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PODCAST

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

comedy improv

All Episodes

00:33:32

That time I died (and lived) on-stage

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/12

Two (mis)adventures in stand-up comedy for you here: what, how and why it went disastrously wrong for me. But also what, how and why it goes really well. Juicy learnz here for anyone who performs or speaks in public, or just wants to be more open and available with family, friends and colleagues.

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00:32:02

Feel safe, feel authentic

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/10

Marianne Powell and I play with authenticity - really being you in the here-and-now. To me this seems to have become one of those highly-desired, yet elusive states like happiness - the more we chase it, the harder it is to feel. What even is it though? How does it happen and why does it matter? Marianne is my friend, a purpose guide and therapist, as well as a singer songwriter.

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00:09:55

When the body won't stop

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/09

When you get going it's really hard to stop, especially on focused tasks you enjoy. For me it's DIY. And the lesson I'm doomed to repeat here is not stopping and putting healthy boundaries on what enough looks like. I didn't get much sleep last night because of all yesterday's doing.

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00:22:47

Will you be my guinea pig?

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/04

Just running an idea by you, if that's ok? I'm cooking up a new product - a special workshop to help you enjoy the here-and-now more. It'll be lots of fun. Just wondering how it lands and if you want to be a part of this. Find out more at chriskenworthy.co.uk/authentic-improv/

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00:10:36

Do something, anything

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/03

Another lesson some of us are doomed to learn over and over again. This time it's about procrastinating, avoiding doing or otherwise being perennially indecisive about that thing you keep putting off. And how we keep forgetting how satisfying and easy (or at least nowhere-near-as-hard as you feared it would be), it was once you've done it.

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00:14:09

Everything non-weather

Beyond the basement ·

2023/10/02

Are you one of those people affected by the weather? Does it seem like your mood tracks the sky? Chris is ranting at the clouds for his melancholy, wanting the grey damp duvet above to be anything other than what it is.

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00:33:38

Rest and reflection - a frivolous luxury?

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/29

My friend and fellow coach Ellie and I explore what goes on for us 'usually productive doers' when we're feeling under the weather. We talk about how to manage our energy levels, moods and motivation. How hard it can be slowing down, and why reflection and retreat isn't a frivolous luxury.

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00:11:36

Pushing & trying harder won't get us there any faster

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/28

Anything worthwhile should be HARD WORK and worth SUFFERING for, right? And you must PUSH FORWARDS with urgency to get there. I’m beginning to wonder how helpful these beliefs are. And whether the opposite is true - the gentler you are with yourself, the more life unfolds in an agreeable way.

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00:12:13

Euphoric reckoning

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/27

A strong, evocative emotional experience can leave a residue in your system, one that lingers and is tricky to get through. Some reflections here on elation, grief, sadness and hope in the aftermath of Happy Start-up School's Summercamp.

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00:18:38

Full permission to get ANGRY

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/20

Chris is angry at his sat nav in a service station car park and decides to improvise a live experiment in the theory that the only way out with strong emotions is through. What will we learn? Trigger warning: loud vitriolic ranting.

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00:27:59

Superfun Lovebath 2

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/18

If my experience at Happy Start-up School's Summercamp this year were a film, this would be the title. My reflections on how I spent three days in the sticks, playing with other business hippies.

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00:24:59

Let's talk about sex

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/13

What turns you on? No not like that... I'm talking about our instinctual drives: social, sexual and self-preservation. How they play us, if we don't know what they're up to, and how to become more aware of them. This monologue is about the one-to-one aka sexual instinct in particular - creativity and desire. In this episode I'll challenge a few stereotypes and hopefully put you back in touch with yourself. You're an animal!

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00:14:05

Something for when you're shaken: humility and dignity

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/09

I suppose you could call this a talking meditation, a kindly lament on what it is to be a fallible human, when things don't go well. While at the same time remembering that's what makes you an inherently good human being. One way to look at this is through the lens of this dignity and humility from Authentic Relating - the art of being human.

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00:34:39

Into your body, out of your head

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/07

If you don't get out the house, are you a bit like a dog who hasn't been walked? Climbing the walls. Going out of your mind. If so, you could be like Ellie and I, for whom movement, nature and connection with other people is a necessity.Ellie is my friend and a fellow coach. Together we're running a series of immersive Co-Walking events to help people like us get a more rich and meaningful experience from retreat into nature, away from the seeming madness that is modern life.

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00:14:37

Why can't I worry less and enjoy the here and now more?

Beyond the basement ·

2023/09/05

This issue is the scourge of our modern age. The way we zone out, live on autopilot or spend all our time lamenting either the future or the past, instead of what's unfolding right before our eyes. Here's my take on what could be going on, as I explore this phenomenon through improvisation and authentic relating.

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00:19:08

Expert beginner

Beyond the basement ·

2023/08/29

Hi. I'm a beginner. By that I mean curious, enthusiastic, a learner, playful. I don't have everything sussed out. Would you want to be any other way? The world seems to expect that though - flawless experts who get things right first time, every time. I see it in politics, industry and other walks of life. This was prompted by soon launching my own improv/authentic relating inspired workshops, and noticing the fears, hesitance, shame and doubts that get in the way of doing fun stuff we really care

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00:29:50

Grief, death and dying

Beyond the basement ·

2023/08/24

Hope you don't mind me nudging the podcast into edgier territory but here we go... Some reflections on my experiences of the great leveller, what it revealed to me about life, myself and others. We'll also go deeper into expectations and responsibility too, what motivates us and who you truly are when things turn bleak. There's hope too. Recorded on the anniversary of my mum's death, Dorothy Kenworthy who died in 2005.

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00:21:05

Who's turned up to your inner parts party today?

Beyond the basement ·

2023/08/21

At the beginning of most days I check-in with myself by wondering who's showing up inside - urges, desires, feelings sensations and mental preoccupations. We call these our parts, and getting to know them, helping them feel seen and heard, is undoubtedly one of the most helpful practices I have for feeling more present, happier and hopeful about the day ahead. I explore all this, how I do it and why in this episode. Listen to 'Something to help when you're overwhelmed or need motivation' episode

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00:08:36

Is constant doing an addiction?

Beyond the basement ·

2023/08/19

I could be way off here - drawing parallels between substance abuse, and that urge to perpetually do and make, that drives people like us. But maybe there's something to this. The fact is that excessive productivity and progress destroys relationships and wellbeing, just like any other compulsive behaviour. What do you reckon?

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00:08:30

Follow the fun

Beyond the basement ·

2023/08/17

One of my favourite improv principles, and one those of us with a tendency to pragmatism and practicality, would do well to remember. This one's all about gravitating towards that which makes life worth living, when we're faced with choices about what to do next and how to do it.

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