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Real Pod

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

4.8 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

After seven years, we’re saying goodbye to Real Pod as you know it. In this emotional final episode, Victoria reflects on the journey from recording scrappy early interviews in her home to building a 10M+ download podcast that became a true safe space for honest, vulnerable conversations. She opens up about outgrowing the version of herself who started the show, the quiet realization that the “roaring fire” had faded, and why choosing to pivot is both scary and necessary. Vic shares the biggest lessons Real Pod taught her, from the power of putting yourself out there to the reminder that no one has life figured out. Finally, Victoria expresses deep gratitude to you: the community who made it all possible. This isn’t the end, it’s a turning point. Tune in for a heartfelt sendoff and a glimpse into what’s next!

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.4	Welcome to RealPod. It's your host, Victoria Garrick Brown, and this is the podcast where we hold nothing back.
0:11.4	Oh, so we're getting deep, huh? I really cried for 12 days straight.
0:15.9	Why do I want to be perfect? There's nothing in my life that is perfect.
0:19.2	Every week, I'll bring you honest, unfiltered,
0:22.0	and eye-opening conversations to help uncover the real in all of us. I crave the type of content
0:27.5	that you're talking about. I actually felt insecure. Oh my God, I'm not going to cry. Let me just
0:31.8	unload everything. New episodes every Wednesday. Leave those filters at the door because it's time to get real.
0:44.3	Hello everybody and welcome back to the final episode of RealPod. You may see the title, which says the next chapter. And I want to be really,
0:58.8	I don't even know where to start. I mean, okay, let me try to be all dramatic and serious.
1:04.2	And then immediately just like losing my train of thought. Here's what I want to say.
1:09.4	I have a lot to say in this episode
1:11.0	because this is a really special and important episode. I can't believe that I'm sitting down
1:15.4	for the final recording of RealPod, at least as we know it. If you have been listening to
1:22.2	RealPod for a long time, you have probably heard me say, you know, I started the show seven years ago. Isn't that crazy? Seven years. I just saw on my phone the other day a cute little picture of me with our original cover art pop up from 2019. I'll throw it on the Instagram as a cute little TBT when this episode goes live. But
1:46.4	it's been seven years of me doing this podcast. And I think you guys have heard me in
1:54.5	little bits and pieces throughout some of the solo episodes and the crying, you know,
1:59.4	crisis episodes, just talk about not only the just amount
2:03.6	of work it takes to keep up with a show like this where you're interviewing people constantly
2:08.9	and booking guests and need to be on it every single week. And then, you know, you do that
2:15.9	year after year after year after year after year after year after year,
2:17.8	after year after year, seven years. And then all of a sudden, it's like I blink. And the girl who
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