Growing Beyond

For the Love of a Cover Song

Kris Adams — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0600

This show is about cover songs! Created as a final project for a class project, please note we had approval from the Prof. for including the song bits in this episode. Please enjoy!

Resourced Parenting with Essential Oils. A conversation with Tracy and Whitney

Kris Adams — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0600

Essential Oils can access some of the deeper sticky issues that other kinds of remedies and therapies can't. Tracy shares what she knows about this tool and offers details about an upcoming workshop at Sun Prairie's Twisted Grit Yoga. Find her essential oil work at https://tracyjadelemonaid.com/

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Alex Pfeiffer and 21st Century Yoga

Kris Adams — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0600

In this episode, we talk with Alex Pfeiffer, owner of Main Street Yoga Center on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin: mainstreetyogacenter.org

We cover a lot of ground including: cultural progression and hypernovel environments, seeking meaning in life, embracing physical reality, experiencing pain without suffering, the inconvenience and benefit of peak states, ashram life, teaching for the nervous system, focusing on the inner body, and more. Alex has an extensive depth of knowledge about yoga, authentic relating and embodied living. He talks about bringing yoga into the 21st Century at his new studio: making yoga accessible to everyone, while also providing opportunities to go deeper.

Main Street Yoga Center is rolling into the grand opening in November, which means for a short time, enjoy a discounted membership to try out different classes and teachers. (They're all outstanding.) Growing Beyond listeners enjoy a further discount. Go to mainstreetyogacenter.org and enter growing-beyond at checkout.

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Conflict = Energy Part II, Chapter 5

Kris Adams — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:00:00 -0600

In this episode, we come to the end of our journey reading aloud from Jason Digges' book, Conflict=Energy. At this point, the book ventures into various exercises along with new info and it's helpful to track that by reading the last half rather than listen to me give instructions.

Kris Adams is a writer, podcast producer, songwriter, who is wildly curious about fascinating, hilarious and beautiful things. Her writing, podcasts and interviews explore authentic relating, personal development, cultural landscapes, physical and spiritual anatomy, weird science, deep thoughts, and the natural world.

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Look for Season 2 of Growing Beyond in September. We will have more conversations about diving deep, straddling worlds, self-awareness, authentic relating, taking big chances, thinking big thoughts, how we come together and more.

Conflict=Energy Chapter 4: Connecting to Self

Kris Adams — Sat, 23 Jul 2022 09:00:00 -0600

Humans are not machines, yet we often view ourselves through a lens that emphasizes improvement, achievement, and perfection as the ultimate goals, rather than accepting and knowing ourselves for who we are at any given moment. We aim rather than observe, we strive rather than notice. This chapter talks about why knowing yourself and observing yourself is important. Permission was granted by the author Jason Digges to read this amazing book: Conflict=Energy.

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26. Earth Healing with Kristin Schultheis

Kris Adams — Wed, 25 May 2022 09:00:00 -0600

Andy and I travel to Milwaukee to learn about earth healing from Kristin Schultheis, a soil scientist who comes from a long line of Sicilian healers. She shares her story of coming to a place of acceptance about her skills, and reveals some necessary steps we all can take to enhance our connection to and healing of the earth.

In our interview, Kristin mentions a philosopher named Emanuel Swedenborg and a book titled: The Presence of Other Worlds, by Wilson Van Dusen.

To contact Kristin with questions or to inquire about earth healing services, please use the following email:

kschultheis53118@yahoo.com

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25. Conflict=Energy Chapter 3: The Five Practices of Authentic Relating, Part 2

Kris Adams — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 09:00:00 -0600

In this episode we continue reading from Jason Digges book, Conflict=Energy. We hear about Practices 3, 4 and 5 which include: Reveal Your Experience, Own Your Experience, Honor Self and Others.

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24. Conflict=Energy Chapter 3: The Five Practices of Authentic Relating

Kris Adams — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0600

In this episode, grab your emotional snorkel as we take a deeper dive into Authentic Relating. We hear the first half of Chapter 3 from Jason Digges' book, Conflict=Energy. I also share my story of how I first was introduced into Authentic Relating, which involves feeling very awkward with sustained eye contact at a yoga training. Fun!

I am not receiving any cash or favors for reading from this book...it just moved me so I got permission to share it.

