09: Nerves, Body Image, “Happiness Differentials”, and Radiohead

Work, Play, Love with Lauren Fleshman and Jesse Thomas

Jesse Thomas

Health & Fitness, Fitness & Nutrition, Sports & Recreation

4.9 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2018

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

This week the work, sport, family balance in the Flomas house was less of a flashy juggling act and more of a clumsy dropping things and throwing them at the wall. From birthday parties to high school reunions, peak triathlon training and sleep training, Lauren and Jesse keep it real on managing it all (or not), diffusing fights with snacks (works for kids and adults alike!), and this week’s listener questions:

Dealing with pre-race anxiety
Managing the athlete/coach relationship
Maintaining healthy body image after competitive racing/training
Approaching a “happiness differential” in a relationship

Jesse tries to compare himself to Radiohead, then gets a little more realistic with Matchbox 20, in talking about nerves before a big event. Lauren’s reflections on how she managed her nervousness with running and now performing music prove a little more insightful, especially when Jesse adds his suggestion for sandbagging as a pressure reliever. (Hey, whatever works?) The conversation continues with plenty of lighthearted and more serious revelations about coach-athlete relationships, maintaining a healthy body image after moving on from high level training and the comparison trap that comes with continuing to “run” in the same social circles, and how to support a partner going through a low point in their work happiness. Spoiler for you fix-it types out there: You might not be able to fix it, and they might not necessarily want you to, either. Enjoy!

Transcript

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0:00.0	That was the music coming in. Now it's your turn to do the intro.
0:07.0	That was the music coming in. Now it's your turn to do the intro. You're amazing.
0:16.0	I had to get, I didn't have coffee this morning, so.
0:19.0	You never have coffee.
0:20.0	I actually feel like that is the thing that amazes me that we're still together.
0:27.3	That I drink coffee and you don't drink coffee. It's like one of those fundamental things like having the same faith.
0:35.0	Yeah, it's a lot like having the same faith.
0:38.0	That's what it feels like to a coffee addict.
0:40.0	I'm serious.
0:41.0	I don't know.
0:42.0	I would love to share coffee with you on the porch.
0:45.0	I'll drink some chocolate milk next to you.
0:49.0	Oh, that's really sweet.
0:50.0	Okay, welcome to work play love.
0:52.0	I'm Lauren Fleshman. I'm Jesse Thomas and this is the
0:56.4	podcast where we answer your questions about the balance between work, sports, and relationships or family.
1:05.4	This week we are going to be answering some awesome questions.
1:08.4	We have some great questions for me guys.
1:11.4	Pre-race anxiety, how to deal with it the nuances of the athlete coach relationship
1:17.2	how to make that healthy and positive how to maintain healthy body image after you're done with competitive training and
1:25.9	racing and the inevitable body changes occur and what to do when you have a
1:31.8	happiness differential in your relationship.
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