Sleep is the glue that holds us together - physically, mentally, and emotionally. Without sleep, we all go a little coo-coo for cocoa puffs!

Speaking with Irene is always a blast and every time I learn something new from her! This was a lovely conversation about how movement is needed for sleep, just as much as sleep is needed for movement....and more!

Please leave a comment with something you learned in this episode and give this podcast a 5 star review to help other women find these amazing conversations!

Speaking of conversations, watch as I guest interview on Irene's video channel - Loving Lessons Learned!

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Be a guest on the show! I want to hear your stories, wisdom, and all the cool shit you do as an everyday human! Apply now at RuckingWomen.com/podcast.

How will dancing in a forest with loud music and strangers (who become soul sisters!) help you?

Take a listen/watch!

What's important:

Women need in-person community now more than ever. What they also need is an opportunity to unburden themselves of their roles and responsibilities for a given amount of time so that they can just....BE! They can be themselves without worrying how it will appear or come off. They can move their bodies in ways theyfeel, not "how they should". They can experience the joy of music, vibration, and community without judgement or shame. These things are necessary for us to tap into on a regular basis through dance, play, laughter in a safe gathering space!

If you're local to Raleigh, NC, visitRuckingWomen.com to buy your tickets to upcoming events!

This woman is out here carrying 40lbs+ blowing out shoes and being a humble badass! :D

Meredith is working to achieve a specific goal this October (2024) to celebrate her escape from an abusive relationship and celebrate her strengths; mentally, emotionally, and physically!

What I love about Meredith is how humble, honest, and confident she is in her endeavors and the wisdom she has to share with you will apply no matter what season you are in!

Enjoy this conversation where we learn more about Meredith's journey and how incredible she is!

If you want to be amazed, in awe, flabergasted by something, learn about your nervous system. Seriously. Every time I have conversations about it or do somatic work or read research, it just gets cooler!!! And this is what this conversation with Mitch is chock full of!

Prepare to have your mind blown, maybe shed a tear with us, and learn how to start connecting with the most important system in your body, your nervous system.

If this is hijacked, you ain't changing nothin'!!

My favorite quote from Mitch: "trauma that leads to dysregulation gets us STUCK." We literally can't do anything until we address the stuckness.

And trauma doesn't have to be shock trauma like an accident, it can be anything your conscious and subconscious PERCEIVES as traumatic.

The ah-ha moment for me - it's the dysregulation of the nervous system that keeps us from reaching whatever goals or changes we're seeking. If we don't first listen and work with our nervous system, we are literally wasting time and money with all the pretty "biohacks" and protocols.

Take a listen, this is a great one!

Contact Mitch:

(336) 213-2612

@KMitchWebb

www.mitchwebb.com

As a high school power lifter and athlete, exercise made Melonie feel awesome! Lifting heavy and going hard was also a form of therapy.

Fast forward to adulthood and the ups and downs we experience in this thing called life! Fed up with weight gain and feeling lost, she took the advice of her father and firefighter friend to try walking....and rucking. She was hooked!!!

Listen in for more of Melonie's story that is also the story for many of us. What I love about listening to each woman's story is how so so similar we are to each other and this one thing, walking outside with a back pack, and showing up for these crazy events, bonds us even stronger together to have more connection, community, empathy, and kindness. We are not alone sisters, not for one second. We are all out here just like you doing the damn thing!

Check out the blog here.

"If I can't run I have to do something!...Dusted my ruck off, and kinda took off! Mentally that was my turning point, 'I'm going to be strong again, I'm good!' It was as simple as putting my back pack on and putting miles on my feet....It sounds crazy, it is so much more than putting a backpack on." - Becca

To join Becca for a walk to remember those who aren't with us due to cancer, walk or ruck where ever you are in the world on Sunday, October 13th, 2024 for an 18 miler. 18 is the number of days she received chemo and was a pact she made with her fellow sisters who were also going through treatment. Sadly, none of them are with us today so she walks to honor and remember them, and remember how fortunate she is to be here.

Click here to read more about Becca on the blog post!

"Push ups don't save lives." - one of the awesome guys!

If you want to listen to 3 men leading the way for a new kind, the right kind, of fitness environment, press play on this episode!

Honor Bound F.I.T. - Faith. Integrity. Trust
Functional Fitness, agility and mobility, and rucking are parts of their programming, while they dedicate class time to discussions about morality, character discipline and intentional living.

I can confidently say these men are practicing what they preach. You will too after listening!

Visit the blog for more details!

"If you're not questioning why you're there at somepoint, you're not doing it right." - Caitlin

Caitlin, co-leader of Steel City Ruck and the GORUCK Custom Events head honcho, and I dive into her journey with rucking and how a congenital knee deformity hasn't stopped her from doing over 100 GORUCK events. As someone who didn't like to workout at the gym and in front of people, she found that she loved Spartan/obstacle course races (she didn't run them) and then was introduced to GORUCK events and she was hooked!

https://www.ruckingwomen.com/blog/episode-4-caitlin-eiben