Exploring how we best prepare for what matters most, hosted by Drew Schrader.
We're Just Getting Warmed Up
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Exploring how we best prepare for what matters most, hosted by Drew Schrader.
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February 5, 2026
Warming Up with Educator and Genuinely Good Dude Matt Thompson S01 Ep10
<h2>Warming Up with Educator and Genuinely Good Dude Matt Thompson S01 Ep10</h2><h2>Guest: Matt Thompson<br>“Presence, Community, and the Analog Morning”</h2><h2><b>Episode Summary</b></h2><p>Longtime friend, educator, and all-around thoughtful human Matt Thompson joins Drew for a conversation that starts with <i>The Big Lebowski</i> and quickly turns into something deeper: how we warm up groups of people to do real work together—and how we warm up ourselves to live a life that actually matches what we say we value.</p><p><br>The through-line is simple and strong: when we can find more presence for ourselves, we get better at being in community with others.</p><h2><b>About the Guest</b></h2><p>Matt Thompson is an educator, parent, and longtime collaborator of Drew’s. He’s known for his ability to design learning spaces that feel both purposeful and human—where trust, honesty, and real connection support better thinking and better work. Matt brings a facilitation lens shaped by deep practice, strong teammates, and a hard-earned clarity about what matters.</p><h2><b>Episode Highlights</b></h2><ul><li>The movie you quote more than you should (<i>The Big Lebowski</i>)</li><li>Why the first moments of a group experience matter so much </li><li>The facilitation “twofer” trap: trying to do connection <i>and</i> content at once</li><li>Designing for affect: what you want people to <i>feel</i> in the space</li><li>Continuous reciprocal escalating self-disclosure (and why it works)</li><li>Naming what’s “in the air” when trust isn’t there yet</li><li>Community as an outcome—not a nice bonus</li><li>Warm-ups as scaffolds: how protocols shape how we show up later</li><li>Starting with story as a low-floor, high-ceiling entry point</li><li>Matt’s colon cancer story and the questions it forced into focus</li><li>Meditation as a “get my head where my feet are” practice</li><li>The tactical power of a consistent space (cushion, window, curtain, repeat)</li><li>“Analog morning”: cleaning up digital inputs with the physical newspaper</li><li>Midday grounding: sun, rest, feet in the dirt</li><li>The one-line takeaway: more presence → better community</li><li>(Plus: a repeated PSA) Get your colonoscopy.</li></ul><h2><b>Connect with the Show</b></h2><p>If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the show, leave a quick rating or comment, and share it with a friend who cares about presence, facilitation, or building community that actually holds up under pressure.<br><br>Got ideas for future guests or warm-up topics for Season Two? Reach out to Drew at drewschrader @ <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://gmail.com">gmail.com</a>.</p><h2><b>Credits</b></h2><p>We’re Just Getting Warmed Up is hosted by Drew Schrader.<br>Produced by Margie Schrader.<br>Special thanks to Matt Thompson for warming up with us in this episode.<br><b>This episode is the Season One finale.</b> Season Two is in the works—send guest/topic/warm-up-question ideas Drew’s way.</p><h2><b>Tags</b></h2><p>Matt Thompson, Drew Schrader, warm-ups, facilitation, group dynamics, psychological safety, vulnerability, self-disclosure, community, storytelling, protocols, morning routine, meditation, mindfulness, presence, analog morning, digital minimalism, newspaper, grounding, touching grass, health, colon cancer, survivorship, transitions, preparation</p>
November 25, 2025
Warming up with Martha Nause S01 Ep09
<h2>We’re Just Getting Warmed Up with Martha Nause, S01 Ep09</h2><h2>Guest: Martha Nause<br>“Ready to Go”</h2><p><b>Episode Summary<br></b>Former LPGA Tour player and former Macalester College golf coach <b>Martha Nause</b> joins Drew to talk about what it really means to get “ready to go.” Martha shares the wild story of going from “pretending to be a golf pro” in college to actually qualifying for the LPGA Tour, and how her preparation evolved from simple range time to a deeply intentional physical and mental warm-up.</p><p>Along the way, she unpacks how pros really use practice rounds, why the mental game matters so much in a sport where nothing happens until <i>you</i> decide to swing, and how she helped college players feel truly ready to compete. The conversation then zooms out to life beyond golf—pickleball, big transitions, nerves, and learning to see “failure” as information instead of a verdict.