Olympic runner, writer & filmmaker Alexi Pappas Joins Rich to discuss her athletic & creative career paths, mental health, and her new book, ‘Bravey’. To read more about Alexi, click here 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/richroll579 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich ALEXI PAPPAS Bravey: https://www.amazon.com/Bravey-Chasing-Dreams-Befriending-Other/dp/1984801120/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/rrpitunes​ Spotify: http://bit.ly/rrpspotify​ Google: http://bit.ly/rrpgooglepods​ Rich Roll Podcast Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzzB...​ Subscribe to Rich’s newsletter: http://bit.ly/rollcallemail​ CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - http://richroll.com​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - http://bit.ly/richrollpod​ ✩ Instagram - http://instagram.com/richroll​ ✩ Twitter - http://twitter.com/richroll​ ✩ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richrollfans​ ✩ Strava - http://www.strava.com/athletes/richroll​ ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - http://bit.ly/rrfindingultrarev​ ✩ Meals - http://meals.richroll.com​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - http://bit.ly/rrppwbook​ ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - http://bit.ly/rrppwitalia​ ✩ Support - https://www.patreon.com/richroll​ FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS AND MARGO LUBIN https://www.blakecurtis.net/​ * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I'm Rich Roll. I'm a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I'm a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: http://bit.ly/otillonyt http://bit.ly/vegansglam I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 2630 Conejo Spectrum St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:47 How Rich and Alexi Met 00:03:16 How Alexi Both Competed in the Olympics and Made a Documentary in the Same Year 00:12:17 Alexi and Jeremy's Film "Tracktown" 00:14:45 David Epstein's Book Range and the Importance of Maintaining Personhood 00:24:30 Alexi's Childhood and Relationship with Her Mother 00:32:41 Alexi's Post-Olympics Depression 00:55:33 Alexi's High school and College Experience 01:08:10 Is Dreaming Selfish? 01:08:32 Choices Not Sacrifices 01:12:13 The Bravey Movement and Chasing Your Dreams 01:17:50 The Bravey Book 01:34:47 Writer's Block 01:36:55 The Rule of Thirds 01:38:45 New View of Criticism 01:42:33 Working With Your Spouse 01:48:37 Alexi and Jeremy's Film "Olympic Dreams" 02:01:53 What It's Like to Be Inside the Olympics 02:10:28 Shifting Running Events and Shifting from Film to TV, Training & Coaches 02:23:07 Closing Remarks #richroll #richrollpodcast