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23. Conflict=Energy Chapter 2: Embodiment

Kris Adams — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0600

Kris reads Chapter 2 of the book Conflict=Energy by Jason Digges. This book is a guide to authentic relating. There is no money being exchanged for these readings...it's just essential information for anyone wanting to enhance their relationships. Lots of good nuggets of info here....

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22. Conflict=Energy Chapter 1: Polarity

Kris Adams — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0600

Kris shares Chapter 1 of the amazing book Conflict=Energy by Jason Digges. In this chapter about polarity, there are thoughts about humility and dignity.

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21. Authentic Relating Will Blow Your Mind

Kris Adams — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0600

Hello again! In this episode, you will hear the 5 principles of Authentic Relating- a practice that is transformational for your life, relationships, and emotional fluency. I received permission from Jason Digges to share chapters from his groundbreaking book, Conflict=Energy: The Transformative Practice of Authentic Relating. In this episode, I share the beginning of Part 1. Not to sound too dramatic, but this practice can change your life.

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Happy Mother's Day: Dedicated To the Mothers of High Energy Kids

Kris Adams — Fri, 07 May 2021 09:00:00 -0600

This poem goes out to the parents of young kids and toddlers who have sensory processing disorders, big motors, high energy, and generally disrupt life as we know it with their massive need to burst through the world. We love them. And we're tired.

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Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, and the Healing Power of Playing Music. Kris shares her story.

Kris Adams — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0600

In this episode, Kris gets interviewed about how she came through debilitating anxiety and panic disorder in her 20's. The traumatic experience led her into songwriting, singing, and Reiki.

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Hospice, Death and What Matters at the End

Kris Adams — Sat, 12 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Kris' work as a massage therapist for hospice reveals insights into the nature of our collective value system. Denying access to the dying at a time when you can still get on an airplane or go to a grocery store reveals alot about what our culture prioritizes. In this brief personal essay, she shares all the feelings of being human, witnessing the dying, and what we lose when we don't pay attention to what matters.

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Riley Huebsch: Birth and Postpartum Doula

Kris Adams — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Birth and postpartum doulas are essential! Riley talks about her role in working with families, how to be an advocate for birthing moms, and shares a birth story including experiences with the NICU.

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The Mini-Series for Kids Part 3 (final episode)

Kris Adams — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Braden interviews his brother, Wyatt, who talks about how he feels when stressed and the zones of regulation. Wyatt leads an "Om" meditation.

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Mini-Series for Kids Part 2

Kris Adams — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Part 2 of a 3 or 4 part series just for kids. In this episode we talk about: How you can tell when your stressed, music for stress-relief, and Undertale. Included is a 3 minute meditation for kids to find their power animal.

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Mini-Series for Kids: Part 1

Kris Adams — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:00:00 -0600

A 3 minute meditation for kids along with a brief chat with my 10 year old about relaxation strategies for kids, what to do when your Covid stress is at Level 9, and how sports-lovers might have felt when sports disappeared.

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Rachel B.: Trauma, Yoga, Somatic Experiencing

Kris Adams — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Rachel and I nerd out on the path to healing trauma by way of the body. Somatic experiencing, intuitive yoga and movement, myofascial therapy, energy therapy, polyvagal theory and more. The body knows.

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Gabe: An 18 Year Old Shares his Thoughts on Corruption and Racial Equality

Kris Adams — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Today I sat down to talk with my amazing nephew, Gabe. He is graduating from high school this year and headed for college in the fall (virtual or otherwise.) We talk about protests, Martin Luther King, Jr., the problem with corrupt cops, and why this time in history is as he says, “a tipping point.”

Gabe’s perspective is unique primarily because he has great ideas and is a young person going through incredible cultural changes. On top of that, his origin story is unique, as a person of color living in Wisconsin, adopted from Guatemala to white parents in a middle class family.

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Discrimination in Schools

Kris Adams — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0600

I recorded this episode before Covid, before global protests, before things changed in our lives and minds in such a big way. This episode raises some questions that are essential to look at as we consider restructuring our schools….namely, how do we bake equality into the fibers of the new systems we will be creating?

In this hour, I talk with my mom and sister about discrimination in schools. My sister is the mom of both white kids and kids of color. She has some thoughts and stories about what her kids went through navigating through school as minorities. My mom has decades of experience working in public schools. It’s the beginning of a necessary conversation….

