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Welcome to the workweek readers,
As I prepare to enter the third trimester my many-miled mountain running weeks and focused training for the upcoming rock season continue in blessedly balmy California sunshine. This expanding spirit vehicle is ever faithful. However, these days I am witness to my deep fear of what is in store in the coming months. Rather than continue to reinforce and propagate these fears by speaking them like spells repeatedly in my head I've recalled some salient lessons about managing fear that the mountains have taught me.
One metaphor most apropos to the season is what my dad ingrained in me about tree skiing in the Crystal Mountain side country as a child: Look between the trees. I learned if I obsessed about the closely-spaced trees, staring at them as if they were about to jump toward me I would invariably run into them. Conversely, if I focused on the often narrow and icy path between the trees I'd navigate my way through them unscathed often finding a flowing rhythm while doing so.
Here, in addition to a digest of posts on the ever more popular pregnant athlete topic, I'll introduce a new set of services spawned out of fear and intended to help my clients learn to befriend their own trepidation.
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It is rare that I engage with a client who needs to learn how to push themselves. Much more often I spend my coaching time persuading driven athletes that strategic rest has its benefits. Those folks have been enjoying the meditation series.
On the flip side, highly-capable pregnant women are often taught to fear their powerful bodies. I continued to dispel self-fear and rebuild our social notions of pregnancy in the pregnant athlete series this month.
Look forward to some exciting news about my writing coming in a couple months. I just can't wait.
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I love to share images from my mountain endeavors - it is my introverted way of taking you all along with me.
Snag a ten-pack of my sturdy, glossy postcards here.
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As spring approaches I feel the urge to clean out the old as I sprout in new directions.
To that end, if this newsletter no longer serves you I'd encourage you to click the 'unsubscribe' link below - and thanks for reading! If you've enjoyed this content it would make me giddy if you'd forward this newsletter to a few of your own mountain kindreds. If you've received this newsletter from a friend you can sign up and learn more by visiting my site.
My intention with these newsletters is to provide uplifting and informative content free of charge to the MN tribe, to keep you apprised of new products and services, and to add some joyful inspiration to your weekday inbox. Let me know how I'm doing!
Powder trails and muddy legs to you, friend.
Brittany
Magnetic North
equipping alpine seekers
brittany@magneticnorth.us
magneticnorth.us
509.341.4524
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