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Kickass Life Project
by Kate Middleton
Fitness & Counselling for women who want to feel sassy, sexy, and strong. We'l ditch the fairy tale fitness fantasies so you can live happily EVEN after. Think of this as couples counselling between you and your body, your past, your inner critic thoughts. Because life is messy, fitness is hard, and cupcakes taste better than kale... but you can still be a unicorn riding boss babe. Hosted by Kate Middleton... British born, Canadian raised, candy loving, trauma informed personal trainer, abuse survivor, EFT counsellor, and proud OMGYES participant. PS - You're still on; keep riding!
Episodes
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60. September’s Guide to Surviving Anything
In this episode, we’re serving up September’s sassy card theme: One day your story will be someone else’s survival guide. Hear why I chose this sassy card for September, and learn why your chaotic, unfiltered, real-life survival stories are exactly what the universe needs. We’ll get into all the...
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59. Let’s Get Edgy: How to Push Past Your Comfort Zone
Get ready to shake things up at “The Edge.” This isn’t about taking a wild leap off a cliff—it’s about discovering that sweet spot just past your comfort zone, where things get interesting, growth happens, and you actually feel alive. We’re diving into what it really means to find your…
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58. Meet the Unfiltered Club... what happens next is up to you!
This episode is your intro to the Unfiltered Club — where your Monday gets a serious glow-up and your nostalgia for “choose your own adventure” books gets a grown-up, laugh-out-loud makeover! I'm here to spill the tea on a one-of-a-kind storytelling experiment: seven wildly relatable women, all...
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57. Sassy Woman’s Guide to Boundaries
Inspired by the legendary Sassy Card—“A wise woman once said, ‘f** this sht,’ and lived happily ever after”, we’re tossing fairy tale nonsense to the curb and rewriting our own happily ever afters with badass boundaries! In this episode, we're busting myths, dodging guilt trips, and flexing...
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56. Hormones, Hot Flashes, and High Fives: Alyssa interviews me!
I’m getting interviewed in this episode! Part Two of my convo with Alyssa from Alyssa Katelyn Coaching is where she turns the tables and asks me about peri-menopause. 💪✨ We chat about hormone replacement therapy, debunking outdated myths, and finding ways to celebrate the wild rollercoaster that...
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55. Cycle Sync Self Care Secrets with Alyssa
🎧 Hold onto your earbuds. Today’s episode is hotter than your morning coffee. You're getting a fly on the wall listen of a convo that spans generations— me, the Gen X'er heading into her peri-menopause years meets Gen Z Alyssa who's totally embracing her monthly cycle. We’re shaking up…
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54. Fitness Motivation Part Two
Understanding Your Body and Mental Health Connection! If you’re just tuning in, make sure to catch part one (episode 52) for the full scoop. I’m your host Kate, and today we’re diving into how to keep that fitness motivation alive, even when life is unfair. We’re talking about building trust with...
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53. Wake Up Refreshed: Rebekka Wall's Sleep Mastery Secrets
Alright, sleepyheads and night owls, listen up! In this episode, we're talking to sleep consultant, Rebekka Wall. If you've ever found yourself struggling to prioritize sleep or celebrated pulling an all-nighter like it's a badge of honour, you're not alone. But guess what? It's time to kick…
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52. Motivation Hacks for Fitness Success
If you've ever found yourself caught in that frustrating loop of caring too much or not giving a damn about your fitness goals, you're in the right place. Today, we're cutting through the noise and getting real about what you need to get yourself off the couch and workout. Trust me, I know...
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51. EFT: Emotional Acupuncture for a Kickass Life
Are you ready for a little magic minus the wands and fairy dust? Welcome to the Kickass Life Project, where today we're diving headfirst into the realm of the 'woo adjacent'. Get ready to roll up your sleeves and tap into something unconventional yet surprisingly scientific – EFT, or Emotional...
