Rob Nunnery Podcast - The Short List

Rob Nunnery
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Pro pickleball player. Ostomate. Living with Crohn's and no bumhole. This is where I share the audio version of the posts I write on Substack. robnunnery.substack.com

  1. Oct 26

    A Guy Named Peter

    A Guy Named Peter This week, I met someone at the driving range in George who recognized me from my videos. He was visiting from Durban, and he also had an ostomy. I talk about that unexpected meeting, what dehydration has felt like since my ostomy, and why I decided to start Flexara. Plus, an update on life in South Africa, golf, getting back into pickleball, and trying to bring some American holiday traditions to the Southern Hemisphere. Flexara preorders are open Our first founding preorder is available for the first 50 customers: One box (30 sachets): $48 USD Two boxes (60 sachets): $79 USD total One founding purchase per customer. One-time purchases, with no automatic subscription. Standard shipping is included to the contiguous United States and Washington, DC. Taxes are additional. We anticipate first dispatch beginning November 24, 2026, although that's an estimate and isn't guaranteed. Links mentioned in this episode Flexara Hydration:https://flexara.com/?view=fx-firstFor Subscribe to The Short List for free:https://robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe Stealth Belt:https://stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picks Promo code: ROBN Stealth Belt is a partner of The Short List. I wear mine daily, including for sport. If you've been reading or listening for a while, I'd also love to know what you'd like to hear more about. Reply to the newsletter and tell me. Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Oct 3

    I Had My Rectum and Anus Removed. I Got My Life Back.

    Eight months ago, I had my rectum and anus removed and made my colostomy permanent. Before surgery, severe fistulizing Crohn’s had reduced ordinary life to pain, planning, and constantly figuring out where I could sit or how quickly I could leave. Today, my ostomy takes up remarkably little space in my head. For World Ostomy Day, this episode is about what a permanent colostomy actually looks like in my life, why I chose surgery, and the ordinary things I can do again that still feel incredible. Subscribe to The Short List robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe My Stealth Belt picks stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picks Promo code: ROBN Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Sep 27

    By the Time I Feel It, I’m Already Behind

    By the Time I Feel It, I’m Already Behind This week I got a pretty brutal reminder of something I already know: with an ostomy, I can’t wait until I feel dehydrated to start taking hydration seriously. After playing padel in unusually humid conditions, I found myself dizzy, lightheaded, cramping and eventually sitting on the floor of a mall bathroom while my ostomy was filling with liquid output. Four days later, I’m still working my way back. In this episode, I talk about how hydration has changed since getting an ostomy, why I have to be proactive even when I feel completely fine, and why being sick this week reminded me of the original problem I’m trying to solve with Flexara. Links Subscribe to The Short Listhttps://robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe Flexara HealthI’m building a simple hydration product for people like me who need to take hydration seriously and want fewer unnecessary ingredients.https://flexara.com Stealth BeltI wear a Stealth Belt every day to support and protect my ostomy. My picks are here:https://stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picks Promo code: ROBN Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Sep 13

    An Asterisk Next to Every Plan

    For years, almost every plan I made depended on how my body felt that day. In this week’s episode, I go back to a trip to Shenzhen at the end of 2025, the decision to have my rectum removed, the first walks I took after surgery, and a conversation with Kelly Slater that came back to me once I started learning golf. It’s about what happens when you spend years unable to confidently rely on your own body, and how strange it feels when ordinary things start becoming dependable again. Subscribe to The Short List:https://robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe Stealth Belt:https://stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picksPromo code: ROBN Follow Rob:@robnunnery Flexara Hydration : flexara.com Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

    An Asterisk Next to Every Plan

  5. Sep 6

    There Is No Practice Court

    There Is No Practice Court Pickleball gave me a simple way to understand improvement: practice, compete, find the weakness, go home and work on it. Building Flexara has been harder for me to understand because everything feels live. Every email, piece of content, dollar spent and eventually every sale produces a result. This week I’m writing about trying to transfer the obsessive part of myself that built a professional pickleball career into something where I’m still figuring out what practice even looks like. Links Subscribe to The Short List:robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe Flexara Health waitlist:flexara.com My Stealth Belt picks:stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picksPromo code: ROBN 2019 Journey to Pro:First IG Post 667 Boxes:robnunnery.substack.com/p/667-boxes Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

