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Primal Question

20. Body Beautiful and Being a Five

Primal Question

Mike Foster

Self-improvement, Counseling, Sleeping At Last, Emotional Health, Health & Fitness, Anxiety, Relationships, Inspiration, Society & Culture, Suicide, Annie Downs, Unspoken Podcast, Depression, Addiction, Mike Foster, Rachel Hollis, Education, Therapy, Mental Health

51.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week, Mike shares the important role the physical body plays in our identity and how it is often overlooked during our healing process. While addressing his own trauma of being locked in his body from early childhood, he shares a fascinating and unbelievable experience. Mike is joined by Ryan O’Neal from Sleeping at Last to discuss the new song “Five” from his Enneagram series. The Fun Therapy Podcast is a proud member of [The RELEVANT Podcast Network](https://relevantmagazine.com/podcasts/). Subscribe to the podcast in [iTunes](itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-therapy/id1290469005?mt=2), or S[titcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/relevant-podcast-network-2/fun-therapy). If you haven’t already, please [review us on iTunes here](itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fun-therapy/id1290469005?mt=2). It’s an important way to help new listeners discover the show! And be sure to say hello on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/), [Facebook](http://facebook.com) and [Instagram](http://instagram.com).

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0:00.0

Hey friends this is fun therapy and my name is Mike Foster and together you and I we're going to dive into the messy and brutal and imperfect but absolutely gorgeous parts of our life.

0:25.0

And we're going to do it with a smile.

0:28.0

One of my favorite movies is The Greatest Showmen

0:32.0

with Hugh Jackman. I hope you've seen it because it's a

0:37.3

beautiful picture of what life is meant to be.

0:43.0

Because I think a lot of us at times feel like a misfit,

0:47.0

like we don't have a place to belong.

0:50.0

But somehow we're disqualified or need to stand in the shadows.

0:57.0

Yet one of the most beautiful things that that movie demonstrates is watching people discover that deep inside of them is a unique gift. And that's

1:11.5

what we want to do around here.

1:14.0

We want to see you and I and our friends and the relationships that we are involved in come alive.

1:37.0

My name's Mike Foster and this is fun therapy. Well, thank you for being here, thank you for tuning in. Thank you for being you.

1:41.0

Thank you for being you. I am so glad that you are in the world today and I'm so glad that you're listening and wanting to grow and learn and discover new things about life and your story and pain and loss,

2:00.9

but also this desire for us to be these beautiful lighthouses of love and hope in the world too.

2:08.0

So today's episode is going to be a little bit different than the normal episode. I hope you're okay with that.

2:16.9

I'm going to talk about a topic today that is often unaddressed and but I believe is so incredibly important in terms of the work of our own healing and our own growth.

2:31.0

But unfortunately we just tend to not talk about it and that topic is the body

2:39.4

and I'm going to share some thoughts about that

2:42.6

and hopefully some helpful things that will sort of reposition

2:46.6

and reframe your approach to your body

2:51.3

and why it's so important in terms of who you are and your

2:57.8

healing and your freedom and the things that we are all going for in our lives

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