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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 13h

Post-traumatic growth is real.

Nick Thompson offers profound lessons and shares them generously in this one.

Episode 943.

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 1d

This week, Nick Thompson reveals how running helped him reconcile with a brilliant father whose promise dissolved into chaos. Now CEO of The Atlantic and a 2:29 marathoner at 44, Nick used running to break the patterns he inherited—so he could be a better father to his own sons.

Episode 943✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 2d

TOMORROW, Nick Thompson explains the paradox he discovered at mile 24: everything hurts, then suddenly nothing does. After cancer at 30 left him unable to walk, he rebuilt himself to run 2:29 at 44. Now at 50, he holds American age-group records. The secret? You'll have to listen...

Episode 943✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 2d

Always have a plan.

An excerpt from my conversation with Ethan Suplee where we explore the intersection of trauma, food addiction, and the false narratives of transformation.

Episode 918.

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 3d

Mental strength is a muscle that needs to be trained.

Episode 940 with Emily Harrington.

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 4d

The older you get, the more you realize everyone's just trying to figure it out.

From the latest Roll On with Adam Skolnick. Episode 941.

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 5d

In celebration of Joanne Molinaro's appearance on the pod, I'm giving away five signed copies of her new cookbook “The Korean Vegan: Homemade."

To enter, subscribe to my Substack: richroll.com/book-giveaway

Winners announced on or around October 31st.

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 5d

"To be human is to be able to create."

Episode 942 with Joanne Molinaro.

Watch it: https://bit.ly/JoanneMolinaro942

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 6d

Love as the core value.

Episode 934 with Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal.

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 7d

When food replaces words.

Episode 942 with Joanne Molinaro.

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 8d

This week I'm joined by Joanne Molinaro, aka The Korean Vegan. We discuss chasing approval from people who struggle to give it. How corporate safety becomes its own prison. Why identity isn't who you think you are.

https://bit.ly/JoanneMolinaro942

Now available. Episode 942✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 9d

TOMORROW, Joanne Molinaro (aka The Korean Vegan) shares what really happens when you walk away from safety. Not the success story you see on social media. The other part.

Prepare to rethink failing forward.

Episode 942.

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 9d

Work on yourself.

From the archives with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Episode 784✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 10d

Happy IN your life vs happy WITH your life.

Dr. Laurie Santos explains the difference. Episode 919.

✌🏼🌱 – Rich

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 11d

I’m giving away 3 complete Voicing Change Box Sets - a curated collection representing a decade of transformative conversations. To enter, subscribe to my Substack by visiting this link: www.richroll.com/book-giveaway

Winners announced on or around October 24th.

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 11d

You show up. You do the hard thing. You practice unconditional love even when it hurts.

Lifted from the latest Roll On with Adam Skolnick. Episode 941.

Watch it here on YT: https://bit.ly/RollOn941

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 12d

ROLL ON IS BACK and we have news!

Adam Skolnick announces his debut novel American Tiger and I unpack a whirlwind month—Tokyo's World Championships, my mom's move to memory care, and accidentally walking into the wrong high school reunion.

Episode 941✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 13d

TOMORROW on ROLL ON: Adam's debut novel drops—and he tells the story of what it cost him to get here. Plus: I spent a month I'll never forget. Tokyo. A family crisis years in the making. And a party I definitely wasn't supposed to be at. Don't miss it.

Episode 941✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 13d

Find what makes you uncomfortable. Episode 940 with Emily Harrington✌🏼🌱

Find the conversation on my YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/EmilyHarrington940

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 14d

Emily Harrington's radical honesty about fear and failure might make you question whether hiding your struggles takes more energy than the climb itself.

Episode 940✌🏼🌱

Get into it: https://bit.ly/EmilyHarrington940

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 15d

This week, I'm joined by Emily Harrington, the first woman to free climb El Capitan's Golden Gate route in under 24 hours. We discuss her 50-foot fall, overcoming perfectionism, vulnerability as strength, and innovation on the wall.

Episode 940✌🏼🌱 Watch it: https://bit.ly/EmilyHarrington940

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 16d

TOMORROW: I'm joined by Emily Harrington for the story of what it really took to become the first woman to free climb Golden Gate in under 24 hours. Spoiler: It wasn't about being fearless.

Episode 940✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 16d

Let go of old identities and embrace the opportunity to reinvent yourself.

--from my conversation with Dr. Sanjay Gupta at 92nd Street Y in New York. Find the full convo on his podcast Chasing Light✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 17d

That thing you hate in others? Might just actually be about you.

Episode 939 with Dr. John W. Price✌🏼🌱

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Rich Roll @richroll.bsky.social · 18d

It's a very precious thing to have a human life.

Episode 935 with Elizabeth Gilbert✌🏼🌱

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