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50. Toxic Tactics of Diet Culture Fitness
In this no-holds-barred episode, we're going to ditch those fairy tale fitness fantasies and delve into the nitty-gritty of how the fitness industry keeps us feeling like crap about ourselves. Brace yourself as we peel back the layers and expose the manipulative tactics that have been lurking in...
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49. Resolutions & Rebellions
How is 2024 going? Have you set resolutions and dumped them? Have you set them and you're crushing them? Did you say F no to resolutions 'cause they don't work anyway? Fun fact... it turns out the study proving most people give up on resolutions within the first few weeks is a very dated study…
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48. Puberty 2.0: Embracing Menopause with Fitness Confidence
Get ready to embrace the rollercoaster ride of puberty 2.0 (menopause) with this episode of the Kickass Life Project! We're diving deep into the uncharted waters of menopause. Brace yourself for some sassy yet relatable conversations that will leave you feeling empowered and ready to navigate…
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47. Chat GPT and Fitness
On this episode of Kickass Life Project, we're looking at chat gpt and how it can help you create a fitness plan... but be careful... you don't know what you don't know! I've got a shocking experiment you can try with ghat gpt, google, or siri and the bias (aka sexism) built into the internet…
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46. I hate my body today
AI calls this episode, Conversations with Yourself: An Exercise in Self-Love. I'm sharing my personal experiences with feeling gross in my body sometimes... even without any obvious reason. I'm gonna give you some tips and techniques for dealing with negative self-talk, including a roleplay...
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45. Mindset Shifts
On this episode of Kickass Life Project, we dive into the importance of awareness and curiosity when making changes in our lives, specifically in the areas of mindset and fitness. We also discuss the power of curiosity in working through judgment, and the importance of using the right tone of…
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44. Fitness Needs Pyramid
I am in love with this episode (even before I've finished recording it), because you are going to get access to my methodology for fitness and mental health. In simple terms, the answer to why everything fitness and mental health has felt so hard and the simple way to approach it that will...
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43. Regret can F off
How to stop the fantasy reel in your head of how much better life would be if you'd only XYZ-ed, the difference between short term regret and long term regret and how feeling regret doesn't necessarily mean you've made the wrong decision, and my fav 5 min method for getting over regrets and…
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42. Life, the universe, and everything
Something you'll need to know for this episode is that I'm a huge fan of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. This episode is the 42nd episode of the Kickass Life Project and if you are also a fan of the HGG, you'll know that 42 is famously the answer to the ultimate question...
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41. Gyms... do better!
Gyms & fitness instructors will tell you that stretching = good things for your body. They will tell you that it is equally as important as cardio and weights. And yet... AND YET... where are the F*ing dedicated stretch spaces?! Cardio machines, weight machines, bootcamp and spin class rooms...…
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40. Stress and my self-care rant
If you are someone who identifies as a woman, I am willing to bet that you've been given advice about having it all and then lived an experience of falling down the stress well, and that's been followed up with a lecture on how you really should be doing more self-care. Self-care is packaged up…
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39. 5 reasons to exercise... that have nothing to do with body shape or size!
5 reasons to exercise... that have nothing to do with body shape or size! Have a listen and let me know what do you think of my picks. Which of these appeals to you the most? What other benefits would you add to this list? If you came to the show notes looking for the answers, I'm not giving away...
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38. Heartbreak and Fitness
I wanted to do an episode on heartbreak and fitness and mental wellness because break ups...SUCK! When I get my heart broken, all the empowerment juice blows out of me like blender without a lid. In this episode you'll find 3 ways you might react to an unplanned break up and my top 3 tips for...
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37. Menopause Q & A
A Q&A with Dr. Tamzin Morley - naturopathic doctor and all round amazing woman. We talk hormones, weight changes, hot flashes, sleep and so much more. The first question I asked Dr. Tamzin was, "Why do you think this is such an important topic for women to be discussing and learning about?" By…
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36. 50 Things Every Woman Needs To Do
Ever wanted to know more about me, the host of Kickass Life Project, than you actually wanted? lol. I went outside of my comfort zone to spontaneously record this episode without planning. I found an article titles '50 Things Every Woman Needs To Do', and I went through them all to see how many I...
