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Death, Sex & Money

A New Year's Pep Talk From Robin Arzón

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Podcasts

Business, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Careers, Relationships, Sexuality

4.67.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The author and popular Peloton instructor tells me about running through trauma, changing careers, and how motherhood has changed how she values her time.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

I do love being a working mom, but it requires me to be the heavy sometimes, you know, and

0:06.8

really just be like, nope, that's not going to work for me.

0:08.9

I'm not doing it.

0:10.3

And I've gotten comfortable with that.

0:14.2

That came with parenthood.

0:16.0

That probably preceded parenthood.

0:20.4

But I'm glad it's something that I practiced before parenthood, because now it's crucial.

0:29.8

This is Death, Sex, and Money.

0:33.8

The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot, I need to talk about more.

0:39.8

I'm Anna Sael.

0:49.9

Nothing in today's ride is meant to crush you.

0:52.1

This is what a Peloton class with instructor Robin R. Zones sounds like.

0:56.1

I want this ride to be a reflection of our value system.

1:02.4

And I do believe that's rooted in love and hustle.

1:09.2

That's Robin, one part woo-woo, one part drill sergeant.

1:13.1

She's an ultra-marathoner who goes to Burning Man, who is big on mantras and intentions.

1:19.0

And that's what helped her transition from being a New York corporate attorney to a celebrity

1:23.5

fitness instructor.

1:25.4

And as she told me when we talked on Zoom, how she determined the kind of home and family

1:30.9

she wanted.

1:31.9

There was praying, there was manifesting, there was intentionality around collaboration

1:36.5

and partnership and what I want my home to look like.

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