The One About Creating Human Connection & Validating Failure with Ashlyn Harris

The Papaya Podcast

Society & Culture, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Personal Journals

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this engaging conversation, Ashlyn Harris and Sarah explore the profound themes of connection, storytelling, and the journey of self-discovery through podcasting. They discuss the importance of authentic conversations, the challenges of navigating grief and personal growth, and the complexities of identity beyond athletic achievements. The dialogue emphasizes the significance of human connection in a fast-paced world and the role of parents in supporting young athletes. “Wide Open” is produced by iHeart Women’s Sports, new episodes drop weekly on Mondays, on the iHeartRadio app and anywhere you get your podcasts!

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0:00.0	Hi friends and welcome to the papaya podcast. I'm your hostess, Try and Hermostis, Sarah Nicole,
0:10.4	and each week I'm going to be dishing out some sweetness mixed in with some seeds of wisdom or something like that.
0:17.8	So get ready to get inspired, get candid, get real, because we are all in this digital
0:23.3	space together. Ashlyn Harris, very happy to have. You're just so cool. I'm so happy you're here.
0:33.3	Thanks for having me. I'm excited. This is fun. Yeah. You know, podcasting is fun. I'm so excited to hear
0:40.3	more about why you started getting into podcasting, how it's been so far, because I feel like it's
0:46.8	one of those things, maybe this was me, but you watch people do podcasts. It seems super easy. Then you
0:52.0	realize so much about it in the process of doing it.
0:55.5	But I kind of want to hear what drew you into doing it in the first place and what has been,
1:00.2	I don't know, cool and meaningful learning experience through sort of exploring this medium.
1:05.8	You know, for me, like, I have always enjoyed being in front of the camera, whether it's performing,
1:13.7	whether it's sports, whether it's, you know, just like content on social media. I just think
1:20.9	it's a beautiful way to connect with people, and I'm such a connector, and I love storytelling.
1:26.8	I love sharing oxygen with people.
1:28.3	I literally live my life through just like that people need other people.
1:34.3	And I feel this warm, like comfy, cozy feeling when I'm around people.
1:39.3	It just, whether I know you for 30 seconds or 30 years, it's just this warm, fuzzy feeling about
1:47.0	connecting with humans and a shared experience, like just gives me the oxygen I need to continue
1:55.9	living. I know that sounds so ridiculous, but I really feel that way in life. I love connecting with all different
2:02.7	people, and I learned so much about people's experiences and the lives they've led and their
2:10.9	struggles and their wins. And there's just such a beautiful lesson to be learned and sharing those moments with people you may know and people you may not.
2:21.9	Yeah, I've never heard anybody say that.
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