269 The Healing Power of Play: Rebuiling Life After Loss at Any Age

What if one of the most powerful tools for aging youthfully isn't found in a supplement, a diet, or even an exercise routine—but in how you think, play, and respond to life's most difficult moments? In this deeply moving and insightful conversation, Dr. Gillian  Lockitch speaks with Kym Coco, who shares how profound loss became the catalyst for transformation, resilience, and renewed purpose. Drawing on her background in sports kinesiology, emotional awareness, and performance coaching, Kym reveals how mindset, movement, and intentional play can help rewire emotional responses and restore vitality.
Listeners will discover how grief can become a gateway to growth, how simple shifts in self-talk can transform your inner critic into a supportive coach, and how engaging fully in the present moment—through activities like golf or dance—can restore joy, clarity, and resilience at any age. This episode offers both science-informed insight and practical tools to help you take control of how you age—mentally, emotionally, and physically.  

   

Episode Timeline  

00:00 – Welcome and introduction  

Overview of the episode theme: healing through play, mindset, and emotional resilience  

02:30 – Kym Coco's story and the origin of Miracle on the Mountainside  

A powerful journey through trauma, recovery, and conscious healing  

05:00 – Life-changing accident and mindset transformation  

How surrender, belief, and active participation in healing shaped a new path  

08:30 – Mind, body, and emotions as interconnected systems  

How sensory input, beliefs, and emotional states influence physiology and decision-making  

11:30 – Golf as a tool for healing and rebuilding life  

Using structure, presence, and play to move through grief and uncertainty  

14:30 – Dr. Gillian's personal story of dance and renewal  

From loss to ballroom dancing and rediscovering joy and purpose  

20:00 – Creating new pathways: the "100 golf courses" vision  

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