What We Carry: Maladaptive Coping, Shame Loops & Breaking Free | ft. Athena Perez – Word on the Street Ep.12
Release Date: 04/11/2025
What We Carry: Maladaptive Coping, Shame Loops & Breaking Free | ft. Athena Perez – Word on the Street Ep.12
Street Parking Podcast
Warning: This episode discusses topics including shame, disordered coping, and obesity. We are not licensed psychologists — this is a personal and honest conversation, not medical advice. 0:00 - 3:20: Welcome, sourdough and 3:23 - 8:49 : Athena Perez joins the show 8:50 - 10:00: Miranda joins the show, Alcaraz are sick again 10:02 - 12:20: Miranda and Athena’s relationship and working relationship 12:21 - 13:30: Athena touches on why it has been important for her to have a coaching 13:30 - 14:35: Mic checks and saying bye to the Alcaraz boys 14:40 - 22:00: Athena’s goals and...
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Episode 11 | Word on the Street
Street Parking Podcast
0:00 - 8:30: Welcome & Checking in with the Chat // Disney Hacks 8:31 - 15:06: The CrossFit equivalent of Mikey ears and being a spectator at the Games 15:07 - 21:29: Figuring out the Snatch // Interacting with the comments 21:30 - 25:36: Miranda and Julian tackle a Q&A 25:37 - 35:25: Body dysmorphia, technology, and self criticism 35:25 - 38:00: Pokemon, the best one and playing it 38:01 - 40:08 : Meal Prepping, what we’ve been doing and tips, PokemonGo —----------------------—TRIGGER WARNING—--------------------------------------- conversation around trauma, addiction,...
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Episode 10 | Word on the Street
Street Parking Podcast
0:00 - 7:06: Welcome & Checking in with the Chat 7:07 - 17:25: Addressing the elephant in the room (what we are sharing) 17:26 -23:05: Shout outs and answering questions from community 23:06 - 28:17: Program Mash-Ups in the Daily Workouts 28:18 - 34:35: Strength Workout Extra Program 34:36 - 41:27: Member question about SP and some sharing from Miranda and Julian 41:28 - 42:05: SHIFT question 42:10 - 47:32: Project April, how it started and what it is, the evolution 47:32 - 52:30: Team DB, Team KB, Team All-Star 52:30 - : Buffalo Bill, Hannibal Lecter, Ace Ventura, Seinfeld v. Friends, All...
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Episode 9 | Word on the Street
Street Parking Podcast
0:00 - 4:50: Welcome/Greetings and Recapping Nashville,TN visit and 4:51 - 7:30: Miranda getting food poisoning and Julian’s airplane prosciutto and your friday update 7:30 - 13:30 : Visiting Journey’s HQ, what we learned and SAMBAs 13:31 - 15:00: “The Heather’s like this” on the app 15:00 - 19:46: Our guest, Ron Boss Everline from Just Train 19:46 - 23:04: Meeting one another and working out together || connection lost with Boss 23:06 - 24:08: Boss is back 24:08 - 26:43: Staying humble, grateful and having fun with life 26:44 - 29:05: Just Train HQ’s affiliate &...
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Episode 8 | Word on the Street
Street Parking Podcast
0:00 - 6:54: No sleep chronicles continue for the Alcaraz crew and check ins 6:54 -13:00 :Having kids v. getting a dog with Salvi, 25.2, working from home 13:00 -15:30:Intermission with Salvi 15:30 - 18:55: Settling back in, talking about the Alcaraz boys 19:00 - 26:04 : Miranda opens up about parenting and her growth in it 26:05 - 32:00: Teaching balance, emotions, and parenting challenges 32:13 - 33:50: Books Miranda is reading 33:51 - 37:30: Checking in with Miranda on the Open, 25.3, and Dave Castro’s deadlifts 37:31 -38:15: Questions from members 38:18-40:50: When building to a...
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Street Parking Podcast
0:00 - 6:40: Welcome, check-Ins and all things pizza 6:41 - 8:30: Miranda hops on, catching up with her 9:00 - 10:00: Recapping last weeks episode and this past week for the Alcaraz family 11:00 - 21:30: Recapping 25.1 score, Frenemy Leaderboard with Dave Castro, and all things CrossFit 21:31 - 28:50: CrossFit Open workout 25.2, youth and wisdom, expectations 28:50 - 41:00: “Intensity > Volume,” Consistency broken down and RELATIVE intensity 41:00 - 43:00: Intensity is cyclical, retouching on “Mechanics, Consistency, Intensity” () 43:10 - 45:22: Gauge for intensity and how to check...
