The BrainStoke Podcast
The BrainStoke Podcast is a show about the stories of struggle and stoke and the people that inspire us. Hosted by Tom Telford and Preston Niederhauser, The BrainStoke Podcast has a simple mission. Deliver a daily D.O.S.E. of mattering to all who listen. Welcome to BrainStoke! We also want to thank our Stoke sponsor: LEVO a mind care company
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Ep. 15 "The Power of Positivity and Gratitude"- Kirk and TJ Eck
“Family, faith, cycling and 80’s music are all part of the Eck DNA. Kirk and TJ Eck are a father-son,
coach-athlete cycling duo from Smithfield (near Logan) with huge hearts and wake-with-the-sun work ethic.
Kirk Eck is known state-wide in the cycling community with 6 LOTOJA wins. The sport has been his preferred form of stress-coping as an adult and when his wife passed away cycling took on new meaning. He became a cycling coach within the Utah high school league (NICA Utah) which allowed his passion for cycling to continue and to spend time with his family.
We were all ears hearing Kirk’s cycling wisdom but it was TJ’s unyielding positivity and “sunshine in the soul” attitude that captured our attention. TJ’s description of the emotions of losing his Mother was like nothing we had heard before from a teenager and when he thanked his elementary school teacher who helped him get through that tough year of losing his Mom, we barely keep it together.
“Attempting to make sense of my aching heart,
If I could just be everything, and everyone to you, this life would just be so easy”- INXS