April 2026

Ep #110 C1 World Champion Seth Chapelle on Persistence, Fatherhood, and Letting Go

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Seth Chapelle competed at ten Freestyle Kayak World Championships before standing on top of the podium in 2023. That kind of persistence doesn’t happen by accident — and it doesn’t happen without discomfort. He’s also an ER nurse, volunteer ski patroller, and a stay-at-home dad to two girls under five. In other words, he knows

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Ep #109 Jak Fantastic: Pain, Amputation, and Radical Resilience on the Water

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What does resilience actually look like when pain isn’t occasional – it’s constant? Jak Fantastic has been kayaking since she was six years old, born with severely clubbed feet and limited mobility. By 14, she was on the GB Freestyle Kayak Team. By 19, she was facing hip dysplasia, multiple surgeries, and a prognosis that

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India Didn’t Give Me a Map. It Gave Me Permission to Trust the One I Already Had.

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Dusk was setting in. I’d turned my boat around to back-paddle upstream, giving my forward stroke muscles a rest, when something enormous coasted across the river from left to right. It moved so slowly, so strangely, that my brain genuinely couldn’t process it. I actually cried out: “What the heck is that?!” It landed on

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Ep #108 Your Younger Self Would Be Blown Away – Solo Ep

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Today is my 52nd birthday — and I’m doing something I don’t do nearly enough: actually stopping to celebrate. If you’re someone who moves straight to the next goal, minimizes what you’ve accomplished, or quietly compares yourself out of your own wins — this one’s for you. I’m sharing a simple reflection practice that has

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Ep #107 Fear as a Tool: How River Mutton Stays Locked In

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What if slowing down your progression isn’t playing it safe — it’s actually the most ambitious thing you can do? River Mutton is an extreme whitewater world champion from New Zealand who does tricks over waterfalls, runs lines most paddlers only dream about, and deliberately keeps her progression slower than her skill level. In this

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