Sole Talk

What if the person you’re comparing yourself to the most… is you? The younger you. The faster you. The thinner you. The more energetic, productive, ambitious, or confident version of you that you remember. As we get older, comparison doesn’t always come from looking at other people. Sometimes it comes from looking backward—and quietly believing that who we used to be is the standard for who we sho...

What if you’re not past your prime? What if some of the most meaningful years of your life are still ahead of you? We’re often taught to think of life as having a peak—a time when we’re younger, stronger, faster, more successful, or somehow more relevant. And once we pass that point, we’re supposed to accept that our “best years” are behind us. But what if that entire story is wrong? In Week 1 of...

What if the greatest thing movement gives you has nothing to do with your pace, your weight, your strength, or how many calories you burn? What if movement is one of the ways you learn to hear yourself again? In this final episode of the Movement Is Medicine series, we're bringing the entire six-week journey together. We're talking about what happens when movement stops being something we use to p...

What if the body you keep trying to get back to… isn’t actually where you’re supposed to be going? So many of us spend years trying to get back —back to the weight we used to be, the pace we used to run, the energy we used to have, or the person we were before life changed. But what if movement isn’t supposed to take us backward? In Week 5 of the Movement Is Medicine series , we’re talking about w...

What if movement is doing far more than strengthening your body? Every walk, run, workout, comeback, and even every difficult day can teach you something about who you are and what you're capable of . In this episode of Sole Talk , Stronger Than You Think: What Movement Teaches Us About Ourselves , we're talking about the deeper lessons hidden inside movement — the ones that have very little to do...

What if some of what you’re carrying cannot be resolved by thinking harder? Sometimes the mind knows an experience is over, but the body is still holding the tension, fear, grief, or stress. In Week 3 of the Movement Is Medicine series, Marybeth Hrim explores how our experiences can remain present in the body—and how walking, running, stretching, dancing, and other gentle forms of movement can sup...

What if the thing your mind needs most isn’t another thought…but movement? In Week 2 of the Movement Is Medicine series on Sole Talk , we’re exploring the powerful connection between movement and mental health —and why something as simple as walking, stretching, running, dancing, or stepping outside can change the way we feel. Movement isn’t only about fitness, weight loss, or performance. It can...

Have you ever noticed that after a walk, your mind feels clearer...your breathing slows...and life doesn't feel quite so overwhelming? What if that isn't a coincidence? In this first episode of our new series, Why We Were Made to Move , we're exploring a truth that many of us have forgotten: movement isn't just about fitness—it may be one of the most powerful ways to reconnect with your mind, your...

What if the healthiest relationship you'll ever experience isn't the one filled with the most excitement—but the one where your nervous system finally feels safe enough to breathe? In this episode of Connected: The Courage to Stay Real , we're beginning a brand-new chapter as we move from the relationship with ourselves into the relationships we build with others. For many of us, love has felt lik...

What happens when you stop living according to everyone else's expectations and finally begin living from your own truth? In this episode of Connected: The Courage to Stay Real , we're exploring what it really means to live from the inside out —a way of moving through life that is guided by your values, your intuition, and your authentic self rather than fear, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or th...

Have you ever felt like you're living in your body—but not truly with it? Many of us spend years criticizing our bodies, ignoring what they're trying to tell us, or believing they're something to fix instead of a place to belong. In this episode of Connected: The Courage to Stay Real , we're exploring one of the most important relationships you'll ever have—the relationship with your own body. We'...

Many of us don't lose ourselves overnight—we lose ourselves one small compromise at a time. In this episode of Sole Talk , we're exploring the hidden cost of self-abandonment and why so many of us learned to disconnect from our own needs, emotions, and truth in order to feel loved, accepted, or safe. If you've ever struggled with people-pleasing, over-explaining yourself, saying "yes" when you mea...

Description What if the most important relationship in your life isn't your marriage, your friendships, or even your family... It's the relationship you have with yourself. In this week's episode of Connected: The Courage to Stay Real , we're exploring how your inner relationship quietly shapes every conversation, every conflict, every boundary, every act of love, and every connection you experien...