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35. Interview with Eating Psychology Coach Jenny Eden Berk
Jenny Eden Berk is an Eating Psychology coach, Culinary Nutritionist and #1 best selling author of the book, The Body Image Blueprint. She helps sensitive and soulful women release chronic stress, restore body confidence, eat consciously and heal their relationship with food. You do not want to...
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34. Get Sh*t Done
Have you ever struggled to get your butt off the couch and exercise? I have!! Yesterday is a prime example. And the day before that. Motivation to workout is hard, even when you know it will feel good afterwards. I don't actually have the stats but I'd make the wager it's #1 on the list of…
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33. Anxiety and Fitness
"I'm doing all the things - yoga, meditation, journaling - and it's not working; I'm still anxious all the time. What the FUK is wrong with me?!" Probably....nothing! Anxiety feels bad, but it is not an emotion; it's a physiological state. And there is a useful purpose to that physiological…
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32. Depression and Fitness
Depression IS a protective state from an emotional storm. It might feel like you are slightly removed from the storm, watching it from the side lines or from above in disbelief, or maybe the best analogy is like you are in the eye of the storm and have nowhere to go without getting swept away and...
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31. This is NOT ok
Abortion is not about killing babies, but banning abortion is about killing women. (metaphorically and literally) Think about all the things women will not be doing while they are busy fighting for their reproductive rights? Think about all the things women won't be doing while they are busy...
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30. How to change
Are you happy? Are you depressed? Are you angry, grieving, excited, motivated, tired, hungry, proud? Are there parts of your life that you feel are finally balanced and right where they should be? Are there aspects of that have been knocked off balance and you’re fighting to straighten out or…
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29. Your fitness personality quiz
This is a fitness personality quiz I made up years ago to help people identify the ways they 'fail'. And failure is a good thing! Failure is part of our success. But I also give you some tweaks and 'do it now' tips so you can use those failures to your advantage. Blog Your fitness personality…
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28. Women's Day!
"For most of history, ‘anonymous’ was a woman”. ~ Virginia Wolfe It is always interesting to me when I speak to the men in my life and most of them fully believe women do have equal rights and opportunities, but most of the women I know would say, “umm no, we aren’t there yet.” Let's also touch…
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27. Why not leave?
The question that comes up so often around abusive relationships - "why don’t people just leave?" There are actually two things I am going to talk about. I would not call them mirrors of each other, but parallel tracks. They are not the same thing, but they share similarities in regards to how we...
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26. An emotion story
There was a storybook I had as a child about a little dragon the size of a kitten. He visited a young boy who talked to him and played with him, but when the boy showed the dragon to his parents, they denied the dragon was there (because dragons obviously don’t really exist). The dragon got…
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25. Fitness Lingo
Useful may be the unsexiest way to describe this episode, but practical and useful is what it has going for it! We’re gonna dive into the fitness lingo and all the acronyms that, if you are new to working out in an intentional way, may seem like totally overwhelming gibberish. If you’re not new…
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24. Escaping toxic fitness
Imagine a product that failed for the majority of people who used it, diminished your enjoyment of life, and blamed you for not being good enough instead of trying to improve the product. Would you buy that product? Would you buy multiple versions of that product in different styles and from...
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23. An abuse story
This is an episode about abuse. It is not intended for children and may trigger uncomfortable emotions or painful memories. It is an important story, but please look after yourself first. The purpose of today’s episode is not for me to give you answers, but to help you ask some questions....
