Buddy Check
Freddie Kolwey
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S2 BONUS: a bikepacking trip report
Nothing to do with Buddy Check. This is an audio trip report from a bike packing trip I took with a friend to the UK in October. I wanted to tell the story in audio form, and I decided to share it…
S2 BONUS Sarah Wu and Carolyn Aibel, PhDs
In this bonus episode I interviewed Drs. Sarah Wu and Carolyn Aibel. They both have PhDs in clinical psychology from the University of Colorado in Boulder, they see therapy patients through private…
S2 BONUS: Stephanie Zukowski on adhd in adaptive sports
This is a teaser of a conversation I had with Stephanie Zukowski, the intern coordinator for the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center (BOEC). BOEC is one of the foremost adaptive sports…
S2E7 Ep 07: Belonging and Accepting your Brain
In the season finale of Season 2, a conversation with Jenny Fischer, the CEO of Ocun North America, about how she thinks about her identity as incomplete without an acknowledgment of her adhd but…
S2E6 Ep 06: Community
This episode tackles the second half of the hypothesis I started with this season: what does the climbing community mean to people with adhd and other neurodivergent identities? Do those identities…
S2E5 Ep 05: Double-edged Sword
In today's episode, we take the niche theme of this season one step further, diving into the incredibly specific topic of how people with adhd experience and relate to fear in climbing. Even though…
S2E4 Ep 04: Flight, Invisibility or ADHD
Today’s episode explores the narrative that ADHD is a superpower in rock climbing. For some people, the chance to flip the script on their disorder is something they jump at, but for others, it feels…
S2E3 Ep 03: Connections
Episode three explores what it is about climbing that can make it so intoxicating for people with adhd. We’ll hear from six different climbers about their experiences with flow, challenge, and…
S2E2 Ep 02: The Moneyball Episode
In an attempt to assess the percentage of elite athletes with ADHD compared to the general population, I wound up in a deep dive of baseball statistics and the murky way they help to show this…
S2E1 Ep 01: Dopamine, that's what it is
Episode 1 explains the current state of research into ADHD and dispels some common myths through a conversation with Rose Callaghan, a stand-up comedian based in Melbourne, Australia who uses her…
S2 Trailer: Season 2
This is season 2 of Buddy Check: the new misfits, coming July 24th, 2024.
S1 BONUS Bouldering through Grief with Hazel
BONUS episode with Hazel Findlay. Some final pearls of wisdom from Season 1. Hazel shares how she thought about her climbing in the months immediately following her father's death and why she is…
S1E9 Billy
In the season finale of Season 1 of Buddy Check, I interviewed my ex-boyfriend who taught me to climb and with whom I lived in that slide-in Lance camper on the back of our red 1992 Chevy pick-up…
S1E8 As a Coach
Joshua Jackman has been coaching youth climbing teams in Spokane, Washington in one form or another since 2003. In this episode, we talk about the changes he has witnessed in 20 years of coaching and…
S1 BONUS Q&A with Kevin
BONUS episode! This bonus episode is a Q&A with Kevin all about overcoming the fear you don’t need by understanding the gear you do. Listen to Kevin nerd out on bolts, bolted anchors, quick…
S1E7 As Guides Part II
Today, a round up of guides and coaches discussing if it’s their job to encourage their clients and students to find their stretch zone or if their role as a mentor is simply to meet people where…
S1E6 As Guides Part I
This week’s episode is all about guides as a type of climbing mentor. First, we hear from Kevin, a friend of mine and an AMGA certified rock guide about some of the general benefits of hiring a…
S1E5 Of Mice and Mentorship
In this episode, we look more at the idea Hazel brought up of taking responsibility for your own climbing journey, through my own experience and a story from Gillian, who you also heard from in…
S1E4 Unpacking Exposure Therapy
In episode four, we walk through the basics of understanding mental training techniques for climbing with Hazel Findlay. Hazel is a professional climber and mental training coach, known for her first…
S1 BONUS Mike & Mel's Functional Idiot Challenge
BONUS EP! The bet stands.
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Buddy Check has published 24 episodes since December 2023, covering topics in Personal Journals, Relationships.
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