Ep. 110: Jimmy Choi - From a Life-Altering Diagnosis to American Ninja Warrior
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
Release Date: 06/15/2021
Ep. 133: Christina Rasmussen - Stop Modifying Yourself
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
Today I talk about showing up as yourself without any modifications. Without the adjustments you had to make to survive the world we live in. I’d love to know what you think. Please share it with your friends and family, and be sure to tag me if you share it on social media so that I can say thank you. I’m on Instagram and on Facebook. Things We Mention In This Episode Book: by Christina Rasmussen Book: by Christina Rasmussen Newsletter - Message In a Bottle: Share Your Apple podcast reviews and ratings are really important to help get the podcast in front of more people to...
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Ep. 132: Christina Rasmussen - Self-Compassion
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
It has been a few weeks since we’ve had a new episode and this one is a short one about self-compassion. I also talk about why I took a break from writing the weekly letter (don’t worry, it will be back soon) and how healing it has been to take a pause from one pursuit to make space for another. I’d love to know what you think. Please share it with your friends and family, and be sure to tag me if you share it on social media so that I can say thank you. I’m on Instagram and on Facebook. Things We Mention In This Episode Book: by Christina Rasmussen Book: by Christina...
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Ep. 131: The Life-Altering Conversations of 2021
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
We wind up 2021 with a few clips from a few episodes that I loved and that I hope you’ll love, too. Thank you for listening to the podcast and I wish you happiness, bliss, and peace in the new year.
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Ep. 130: Christina Rasmussen - Express Yourself
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
I talk about the fact that there's an identity, a personality that is always hidden within ourselves. So, today, let’s try to express our true selves even if it’s in a small way. Start with one choice to reveal a part of your hidden self.
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Ep. 129: Christina Rasmussen - The Open Sea
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
I talk about making sure that in your life, in your relationships, with your family, your friends, and with yourself that you honor the open sea perspective and the knowing that you have because of the losses that you’ve experienced. You are not here to settle. You are here to live the life that you’re supposed to have.
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Ep. 128: Christina Rasmussen - Grief and Joy in the Holiday Season
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
The holiday season is upon us and so are the complex feelings that can come with it. I talk about the contrast of the happiness of the holidays and the pain of loss, anxiety, and worry that can plague so many of us. I also talk about the importance of trusting that we can show up as ourselves without always preparing so much. I want you to try to make space for both sadness and joy during this time. They are two sides of the same coin.
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Ep. 127: Diane Wald - A Writer’s Life
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
Today’s guest is an amazing fiction writer and poet, Diane Wald. Her book, “My Famous Brain”, was the winner of the Visionary Fiction category from the NYC Big Book Awards, a competition judged by experts from many facets of the book industry worldwide, including publishers, writers, and professional editors. She truly is an inspiration to any who wants to know how to start and is worried that it is too late to start.
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Ep. 126: Dominique Antiglio - Finding Freedom and Trusting Yourself
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
Dominique is a Sophrologist and founder of global Sophrology platform BeSophro, and best-selling author The Life-Changing Power of Sophrology. She specializes in stress and sleep management, anxiety reduction, and burn-out prevention.
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Ep. 125: Christina Rasmussen - Living As Your True Self
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
I talk about stepping into the power of the true self and releasing the grip that fear has on us.
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Ep. 124: Christina Rasmussen - Going Back Home
Dear Life with Christina Rasmussen
Christina talks about the places she has traveled recently and how important it is to make mindful decisions about returning to places that may hold painful memories for you. With so many beautiful places in the world to visit, why return to the ones that will bring you a lot of loss?
info_outlineJimmy Choi joins me to talk about his journey from being diagnosed with young onset Parkinson’s disease when he was 27 to the motivational speaker and American Ninja Warrior that he is today. He is an extraordinary human being who managed to step out of an 8 year battle through darkness and mental struggle about a diagnosis that would forever change his life. To say that he is one of a kind would be an understatement.
He works hard everyday to outpace his current self and that is the most important thing that any of us can do. This is not just about Parkinson’s. At the end of this hour, you will be inspired and you will go about your day looking out for yourself and wanting to go beyond your comfort zone and overcome your own obstacles.
I’d love to know what you think. Please share it with your friends and family, and be sure to tag me if you share it on social media so that I can say thank you. I’m @christinastars on Instagram and @ChristinaRasmussen2014 on Facebook.
More About Jimmy Choi:
Jimmy Choi is a technology consultant and motivational speaker from Bolingbrook, Illinois. Choi was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease at the age of 27, and has since become an active advocate for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Since then, Jimmy has participated in multiple clinical trials to further research for better treatments and hopefully a cure for PD. Physical therapy led him to running and other activities that help him physically and mentally. He joined Team Fox in 2012, and ran in his first marathon that year -- and he hasn't stopped since. In July 2017, he took on a new challenge and competed on NBC’s “American Ninja Warrior” to show the world that Parkinson’s will not stop him.
Jimmy maintains a very active lifestyle, having competed in over 100 half marathons, 15 full marathons, one ultra-marathon, six Grand Fondo rides, multiple Spartan Races and countless 5K and 10K runs. To date, he has raised more than $240,000 for Parkinson's research with Team Fox... and counting.
You can connect with Jimmy via Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter as: jcfoxninja.
Relevant Links
- Parkinson’s Foundation: The Michael J. Fox Foundation
- Instagram: @jcfoxninja
- Book: Where Did You Go? by Christina Rasmussen
- Book: Second Firsts by Christina Rasmussen
- Newsletter - Message In a Bottle: Sign up for Christina’s weekly letter
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