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Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

EFR 814: Simple, Accessible, and Sustainable Daily Habits to Achieve Higher Wellness, How to Stop Making Excuses For Yourself and the Importance of Male Friendships with Ben Smith

Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

Chase Chewning

Healthcoach, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health, Wellness, Fitness, Humanoptimization, Resiliency, Holistic, Highperformance, Coaching, Biohack, Health, Military, Entrepreneurship, Mindset, Health & Fitness

5927 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

This episode is brought to you by ChiliPad by SleepMe.

How can the power of small, consistent actions lead to monumental improvements in your wellness journey? Ever Forward Radio welcomes back integrative wellness and performance coach Ben Smith as we discuss the profound impact of daily habits. From the significance of sleep and physical movement to the value of meaningful connections, Ben offers practical insights to help men reconnect with their feelings, build self-confidence, and overcome negative self-perceptions. During Men's Health Awareness Month, this episode emphasizes the critical role of male friendships and prioritizing mental health.

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In this episode we discuss...

(12:12) Mind-Body Integrative Wellness Coaching
(23:34) Why Prioritizing Mental Health and Human Connection Are Important
(25:32) What Personal Growth and Maturity in Your Life Can Look (and feel) Like
(33:31) Wellness Habits for Busy People
(37:00) Navigating Goals With Efficiency
(45:38) Reflecting on Past Capabilities and Growth
(59:43) Embrace Life by Making Hard Decisions
(01:02:08) How to Use Excuses as Data Points
(01:21:46) Benefits of No Cost Healthy Habits
(01:34:52) How Ben Lives a Life Ever Forward

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0:00.0

The thing I'm most committed to is simple, accessible and sustainable means of achieving higher wellness.

0:09.0

It's all the parts together. It's not about any one modality, it's about how all the things can work synergistically and like allow you the best opportunity to live your best life

0:16.5

But like if I want to stand the best chance of having the best mental and emotional experience

0:20.3

And I better prioritize sleep physical movement and connection to the people that I care most about.

0:25.0

But I think for so long especially men been separate from their feelings.

0:30.0

I enjoy the way that I experience the world better when I am more in touch with how I'm feeling on a day-to-day basis.

0:37.5

You look at my training, it's like if I go in and I don't feel great, well I don't do the thing. But when I feel good I've consented.

0:44.4

And so like to the men who are listening, it's on you, but like that is the greatest gift.

0:49.0

Because through your own growth and your own curiosity and you taking the next right manageable step you build

0:54.8

this momentum you build confidence in yourself and then you build the momentum to continue

0:58.6

making progress but it's like you're far closer to the thing you want there are no

1:02.3

failures they're just

1:03.1

quitters. Hey I'm Ben Smith, I'm an integrative wellness and performance coach

1:06.5

and this is Everforward radio. Hey, how did you sleep last night?

1:09.8

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1:17.8

Chilipad by Sleep Me focuses on sleep and recovery. And that's whether you're hitting the gym to lift weights or

1:24.1

pushing your physical limits during the day in any capacity, sleep is your secret

1:28.8

weapon to come back stronger. Think about it. Optimal performance isn't just about the hours of practice.

1:36.0

It's about how well you recover and that is because during sleep this is when your

1:42.3

muscles repair, your energy stores replenish, and your body gets ready to tackle

1:47.8

the next challenge. Insert the chili pad bed cooling system. This is your new bedtime solution. It lets you

1:54.8

customize your sleeping environment to your optimal temperature ensuring that

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