Olivia Munn

Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky

Wondery

Society & Culture

4.6 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Monica sits down with actress, women’s health advocate, and breast cancer survivor, Olivia Munn for a candid conversation about resilience, self-discovery, and healing. Olivia reflects on her childhood experiences with bullying and how her stubbornness helped shape her fierce, determined spirit as an adult. She also discusses the lessons she’s learned in the industry, the mindful practices that keep her grounded, and her journey through a breast cancer diagnosis—including the challenges of a mastectomy and her bold decision to reveal her scars in her iconic Skims campaign. With an honest, down-to-earth conversation, this episode offers real talk on resilience, growth, and learning to live in the now.

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0:00.0	Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky early and ad free right now.
0:06.3	Join Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. Or you can listen for free wherever you get your podcasts.
0:17.9	Hi, everyone. For today's episode, I spoke with my brave and brilliant friend, Olivia Munn. We met over a
0:24.8	decade ago and bonded over all things woo-woo. So crystals, astrology, we just got into deep,
0:31.5	real conversation really quickly, which is kind of the way I like to do it. You probably know her as an
0:37.4	actor and an activist.
0:39.1	And if you're on social media, you'd also know her as the mom to adorable Malcolm and
0:43.6	May. Because Olivia and I are close, I knew about her struggle with breast cancer in real time.
0:49.7	But to hear her heartbreaking and inspiring story in the details that she shared in our conversation,
0:57.0	it meant so much to me and made me admire her even more.
1:01.1	And for any fans of the newsroom, we went there too.
1:04.1	So anyway, I hope you find something to connect to in our chat.
1:07.0	And thanks for joining us on reclaiming.
1:17.9	Thank you to our presenting sponsor, Audible.
1:22.0	Visit audible.com slash reclaiming to find your next listen.
1:24.6	Thank you to our sponsor Reformation.
1:30.6	Visit Reformation.com to see why they're my go-to for stylish and sustainable fashion.
1:34.1	Thank you for being here.
1:35.6	I'm so happy to be here.
1:37.0	I was so excited when you called.
1:37.9	Oh, thanks.
1:43.2	I was thinking about, you know, in having this chat, thinking about how we met.
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