What makes a relationship feel truly safe? Not perfect. Not conflict-free. Not always easy. But safe enough to be yourself. Honest enough to tell the truth. Alive enough to keep growing. In this episode of Sole Talk , Marybeth Hrim explores why so many of us struggle in relationships and what it actually takes to create connection that feels secure, authentic, and deeply fulfilling. Drawing from h...

What makes a relationship truly healthy? It's not perfection. It's not agreement. It's not avoiding conflict. The healthiest relationships are built on something much deeper: safety, honesty, trust, authenticity, and the courage to show up as yourself. In this final episode of the Living Forward series, Marybeth explores what it means to create relationships that allow us to be fully seen, fully h...

Have you ever felt like your relationships changed as you started healing? As we grow, heal, and become more authentic, the people around us often respond in unexpected ways. Some relationships deepen. Others become strained. And sometimes the hardest part of personal growth isn't changing yourself—it's navigating how that change affects the people you love. In this week's episode of Sole Talk, Ma...

Do you constantly second-guess yourself, seek reassurance from others, or wonder if you're making the right decisions? In this week's episode of Sole Talk , we're exploring one of the most important relationships you'll ever have—the relationship with yourself. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned to trust everyone else's opinions more than our own. We learned to ignore our intuition, dismi...

What happens when healing creates space? In this deeply personal episode of Sole Talk , Marybeth Hrim explores what happens when we stop performing, over-functioning, people pleasing, and living in survival mode—and begin choosing how we want to live. If you've ever felt uncomfortable after growth… if healing has made life quieter… if you're wondering who you are now that you're no longer survivin...

What happens when your healing begins changing your relationships? In this deeply personal and powerful episode of Sole Talk , therapist, coach, and running coach Marybeth Hrim explores the emotional reality of growth, boundaries, nervous system healing, and what it means to become more fully yourself — even when the people around you struggle to understand the change. This episode is for anyone w...

What happens when you become exhausted from holding everything together? In this deeply personal episode of Sole Talk , Marybeth explores the emotional exhaustion that comes from constantly being “the strong one,” over-functioning, carrying everyone else emotionally, and living in survival mode for far too long. This conversation is about burnout, nervous system overwhelm, emotional pressure, and...

Have you ever noticed yourself almost reacting the way you always have… and then realizing—you didn’t? In this episode of Sole Talk , we explore the quiet, powerful moment when change becomes real. Not the big breakthroughs… but the subtle shifts that show you’re no longer the same person. This is where personal growth moves beyond insight—and into your nervous system, your relationships, and your...

Do you ever feel like you lose yourself in relationships? In this episode of Sole Talk , we explore what it really means to be in a relationship without losing your identity, voice, or sense of self. If you’ve ever found yourself people-pleasing, over-explaining, or walking away from conversations feeling disconnected from who you are… this episode is for you. We dive into the deeper question: “Wh...

You’ve done the work. You understand your patterns. You can name your triggers. So why do you still feel stuck? In this episode of Sole Talk , I’m diving into one of the most overlooked parts of growth and healing— why insight alone doesn’t create change . Because real transformation doesn’t just happen in your mind… it happens in your body. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep reacting the same w...

What do you do when you don’t know what’s next? In Week 3 of the Living Forward series, we explore one of the most challenging—and transformative—parts of personal growth: learning to trust yourself without having all the answers . If you’ve ever felt stuck, uncertain, or paralyzed by not knowing the “right” next step, this episode will meet you there. Because the truth is… clarity doesn’t always...

You’ve done the inner work. You see yourself differently. You’ve had the breakthrough. So why does your body still feel anxious, unsettled… or even unsafe? In Week 2 of the Living Forward series, we explore a truth that often gets overlooked: insight is not the same as integration. Your mind may understand what’s changing—but your nervous system needs time to catch up. In this episode, we dive int...