  6. Aug 29

    Minimum Viable Happiness

    Minimum Viable Happiness This week, I’m finally explaining where the name The Short List came from. I make an actual Short List every morning. The idea started after years of dealing with Crohn’s, fatigue, surgeries, and recovery, when I had to get more realistic about the difference between what my brain wanted to accomplish and what my body actually had available. The question is simple: If these were the only things I got done today, would I still be happy with the day? I keep adding to the list until the answer is yes. Some days that means building Flexara, creating something, exercising, or getting important work done. Other days, getting through one appointment might be plenty. In this episode, I talk about where the system came from, how I use it now, and why deciding what a good day looks like before the day starts has helped me manage work, chronic illness, recovery, and the rest of life. Links Subscribe to The Short Listrobnunnery.substack.com/subscribe FlexaraI’m building hydration for people with sensitive guts. Join the waitlist:flexara.com Stealth BeltI wear a Stealth Belt basically every day with my ostomy. You can see the ones I use here:stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picks Promo code: ROBN This Week in South Africa 🇿🇦 Apparently a gas station here is called a garage. An actual garage is also called a garage. I’m still working through that one. Say hi If this episode got you thinking about your own Short List, leave a comment on the newsletter or reply and tell me what’s on yours today. Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

  7. Aug 22

    667 Boxes

    667 Boxes This week on The Short List, I’m talking about what it actually means for me to decide. Flexara is officially in its first production run. The deposit is paid, ingredients are being ordered, and 667 boxes are coming. I’ve created products before. Some worked. Plenty didn’t. Looking back, the difference usually wasn’t whether I spent money or put some effort into them. It was whether I ever made the internal decision that I was going to make them work. In this episode, I get into those past failures, the times that decision changed my life, what professional pickleball taught me about mastery, and why I’m trying to apply the same mindset to building Flexara. I also talk about a four-part framework for becoming world-class that I learned years ago from Craig Clemens: Immersion. Application. Mentorship. Time. And, as always, there’s a little bit of life in South Africa at the end. Links Read and subscribe to The Short Listhttps://robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe Follow Flexarahttps://flexara.com Stealth Belt: Rob’s Pickshttps://stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picksPromo code: ROBN Fail On podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/1autxSJIKGZ4a8DClfBq7O Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Aug 15

    Nothing This Weekend

    This week, I’m talking about what happened after I pulled something in my calf during a second padel session of the day. At first, I was just pissed. I’ve spent most of my professional pickleball career dealing with some combination of injuries, surgeries, Crohn’s, fistulas, and pain. Sometimes I still have those moments where I zoom out and think, how the f**k did all of this happen? But driving home, I noticed something different. There’s no tournament this weekend. I don’t have to practice tomorrow. I’m not losing money because I need a few days off. I can ice my leg, let it heal, and go play golf while it settles down. That realization surprised me. In this episode, I talk about my relationship with exercise and mental health, why I kept playing through some of the hardest years of Crohn’s, and what it feels like to still love competing without asking my body to survive a professional schedule anymore. I also get into this week’s South Africa discovery: springbok, the actual animal. Apparently knowing the Springboks were a rugby team did not qualify as sufficient preparation for moving here. Links from this episode Subscribe to The Short List:https://robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe Stealth Belt:https://stealthbelt.org/pages/robs-picksUse promo code ROBN I wear my Stealth Belt every day, including for pickleball, padel, golf, and everyday life with my ostomy. Watch springbok pronking:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMIiB9DnRXg Flexara:https://flexara.com If you’re interested in the hydration product I’m building, joining the waitlist would mean a lot to me. Get full access to The Short List at robnunnery.substack.com/subscribe

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Pro pickleball player. Ostomate. Living with Crohn's and no bumhole. This is where I share the audio version of the posts I write on Substack. robnunnery.substack.com

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