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Matthew Souza, CrossFit then and now, and Metfix | Word on the Street Ep.6
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Join in on the conversation with long time friend and a wealth of knowledge Matt Souza. 0:00 - 6:20: Welcome and an Alcaraz health check 6:20 - 11:35: Who is Matt Souza and how he got started 11:35 - 15:21 : Media Launch, what and why. 15:22 - 19:59: Matt Souza before the fitness/gym, passion driven creativity, and working with brands 20:00 - 24:04: The Kill Taylor Show 25:05 - 28:38: Finding CrossFit and CrossFit.com 28:39 - 31:15: The 2025 CrossFit Open, how it went and what’s different this year 31:16 - 43:20: The pinnacle year of CrossFit, Julian's L1, Miranda talks about before...
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Street Parking Podcast
00:00 - 6:00: Welcome, checking in and celebrating this weeks wins 6:00 - 14:00: Mir and Julian's week, being sick, kids sleeping 14:00 - 17:38: Influencers, Social Media, and Sleep Schedules 17:39 - 22:56: Miranda being Sick and Fitness 23:00 - 27:00: Having dogs... 27:00 - 1:02:00 : Garage Gym Reviews Street Parking & the ins and outs of what we offer 1:02:01 -1:15:10: "Stale Workouts", methodology, FITNESS FREEDOM and at home fitness culture 1:15:10 - 1:16:40: The Street Parking Programming and it "changing" 1:16:47 - 1:20:36: Fringe movements, functional fitness and its ROI 1:20:40 -...
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Street Parking Podcast
00:00 - 8:00 : Intros, catching up and checking in with Karianne Anthes 8:00 - 16:51: This morning in the Alcaraz house 17:00 - 23:00: HYROX 23:00 - 37:35: Training for a HYROX and HYROX training programs 38:00 - 41:27: The Ruck Race League 41:30 - 44:10: Miranda and Julian's training 44:10 - 49:49: Consistency is Key and more is not better 49:50 - 54:38: Standards, Intended Stimulus and Fitness Freedom 54:40 - 56:34: Viewer Check-in 56:34 - 1:04:34: Eating Carnivore, Diets, and OptimizeMe Nutrition's 10 Principles of Nutrition 1:05:00 - 1:10:25 : Playback Speed on videos 1:10:26 - 1:29:35:...
info_outlineWarning: This episode discusses topics including shame, disordered coping, and obesity. We are not licensed psychologists — this is a personal and honest conversation, not medical advice.
0:00 - 3:20: Welcome, sourdough and
3:23 - 8:49 : Athena Perez joins the show
8:50 - 10:00: Miranda joins the show, Alcaraz are sick again
10:02 - 12:20: Miranda and Athena’s relationship and working relationship
12:21 - 13:30: Athena touches on why it has been important for her to have a coaching
13:30 - 14:35: Mic checks and saying bye to the Alcaraz boys
14:40 - 22:00: Athena’s goals and her fitness journey
22:00 - 24:00: Developing a new mindset towards goals
24:01 - 26:03 : Julian’s dad and lifestyle changes
26:04 - 30:00: Coaching, empathy and working with larger bodies
30:00 - 35:04: Maladaptive coping strategies, common misunderstanding, and Athena’s frustrations
35:06 - 40:20: The Shame Loop, Food, and comparison
40:21 - 50:12: The Bridge & the different ways coping strategies show up
50:12 - 1:07:20: The line between victim mentality and taking responsibility, recovery and higher powers
1:07:20 - 1:18:02: A frayed wire analogy, coping in culture/society, celebrated/encouraged addictions
1:18:40 - 1:23:16: Advice for someone looking to support a family member or friend with a maladaptive coping strategy (food related or other)
1:23:17 - 1:24:30: Follow Athena (@athenamariebt) and check out her book Lifting the Wait
1:25:35 - 1:33:18: Community Shoutouts/Questions
1:33:20 - 1:43:03 : Closing out with Reels/Memes and the future of the show