#RichardKind Is Glad He's Not That Famous, 20250414,
via #FreshAir,
https://www.npr.org/2025/04/14/1244690935/richard-kind
— 34:50-37:36 - on god, etc
Came down with a bug last week and only started to feel human yesterday, so I thought a run would help shift the last of it. Did my longest run so far, I literally ran until my legs turned to jelly and I went dizzy. I ended up lay on the floor trying to overcome a panic attack as I couldn’t breathe or see properly but despite that a coastal run blew away the cobwebs and made me feel like I had achieved something.
It was a quiet run and there was hardly anyone about, which is very much my kind of run. Pushing myself and getting out of my comfort zone is getting out there for a run or hike but right now it has to be somewhere quiet with very few people about as groups of strangers still sends my mental health spiralling and causes my PTSD to go worse and also triggers more flashbacks than I usually deal with, so it’s too much for me right now. I’m great with groups of people I know and feel safe with I’m just not there yet to push myself further but I will get there. Planning ahead really helps but I still can’t plan for everything and some things slip through the cracks. This time it was becoming dehydrated as I don’t have a running vest to carry fluids while I run yet. This is something I’m going to have to move up my priority list if I want to do another long run, so I will get saving for one.
Proud of myself for continuing to push my boundaries by trying somewhere new to run and giving it everything I had in the tank. My body and mind will get stronger and I know it is going to be a long journey. I am working very hard on accepting that recovery is going to take time but as long as I keep trying I will eventually get there. #mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery #mentalhealthawareness #ptsd #ptsdrecovery #complextrauma #running #runningmotivation #coastalrun #runningrecovery #freshair #pushyourlimits #keepgoing #tryingmybest
50F today, and my current location after 4.1mi to the pinnacle of Macricosta at 1200ft yet again. Basking for a bit before heading back down. There is no reason to complain in this moment.
#hike #LandscapePhotography #freshair #nature
Had a brutal night filled with really traumatic night terrors so all I wanted to do was wrap myself in my blanket and wallow in the darkness. I pushed myself really hard not to give in and help myself by getting out the door. My head gave me every reason not to go out and run but I fought back really fucking hard got myself out the door and get some exercise, fresh air and switch off the darkness and pain.
I’m really proud of my achievements today as they were fought for, trying to recover from complex trauma and PTSD is a tough and long road but on I’m determined to keep walking (or running). Go me!! Go sports!!!! #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthrecovery #ptsd #ptsdawareness #ptsdrecovery #complextrauma #complextraumarecovery #running #tennis #parklife #exercise #freshair #thisgirlcan #thisgirlcanrun #gosports
They did include a (cut-down?) version of the interview on the military recruitment issue and Filkins really did a great job of selling the military as a career, just as long as one can tolerate all the violence and loss of freedom.
Nice to hear Terry Gross (et al.) at #NPR #FreshAir is still able to react fast to get on top of a major breaking story. She had a Dexter Filkins interview on military recruiting recorded yesterday ready to go but after Trump blathered about #Gaza she got him to come back in this morning for an interview on THAT. It is a good discussion of the issues, if a bit cynical.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. as an 'organizer of the people' : NPR
Tonya Moseley speaks with scholars Tressie McMillan Cottom and Eddie Glaude who reflect on the struggle for civil rights and what it means to celebrate King on the same day that President Donald Trump is sworn into office. #MLK #EddieGaude #TressieMcMillanCottom #FreshAir
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s1-43300/a-conversation-about-mlks-legacy-and-a-second-trump-administration
Just listened to a Fresh Air interview with Werner Herzog. Interesting man. I remember seeing Fitzcaraldo when it first got to video. Crazy movie! And, of course, he played a role in a few Mandalorian episodes.
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/07/1217794924/werner-herzog-memoir
Back from my social media break - a very happy New Year to all my followers! If gardening's on your agenda, here's an updated list of jobs for January, organised week-by-week. Bear in mind, this if for the UK! A little pinch of Viola Pot Pourri.
https://www.mandycanudigit.com/gardening-jobs/january-gardening-jobs/
Aw, Teri Garr died. She was SO smart and funny and talented. I think I may have to do my own little Teri Garr filmfest.
Fresh Air replayed Terry Gross' 2005 interview with her. It's a wonderful listen. I'm going to request her autobiography from the library.
And I did not realize she had MS. It didn't seem to slow her down at all (her autobio, btw, is called "Speedbumps" )
Great interview with Alex #VanHalen on #NPR #FreshAir https://castro.fm/episode/6RWOAj
Ta-Nahesi Coates interview: Excellent Terry Gross / Fresh Air with Coates about his new book on his trips to Senegal and Israel
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/01/nx-s1-5131276/ta-nehisi-coates-the-message-senegal-israel-gaza
#journalism #interview #politics #freshair #slavery #america #israel #+