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Haumea: Yoga, Lactation Support, Community and more.

Kris Adams — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0600

(Recorded pre-covid) Kick-ass prenatal yoga, childbirth education, lactation support, vinyasa classes, baby & mama yoga, and a place in the Madison area that offers community, connection, and a heart-centered place to relax and restore. Meet Megan Stansil-Reilly and Kristin Nemecek, the amazing owners of Haumea in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.

Girl Talk 2 with Kelly and Abbie

Kris Adams — Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Get ready for Round 2 of Girl Talk with my BFF’s novelist Kelly Harms and photographer and homeschooler extraordinaire Abbie Chaffee. In this episode we talk about the amazing book, Fair Play, which every person in a committed relationship and shared household should read. Think you have a good grip on equality in your home? This book may have you thinking differently.

We also cover Krampus, the horrifying Santa alternative that terrifies children into good behavior, and we have an extensive discussion about thank you notes and whether we still want to spend time writing about our gratitude.

*Please note: Do not listen to this episode with kids under age 10! There is very real talk about magical beings.

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Ali Brooks: Medicine for the Heart

Kris Adams — Sat, 29 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0600

Ali Brooks does amazing work! She leads an empowerment group for girls with Maureen Cassidy right here in Madison. She is also an amazing artist and social worker who works with women who have experienced trauma. Find her website here: Medicine for the Heart and find the link to her girls’ empowerment group here.

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Lori DuRussel, Armchair Experts on the Big Questions

Kris Adams — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:00:00 -0600

My sister and I analyze the ins and outs of growing up Midwest “nice” with an emotionally challenged atheist Dad in a home where a lot of feelings got buried. Where does all that unexpressed anger go? How do we know when our feelings aren’t totally irrational? We dive into other questions like do you trust destiny when your life is on the line? We discuss surviving Stage 3 breast cancer, the violent rage that sometimes comes with Reactive Attachment Disorder and how to protect your other children from it, a miracle pregnancy, anxiety, depression, quantum physics and more. We started off by picking up the thread of a chat we had already been having… How we filter our own emotions…. to see if it’s valid before expressing it and then expressing it in a way that won’t ruffle feathers. WAKING UP is hard sometimes. This conversation details the inner process we all at some times go through to give ourselves permission to feel. Check out Lori’s work at Red Thread Learning.

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3 Wise Women: Interview with Octogenarians

Kris Adams — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:00:00 -0600

In this episode, you will hear the voices of women who have over 230 years between them. We talk about everything from growing up in a rigid Catholic household and how it affected sexuality, to why we still want to please our parents even when we have our own kids, to living with an alcoholic who was a hero of the community. Oh, and doctors refusing to prescribe birth control to married women. !! We talk about my aunt’s non-profit (avisionforcleanwater.org) to get remote villages clean water and a family member who chooses a life as a cloistered nun with little contact with the outside world. Listen up for quotes like this: “I was livid at myself for having allowed myself for that many years to rely on somebody else to make my moral choices." Fascinating women.

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Girl Talk with Abbie and Kelly

Kris Adams — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 13:00:00 -0600

If you are missing your girlfriends or are looking for a little warm, ridiculous company, take a listen. Things covered: Kelly and Abbie don’t like long walks on the beach, homeschooling, obscene cake pans, is modern My Little Ponies kink?, kotex kits, girls sleepovers, first periods, John Lithgow, coming out about loving Disneyland, and more.

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Ann Adams: Birthing in the 70's, Part 2

Kris Adams — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:00:00 -0600

In Part 2 of my mom’s interview, we pick up with talking about how her life path changed after having babies and experiencing some postpartum depression- namely, entering a doctoral program and studying how new moms feel about being moms.

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Ann Adams: Birthing in the 70's, Part 1

Kris Adams — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0600

Though much of women's birthing experiences has changed since the 70's, some has stayed the same... like when the thought: “I don’t want to do this anymore” hits right around transition. Here my mom illustrates her experience as a woman in the 70's, what it was like to birth while zonked out, waking up with your baby in another room, the brushing over of postpartum depression and the role of family. Part 1 of 2.

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Amy Anderson: Chiropractor to New and Old Souls

Kris Adams — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:00:00 -0600

This episode covers: The power and powerlessness of birth, middle school social stigmas, C-sections, band geeks, gut biomes, Kombucha…what don’t we talk about?!

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