How to Hold a Cockroach (and Long Covid) with Matt Maxwell
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I’m honored to have someone who I care deeply about on the podcast today, Matt Maxwell. He is dedicated to freedom, joy, connection, and stewardship of the earth. Beyond that, Matt is also the author of How to Hold a Cockroach and leads Hearthstone Coaching, where he helps individuals, teams, and organizations clarify and create what matters most to them. At the time of recording, Matt joined me from his car as he’s traveling across the country to move back home to have more support from his family as he navigates the effects of long COVID. Throughout our conversation, we touch on holding grief, giving ourselves the permission to receive, and how Matt is gracefully and intentionally coming to terms with his new reality. If you’ve listened to my past solo episode on receiving and the recent episode with Jenn Andreou on embracing grief, Matt’s episode will feel like a big picture moment on how the two are interconnected and aligned. If you’re in a period of transition, especially if it’s one that’s hard to grapple with, I hope you find some relief in this episode.
Topics:
Matt’s experience with long COVID, what it looks like for him and others, and how this has been the catalyst for a major pivot in his life and business
The idea of breaking free from “stupid” to allow ourselves to freely and confidently try new things
How Matt has learned to hold grace for himself and surrender who he was before COVID to come to terms with his life now
Learning to receive more in life while honoring the way we can be of service, companionship, and partnership to other people
How Matt has learned to redefine success and find a new way of working with his new cognitive threshold
More on Matt’s book, How to Hold a Cockroach, and the lessons on fear and the stories we tell ourselves
Matt’s guidance for helping others through chronic illness or holding their own cockroach
Episode Resources:
Listen: Expanding Your Capacity to Receive in Business, Life, and Love
Listen: Embracing Grief: Healing in a Culture that Avoids Sorrow with Jenn Andreou
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