The Midline: A mindset tool for challenging times

Art Creativity & Wellbeing

Hail and well met! It's time for another great conversation with friend, colleague and former coach Andrew Moss regarding the tools that we developed together as I was training to solo hike across northern England in 2023.

* Before we jump in: Coming up in the fall I am offering an entire six-week virtual workshop adventure on changing systems we don't like! Details below or click here.

Today you’ll hear about a tool we call The Midline, how it’s shaped each of our lives and how it’s evolved to be even more helpful in the years since it first entered our coaching work.

Hope you enjoy!

About the Series…

It's really a podcast within a podcast!In these "Waking Up: The Tools” conversations Andrew and I discuss the essential tools we developed that helped me transform my experience and grow into the person who hiked all by myself across northern England in 2023… After needing a wheelchair to go more than a few steps in 2011.

We've called this series Waking up: The Tools because they’re featured in my book, Waking Up: How I Grew to Love My Body and My Self While Solo-Hiking Across Northern England (available everywhere you get your audiobooks and Amazon in paperback and e-book format.)

Each Waking Up Tools Conversation is hosted by Pathfinders, the amazing platform that exists to amplify good people doing good work in the world. Andrew is the CEO and cofounder of Pathfinders and shares what it's all about in this episode. Please visit the Pathfinders.social website if you're in need of some hope or inspiration today – and if you're doing good work in the world please click the “Add your voice” button and share about your vision for a better world and what you are doing to bring it about. Here's mine!

Andrew is CEO at https://pathfinders.social and he and co-founder and COO Jeff Lamb are creating it to be the platform for innovators and changemakers.. which really means it’s a fun and supportive place to bring your best vision for the world into being!

See you soon friends – thank you for being along on the journey.With Love, Kay

That adventure I was referencing above? Here are the deets!

Workshop: How to Change a System You Don’t Like

Come along on a transformative six-week journey designed for those daring folks ready to see something different and better.

This online workshop empowers you to envision and create systems that are actually good! Not a joke.

Join us if you’re fed up of systems that don’t work for you. The truth is they don’t work for a lot of people! Together, let’s create systems that support and uplift everyone.

Your ticket includes:

– Your seat in the workshop Tuesdays Sept. 9 – Oct. 14. 2025, 6-7:30PM EST

– Entry into our Private Group just for participants - This is where we’ll connect, extend the learning, and cheer for you!

Click here to learn more and register: https://www.kaylockkolp.com/system/

Cheers! Thank you for being here with me.Love, Kay

Kay Lock Kolp is a coach, podcast host, writer, and artist who helps people achieve wholeness and well-being. After experiencing a health crisis in 2011 that limited her mobility, Kay embarked on a transformative journey of self-discovery.

She now coaches clients to envision bold futures while taking manageable steps toward their goals, with a special focus on supporting leaders, creators, and first responders. Kay demonstrated her resilience by hiking England's Coast-to-Coast Path solo in 2023, an experience that embodies her philosophy of gentle, persistent self-actualization.

As a host for Pathfinders For Good, Kay shares stories that amplify positive change, emphasizing that authentic self-care creates ripple effects that benefit others. Her approach blends vulnerability, compassion, and practical support to help clients create meaningful transformation in their lives and communities.

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