{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 146 - Kate Reed | What Happens When We're Forced to Slow Down?","description":"What Happens When We\u2019re Forced to Slow Down? Wisdom Revisited with Wellness Entrepreneur Kate Reed Three years after first sharing her wisdom to \u201cslow down\u201d on The Main Thing Podcast, Kate Reed returns for a deeply personal conversation. Together, she and Skip explore entrepreneurship, burnout, recovery, mindfulness, and what changed after a traumatic brain injury forced her life into a different rhythm.   Kate opens up about leaving a longtime career to build Wonder and Grow full time, learning healthier boundaries around work and family, protecting friendship inside business partnership, and navigating the difficult road of concussion recovery.   In this wisdom conversation, they explore what happens when slowing down moves from good advice to absolute necessity.   Why This Episode Matters This conversation speaks directly to anyone navigating stress, burnout, overwork, recovery, midlife transition, or the quiet feeling that life is asking them to live differently. Kate\u2019s story is a reminder that healing is not weakness, rest is not failure, and meaningful living often begins when we stop forcing ourselves to move so fast.   A Bit More About Our Wise Guest - Kate Reed Kate Reed took the entrepreneurial leap and left her 9-5 job to focus on her start-up \u201cWonder and Grow.\u201d Today, she focuses full-time on providing coaching and consulting services as mindfulness guide with multiple certifications. Kate is a certified teacher, experienced in yoga, along with various modes of meditation and mindfulness. She helps groups and individual clients build mindfulness practices and connect with nature to overcome stress, anxiety and burnout. In addition to being a wellness entrepreneur and innovator, Kate is also a wife and mother of two teenage children. She joined us from her home in Elkins, West Virginia. Wisdom Awaits You in This New Episode Entrepreneurship and the hidden inner-work it requires Protecting friendship inside business partnership Recovery after a traumatic brain injury Brain fog, memory disruption, and forced rest Why nature became essential to healing Wisdom Resources & Links Wonder & Grow website Connect with Kate on LinkedIn Episode 87 of this show - Kate\u2019s prior appearance from 2023 Credits Editor + Technical Advisor Bob Hotchkiss Brand + Strategy Advisor Andy Malinoski PR + Partnerships Advisor Rachel Bell Marketing, Social Media and Graphic Design Chloe Lineberg Brand Designer Emma Malinoski   Episode Chapters & Timestamps [00:01:59] \u2013 Leaving the 9-to-5 for Wonder and Grow Kate reflects on stepping away from Leadership West Virginia to pursue more meaningful work full time.   [00:07:21] \u2013 The Inner Work of Entrepreneurship Why building a business required more emotional and spiritual work than Kate expected.   [00:10:45] \u2013 Starting a Business With Your Best Friend Kate shares the challenges\u2014and surprising strength\u2014of building Wonder and Grow alongside Valerie Hart.   [00:12:25] \u2013 The Snowboarding Accident A joyful family pastime suddenly turns into a life-altering concussion and brain injury.   [00:15:01] \u2013 Memory Loss, Brain Fog, and Forced Rest Kate describes the emotional and physical realities of concussion recovery and the struggle to truly slow down.   [00:17:40] \u2013 Healing Through Nature, Stillness, and Care How gentleness, neuroplasticity, mindfulness, and time outdoors became part of the healing process.   [00:20:19] \u2013 When Memory Is Part of Your Identity Kate opens up about the fear of losing a defining part of herself\u2014and Skip shares his own experience with traumatic brain injury.   [00:22:26] \u2013 Grace, Softening, and Hope A conversation about caregiving, encouragement, and how relationships adapt after brain injury.   [00:24:11] \u2013 Wisdom Revisited: Slow Down and Soften Kate revisits her original wisdom and reveals how this season of life has deepened and expanded it.   Stay Connected with Us on Social YouTube @themainthingpod Twitter @themainthingpod Instagram @themainthingpod Facebook  @TheMainThingPod LinkedIn TikTok @TheMainThingPod   Help Support and Sustain This Podcast Become a subscriber. Share the podcast with one or two friends. Buy a set of Wisdom Cards Follow us on social media @TheMainThingPod Buy some Main Thing Merch from our Merchandise Store. Buy a book from our curated wisdom collection on bookshop.org. Become a patron and support us on Patreon with funding. ","author_name":"The Main Thing Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/themainthing.libsyn.com\/website","html":"