This week Nathan and Kim wanted to talk about what they know the most about: Martial Arts and Personal Training. They share how they gained their expertise in these fields and why they love them so much. They also talk about the benefits of in-person training as opposed to online guides and finish with an off-the-cuff Q&A session.

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions for topics we should cover or any other thoughts you would like to share, please email us at podcastinfo@strikeandflowma.com. We would love to hear from you!

We know that religion can be a sensitive subject, so we avoid talking about it here. Instead, we decided to put it into a different podcast! If you want to learn more about our personal beliefs, check out our⁠ Rock and Sand - Foundations Matter Podcast.⁠

What should you do when other people are bringing negativity into your life? In this episode Nathan and Kim talk about what negativity from external sources looks like and how we can protect ourselves from allowing that negativity to bring us down. Nathan shares his personal experience with bullying and how he overcame the harm it did in his life. Kim shares her experience dealing with the aftermath of criticism and how it negatively impacted her mental health. We hope that as you listen, our experiences can help you with the difficult things you are going through.

Source Links

- APA Primer on Bullying

https://www.apa.org/ed/schools/primer/bullying

- Pew research statistics on social media

https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/04/15/teens-experiences-on-tiktok-instagram-and-snapchat/

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/10/01/across-the-globe-people-increasingly-say-social-media-is-harming-democracy/

- CDC article on Intimate Partner Violence

https://www.cdc.gov/intimate-partner-violence/about/index.html

- APA Stressor Definition

https://dictionary.apa.org/stressor

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions for topics we should cover or any other thoughts you would like to share, please email us at podcastinfo@strikeandflowma.com. We would love to hear from you!

We know that religion can be a sensitive subject, so we avoid talking about it here. Instead, we decided to put it into a different podcast! If you want to learn more about our personal beliefs, check out our⁠ Rock and Sand - Foundations Matter Podcast.⁠

Sometimes we are the biggest problem. In this first episode on combatting negativity, Nathan and Kim talk about the things our brain does to keep us thinking negatively. They share resources about our often-flawed thought patterns and how we can build our resilience.

Source Links:

- Georgetown University Ask a Professor: How to Help Manage Anxiety and Negative Thoughts

https://www.georgetown.edu/news/ask-a-professor-negative-thoughts-mental-health/#:~:text=Our%20nervous%20systems%20are,negatively.

- Encyclopedia Britannica - Cognitive Distortions

https://www.britannica.com/science/cognitive-distortion

- APA Definition: Resilience

https://dictionary.apa.org/resilience

- APA Psychology Topic: Building Your Resilience

https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience/building-your-resilience

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions for topics we should cover or any other thoughts you would like to share, please email us at podcastinfo@strikeandflowma.com. We would love to hear from you!

We know that religion can be a sensitive subject, so we avoid talking about it here. Instead, we decided to put it into a different podcast! If you want to learn more about our personal beliefs, check out our⁠ Rock and Sand - Foundations Matter Podcast.⁠