The Mental Mile

Kristi Yeh + Kjersti Nelson
The Mental Mile

Join two moms, therapists and friends with over a decade of experience as Marriage and Family Therapists. Every other week Kristi and Kjersti will be talking about all things parenthood, wellness and career. Episodes will be a mix of honest and sometimes humorous conversations between us, and other times with featured guests. We can’t wait to connect with more parents to walk The Mental Mile together!

  1. 02/23/2022

    Overcoming Barriers to Exercise

    In this episode Kjersti and Kristi discuss common barriers to exercise as well as tips to overcome those barriers!  If you listen long enough you'll also hear about some of the benefits to mental health that come from exercise.  We start the show discussing our book clubs, and end the show talking about our current tv show watching.  To get you started with thinking about your own personal barriers to exercise, you might start with the questions: How much time can I commit? What times of day can I commit?  Are the people in my life supportive of any exercise plans I make? Mentioned in this episode: The Joy of Movement by Kelly McGonigal The Joy Run Club (Kjersti's run group) Breathe by James Nestor Social Justice Parenting by Dr Traci Baxley Suzy Reading, psychologist @suzyreading North by Scott Jurek and the concept of "nickel and diming" exercise. Quote by Nietzsche, "We listen to music with our muscles." Happier podcast by Gretchen Rubin Running for Mental Health, a how-to guide by Kjersti Nelson Some instagram accounts we like on the subject: @suzyreading @kellymariemcgonigal @activemommyactivebaby @jessicamaryrobson @runtalkrun @penny.metcalf.mindfulness @myfavoriterun @marathon.nutritionist @run_rhandi_run @runwildandbe @werunonart @kjersti_running_therapy :D TV shows we've been enjoying: Ozark (Netflix) Station Eleven (HBO) Schitts Creek (Netflix) I Love Lucy  Shop Our Books: Kjersti's book Running for Mental Health + Kristi's book Self-Care 101 for Busy Parents Connect on Instagram: @thementalmile @parentselfcare@kjersti_running_therapy

    34 min
5
out of 5
23 Ratings

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Join two moms, therapists and friends with over a decade of experience as Marriage and Family Therapists. Every other week Kristi and Kjersti will be talking about all things parenthood, wellness and career. Episodes will be a mix of honest and sometimes humorous conversations between us, and other times with featured guests. We can’t wait to connect with more parents to walk The Mental Mile together!

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