Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
We've got it backwards. We sit all day behind a screen, then try to fix it with one hour at the gym. But that's not what our bodies are for.
Nelly Attar is a psychologist turned extreme athlete and mountaineer who's summited the five highest peaks in the world. She says movement is medicine. Using your legs, your core, your hands... We have a body for a reason.
But here's the part most people miss: the mind and body aren't two things. They're one. Nelly will tell you it's not her body that gets her up the mountain, it's her mind. And the way you feed your mind is by taking care of your body.
🎧 Find the full episode wherever you get your podcasts: "How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back With Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar"
We've got it backwards. We sit all day behind a screen, then try to fix it with one hour at the gym. But that's not what our bodies are for.
Nelly Attar is a psychologist turned extreme athlete and mountaineer who's summited the five highest peaks in the world. She says movement is medicine. Using your legs, your core, your hands... We have a body for a reason.
But here's the part most people miss: the mind and body aren't two things. They're one. Nelly will tell you it's not her body that gets her up the mountain, it's her mind. And the way you feed your mind is by taking care of your body.
🎧 Find the full episode wherever you get your podcasts: "How to Tell If Fear Is Protecting You or Holding You Back With Extreme Athlete Nelly Attar"
