302 | the courage to commit

Couple Things with Shawn and Andrew

Shawn Johnson + Andrew East

Society & Culture

5.0 • 39.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In this episode, we’re talking about OUR NEW BOOK!! After years of conversations, ideas, and believing in this project, our book is finally coming out June 9 and you can pre-order it now! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-courage-to-commit-shawn-johnson/1148323652 We briefly discuss the overlying topic of commitment and why it’s so hard, why it matters, and what happens when you decide to truly stick with something. We’re also incredibly excited because we’ll be going on a book tour to celebrate the launch. We’ll be traveling, hosting events, doing interviews and press, and most importantly, meeting so many of you in person!!! Getting to connect with the community that has supported us through this journey is something we’re truly looking forward to. Your opinions, feedback, and support have shaped so much of what we do. The conversations we’ve had with you, the messages you’ve sent, and the ideas you’ve shared have all played a part in bringing this book to life. Thank you for being part of this journey with us. Love you guys and wee can’t wait to see you on the road! Shawn & Andrew Get a free can of OLIPOP when you buy any two — learn more at https://drinkolipop.com/COUPLETHINGS David is offering our listeners a special deal: buy 4 cartons and get the 5th free when you go to www.https://davidprotein.com/EASTFAM. Stick with your wellness goals. Go to www.https://kachava.com and use code EASTFAM for 15% off. Home Chef is offering our listeners 50% OFF and free shipping for your first box PLUS free dessert for life! Go to www.https://HomeChef.com/EASTFAM. (00:00) how has it already been almost 3 years(01:06) why we decided to write this book(04:00) how we actually wrote the book(06:20) the book format and how it reflects our personalities(08:11) how writing the book changed our lives(10:05) unlocking fulfillment through commitment(15:30) what the podcast has taught us over the years(20:20) breaking down the three sections of the book(27:10) the hardest and most surprising part of writing it(36:20) why the new thing isn’t always the better thing(38:31) who this book is really for(43:25) everything happening around the book launch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody? Welcome back to a couple things.
0:02.5	With Sean and Andrew.
0:03.7	Today, we are going to talk about our book.
0:06.8	Our book.
0:08.1	It's here. It is available for pre-order already.
0:12.1	And it officially launches June 9th.
0:15.4	What a project it was.
0:17.0	It was a project.
0:18.6	It has taken over two years, which is crazy. Three years.
0:23.6	I remember we had calls with the publishers as we were trying to convince them to help us write this book two and a half years ago.
0:32.2	Yes. I remember writing the whole thing as I was pregnant with bear and all the phone calls.
0:38.7	So we thought, one, we would walk you through the process, what it looked like, why we feel
0:42.8	so passionately about this, and then give you a glimpse as to what it is we wrote about,
0:48.4	why we think you should read it, and why, hopefully you'll like it. I'm excited. I've never done anything like this it was quite the journey
0:58.3	and essentially it went like this sean and i have been making podcasts youtube videos make all the
1:08.3	fun videos on instagram and when we get approached on the street, a lot of people will say, hey, I started watching
1:17.9	your TikTok videos, but then I started listening to your podcast as a result of that.
1:24.2	And thank you so much for the deep talk topics you guys address in there I've
1:28.9	never heard anyone talk about them like you do I'm not saying we're good at
1:32.6	talking about these things but we talk about them from our perspective and
1:35.9	that's the most we can do so then we're like okay a book would be a really good
1:41.3	project for us to you know take I I would say the ticot videos are fun
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