# 29. your mind isn't broken, it's protecting you with Kirsten Kemp Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kicking-it-real-7560311/29-your-mind-isn-t-broken-it-s-protecting-you-with-kirsten-kemp Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/kicking-it-real-7560311/29-your-mind-isn-t-broken-it-s-protecting-you-with-kirsten-kemp.md Podcast: [Kicking It Real](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kicking-it-real-7560311) Published: 2026-04-22T10:15:00+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kicking-it-real-podcast/episodes/29--your-mind-isnt-broken--its-protecting-you-with-Kirsten-Kemp-e3i67js Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/10ad936d0/podcast/play/118742076/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-23%2F422725234-44100-2-0df594dbd1076.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kicking-it-real-7560311/episodes/29-your-mind-isn-t-broken-it-s-protecting-you-with-kirsten-kemp Duration seconds: 5353 ## Resource What if the thing holding you back isn't your technique, but something else entirely? This week I'm sitting down with Kirsten Kemp, high-performance mindset coach and founder of The Confident Dancer, to talk about the mental side of performance that almost no one in the dance world is actually teaching. Kirsten breaks down the difference between a high-standards environment and a toxic one, why "just be confident" is the most useless advice you can give a dancer, and what confidence actually means, because it's not what most of us think. We also get into why your mind has a reason for everything it does, and why the first step to changing it is curiosity, not criticism. If you've ever been told to work on your confidence and had absolutely no idea what to do with that, this one's for you. Stay in the loop with me πŸ‘‡πŸΌπŸ€ Instagram: @kickingitrealpod @potentiallygabby TikTok: @potentiallygabby Episode requests: kickingitrealpod@gmail.com Find Kirsten here πŸ‘‡πŸΌ IG: @kirsten_theconfidentdancer theconfidentdancer.com ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kicking-it-real-7560311/episodes/29-your-mind-isn-t-broken-it-s-protecting-you-with-kirsten-kemp/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/kicking-it-real-7560311/29-your-mind-isn-t-broken-it-s-protecting-you-with-kirsten-kemp.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.