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The Proof with Simon Hill

Simon Hill

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Episode #314. Science tells us we need relationships to live better, for longer. But how do we cultivate our relationships to benefit ourselves and our loved ones? Join me in Episode #314 as I sit down with IN-Q for an exploration of creativity, self-compassion, and empathy. In this episode, you’ll discover why you should learn to be vulnerable and how to do so. We discuss the danger of loneliness and how to improve life satisfaction, why creativity is a crucial practice for everyone, and how you can truly learn from failure. IN-Q also shares some of his poetry as well as key moments in his journey to where he is today. Specifically, we discuss:: Introduction (0:00) IN-Q Performs His Poem “Growth AKA Goldfish” (1:32) The Importance of Emotional Health and Vulnerability (5:48) Does Expressing Emotions Show Weakness? (12:34) The Creative Process and Overcoming Failure (19:06) From Poetry to Platinum Hits: A Diverse Creative Journey (29:19) The Intention Behind Poetry and Empowering Through Creativity (34:40) The Creative Process: Inspiration, Writing, and Reflection (41:57) Finding Play and Presence in Life (47:04) A Poet's Journey: From Personal Struggles to Creative Expression (50:58) Love, Relationships, and the Quest for Connection (1:01:09) Launching "The Never-Ending Now" Poetry Journal and Album (1:12:46) Closing with Empowerment: A Poem of Pride (1:14:06) Outro (1:18:35) Connect with IN-Q on Instagram. His website, in-q.com, is your go-to to learn more, listen to The Never Ending Now album, shop his journal and book, and more. This episode is brought to you by: InsideTracker If you want to improve your health, you need to measure where you’re currently at. InsideTracker analyses up to 48 blood biomarkers including ApoB, LDL, HDL, A1C, and more before giving you advice to optimise your health. Get a 20% discount on your first order at insidetracker.com/simon. Sun Home Saunas Invest in your body and mind with Sun Home Saunas, pioneers in crafting premium saunas and cold plunges. Safe, effective, research-backed wellness tools to improve cardiovascular health, offer psychological benefits, and reduce muscle soreness. Head to sunhomesaunas.com/theproof for $300 off your purchase. BON CHARGE Enhance skin health, increase collagen production, and reverse sun damage with BON CHARGE, my choice of low-level light therapy. Holistic, evidence-based, premium products for healthier skin. Get started at boncharge.com and use code THEPROOF for a 15% discount. Momentous My go-to supplement brand for protein and creatine is Momentous. Get 36% off subscriptions, and 20% off one-off purchases, by using the code LIVINGPROOF at checkout at livemomentous.com Eimele Eimele Essential 8 is a comprehensive multivitamin that is scientifically formulated to complement your plant-rich diet, increase and sustain your energy, and support the immune system, as well as heart and brain health. Head to Eimele.com and use code SIMON at checkout for 10% off your first order. 38TERA Consider 38TERA's DMN-01 prebiotic supplement a daily multivitamin for your gut. Formulated by yours truly and gastroenterologist Dr Will Bulsiewicz. Use code THEPROOF for a discount at checkout. Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. You can also show your support by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast app and/or sharing your favourite episodes with your friends and family. Simon Hill, MSc, BSc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants

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0:00.0	In today's episode I sit down with my friend in cue, Emmy-nominated poet, multi-platinum songwriter, world-renowned
0:08.9	keynote speaker, and the best-selling author of Inquire Within.
0:12.0	Change your story, change your life.
0:14.0	It's become increasingly clear to me that there is no longevity without emotional health
0:18.0	and strong relationships.
0:19.0	Our relationship to ourselves, those around us and the world.
0:22.0	The way we're walking around with our armor all the time,
0:24.1	and it becomes disease, dishease.
0:26.1	The science is clear on this.
0:27.4	People who are lonely at higher risk of premature death
0:30.1	and lower life satisfaction.
0:31.3	Forgiveness allows you to have the freedom to accept yourself.
0:34.0	Cultivating self-compassion and empathy begins with expressing our emotions
0:38.0	and sharing these emotions with people in our lives.
0:40.0	Today's guest in-cue has mastered this through poetry.
0:42.0	Because love is not soft, love is hard. Today's guest in Q has mastered this through poetry.
0:42.6	Because love is not soft, love is hard, love is scar, love is flawed, love is loud, love is proud,
0:48.3	love is doubt, and since love is most important when we do not know how.
0:55.0	Okay, La Soul's opening up for us.
0:57.0	Our culture teaches us to look up to people or down on people.
1:00.0	It doesn't teach just to look at people.
1:01.0	I didn't feel empowered in any other area of my life.
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