Episode title: Dr. Rebecca Scott on ‘Paying for Pain’ through the Experience of Extreme Adventure RacingEpisode summary introduction: Through Dr. Scott’s research on Tough Mudder adventure racing, we consider what motivates people to put their bodies through pain for ‘fun’; we consider the increased participation in outdoor activities during lockdown; and the interconnection of body and mind in nature.   Topics discussed in this episode: The ‘Cubicle-bound Masses’ – knowledge workers caught up in sedentary lifestyle, like battery chickens! Escapism from monotony of modern, urban society Extreme adventure races – the commercialised and more socially-acceptable version of Brad Pitt’s Fight Club! Self-directed health & lifestyle changesResourceful Residents –making the most of natural, local landscapes & mountainscapes“Experiential Resume/CV”  Putting one’s body on the line in the name of research… ethnographic immersion in Tough Mudder adventure races! Body & Mind Dualism Nature, natural habitats and water reviving our bodies & mindsThe Artist’s Way Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) and potential harmful effects of electromagnetic fields to our bodiesResources mentioned in this episode:  Rebecca Scott, Julien Cayla, Bernard Cova, Selling Pain to the Saturated Self, Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 44, Issue 1, June 2017, Pg 22-43, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucw071 Adventure race: https://toughmudder.com/Introduces French Anthropologist David Le Breton  - pain as an agent for body metamorphosis: BRETON, D. L. (2000). Playing Symbolically with Death in Extreme Sports. Body & Society, 6(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357034X00006001001Anat Keinan, Ran Kivetz, Productivity Orientation and the Consumption of Collectable Experiences, Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 37, Issue 6, 1 April 2011, Pages 935–950, https://doi.org/10.1086/657163Swimrun events: https://otilloswimrun.com/The Wim Hof Method: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/https://www.doterra.com/US/en/about-our-storyhttps://drjoedispenza.com/pages/abouthttps://www.abraham-hicks.com/https://juliacameronlive.com/the-artists-way/                                                                                                                                  Subscribe to the Journeying podcast YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqa2toscxF6xiFPslXxUtZw?view_as=subscriber Rate & review on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/journeying/id1529912826 Like our Facebook Page:  https://bit.ly/33kp4bU   

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