My conversation in this episode of The Discomfort Zone podcast is with renowned ski film cinematographer and skier, Scott Gaffney. If you’ve watched a Matchstick Productions (MSP) ski film within the last 25 years, then you’ve witnessed Scott’s incredible film work. In a big life change, Scott recently left MSP to step into a big
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, the importance of practicing hard moves in easy water for your mind has never been clearer to me. Things that we took for granted in our day-to-day lives such as cell service, power and water were shut down for weeks. We still don’t have potable running water in our
If you’re a whitewater paddler and you’ve wondered how the legendary ‘Brown Claw’ came to be, you’ll get the facts in this episode, directly from Dave Fusilli, one of the OG Demshitz. If you’re not a whitewater paddler and that sounds like crazy talk, you’ll still want to tune in because Dave tends to bring
In this episode of the Discomfort Zone Podcast, certified counselor Somerville Johnston returns to the show to do a dive deep with Anna into the mental health impacts of Hurricane Helene on their Asheville community. They candidly explore the emotional landscape of discomfort, self-care, and survivor guilt, while underscoring the essential role of community support
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It’s been almost 2 weeks since Hurricane Helene hit Asheville where I live, and it’s very clear that the recovery will be a marathon, not a sprint. The outpouring of help and support has been amazing. I’ve experienced incredible community support, organization and connection. After 5 days of no power, no cell service and no
Last week Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Asheville, NC (where I live) and much of Western North Carolina. In this solo episode of The Discomfort Zone Podcast, I offer you my reflections and experience from the past week. It felt like the right thing to do rather than go to a pre-recorded interview episode. I
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If you want to learn to set better boundaries, then to tune into this week’s episode about my absolute favorite teaching from the river: How to set boundaries like river banks. Learning how to set boundaries around what’s important to you is essential to living a life that is fulfilling and meaningful to you. Unfortunately,
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