Presenting 'The Limits': Gabrielle Union stands up for herself

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🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this episode from our friends at NPR's newest podcast The Limits, host Jay Williams chats with Gabrielle Union — actress, activist, producer, entrepreneur and author of the books We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True and You Got Anything Stronger? Gabrielle talks to Jay about why "balance" is a myth, her journey with surrogacy and how she she overcame a turbulent time in her relationship with her husband, former NBA star Dwayne Wade.

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0:00.0	You're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR.
0:05.8	I'm Sam Sanders.
0:07.3	Today's show comes from our friends over at NPR's newest podcast, The Limits with J Williams.
0:13.2	Every week, J goes deep with some of the heavy hitters of sports, entertainment, and pop
0:17.2	culture to talk about what it's like to reach your limits and what it takes to exceed
0:21.3	them.
0:22.3	In this chat, J talks to actress Gabrielle Union.
0:25.2	I know, I'm excited about it too.
0:28.2	And heads up listeners, there's some strong language in this chat.
0:31.4	May not be suited for some younger ears.
0:33.4	Any who let's get to it, take it away, J.
0:36.3	Welcome to The Limits, I'm J Williams.
0:42.3	Listen, you better be taking notes because I know I did.
0:52.0	This one that's about to drop is a master class.
0:55.3	You see, Gav, as I call her, or Gabrielle Union, has been through it.
1:00.8	She has learned the heart lessons.
1:02.9	She has survived in her words, the unsurvivable.
1:06.8	And now, after all that, at 49 years old, she knows who she is.
1:12.7	She knows what's important to her and what isn't, what to focus on, and what to ignore.
1:19.2	That my friends is real growth.
1:22.6	Learning your shit out, living and speaking your damn truth.
1:27.7	But to get to that place, you gotta see your limits for what they actually are.
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