future or the past, instead of what's unfolding right before our eyes. Here's my take on what could be going on, as I explore this phenomenon through improvisation and authentic relating. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Sep 05, 2023•15 min
Hi. I'm a beginner. By that I mean curious, enthusiastic, a learner, playful. I don't have everything sussed out. Would you want to be any other way? The world seems to expect that though - flawless experts who get things right first time, every time. I see it in politics, industry and other walks of life. This was prompted by soon launching my own improv/authentic relating inspired workshops, and noticing the fears, hesitance, shame and doubts that get in the way of doing fun stuff we really ca...
Aug 29, 2023•19 min
Hope you don't mind me nudging the podcast into edgier territory but here we go... Some reflections on my experiences of the great leveller, what it revealed to me about life, myself and others. We'll also go deeper into expectations and responsibility too, what motivates us and who you truly are when things turn bleak. There's hope too. Recorded on the anniversary of my mum's death, Dorothy Kenworthy who died in 2005. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscr...
Aug 24, 2023•30 min
At the beginning of most days I check-in with myself by wondering who's showing up inside - urges, desires, feelings sensations and mental preoccupations. We call these our parts, and getting to know them, helping them feel seen and heard, is undoubtedly one of the most helpful practices I have for feeling more present, happier and hopeful about the day ahead. I explore all this, how I do it and why in this episode. Listen to 'Something to help when you're overwhelmed or need motivation' episode...
Aug 21, 2023•21 min
I could be way off here - drawing parallels between substance abuse, and that urge to perpetually do and make, that drives people like us. But maybe there's something to this. The fact is that excessive productivity and progress destroys relationships and wellbeing, just like any other compulsive behaviour. What do you reckon? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Aug 19, 2023•9 min
One of my favourite improv principles, and one those of us with a tendency to pragmatism and practicality, would do well to remember. This one's all about gravitating towards that which makes life worth living, when we're faced with choices about what to do next and how to do it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Aug 17, 2023•9 min
When you're neither in nor out on the day ahead, it's possible to kind of halfheartedly do all the things, instead of committing your attention to one thing deserving of it, or checking out altogether because you need some R&R. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Aug 08, 2023•13 min
It could be a faceless voice, all cynical and nit-picky about everything that’s wrong. Maybe it’s a fully fleshed out character in your mind’s eye - a haughty, enthroned judge sat above everyone and everything, passing its uninvited verdicts. Do you have one? Or two? Three? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Aug 03, 2023•14 min
Some days, events, arbitrary points in time come with emotional baggage. For me it's Mondays, a heaviness, a melancholic sigh, and the dread of expectation. Which is totally at odds with reality. This one's all about the emotional undercurrents that, if we're not aware of, can rule us. Here's how I'm working with Mondays, after years of resistance. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Jul 31, 2023•14 min
When a DIY job begins to turn sour, Chris gets his 1000th lesson in knowing when to back away because he's hungry/angry/lonely/tired. This one's all about feeling into our tendency to get swept along with the relentless, forward motion of productivity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Jul 29, 2023•15 min
I've landed home after ALL the adventures during June and July. Yet fun and joy and can bleed into one long conveyor belt of stuff coming at you, much like the obligations and responsibilities of day-to-day life. Even when you're supposed to be having fun, it can be tricky to savour the here-and-now. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Jul 28, 2023•14 min
Love? Kindness? Hugs? Well they'd certainly help but I think there's a more pragmatic option too - human connection. What does that even mean though? And how do you get more of it when so much seems to get in the way? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Jul 25, 2023•17 min
"When we fail to prioritise the things we should, it is often because the dominant instinct takes more than its fair share." - this quote from Cicci Lyckow Bäckman might just explain why we sometimes avoid or distract ourselves from getting round to those things we should do, and would probably enjoy doing or which would make our lives easier. But what are our core instinctive drives? What is going on? Join me on a wander through the countryside as I too try to make sense of this perennial human...
Jul 24, 2023•16 min
Here's a timeless struggle I hear in coaching - what gets in the way of just being content with the way things are instead of feeling tense and irritated by it (or how things COULD be different). Join me on a ramble through the French countryside as we ponder the paradoxes of the human condition. How tres Français. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com...
Jul 22, 2023•21 min
We've all got behaviours, habits, characteristics about ourselves we'd like to change. How do you react when they show up? With regret, shame, anger? What if that's like abandoning yourself... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Jul 21, 2023•16 min
Ever avoid or distract yourself from complicated, seemingly huge jobs because there's too many unknowns? Here's what could be going on. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chriskenworthy.substack.com
Jul 21, 2023•16 min
