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We often hear hero stories about success where everything works out.

But today's guest, Dr. Alexis Redding says we hurt the next generation when we leave out

the messy parts of the journey.

Alexis is a leader at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and co-author of the end of adolescence.

In this episode, Alexis shares her own story of dropping out of a top university

and what's standing in front of a massive crowd on the prestigious TED stage with shaky knees taught

her about being brave.

We talk about how our memories trick us, the power of 15 minutes micromanorship meetings,

and why we need to stop acting like normal life struggles are crises.

If you've ever felt like you didn't belong or you struggle to find your path,

Alexis shows you that you are not alone. Let's dive in.

I think this would be a fascinating place to start, would be talking about your feelings

about giving a TED talk. Because when, because when people look at you and everything

that you've accomplished, knowing that you speak so much, they'd say, of course, she's done a TED talk.

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