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Beyond the basement

Chris Kenworthy

Join Chris for unscripted reflections on the wild, tender and playful experience of being human. Each episode is like an intimate voice-note to you, with lively insight from the edge of discovery. People say you’ll recognise yourself in these adventures and encounters. And hear clarity, perspective and truth - with deep appreciation for life’s messy magic as it’s really lived through your body. Chris Kenworthy is an improviser, facilitator and embodiment coach. Find me at chriskenworthy.co.uk or

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00:15:33

Abundance of silliness

Beyond the basement ·

2024/01/12

A chance conversation at last night's improv for newcomers event led to this reflection all about being a grown-up, seriousness, play, and what it is to be a 'whole' human. And why we might need more of the latter.

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00:13:52

Undefended improv (for newcomers)

Beyond the basement ·

2024/01/09

I didn't have a very gentle introduction to improv. In fact, it was pretty brutal. I didn't sleep for 4 days. So here's what I'd do differently. What I will do differently, as today I host my first basics taster improv session, inviting newbies to come join and play our little community in Leeds.

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00:18:07

Contact improv

Beyond the basement ·

2023/12/18

My friend Lody is a contact improviser in Holland. We have a late night chat about what it is and how it relates to the usual kind of improv I bang on about here.

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00:31:33

Judgement and the inner critic

Beyond the basement ·

2023/12/05

Do you have unrelentingly high standards? Ever beat yourself up because nothing's ever quite good enough? Can you spot flaws and mistakes in everything? It could be that you have a particularly vocal inner critic, or live with a high degree of judgement in your life. Here's my heartfelt exploration of what it's like living with judgement, how it behaves under stress and security, as well as a few helpful reframes if you relate to any of this.

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00:19:14

Anger gets a rebrand

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/30

What is anger? How do you feel about it? Classic BtB territory here as I process some recent triggers that provoked my own unique flavour of anger. There's also reflections on how we might express it in healthier ways so it doesn't linger and torment.

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00:17:34

Tender connection

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/28

I wonder out-loud if there's an appetite for more human-to-human tenderness. By that I mean vulnerable moments where we're both answering the question "what's it like being you" openly, without fear of shame, judgement and reprisal.

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00:30:36

What my dog taught me about being human

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/25

Even if you're not a dog person, these furry, stripped-back mammals hold the wisdom of the universe in their tiny minds, if we're open to listening. Here's everything (so far) I'm learning about peace, presence, trust and other virtues, from Laurie.

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00:31:15

When a day is a good day

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/23

I accidentally-on-purpose crafted a really productive day, even though what came out of it was 'wrong'. Here are some reflections on what we might do to affect our state (energy, motivation, moods), and what works - so we feel hopeful, inspired and creative, regardless of outcomes. Note: not all my days are like this...

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00:16:02

Social ectoplasm and psychogeography

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/21

A fruitful first wander in the wintry French countryside reminds me how people and memories leave a spooky kind of residue.

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00:23:45

Are you stuck up in your head?

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/15

Here's how to tell if your beautiful mind isn't serving you as well as it could be at the moment. We'll explore five common symptoms of 'being up in your head' as we call it in improv - not enjoying the here-and-now, feeling fatigued and fed-up, like you don't know, zoned out or dwelling on the past/future. There's hope here too, as we explore antidotes and ways to break the cycle of excess thinking.

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00:34:40

Feel safe, synched and at your best: Improv diaries

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/14

Here's what happens when we put a little effort into feeling good about where we are and who we're with. These are my reflections from a recent Leeds improv Co-Lab play session I hosted, exploring these ideas to see how they improve our performance and free up our natural potential.

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00:21:42

Your curious inner observer

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/08

Before, during and after a tricky experience - how do you support yourself, if at all? When the panic, fear, shame, anger arrives, do you distract yourself or sit with it? Or like many people I expect do you just accept mild traumatizing as part of the deal you didn't sign up for when you were born?

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00:18:43

The most dangerous thing you ever tell yourself

Beyond the basement ·

2023/11/07

I hear this phrase a LOT in the change work I do with individuals. People usually say it when we come up against the very value or belief you have that's at the root of some behaviour that's unhelpful, holding you back or otherwise not serving you any more. It's a denial of the very thing that defines you as a human - your ability to learn, cope and adapt.

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00:36:09

A swim at dawn

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/29

What links a chilly dawn swim and improv? Let's find out shall we... I've just emerged from a very cold lake. I can barely feel my hands. Yet my still frozen body has all manner of juicy reflections for you from yesterday's big workshop, about finding calm in your body, landing in the here-and-now, when you're a bit panicked, stressed or distracted.

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00:20:20

Soothe not solve

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/27

Chris gets spooked at the dentist, feels a bit sensitive, then talks all about how we might all do well to become better listeners and communicators alongside each other. Instead of fixers and solvers. Sure, we need both. But mainly more of the former, I reckon.

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00:13:50

The vulnerability hangover

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/26

Ever had one of these? After a big event, a risk taken, a tough conversation or being in front of a group. You get a sort of fragile, sad, hyper-sensitive feeling in the hours or days afterwards that's difficult to place. Here's what could be going on.

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00:15:22

Black/white thinking & polarities

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/24

It's another lesson I'm doomed to learn over and over again, or people like me. This week it's seeing things as either wholly bad/wrong or wholly good/right, with no room for the colourful nuance in between. Because that's where the richness of life is. And things are rarely either/or. Life is full of paradox, two seemingly opposing truths both being equally valid - like I'm excited AND I'm scared. That didn't go to plan, AND people loved it.

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00:15:45

Last night's foray into being-in-the moment improv

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/18

A quick reflection on how last night's play session at Leeds Improv Co-Lab went. It was all about feeling into the here-and-now, and noticing who's right alongside us. Basically feeling safe and comfortable enough to have a jolly nice time. This is a stepping stone towards offering a more immersive, day-long workshop all about this thing I care about and have struggled with myself sometimes - not just in improv, in everyday life too. Maybe you can relate, even if you've never improvised? Being all

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00:10:20

F*ck invention, choose discovery

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/16

I'd never heard of this improv principle until a recent workshop. Here I'm puzzling how it might help when it comes to uncertainty, and being vulnerable about what we don't know in the face of new challenges.

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00:04:09

Oi! Who are all these new voices on the podcast, Chris?

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/13

A quick explanation and apology for why you might have noticed guests appearing in episodes, when you thought it was just you and I playing here.

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