Today's conversation explores the ultimate question of "When do I walk away from something?" through Alex's graciousness to share her story with us.
It is a powerful reflection on cultural ideas around "quitting" that are deeply ingrained in many of us - is choosing something new or different quitting? What is quitting? Why might our view of endings prevent us from letting go of what no longer serves us and stepping into what can?
What we learn through this journey is that walking away is a liberator and catalyst for growth and expansion. I don't call that quitting, I call that empowerment.
Alex is a Liberal Studies student at NYU with a passion for mental, physical, and nutritional health in student athletes. Having been a student athlete, Alex understands the need for coaching to evolve. She plans to be that change.
This conversation goes far beyond athletics and is an anecdote for all aspects of our lives and our pursuits.
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Timestamps
2:08 Alex’s introduction and journey of giving her all to be a student athlete during COVID, how it became toxic, and when she finally asked herself “is this what i want?”
31:33 Walking away and what Alex learned from and what does it mean to “quit” something and how our culture validates a toxic work mentality with no balance
40:47 After she closed the chapter, Alex had an “identity crisis” - no sense of who she was or what she liked without it and reaching out for support and coming to see its important to move on from certain phases of our lives
49:54 how this applies to so much and looking at it through the lens of my eating disorder recovery and transitions; “not turning back is really important for your growth and being uncomfortable is just so important to learn more about yourself” - Alex
55:32 Alex’s passion to bring awareness to this topic, how our adversity gives us gifts, and why it’s so important to talk about all aspects of life, not just the light
1:11:46 where we find ourselves today with burnout culture and singular pursuits and how this applies to all we do thru the example of building RE SELF and being open about taking about my experience in an abusive relationship
1:22:45 where Alex finds herself today after this and being a freshman and having courage to create space to discover and be open to the unknown
As Mentioned:
The Odyssey translated by Emily Wilson (the first woman to translate this epic poem)
Resource - Embracing Endings RECALIBRATE Guide
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