Uplift: She has conquered life’s obstacles and now creates success for others in life and work.
The Steve Harvey Morning Show
iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Nina Sossamon-Pogue.
A former elite gymnast, Emmy-winning news anchor, bestselling author, and resilience expert.
Here’s a summary of the key themes and insights from the episode:
🎙️ Guest Introduction: Nina Sossamon-Pogue
- Former USA Gymnastics team member and Emmy-winning news anchor.
- Author of This Is Not the End and host of the podcast This Seriously Sucks.
- Focuses on helping people navigate life’s toughest transitions with resilience.
🧠 Mental Health & Daily Routines
- Nina emphasizes the importance of gratitude, mindfulness, and limiting early phone use to start the day with clarity.
- Rushion shares his own structured morning routine and how it helps him manage stress and stay productive.
💪 Resilience and Personal Growth
- Nina defines resilience as the ability to adapt positively and grow stronger from adversity.
- She encourages people to reflect on what’s going right, what needs attention, and how to move forward with purpose.
🧍♀️ Body Image, Athletics & Social Media
- Nina shares her experience with body dysmorphia and bulimia during her gymnastics career in the 1980s.
- She discusses the long-term impact of being judged by appearance in both sports and television.
- Offers advice to parents and young athletes on navigating body image in the age of social media.
📘 Her Book: This Is Not the End
- Written for people facing major life setbacks—job loss, injury, grief, or personal failure.
- Nina shares five personal “this is the end” moments, including:
- Not making the Olympic team.
- Career-ending knee injury.
- Losing her job as a news anchor.
- A traumatic accident at age 37.
- The book provides seven strategies and a four-step framework (T.H.I.S.) to help readers move forward:
- Timeline: Gain perspective on your life journey.
- Humans: Lean on others—don’t go it alone.
- Isolate: Focus on the present moment.
- Story: Reframe your internal narrative to stay empowered and hirable.
🎧 Podcast Highlight
- Nina’s podcast This Seriously Sucks features guests who’ve overcome major life challenges.
- She highlights Joe Delagrave, a Paralympian and coach, whose story of resilience and transformation deeply inspired her.
💬 Closing Thoughts
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- Rushion praises Nina’s authenticity, voice, and ability to connect.
- Nina encourages listeners to embrace their “this” moment and remember: “This is not the end.”
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