Hey guys, what's shaken. Emily Abadi here. Welcome to another hurdle moment from hurdle,

a podcast that talks to everyone from entrepreneurs to CEOs and athletes about how they got through

tough times, hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness. I know, I know we talked about September

being entirely dedicated to all things running leading up to those fall

marathons. And trust me, the next two weeks have got some gems on that front, including some

great insight from a past popular hurdle podcast guest and Peloton coach. But in the meantime,

today I am digging into a topic that I get a lot of questions on, and that is loneliness and spending time alone.

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your purchase come launch day. Okay, so loneliness. This episode was triggered by a couple things.

Firstly, I had a long run over the weekend that I did solo and it was truly, truly difficult. And it reminded me that

sometimes spending too much time alone can really mess with your mind. And second thing that prompted

this topic, a listener question that came in from Nicole asking me for some strategies to develop a

healthy relationship with yourself and how to spend time solo without feeling like you're

messing up.

Well, I can confidently say that until early last year, I felt like I was doing something

wrong when I was doing things by myself.

Whether it was going to the movies or going out for dinner, I felt as though by going to do

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