Morning Mantra
By Mary-Katherine Fleming
Are you facing a situation? Could you use a mantra to help you move through it? Email info@coachedandloved.com
Morning MantraSep 21, 2020
Let's GO. (The Notorious RBG Mantra)
To many, Ruth Bader Ginsberg was a symbol of endurance, a public servant we elevated to celebrity status during a period when it felt impossible to find anything or anyone to believe in. RBG was a unicorn, a woman who used her voice AND got what she asked for; a woman who fought the system and changed it for the better and eventually would be asked to uphold that very system for the rest of her life. She would want us to defend it, she would want us to know that Democracy is bigger than one small woman, and she would want us to fight. LET'S GO.
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3/18/20: Still Going (A Mantra for Anxiety Relief)
3/16/20: Station Ten (The Global Pandemic Mantra)
3/11/20: They’re Out There (A Mantra for Finding Love)
3/9/20: True Jack@ss (The Breakup Mantra)
One of Coach MK's Runners posted the following comment in one of the Facebook groups: "Got Dumped. Feel like crap." That comment warrants a response, and Coach MK reminds us that the only parts of us that actually break during breakups, are parts that can be fixed. (She then tells us how her last breakup led her directly to her husband; they celebrate their 9th wedding anniversary this coming Wednesday).
3/6/20: That’s Not Dumb (A mantra for New Runners)
3/4/20: It’s Real, and it’s GOOD (The Plan B Mantra)
3/2/20: COFFEE AND CONTEMPLATION (The Stranger Things/Hopper Mantra)
2/28/20: I Got It (The Schadenfreude Mantra)
Today's Episode was brought to you by Lexapro! With Mercury in Retrograde and a sick toddler, Coach MK is having more encounters with strangers than usual, and a mantra that makes those encounters easier to navigate.
2/27/20: Big Booty!
2/25/20: Spell It OUT!
The word "Support" has multiple definitions....which could explain why we don't get it when we need it. Coach MK has a mantra and kind suggestion for those moments when we aren't getting the support we think we asked for.
2/24/20: That’s Not Mine
2/21/20: Yeah BUDDY! (A Mantra for Uncertainty)
Facing a huge day with two possibly game-changing things happening for Coach MK's family as well as Fitness Protection, she brings you a mantra straight from Tennessee- something all us Tennesseans say when we want, but cannot guarantee, that the answer will be 'yes'.
2/19/20: Good Morning!!
2/18/20: NO! Just....NO.
Link to the Cognitive Behavior Therapy Exercise she still practices HERE: www.instagram.com/tv/B8moRfYnzxo/
2/17/20: Live It (A Mantra for Memories)
2/14/20: You Deserve Better (The Love Mantra)
Happy Valentine's Day from Coach MK! Today's ad-free mantra is for the people-pleasers, the rule-followers, the perfectionists, the folk who don't yet know they have CPTSD, and everyone who thinks that love has to be earned and doesn't value the love that is given freely. On a day when all kinds of people will be questioning if they are, or will ever be, loved- Coach MK dismantles the idea of what we have been taught to think love is, in order to prove to you that you are worthy of more than you ever thought possible. Along the way, she pokes at the idea of the business of being #coachedandloved to underscore how deeply the association of 'love' and 'fear' are intertwined. Anxious attachment is not the same as love, and we at the mantrapod hope today's podcast sets you on a path to accepting the good stuff. We promise, it's out there waiting for you.
2/13/20: MI SCUSI (The Italian Formal Mantra)
Dr. Coach Sarah kicks off some Shady Italian Lessons by breaking down how SUPER polite and SUPER formal speech can be anything but polite....and may be the perfect response to any uncomfortable situation!
“Please excuse me” in the informal - “Scusami” feels like a supplication, a looking someone in the eye and asking for grace, while the formal “Mi scusi” can either be exceedingly polite or a TOTAL sorry-not-sorry."
2/11/20: Love You, MEAN IT! (A Mantra for Self-Love)
The Monster at the End of this Week is VALENTINE'S DAY!!!! So Coach MK takes a minute to break down the word love before she shares the method she used to cultivate love for herself after a lifetime of trying not to think about it.
2/10/20: I Love You
2/7/20: My Hero!!
2/6/20: Ahahahahaha! (The Harvard Italian Poetry Smarty-Pants Mantra)
2/4/20- Where You BEEN?
Coach MK took a break from the Mantrapod, and she isn't about to defend it. She hopes you won't defend anything you choose to quit, either. If you use this sassy mantra in your office, send us a voice message and YOU could be featured on the mantrapod!