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22. Sassy Cards
This is a totally random episode! Ten sassy cards (aka: my favourite inspirational quotes and messages) and ten random stories that highlight each one. Tell me your favourite sassy card and I'll tell you how you can get a physical copy of that card. Welcome to 2022, everyone :) This is a great…
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21. Un-dieting
Dieting bad. Healthy eating good. But how do you separate the two? Isn't it healthy to watch what I eat and avoid junk food? Aren't I supposed to lose weight for health reasons? What if I told you the answer to was no... How would that change your life? “Diet culture” refers to a set of beliefs...
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20. Everything will be ok
A pep talk podcast that will leave you feeling more hopeful, seeing things a little differently, or maybe, just maybe, believing everything will be ok. Plus practical, actionable things you can do to start feeling better when things don't seem ok. There's also a fun exercise to prove how strong...
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19. Polyvagal & Trauma Informed Fitness Part Five
HRV improves with exercise. Improved HRV means improved vagal tone. It is like a beacon signal to our nervous system that we are ok, that we are safe, that we are capable. These are all things that light the way back to the ventral vagal beach. Now I am not saying exercise is a magic cure for...
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18. Polyvagal & Trauma Informed Fitness Part Four
If you want a relationship that looks and feels like the most amazing thing on earth, you have to treat it like the most amazing thing on earth. This 5 part Polyvagal informed fitness mini series is all about the relationship you have with your body - what relationship is more important and…
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17. Polyvagal & Trauma Informed Fitness Part Three
From a fitness perspective, all movement is the creation and then resolution of tension (or stress). Which kind leads nicely into something I said I’d talk about in the last episode - how to resolve the sympathetic energy in a way that doesn’t automatically drop you back down into dorsal. This...
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16. Polyvagal & Trauma Informed Fitness Part Two
If we are in a Dorsal Vagal state of energy conservation, in order to get back to ventral, we must pass through the sympathetic system. You’ll remember the sympathetic system is fight/flight energy - it’s mobilization. So if we add energy into dorsal, it pushes us up the ladder a bit. Now some of...
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15. Polyvagal & Trauma Informed Fitness Part One
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” - Maya Angelou This really sums up what we are going to cover in the next few episodes on the Kickass Life Project podcast which is the long ago promised…
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14. 5 Solo Dates
I know what it's like to be lonely, worried, & fed up with trying. That's exactly why I created the DATE YOURSELF journey - to take you from discouraged & disenchanted to finally understanding how to make yourself fairytale happy. The Date Yourself Journey is a FREE and SECRET... one of the ways...
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13. ANTs - Automatic Negative Thoughts
Who knew these Automatic Negative Thoughts are not only running around in our heads, they are so common that mental health peeps around the world have named them all - like biologists have named whale species! From Zebra and Telescope ANTs to the Blaming and Shaming Twins, there is a...
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12. Worry Strategies
How to worry better. I’ve got 5 worry strategies I’m going to give you that you can apply to almost anything - some of them will be applicable to big things, some of them will be applicable to little things. All worries are valid! All worries impact us. You'll get ways to calm your body and…
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11. RANT: Victim is NOT a dirty word
Victim and survivor are not a one way linear path. They exist on a sliding continuum within the same person... two labels that must exist together in order for either to exist. Yet, we use the word survivor like we're putting someone on a pedestal and the the word victim like we're victim...
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Fitness & Counselling for women who want to feel sassy, sexy, and strong. We'l ditch the fairy tale fitness fantasies so you can live happily EVEN after. Think of this as couples counselling between you and your body, your past, your inner critic thoughts. Because life is messy, fitness is hard, and cupcakes taste better than kale... but you can still be a unicorn riding boss babe. Hosted by Kate Middleton... British born, Canadian raised, candy loving, trauma informed personal trainer, abuse survivor, EFT counsellor, and proud OMGYES participant. PS - You're still on; keep riding!
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Fitness & Counselling for women who want to feel sassy, sexy, and strong. We'l ditch the fairy tale fitness fantasies so you can live happily EVEN after. Think of this as couples counselling between you and your body, your past, your inner critic thoughts. Because life is messy, fitness is hard,...
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