The Discomfort Zone
Episodes
Ep #17 How to Defeat Your Fear and Develop Self-Control Through Yoga
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to grow your confidence, defeat your imposter syndrome and stop your fear from controlling you, this episode is a must listen. My guest, y...
Ep #16 How Perspectives About the River and Anxiety Change With Age With Rush Sturges
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Rush Sturges, renowned kayaker, filmmaker, and musician, shares stories of facing fear and uncertainty in kayaking and filmmakin...
Ep #15 Completing Ironmans and Not Underestimating Your Capabilities With Kristin Evans
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Discomfort Zone Podcast, Kristin Evans, a nurse practitioner and Ironman triathlete, shares how she differentiates between ment...
Ep #14 Kayaking, Mental Health and the Importance Of Community With Adam Edwards
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Adam Edwards, professional paddler and content creator, opens up about mental health, humanizing whitewater kayaking, and his journey...
Ep #13 How to Navigate Fear as a Family With Zenovia Stephens
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Zenovia Stephens, founder of Black Kids Adventures, shares her experiences and strategies for navigating the discomfort zone wit...
Ep #12 Be Willing to Fail and Never Give up With Nick Troutman
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Nick Troutman, accomplished paddler and content creator, explores the distinction between fear and danger when assessing risk ve...
Ep #11 The Power of Facing Reality and Focusing on Fundamentals with Reg Levesque (Dad)
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt conversation, Anna and her Dad discuss how losing his mother at the age of 10 shaped his view of problem solving, and how that was p...
Ep #10 Staying Grounded and Thriving in Chaos
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, 14X Green Race Champion, Adriene Levknecht shares her strategies for thriving through chaos on and off the water, and how routines ar...
Ep #9 How to Grow Your Zone of Stress Resilience with Sommerville Johnston
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Somerville, a licensed professional counselor and somatic experiencing practitioner, discusses how your nervous system works, and how you can grow you...
Ep #8 How to Gamify Your Paddling for Performance and Longevity
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Clay Wright, a legend of the whitewater kayaking world who recently won Kayak Session Magazine's Paddling Legend Award in 2023, shares strategies for ...
Ep #7 The Power of Mtn Biking, Representation and Being Prepared with Laura Blythe
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Discomfort Zone Podcast, Laura Blythe, a passionate mountain biker and proud member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians sha...
Ep #6 Yoga and Embracing the Darkness with Joe Taft
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode of The Discomfort Zone podcast, Joe Taft, a celebrated yoga teacher and yoga therapist, invites us to embrace every facet of the life cycle...
Ep #5 Swimming the English Channel and Fat Shaming with Jennifer Whitlock
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Jennifer Whitlock, a fearless nurse practitioner and accomplished open water swimmer who recently traversed the English Channel...
Ep #4 Returning to Extreme Racing as a 50 yro Mom with Buffy Burge
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Discomfort Zone Podcast, Buffy Burge, a pioneer in Class V river running, talks about returning to extreme racing at the age of...
Ep #3 Climbing Everest and Following the Beat of Your Own Drum with Philip Henderson
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Discomfort Zone podcast, Philip Henderson, the leader of the first all African American Everest expedition, and pioneer in prom...
Ep #2 Navigating Discomfort in Relationships on and off the Water with Andrew Holcombe
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Discomfort Zone podcast, Anna and her husband, Andrew Holcombe, (they met on the freestyle kayak competition circuit in the ear...
Ep #1 Welcome to the Discomfort Zone Podcast
24 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first solo episode, host Anna Levesque introduces and gives context to the Discomfort Zone podcast. A mental agility and whitewater kayak coac...