2/3/20: Your Turn!
We love Coach Sarah, and her brain does, too! During this hiatus she has been stockpiling mantras for you!!!
There’s a fine line between inspiration and obsession, a separation Sarah has been exploring in her new meditation practice. It is hard to say, "wait your turn" when thoughts and inspirations strike, but Sarah wraps her heart around us with this beautiful mantra that reminds us that nothing that was ours to keep would be lost when we say, "Not Now".
1/19/20: Grazie Mille (The Quitter’s Day Mantra)
Holiday Break!
The Morning Mantra is taking a little break, but don’t worry! We will be back in 2020 with all the guidance you’ve come to love! If you need a little extra support this holiday season, check out the Holiday Strength Challenge. Some of us spend holidays in hell and know how our emotional load quintuples this time of year, so we designed a short, fun program to help you get through it. Think of it as Self-Defense for your Spirit and Soul. Participation is free, but folx who donate to either of our two charities are entered in prize drawings- including beautiful vintage earrings from Cocotay Design valued at $400, Stryd Power meters valued at $225, and Coach MK’s favorite thing this year- her new skin care routine. To join, head over to https://www.fitnessprotection.com/event-details/fpp-holiday-strength-challenge OR search Facebook for “https://www.facebook.com/groups/fppholidaystrong/”,OR just check the shownotes, both links are in there!
If you make a donation to either of the Holiday Strength Challenge’s charity partners, you will receive an equivalent discount (up to $45) on our newest program opening in January, Slow Burn. This is the only discount we will offer on Slow Burn all year, so make your donation NOW if you want to participate later.
We have learned a LOT these past 14 months, and look forward to supporting you more in 2020. Thank you so much for being here, you are easy to coach and even easier to love….no matter how your family makes you feel this holiday season.
Want to learn more about Slow Burn? Click here! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-burn/id1469648943?i=1000456239137
11/19/19: Pace Yourself
11/15/19: Present Participle
Shady Bitch Lesson 5: Fake Cheerleading
Breath Mints are weapons of war, and Southern Belles do not leave home without them. Coach MK teaches you how to deploy them in the name of self-defense in today's lesson, where we take on those passive aggressive comments delivered as fake cheerleading
11/8/19: Treat Yo’ Self
Shady Bitch Lesson 4: Unhelpful Suggestions
If you can handle passive-aggressive comments like a Shady Bitch, you can turn your Holiday Hell into Frosty's Frozen Adventure! Today, Coach MK takes us back to Charm School (yup, she went) and weaves in her son's Responsive Speech Therapy to help you navigate passive-aggressive comments disguised as helpful suggestions.
Transcript available here: https://www.coachedandloved.com/post/shady-bitch-lesson-4-unhelpful-suggestions
Shady Bitch Lesson 3: All Things Considered
Lesson #3: The Backhanded Compliment. Pair with a loud, "THANK YOU!" followed immediately by a whispered "all things considered". Works every time!
11/4/19: Take the W
10/29/19: The WannaDo, Redux
Shady Bitch Lessons From a Southern Belle, Part 2
Lesson 2: Kill Them With Details. Coach MK expands on yesterday’s lesson about power serves, showing us how to bury a human with information they asked for.
Transcript available here: https://www.coachedandloved.com/post/shady-bitch-lessons-part-2
Shady Bitch Lessons from a Southern Belle
(Oof, that’s not fair, I’m more like a gong.) Responding to the Holiday Strength Challenge emails, Coach MK realizes what she really needs to be coaching is verbal tennis.
Transcript available here: https://www.coachedandloved.com/post/shady-bitch-lessons-from-a-southern-belle
Holiday Strength Challenge!!!!
10/22/19: It Ain’t Me
10/21/19: Two Steps Back
10/18/19: Soft Reset
10/9/19: Let Them See You
Coach MK is scared, you guys. She is headed to She Podcasts in Atlanta tomorrow, and needed a mantra to calm her nerves. Kudos to Mr. MK who DEMANDS to be called Mr. MK because he's that proud of me- like everything else good in my life, this came from you.
Week Off!
10/4/19: This Is Mine
Here is the FB Live with Coach MK she references in the podcast: www.facebook.com/FitnessProtectionllc/videos/896540760721616/
10/3/19: FRONT AND CENTER (A Mantra for The Rugby World Cup and USA RUGBY)
10/2/19: Don’t Sh*t Where The Cows Eat!
10/01/19: Hair Is EVERYTHING
9/27/19: Maybe I’m Blue
9/26/19: Imma Eat That UP! (A mantra for microaggressions)
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