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Gwyneth Paltrow x Abby Wambach: Leading from the Bench

the goop podcast

Gwyneth Paltrow

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

GP is joined by two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup Champion, and New York Times–bestselling author Abby Wambach. Since retiring from her record-breaking soccer career, Wambach has become known for her work around equality and inclusion alongside her wife, activist and author Glennon Doyle. She’s also just published a young readers edition of her book Wolfpack, urging young people to break old rules and create their own path. Today, Wambach chats with GP about how to build a strong team, how to allow yourself to feel disappointed, how to get comfortable with competition and seeing others succeed, and how her son’s coming out helped Wambach heal some of her own childhood trauma. “My mom had fear for me, but I thought she was afraid of me,” says Wambach. “Those are very different things.” It’s clear why Wambach was captain of the Women’s National team for so many years—you get fired up listening to her speak. (For more, see The goop Podcast hub.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

When you are pioneering anything or introducing new ideas to the culture, you get criticized.

0:09.6

You do?

0:10.6

Yeah, did you hear about that?

0:12.4

I didn't find the one.

0:14.1

I found someone I respected and we made it the one.

0:17.4

In a sort of longing kind of view of love, people understand each other as if by magic.

0:22.6

Nothing in itself is addictive, on the one hand.

0:24.9

On the other hand, everything could be addictive if there's an emptiness in that person that

0:28.9

needs to be filled.

0:30.1

I now know that nobody changes until they change their energy.

0:34.6

And when you change your energy, you change your life.

0:38.4

I'm Gwyneth Paltrow.

0:40.0

This is the GOOP podcast, bringing together thought leaders, culture changers, creatives,

0:46.2

founders and CEOs, scientists, doctors, healers and seekers, here to start conversations,

0:53.2

because simply asking questions and listening has the power to change the way we see the world.

0:58.9

Here we go.

1:00.9

Today, my guest is two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA World Cup Champion Abby Wombok.

1:08.4

After her record-breaking career as a soccer phenom, she now spends her time as an activist

1:13.1

for equality and inclusion.

1:15.3

On top of this noble pursuit, she's also the author of a New York Times bestseller, Wolfpack.

1:21.2

She's recently published an adaptation of Wolfpack for the next generation, urging young

1:25.8

people to break old rules and create their own path.

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