Reinvention is a slow burn: Rich Roll on Recovery, Purpose & Resilience
Ultra-endurance athlete and best-selling author Rich Roll shares his powerful story of addiction recovery and personal transformation. From hitting rock bottom at 31 in rehab to becoming a globally respected voice in wellness, Rich unpacks the myth of overnight change and what it really takes to reinvent your life. He explores the long, messy, and often lonely road to becoming your authentic self — one fueled by discomfort, consistency, and deep self-reflection. This conversation covers the danger of “lower companions,” the power of slow progress, and why reinvention demands burning down the old before rising as something new.