Golf Yourself Healthy Kris Lynch

Alex Frolish enjoys a unique vantage point when playing Golf. As an airline pilot, Alex is an international jetsetter with a difference. When traveling, Alex doesn’t sit idle on stopovers. With his Elevation Golfing Nation alter ego, he resourcefully uses his time to head out to play local golf courses, combining a love of the game, with a passion for Golf writing and a deep respect for Golf course architecture.
Conscious of the environmental impact of his work, coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit, Alex has founded EGN Golf as an online Golf retail business, selling innovative, sustainable golf products.
Yet, of all the talent and skills he’s acquired along the way, it’s his inclusive outlook on Golf and Life, which we at GYH consider to be his finest attribute.

0:00 The Hook
1:12 Welcome to the show
1:43 Call for help - GYH Community
2:53 The GYH Journal
3:37 Introducing today’s guest - Alex Frolish aka Elevation Golfing Nation
6:40 Teeing off
7:12 Golf Club spotlight - Cleeve Hill
11:52 Golf Architecture spotlight - Old Tom Morris
15:22 The Old Tom One - May 4th 2024
16:15 Spirit of our Game
24:01 Golf is Good for You
26:04 Golf Yourself Nostalgic
27:55 Elevation Golfing Nation
35:20 Golf writing - a cathartic experience
37:57 A Hackers tale
44:43 Inclusivity in Golf - it’s everyone’s game
48:52 The Eagle has Landed
51:02 The Eagle has Crashed
52:30 Affordable Bucket List Golf
55:03 Oh, did we mention that Golf is Good for You?
56:23 Leaving a review - Why? What’s in it for you?
58:30 Key takeaways
1:01:46 Episode close

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Join GYH founder and podcast host, Kris Lynch, as he invites guests to discuss how Golf is helping them to live happy and healthy lives.

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Golf can transform lives.

This is a core belief held by Anthony Blackburn, founder of Golf in Society.

Anthony and his team turn that belief into action by putting Golf clubs at the heart of local communities. Through the delivery of tailored golf sessions for those living with chronic illnesses such as Dementia and Parkinson’s, the aim is to inspire people to live a happier and healthier life, through the power of Golf.

Join Kris Lynch and Anthony Blackburn for an inspiring, heartfelt and wide ranging conversation, about Golf, Life and Grief.

Episode Key Moments

0:00 Episode introduction
1:15 Call to action to GYH Community - Get in Touch!
2:14 Introducing Anthony Blackburn
2:36 Introducing Golf in Society
3:41 Introducing Rudding Park Golf Club
5:00 Nostalgic reflection
6:50 Teeing off
9:32 Emotional feels
10:37 The Spirit of Your Game
13:16 Golf’s unwieldy Reputation
15:00 So who or what is a Smoghead?
15:15 Social Golf
16:00 Remembering John Blackburn - the inspiration behind Golf in Society
19:03 Cherish the Fairway - a fortuitous trip to Wentworth
21:00 Heartfelt Tales from the Shed
23:00 A Golfing Spirit lives on through the medium of an Odyssey Putter
26:32 Golf Yourself through Grief
27:36 Building the Foundations - Golf in Society
32:06 Providing respite through Golf
32:58 The Eagle has Landed
35:54 Why the World should play Golf
40:24 Embrace the Rough
41:09 Start with Why
42:38 The World Needs You
45:02 Go with the Flow
45:30 Coming up the 18th
46:29 Episode recap and key takeaways
50:56 Final Call to Action - Get in Touch!

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Join GYH founder and podcast host, Kris Lynch, as he invites guests to discuss how Golf is helping them to live happy and healthy lives.

🎧 Listen on Audio

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Golf is many things, to many people. To Craig McKee, Golf is a release.
Following the passing of his daughter, Danielle, Craig has found solace in Golf. Out on the course, he has space to reflect and to remember Danielle, calling on her for inspiration as he stands on a tee box or lines up a shot.
Moreover, Golf has presented him and his family with opportunities to raise important awareness around DiGeorge syndrome (22q11 deletion syndrome), a rare and relatively unknown genetic disorder which affected Danielle throughout her life.
Through organising and running a charity Golf day at Elderslie Golf Club, the McKee family have raised vital funds in support of Max Appeal, a UK based charity whose mission is to try to ensure that every person with DiGeorge syndrome lives as independent and prosperous a life as possible.
At GYH, it’s our honour and pleasure to be helping in some small way, to raise awareness for a condition, which, after Down Syndrome, is the second most common genetic condition and one that very few people seem to have ever heard of.


