Rod Thill Gets REAL! Normalizing Anxiety, Overcoming Body Dysmorphia, & Calling Out Toxic Masculinity

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Health & Fitness, So Much To Say, Athlete, Taylor Swift, Perfectionist, Eating Disorder, Friendship, Self Help, Self-improvement, Self Care, Athletes, Mental Health, Overcoming Eating Disorders, Body Neutrality, Sports, Education, Body Image, Recovery, Perfectionism, Real Talk

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Rod Thill is a TikTok star with over 1.2 million followers who built his following on the all too relatable work from home culture, then quickly expanded his niche to relatable videos centered around life as a millenial and every day mental health struggles. (He’s basically what we would call a “mood” every day of the week!) On this episode of Real Pod, Rod shares how suffered from an eating disorder and body dysmorphia after a significant weight loss, how therapy has helped him set personal boundaries AND improved his communication style, plus he explains how happy he is to be using his platform for good! Whether you’re a millennial like Rod or Gen Z like Victoria, you are going to love this candid conversation about mental health!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a DR Media Production.
0:03.0	Hey friends, my name's Olivia Perez and I'm an entrepreneur, journalist, and the host of the
0:07.5	Friend of a Friend podcast.
0:09.0	Every Monday, I meet with some of today's youngest and brightest entrepreneurs to make
0:12.3	spaces for other stories and shine a light on who I believe to be the next generation
0:16.2	of luminaries.
0:17.2	I'll interview up-and-comers and game changers from brand builders, personalities, activists,
0:21.4	artists, and thought leaders from around the world.
0:23.7	Each episode lets you be a fly on the wall during one of the greatest pep talks, like a
0:27.4	conversation between you and a friend or a friend of a friend.
0:30.6	See you there.
0:38.2	Hey everybody and welcome to RealPod.
0:40.6	I'm Victoria Garrick, former D.O.N. athlete and mental health and body amajabicate.
0:45.6	Every Wednesday, I'll be bringing you awesome guests, weekly inspiration, and the realist
0:50.4	conversations around everything and anything.
0:53.9	Now let's get real.
0:57.8	Welcome back to RealPod everyone.
1:02.9	Hope you had an amazing holiday.
1:05.7	Cannot believe it's 2022.
1:07.5	The years are just flying by.
1:09.4	Although if I really think about it, 2020 feels like it was yesterday, I know, 2020 triggered.
1:14.8	And 2021 was kind of like, it's close cousin.
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