EPISODE 249
Kirsti and Mickel Pratt: Becoming a Health Ninja
For most young couples, the road to better lives is often paved with great intentions, some successes, changes in direction and an awful lot of pain. How do you create a sustainable relationship that lasts through thick, thin, infidelity, thoughts of suicide and even American Ninja Warriors?
Meet CHEK Professionals Kirsti and Mickel Pratt, a dynamic couple who have packed a lot of growth and pain in their twentysomething lives, but found more love and happiness by turning to basic CHEK principles in this no-holds-barred Living 4D conversation.
Check out Mickel and Kirsti on their website. Follow Kirsti on social media via TikTok and Instagram. Follow Mickel on social media via Instagram.
For Living 4D listeners: Save 20 percent on Kirsti and Mickelâs Self Mastery Membership program at their website where you can also purchase a copy of their cookbook, Healthy Holistic Eats: 40 Organic Whole Food Recipes to Nourish Mind, Body, and Soul.
SHOW NOTES
- Kirsti and Mickel met Paul at a Zen in the Garden workshop two years ago. (4:43)
- Kirsti transitions from golf and soccer to falling in love with American Ninja Warrior. (10:02)
- Mickelâs health journey meant learning how to love himself. (18:45)
- Living the fit-sick life on TV catches up with Kirsti away from the cameras. (27:07)
- Dual crises in their lives led Mickel and Kirsti to separate. (37:30)
- Understanding the real quality of food for your health. (45:37)
- Mental illness led Mickel to contemplate suicide, until he started taking responsibility for his health decisions. (56:00)
- Implementing CHEK principles in a challenging gym environment. (1:06:45)
- How kid athletes flourish physically and emotions with the right coaching. (1:19:32)
- Making little changes slowly adds up to big wins. (1:36:30)
- Be gentle with yourself. (1:43:30)
- Mickel and Kirsti describe their new Self Mastery Membership program. (2:03:25)
RESOURCES & FURTHER READING
- Watch Kirsti (The Machine) compete on season 2 of American Ninja Warrior via YouTube
- Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan
- Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath
- Paulâs Living 4D conversation with Russell Sturgess
- The work of Jon-Kabat Zinn and B.F. Skinner
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