143. Lauren Fleshman Interview! Best-Selling Author, Great Athlete/Coach, Best Human!
Some Work, All Play
David Roche and Megan Roche
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 28 February 2023
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
We had SO MUCH FUN talking to Lauren Fleshman! Her book "Good For A Girl" just debuted as a New York Times Bestseller, and we think it's one of the best books ever written. The book is part-memoir, part-manifesto, fearlessly confronting cultural problems in running and beyond, while also being a beautiful and funny reflection on her life journey. In this interview, we talked about how we can change the incentive structures in athletics to put health (and longer-term performance) at the forefront. Topics included youth sports, college and professional coaching, fueling and body image, jealousy and comparison, and so much more!
Then we left the pages of the book to talk about her personal journey with mental health and identity. We simultaneously had life-affirming chills run down our spines as Lauren described how she has explored her true self, and how athletics and fueling played a role in that process.
Lauren is a superstar. We think you'll finish this interview feeling inspired to step up to the start line of something big and scary. LET'S DO THIS!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Summer Call Play podcast. |
| 0:03.0 | We are so happy to do with you today. |
| 0:04.8 | Happy Tuesday. |
| 0:05.6 | It's Tuesday. |
| 0:06.6 | And I'm feeling so ready to hustle on this Tuesday, |
| 0:09.7 | because I just finished Lauren Flashman's book, |
| 0:11.9 | Good for Girl on the treadmill. |
| 0:13.5 | And after finishing it, I was like, I want to work. |
| 0:16.7 | I want to support female athletes. |
| 0:18.4 | I'm so excited. |
| 0:19.2 | And I was like a warm hug at the same time. |
| 0:21.6 | Yeah, I've had some great runs to this audiobook, |
| 0:24.0 | but like you, given your unique experiences you've had |
| 0:26.8 | as, you know, world class athlete, world class coach, |
| 0:29.4 | world class researcher in this exact field, |
| 0:31.7 | what is good for a girl Lauren Flashman's book bring up for you? |
| 0:34.7 | I think for me, it's both that warm hug |
| 0:36.7 | that I was talking about, but also a sense of like, |
| 0:39.6 | holy crap, the time is now to make a difference |
| 0:41.9 | in this field and in this sport. |
| 0:43.9 | And it's something that should have happened so many years ago, |
| 0:46.8 | but that's not a reason that we shouldn't do this now. |
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