Episode Key Moments
0:00 Episode and Guest Introductions
5:08 Address to a Lorne Sausage
6:36 Getting to know Elderslie Golf Club
7:42 Elderslie - the birthplace of William Wallace
8:53 Spirit of your Game
11:53 Honouring the life and memory of Danielle McKee
20:59 Raising awareness of DiGeorge Syndrome (22q11 deletion syndrome)
25:37 Embrace the Rough
32:16 Cherish the Fairway
33:49 Golf is Good for You
36:15 Attracting new and lapsed Golfers
38:17 The Eagle has Landed
40:50 Thanking our Guest and episode wrap up
41:10 “Danielle” by December

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Join GYH founder and podcast host, Kris Lynch, as he invites guests to discuss how Golf is helping them to live happy and healthy lives.

🎧 Listen on Audio

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📚Episode links and resources

Max Appeal - https://www.maxappeal.org.uk/
“Danielle” by December - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JxjFca_M9-s

Golf is more than just a game. It’s a metaphor for how you live your life.

Few people are better placed to talk about this, than Robin Chodak.

As a keen golfer and as someone who has experienced more than her fair share of grief and loss, Robin’s life purpose is to inspire and offer hope to others. When her husband, Gerry -  a passionate and talented golfer - died suddenly in 2019, Robin felt determined to honour his life and memory.

Through continuing to embrace and enjoy Golf and all of the life lessons it can teach us, a moment of enlightenment came upon Robin. Feeling compelled to inspire and help others on their grief journey, Robin wrote and published her book, Ten Grief Lessons from Golf.

In this enlightening, engaging and inspiring conversation, we pull out some of the key themes from Robin’s book and unpack how we can all apply these life lessons in our game of life and our game of golf. This is an episode not to be missed.


📋 Key moments:

0:00 Episode and Guest Introductions
4:47 Spirit of your Game
13:18 Ten Grief Lessons from Golf
50:53 Watching and Learning from the Professionals
57:53 The Eagle has Landed
1:02:50 The Golden Nugget

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Join GYH founder and podcast host, Kris Lynch, as he invites guests to discuss how Golf is helping them to live happy and healthy lives.

🎧 Listen on Audio

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📚Episode links and resources

Robin Chodak website - www.robinchodak.com
Link to purchase “Ten Grief Lessons from Golf” - https://amzn.eu/d/fWkrsIN
Link to online course - “Grief a new way of thinking” https://www.udemy.com/course/grief-a-new-way-of-thinking/

Growing up, Golf was one of several sports competing for Ben Seabrook’s attention. In more recent years, Golf has had a much greater influence on his life. For Ben, golfing in solitary confinement is a perfect tonic.
Join Ben and Kris for a wide ranging chat, encompassing topics such as grief, mental health and baby loss. There are also some lighter hearted subjects, such as forgetting to pack clean underwear, casting aspersions on rival football teams, rescuing dogs from Skegness and “speaking your truth”.
Episode Key moments:
0:00 Episode and guest introductions
5:23 Diversity and Inclusion in Golf
9:07 Spirit of our Game
25:09 Remembering Dylan Seabrook
48:07 Golf as therapy
54:52 Embrace the rough
1:05:00 Cherish the fairway
1:13:01 The Eagle has (almost) Landed

❓About the Show:

At Golf Yourself Healthy, we believe that Golf is Good for you. Join GYH founder and podcast host, Kris Lynch, as he invites guests to discuss how Golf is helping them to live happy and healthy lives.

🎧 Listen on Audio

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Join GYH host, Kris Lynch, as he shares reflections from the official GYH launch episode, dedicated to his son, Innes. Kris offers thanks to the listeners and to those who have offered messages of support. We reflect on the purpose of GYH and the significance of the brand logo. Finally, we offer a teaser for future episodes and give a call to action to the GYH community.

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