Do you crave freedom & want to hit peak mental fitness? The Freedom Project is here fore those of you who live for adventure and freedom. Your host, Tom Foxley, is a mental fitness coach, former Royal Marines Commando, a freedom seeker, skier, mountaineer, and climber who lives for adventure. Tom has been coaching elite performers for more than a decade. In The Freedom Project, Tom aims to uncover what it takes to hit peak mental fitness for freedom seekers. Once per week, Tom will also get highly tactical and teach you strategies you can deploy into your own life. If you want to learn peak mental fitness, and love creating freedom, this is the podcast for you. www.instagram.com/tomfoxley
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
He just had his best month in business.
But at home, something’s breaking.
His partner shares stress and he feels it in his body — tight stomach, pressure, overload. So he does what high performers do.
He solves.
But that isn’t what she needs.
And when he resists solving, frustration builds anyway.
This episode breaks down a common founder pattern:
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“To be valuable, I must solve the problem.”
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Why shared emotional load feels threatening
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How control becomes a coping mechanism
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Why this is emotional avoidance — not leadership
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And how to expand your capacity instead of shrinking under pressure
We dive into the difference between mental health and mental fitness.
Avoiding discomfort keeps you fragile.
Training your tolerance makes you powerful.
The question isn’t whether you can grow your business.
It’s whether you can grow your capacity at the same time.
What’s the emotional back squat you need to train this week?
Elite mental fitness is a sets and reps game.
Put the reps in.
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