DeepSummary
Alexandra (Alex) Hedison, an acclaimed photographer, artist, director, and actor joins Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, and Amanda Doyle on the podcast. Alex explains how she and Glennon became close friends, starting with Glennon reading Alex's book "Untamed" during the pandemic. Jamie Lee Curtis facilitated their meeting, and they instantly connected over their shared values of sobriety, vulnerability, and truth.
The group reflects on the early days of their friendship, including a ski trip where Alex accidentally set a teapot on fire. Alex emphasizes the importance of being fully present, aligning her words with her feelings, and openly communicating to maintain strong friendships. She shares how her therapist taught her to "stress" relationships by voicing discomforts instead of making assumptions.
Alex discusses her journey towards self-awareness through sobriety and consciously seeking teachers to help her embrace personal freedom beyond societal constraints. Her recent film "Alok" explores this theme of compassion as a catalyst for social transformation. The conversation highlights the challenges of unlearning ingrained behavior patterns and the value of authentic connections.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Building authentic connections requires vulnerability, open communication, and aligning words with feelings.
- Sobriety can be a catalyst for self-awareness and personal growth.
- Unlearning ingrained patterns and societal constraints is an ongoing process of self-discovery.
- Strong friendships are built on a foundation of shared values, such as truth, consciousness, and love.
- Challenging assumptions and "stressing" relationships through honest dialogue can deepen connections.
- Artistic expression can serve as a vehicle for exploring themes of personal freedom and social transformation.
- Finding the right teachers and mentors can guide individuals on their journey of self-exploration.
- Embracing personal freedom often involves transcending societal binaries and constraints.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “There's a commitment to consciousness. And there's a commitment to truth. And that's, for me, why I love this podcast so much, and I love your marriage so much, and I love your sister, and I love your whole team because there's this commitment to love and truth and being aligned, and everything you do lines up.“ by Alex Hedison
- “Sobriety has given me the ability to connect with how I'm feeling and what all the other issues are that are keeping me from being embodied, being aligned, being conscious, being vulnerable, being able to connect with others, being aware, being kind, being empathetic.“ by Alex Hedison
- “I think for me and for a lot of people, alcohol was actually not the problem. It was, again, a metaphor. But I felt like I was in this broken down house that I was trying to keep erect, and there were cracks in the walls, and I kept going through the house and caulking up the cracks and then painting over. And the alcohol and drugs were just the caulk. It was just the paint. It was just trying to make it look as if everything was okay.“ by Alex Hedison
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We Can Do Hard Things
Glennon Doyle and Audacy
6/25/24