Human Limits: Origins | Why We're Building an Uncluttered Wellness Platform (ft. Mitch Burnett)

The Limits We Put on Each Other — Daphne Christofides, Couples Therapist | Human Limits Podcast

There's something nobody tells you about getting into a relationship: the moment you start to grow, your partner won't necessarily cheer you on. Not because they're a bad person — but because growth disturbs something quiet and unspoken between two people. An equilibrium. In this episode of Human Limits, Nik sits down with Daphne Christofides — a Barcelona-based psychologist, couples and sex therapist — to talk about what happens when one partner evolves and the other panics. They get into the fear underneath jealousy, the conversations most couples avoid, the language that actually helps instead of escalating, and the moment you realise the relationship itself might be the limit. A conversation about love, fear, separation, communication, and the parts of long-term partnership nobody puts on Instagram. In this conversation:· The invisible equilibrium every couple builds (and what disturbs it)· Why your partner's resistance to your growth usually isn't malicious· "I" statements vs. accusations — the language shift that changes everything· The emotion wheel and why "I feel good / bad" is killing your conversations· Jealousy and admiration living in the same body· Love and fear as the two drivers — and which one you let steer· When therapy comes too late, and when it comes at the right time· How to know when the relationship itself is the limit you need to cross Books mentioned: Esther Perel, John Gottman, Come As You Are and Come Together by Emily Nagoski. Guest: Daphne Christofides — psychologist, couples and sex therapist, based in Barcelona. Human Limits is a podcast about what we're truly capable of — the limits we hit, and whether they're real or something we can move past. It's a spin-off of the Human Limits practice platform: cinematic yoga, mobility, and meditation for people who want to step onto the mat exactly as they are. Same philosophy, different medium. Practice with us → humanlimits.appWatch on YouTube · Listen on Spotify & Apple PodcastsFollow @humanlimitsapp

Stop Chasing Goals. Start Finding Your Flow | Alberto Marin on the Future of Fitness

What does a gym look like when machines aren't the center? When the welcome assessment includes cortisol levels, a nervous system scan, and a float tank? Alberto Marin, product mind behind Inner Flow Barcelona, shares his philosophy on movement, limits, and why longevity — not aesthetics — is the most ambitious product a gym can sell. If you've ever quit a gym out of boredom, this one's for you.

You're Not Stuck, You're Protected

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn't the world — it's a rule you made when you were 7? Psychotherapist & couple therapist Daphne Christophides breaks down the psychology of self-imposed limitations, why we choose familiar pain over uncertain freedom, and how to actually change.

What Your Body Can Actually Handle | The Truth About Exercise After 40, Running & Recovery

Someone told you working out wears down your body. That running destroys knees. That you can't build muscle after 40. That if it doesn't hurt, it doesn't count. Maybe you believed them. Maybe these myths have been quietly shaping how you move—or don't move. In Episode 2, Nik and mobility specialist Mitch Burnett break down the fitness myths keeping people stuck between doing nothing (afraid they'll break) and pushing too hard (chasing pain as progress). This is the conversation about what your body can actually handle, why cushioned running shoes might be making things worse, and why the person lifting weights at 70 will feel better than the person who never did. No gym bro oversimplifications. No wellness industry fearmongering. Just honest answers about movement, recovery, and what actually matters for a body that works—for life. Human Limits. Where we investigate what's true, not what sells.

Human Limits: Origins | Why We're Building an Uncluttered Wellness Platform (ft. Mitch Burnett)

Nik and Mitch Burnett break down how Human Limits was built—from a packed mobility class in Barcelona to recognising that the wellness industry is drowning in noise—and people are desperate for something uncluttered. Why the wellness industry is drowning in noise, why authenticity matters more than perfection, and what happens when you start asking whether your limits are real or just where you stopped looking.