Joelle Anderson, a therapist and mindfulness coach, reveals how meditation can help boost our emotional awareness. And host Keith McArthur speaks with fitness contributor Kathleen Trotter about how to pack a gym in your suitcase when you travel.

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Episode 34 Show Notes [00:00] Welcome and Intro [1:00] Mindfulness contributor Joelle Anderson on Emotional Awareness Joelle Anderson is a therapist specializing in mindfulness meditation and creator and host of the Kernel of Wisdom YouTube channel.

In this conversation, Keith and Joelle discuss:

• What do we mean by "emotional awareness" [1:40]
• We suppress positive emotions as well as negative ones [2:55]
• The downside of emotional awareness [4:21]
• Where to find Joelle [5:15]
  • • Kernelofwisdom.com
    • YouTube.com/KernelofWisdom1

[5:54] Fitness contributor Kathleen Trotter on a Gym in Your Suitcase Kathleen Trotter is author of Finding Your Fit: A Compassionate Trainer's Guide to Making Fitness a Lifelong Habit

In this conversation, Keith and Kathleen discuss:

• What Kathleen packs in her suitcase [6:13]
• Three types of fitness travelers [9:52]
• The importance of having a Plan B [11:36]
• Where to find Kathleen [13:29]
  • KatheenTrotter.com
  • Instagram: KathleenTrotterFitness
  • Twitter: KTrotterFitness
  • Facebook: KathleenTrotter

[13:49] Closing words