</p><p></p><hr><p></p><p><b>About the Guest<br>Martha Nause</b> is a former LPGA Tour professional, and former head women’s golf coach at Macalester College. Over more than two decades on tour and many years of college coaching, she’s blended technical expertise with a deep commitment to the mental side of performance, helping players at every level prepare with honesty, intention, and self-compassion—both on and off the course.</p><p></p><hr><p></p><p><b>Episode Highlights</b></p><ul><li>From pretending to be a pro to qualifying for the LPGA Tour</li><li>Supportive parents, safety nets, and lowering the pressure</li><li>Practice rounds as strategy labs, not scorecards</li><li>Building course-specific warm-ups for body and mind</li><li>Teaching college golfers what “ready to go” really feels like</li><li>Training focus with intentional distractions</li><li>Mindfulness, meditation, and managing nerves</li><li>Redefining failure and learning from the leaderboard</li><li>Bringing tour lessons to pickleball and everyday life</li></ul><p></p><hr><p></p><p><b>Connect with the Show<br></b>If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the show, leave a quick rating or comment, and share it with a friend who geeks out on preparation, performance, or the mental game.</p><p>Got ideas for future guests or warm-up topics? Reach out to Drew at <b>drewschrader @ </b><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://gmail.com"><b>gmail.com</b></a>.</p><p></p><hr><p></p><p><b>Credits<br></b><i>We’re Just Getting Warmed Up</i> is hosted by <b>Drew Schrader</b>.<br>Produced by <b>Margie Schrader</b>.<br>Special thanks to <b>Martha Nause</b> for warming up with us in this episode.</p><p></p><hr><p></p><p><b>Tags<br></b>Martha Nause, Drew Schrader, LPGA, golf, college golf, warm-ups, practice rounds, sports psychology, mental game, performance, preparation, meditation, mindfulness, coaching, pickleball, competition, pressure, resilience</p>
November 13, 2025
Warming up with Mary Ann Macklin S01 Ep08
<h2>We’re Just Getting Warmed Up with Mary Ann Macklin, S01 Ep08</h2><h2>Guest: Rev. Mary Ann Macklin <br>“Rituals, Flow, and Getting Out of Your Own Way”</h2><p></p><hr><h3>Episode Summary</h3><p>Unitarian Universalist minister Rev. Mary Ann Macklin joins Drew to talk about how spiritual leaders actually warm up—before worship, memorials, weddings, and hard conversations. She shares how she navigates rapid role shifts, uses ritual to “get out of her own way,” and treats sermons as learning in public rather than polished pronouncements.</p><p>Along the way: Gilligan’s Island quotes, Coughlin’s Law from Cocktail, sports stadiums as sacred spaces, music as magic, and Quaker “eldering” as a model for being fully present for someone else’s work.</p><p></p><hr><h3>About the Guest</h3><p>Rev. Mary Ann Macklin is a spiritual leader, and interfaith chaplain. She most recently served as Interim Minister at a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Louisville, Kentucky. With deep spiritual roots and a love of music, movement, and embodied practice, she helps communities move through grief, joy, and change with intention and presence on Sundays and far beyond the sanctuary.</p><p></p><hr><h3>Some Episode Highlights</h3><ul><li>Warm-Ups for Ministers<br></li><li>Learning in Public, Not Preaching from the Mountaintop<br></li><li>Ritual vs. Rote<br></li><li>Sports as Sacred Space<br></li><li>Flow, Perfectionism, and Getting Out of Your Own Way<br></li><li>Music as Magic<br></li><li>Preparing for Hard Conversations<br></li><li>Quaker Eldering & The Caddy Analogy<br></li></ul><hr><h3>Connect with the Show</h3><ul><li>Suggestions for future guests or fields? Comment, email drewschrader [at] gmail [dot] com, or join the Substack for deeper dives and warm-up experiments.<br></li><li>If this episode resonated, like/follow/subscribe and share with a friend who cares about spiritual practice, presence, or how we show up for hard moments.<br></li></ul><hr><p></p><p>Credits</p><p>Host: Drew Schrader<br>Guest: Rev. Mary Ann Macklin<br>Producer: Margie Schrader</p><p></p><hr><p></p><p>Tags</p><p>Ministry, Unitarian Universalism, rituals, warm-ups, spiritual practice, sermons, memorial services, weddings, grief, hospital chaplaincy, Quaker, eldering, psychological safety, presence, flow, perfectionism, music in worship, sports rituals, golf, caddies, hard conversations, pastoral care</p>
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