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EP 435 Speak Kindly to Yourself — A Solo From Costa Rica | Traver Boehm
<p>I left my suitcase on an airplane, sprinted through a Houston terminal, and blew out both calves in the process. That was day one of seven weeks in Costa Rica — and it was just the beginning of the jungle trying to teach me something.</p><p><br></p><p>In this solo episode, I'm sharing three lessons I brought back from Costa Rica — through injuries, a viral post about men's mental health, and a free diving course that scared the hell out of me.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lesson one </strong>— slow the hell down, even when everything in you wants to move at full speed.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lesson two</strong> — how you talk to yourself matters more than almost anything else, and why I made a promise to myself back in 2016 that I still keep today.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Lesson three</strong> — what free diving 15 meters underwater taught me about the power of a single thought, and how fast it can change everything happening in your body.</p><p><br></p><p>If you've ever felt like you're moving too fast to hear what's actually going on inside you — this one's for you.</p><p><br></p><p>——</p><p><br></p><p>Men, come train with us in <a href="https://www.manuncivilized.com/thenation"><u>The UNcivilized Nation</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>——</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Traver:</p><p><a href="https://www.manuncivilized.com/"><u>Website</u></a></p><p><a href="https://traverboehm.substack.com/"><u>Substack</u></a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/traverboehm/"><u>@traverboehm</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.manuncivilized.com/books"><u>Get my books</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapter List</strong></p><p>00:00 Flight Chaos and Injuries in Costa Rica</p><p>06:00 Lesson One: Slow the Hell Down</p><p>07:37 Lesson Two: Speak Kindly to Yourself</p><p>11:42 Lesson Three: The Power of a Single Thought</p><p>17:12 Costa Rica Recap and What's Next</p>