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Today, Valeria is joined by the one and only Ronda Rousey. Uncensored and finally speaking her truth, Ronda Rousey is in a new era of her life, moving on from and exposing the UFC and WWE. Ronda also opens up about the dark time in her life after losing her fight with Holly Holms, the abusive dynamics between coach and athlete, and how motherhood has changed her for the better. Join Valeria and Ronda as they dive deep into self-ownership and authenticity, particularly in the face of public demonization and personal tragedy. 

Ronda completely transformed the world of martial arts, most notably, through her record-setting career as the UFC’s first and most dominant female fighter. She was the first woman inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, in 2018, the same year she exploded onto the WWE scene. During her time in WWE, she held the Raw, Smackdown, and multiple tag team titles. Ronda is also a New York Times bestselling author and an actress.

Check out Ronda’s new book, Our Fight: A Memoir - https://www.amazon.com/Our-Fight-Memoir-Ronda-Rousey/dp/1538757370  

Ronda is on:

https://www.instagram.com/rondarousey 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKKbnaWUi04RpY1M0yBidBw 

What We Talked About:

• 00:00 Intro
• 01:42 Owning your narrative
• 04:13 Demonized by the world
• 05:47 It became our fight
• 07:25 My own personal tragedy
• 10:39 Be everything to everyone
• 14:09 “People thought I was making excuses.”
• 15:22 Your health against your career
• 16:45 “I knew I did it, that's what matters.”
• 18:40 Getting caught up with fame
• 22:17 The champions burden
• 25:47 Disadvantages of being a woman in MMA
• 29:53 Finding opportunity in anything
• 34:15 When did you figure out your purpose?
• 36:08 Everyone gets a medal
• 38:51 Functioning as a fraction of yourself
• 41:35 Getting into depression and grief
• 46:41 How WWE helped me
• 48:43 You had to figure it out
• 50:06 The coach-athlete relationship
• 54:08 Boundary between pushing for excellence and abuse
• 56:31 Have you done therapy?
• 58:17 Self awareness
• 01:00:36 Enjoying the process
• 01:04:01 Regenerative farming
• 01:07:42 Motherhood is humbling
• 01:11:33 Baby name meaning
• 01:12:37 The biggest lesson learned

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