It's the most common beat in Western pop music. And it's also this resonant frequency at which

if you just let people walk, that's what they will go to. And if you get people to tap along to a beat

in a lab, that's also the beat that they are most accurate at.

Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.

Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.

And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity,

self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter.

It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a

life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right

direction, how they feed their good wolf. What if one of the most effective tools for your

mental health was your body, not as a replacement

for therapy or medication, but is something with profound power in its own right?

For me, if I could only choose one intervention for my mood, for my mental health, it would

probably be exercise.

And today's guest, Carolyn Williams,

helps explain why. As a science journalist, she spent years studying the brain until she realized

she was ignoring half the equation. In this conversation, we'll explore how movement of all

kinds, walking, stretching, dancing, even laughter can reshape our emotional landscape.

I'm Eric Zimmer, and this is the one you feed.

You're listening to an I-Heart podcast.

I found out that was related to the guy that I was dating.

I don't feel emotions correctly. I collect my roommate's toenails and fingernails.

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