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the Duality of Harm & Healing#9 The Wellness of We: How Community Supports Individual WellbeingThe Wellness of We: How Community Supports Individual Wellbeing
In this final episode of The Duality of Harm and Healing, Kate & Ruby explore how community is essential to individual wellbeing. This series has journeyed through Presence, Awareness + Acceptance, Trust, Courage, Freedom, Boundaries, Rest, and Compassion, and now we arrive at The Wellness of We. Healing happens in connection, not isolation.
Key Takeaways:
Community fosters belonging, trust, and shared purpose, creating a space for authentic expression and mutual support.
Full-circle compassion means prioritizing everyone in the community, including yourself, your team, and even those indirectly im...2025-01-1315 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#8 The Importance of 'I Believe You': Creating Safe Spaces in Fitness and WellnessThe Importance of 'I Believe You': Creating Safe Spaces in Fitness and Wellness
In this episode, Ruby and Kate explore how compassion and empathy are essential in creating spaces that prioritize connection and healing. They define compassion as "where empathy meets the willingness to relieve suffering" and discuss how to cultivate this in the fitness, yoga, and wellness (FYW) industry.
Key Takeaways:
Compassion requires acknowledging your clients' experiences and affirming them with empathy—“I believe you” can be the starting point of deeper healing.
Safe spaces aren’t about perfection but about creating brave spaces wher...2025-01-0616 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#7 The Rest Factor: The Connection between Rest and Resilience in Fitness, Yoga, and WellnessThe Rest Factor: The Connection Between Rest and Resilience in Fitness, Yoga, and Wellness
In this episode, Ruby & Kate explore how rest is crucial for resilience and long-term wellbeing in the fitness, yoga, and wellness (FYW) industry. Rest isn't just about doing nothing; it's about actively rejuvenating and remaining connected to yourself and others even through adversity.
Key Takeaways:
Resilience involves staying connected to yourself and others, and healing happens through purposeful rest and communal support.
Question the industry’s narratives around rest—"no pain, no gain" and "active rest" often reinforce burnout. Explore rest a...2024-12-3014 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#6 The Boundaries of Autonomy: Navigating the Wellness Industries on Your Own TermsThe Boundaries of Autonomy: Navigating the Wellness Industries on Your Own Terms
In this episode, Kate and Ruby explore the concept of boundaries as the bridge between personal freedom and how we show up in the wellness industry. After the liberation of discovering new possibilities, it's crucial to define what we're willing to do, how we behave, and where we draw the line.
Key Takeaways:
Boundaries create space to honor both yourself and your clients, reinforcing trust and integrity in your work.
Your "why" evolves, but your core values provide a consistent guide to s...2024-12-2313 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#5 The Anatomy of Liberation: Cultivating Personal Freedom Through Embodied WellbeingEpisode 5 - The Anatomy of Liberation: Cultivating Personal Freedom Through Embodied Wellbeing
In this episode, Kate and Ruby explore how personal freedom unfolds in fitness, yoga, and wellness. After focusing on courage last week, they dive deeper into what liberation feels like when you show up authentically and dismantle limiting beliefs.
Highlights:
Courage as Presence & TrustSmall moments of courage count. Trusting yourself to break old rules or to connect more deeply with clients can be game-changing. Noticing your fears means you care—embrace that and keep growing.
Freedom from Syst...2024-12-1615 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#4 The Audacity to Do Better: Tackling Toxicity in Fitness, Yoga, and Wellness Head-OnEpisode 4: The Audacity to Do Better – Tackling Toxicity in Fitness, Yoga, and Wellness
In this episode of the Duality of Harm and Healing, Kate and Ruby discuss the fourth theme of the My Self Study Practice: Courage. They explore the challenges of courageous action in fitness, yoga, and wellness spaces, focusing on how to confront and navigate the toxic dynamics that persist in these industries.
Episode Overview
Following the previous episode, The Power Play: How Consent Shapes Trust in FYW Spaces, Kate and Ruby dive deeper into what’s possible when trust is establ...2024-12-0912 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#3 The Power Play – How Consent Shapes Trust in Fitness, Yoga, and Wellness SpacesEpisode 3: The Power Play – How Consent Shapes Trust in Fitness, Yoga, and Wellness Spaces
In this episode of the Duality of Harm and Healing, Kate Moore and Ruby Chandler dive into the theme of Trust, the third foundational theme of the My Self Study Practice. They explore how consent plays a critical role in building and maintaining trust within fitness, yoga, and wellness (FYW) spaces.
Episode Overview
Building on the discussion from the last episode, The Fitfluencer Clean Up: That’s Not Fitness, Yoga, or Wellness, That’s Your Internalized Biases, Kate and Ruby unpa...2024-12-0220 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#2 The Fitfluencer Clean Up – That’s Not Fitness, Yoga, or Wellness, That’s Your Internalized BiasesEpisode 2: The Fitfluencer Clean Up – That’s Not Fitness, Yoga, or Wellness, That’s Your Internalized Biases
In this episode of the Duality of Harm and Healing, Kate Moore and Ruby Chandler continue this discussion by diving into the theme of Awareness and Acceptance. They explore how internalized biases influence perceptions of fitness, yoga, and wellness, and discuss the importance of addressing these biases to create more inclusive and healing spaces.
Episode Overview
Kate and Ruby build on the previous episode's exploration of Presence, shifting focus to Awareness as a pathway to understanding and Accep...2024-11-2513 min
the Duality of Harm & Healing#1 The Good, The Bad, and The Fit: Exploring the Surprising Relationship between Harm and Healing in Fitness, Yoga, and WellnessEpisode 1: Presence and Shared Language
Welcome to the limited series the Duality of Harm and Healing. Over the next 10 weeks, Kate Moore and Ruby Chandler of The Duality Project will explore themes that have shaped their decade-long careers as movement professionals and fitness-space owners. They aim to provide a human-centered framework for growth and restoration in fitness, yoga, and wellness communities.
Episode Overview
In this first episode, Kate and Ruby delve into the foundational theme of Presence from the My Self Study Practice. They introduce key concepts and language to help you deepen your...2024-11-1815 min
the Duality of Harm & Healingthe Duality of Harm and Healing in Fitness, Yoga, and WellnessWelcome to the Duality of Harm & Healing in Fitness, Yoga and Wellness, a limited series podcast brought to you by the Duality Project.
Kate Moore & Ruby Chandler are your hosts
The Duality of Harm and Healing is a deep look into our current structures of Wellness, Fitness, and Yoga. This series is an invitation to up-level these industries in order to truly cultivate real, lasting, honest, strong, capable communities where connection actually takes place. Through this podcast, we'll provide insight for embracing opportunities to create a more mindful and effective profession.
Can't you s...2024-11-1303 min