218 episodes

Hello you. Let's take an idea or problem for a walk amongst some trees. Or discover insights and reflections from my latest adventures in improv or heart-feely hippy stuff. Between us, maybe we'll find wisdom and new ways to look at old problems?

I’m Chris. I'm a certified transformative coach & improviser of unscripted comedy and drama in Leeds in West Yorkshire (UK). Find me at chriskenworthy.co.uk or @chriskenworthy on Instagram and LinkedIn.

Beyond the basement Chris Kenworthy

    • Comedy

Hello you. Let's take an idea or problem for a walk amongst some trees. Or discover insights and reflections from my latest adventures in improv or heart-feely hippy stuff. Between us, maybe we'll find wisdom and new ways to look at old problems?

I’m Chris. I'm a certified transformative coach & improviser of unscripted comedy and drama in Leeds in West Yorkshire (UK). Find me at chriskenworthy.co.uk or @chriskenworthy on Instagram and LinkedIn.

    Why & how to feel the feels

    Why & how to feel the feels

    Join me in the woods for a big one, exploring the case for having a more emotionally engaged experience, and how that affects quality of life. I'll also share 3 ways to change your relationship with how you feel those tricky feelings that every part of you wants to avoid.

    • 26 min
    What endings tell you about yourself

    What endings tell you about yourself

    A bittersweet one for you here, all about the way we handle change, a threshold, or something coming to an end. Also what this can invite or reveal about our inner world. I share reflections on work I've done to make endings smoother or at least less uncomfortable.

    • 22 min
    Do you have enough play in life?

    Do you have enough play in life?

    Do kids annoy you? Or pets? What about high-vibe people? Or loafers; the rich and leisured classes; care-free folk who drift through life, unaffected. Ever feel jealous or sad you don’t? These strong reactions could be telling you something about your unmet need for play. Here I make the case for more of it in life.

    • 13 min
    How to be playful and creative when you're feeling down

    How to be playful and creative when you're feeling down

    Sometimes we don't have big up-and-out-there playful energy Maybe you're flat, tired, lonely AND you have an appetite for some kind of light playfulness - you're in need of fun. In this episode we discuss that tension, and explore 3 ways to be playful and creative when you're a bit low.

    • 21 min
    Half-in the sea, half out

    Half-in the sea, half out

    A chilly swim in the English channel prompts some reflections on how the way we do one thing, is the way we do everything.

    • 11 min
    The 4 elements of improv & life

    The 4 elements of improv & life

    Earlier this week, 8 improvisers explored their innate qualities of earthiness, fire, water and air and how that helps you relate and express to other humans. Here's what happened and how the 4 elements help or hinder us.

    • 22 min

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