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Beyond the basement

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 @chriskenworthy on Instagram and LinkedIn. chriskenworthy.substack.com

The beat beneath it all - rhythm in your life

25 mins; April 03, 2026

“I don’t care” (and you’re not bad for saying that)

19 mins; February 13, 2026

Healthy ambition, hope, success & failure

37 mins; January 08, 2026

Conscious Solitude: a lost art, in winter

36 mins; January 02, 2026

The kingdom of you: boundaries, dignity and saying “no”

42 mins; December 09, 2025

The tyranny of taking life (and yourself) too seriously

44 mins; December 02, 2025

The Fool’s way into your inner world

43 mins; December 02, 2025

Come home to yourself: the quiet (lost) art of self-attunement & soothing

46 mins; November 25, 2025

Self, other & the space between us

40 mins; November 18, 2025

How to tell you’re struggling

41 mins; November 11, 2025

The inconvenient truth of who you really are(n’t)

46 mins; November 04, 2025

Attention & following what’s alive inside (not out there)

30 mins; October 28, 2025

Grief and all its friends

43 mins; October 21, 2025

Anger + sadness = a perfectionist’s traffic jam

31 mins; October 06, 2025

Hey perfectionist - what if you just enjoyed your urges and instincts?

22 mins; September 23, 2025

How to be more playful in everyday life - reclaiming play

51 mins; September 15, 2025

Cabaret of chaos: An improviser’s guide to playing in uncertainty

38 mins; September 02, 2025

Why bother with Perfectionism?

24 mins; July 31, 2025

Your style of play

27 mins; July 29, 2025

Perfectionism’s tight grip on the steering wheel of your life

32 mins; July 22, 2025

Uncertainty: your mind’s least favourite hobby (and how to navigate it)

21 mins; July 15, 2025

Do you suffer from seriousness fatigue?

40 mins; June 30, 2025

Love, loss, limits & letting go (life after Laurie)

36 mins; June 24, 2025

Learning to trust yourself again

36 mins; June 19, 2025

Our inability to sit still, alone (and what happens when we do)

33 mins; June 16, 2025

What do you really want? Learning to listen again

25 mins; June 10, 2025

How do you want to spend your time on earth?

22 mins; June 06, 2025

What improv revealed at the edge of a freezing glacial lake

18 mins; May 29, 2025

Are you going with the flow or going along with it?

21 mins; May 21, 2025

How I became a Perfectionist

16 mins; May 06, 2025

Getting through it: feel or function?

31 mins; May 05, 2025

What every human wants

17 mins; May 03, 2025

How to hear your body (and what it’s YELLING)

23 mins; April 30, 2025

Half-in, half-out: the most uncomfortable place to be

28 mins; April 22, 2025

Joy Junkie, Drama Kid, or Daredevil Dreamer? Find your YES to improv

28 mins; April 17, 2025

The hardest thing about rest (and its secret reward)

39 mins; April 14, 2025

The art of gentle being

26 mins; April 06, 2025

How to be happy (what do you need?)

29 mins; April 02, 2025

You don’t have to be fast, funny or clever

26 mins; March 28, 2025

Grown-ups need play too

18 mins; March 26, 2025

Too busy for improv? Think again - 3 reasons it’s worth your time

29 mins; March 19, 2025

The (risk +) rewards of sharing what someone can’t see in themselves - how to listen deeply

21 mins; March 04, 2025

Do you trust yourself?

24 mins; January 30, 2025

Follow your bliss at your own pace and welcome everything

31 mins; December 02, 2024

How to survive a plane crash (+ other tricky situations)

24 mins; November 26, 2024

Why it’s hard (+ how) to make friends

24 mins; November 15, 2024

More range (or what it is to live a good life)

28 mins; November 12, 2024

Is perfectionism in your life?

29 mins; November 07, 2024

Alone in crowd

24 mins; October 28, 2024

God bless Perfectionism

10 mins; October 25, 2024

Hyper self-reliance (and letting care in)

18 mins; October 21, 2024

How to be more open-hearted

26 mins; October 14, 2024

Slow down, quickly!

31 mins; October 08, 2024

How to be more playful (and creative)

19 mins; October 07, 2024

Your reward on the other side of difficult conversations

22 mins; October 03, 2024

Own your experience

26 mins; September 30, 2024

Assume nothing

17 mins; September 27, 2024

High expectations (+ low support)

20 mins; September 17, 2024

By letting go, it all gets done

15 mins; September 04, 2024

Try less, lazy more

23 mins; August 07, 2024

Curious about curiosity

27 mins; August 04, 2024

Hiding in plain sight

18 mins; August 01, 2024

Do you want to feel everything all the time?

19 mins; July 24, 2024

A very embodied adventure and direct experience of the universe

37 mins; July 22, 2024

Improv: what to expect

17 mins; July 10, 2024

Real you and improv you

30 mins; June 24, 2024

The absence of striving

24 mins; June 21, 2024

Focus on what's good

18 mins; June 19, 2024

Why & how to feel the feels

26 mins; June 13, 2024

What endings tell you about yourself

22 mins; June 11, 2024

Do you have enough play in life?

13 mins; June 05, 2024

How to be playful and creative when you're feeling down

21 mins; May 29, 2024

Half-in the sea, half out

11 mins; May 26, 2024

The 4 elements of improv & life

22 mins; May 23, 2024

How to unlock your creative potential: be selfish

18 mins; May 23, 2024

How would more fiery/airy/watery/earthiness help you in life?

24 mins; May 20, 2024

Three insights on being your true self

31 mins; May 16, 2024

How to get what you want from life if you're a perfectionist

10 mins; May 15, 2024

Unlock your creative potential: live at TNM Leeds 07/05

21 mins; May 15, 2024

Lead with love & humility: how to bring a thing into the world and put yourself out there

21 mins; May 09, 2024

How to unlock creative potential: bringing out your inner child through play

21 mins; May 06, 2024

Allowing for the possibility of imperfection

19 mins; May 03, 2024

Given time, stuff changes

8 mins; May 03, 2024

Choose nonviolence, fun & mischief on Mondays

14 mins; April 30, 2024

Why all that matters is you, me, in the here-and-now - Improv Dairies

16 mins; April 29, 2024

Your needs and getting them met

16 mins; April 27, 2024

Authentic Relating lands in Leeds. But what is it?

19 mins; April 25, 2024

What happens when you actually unplug from the day-to-day rush

18 mins; April 23, 2024

Why I stopped giving advice (and you should too)

12 mins; April 17, 2024

Welcome everything, reveal your experience

16 mins; April 12, 2024

Undefended discoveries

29 mins; April 08, 2024

How would life be with a bit more mischief?

21 mins; April 04, 2024

Ever noticed this sneaky perfectionism?

10 mins; April 03, 2024

How to cope with being antagonised

16 mins; March 29, 2024

When you care just enough to stay unhappy

10 mins; March 27, 2024

What to expect from 'Undefended Improv' workshop this April

22 mins; March 22, 2024

Unlocking happiness summit 2024

18 mins; March 18, 2024

Feel the fear and do it anyway = BS

11 mins; March 16, 2024

Expression isn't indulgent, it's a necessity

17 mins; March 14, 2024

3 levels of listening

23 mins; March 13, 2024

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