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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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