Jessica Long: Don’t You Dare Give Up

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Every competitive sport has its icons. To reach the top of their game, each of the champions we celebrate and adore must travel a difficult, often grueling path. And then there is Jessica Long—one of the most decorated American athletes of all time, a six-time Paralympic Games swimmer who in September 2024 won her 31st Paralympic medal (at the time of this writing, 18 of them gold!). In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Jessica about her life in and out of the pool—including her work as an inspirational speaker and her book Beyond the Surface.

Listen now to this powerful conversation on how we can transform our greatest struggles into the best possible outcomes, as Tami and Jessica discuss: claiming your intrinsic worth; the importance of goal-setting and challenging yourself to grow; turning pain into purpose; staying open to anger, shame, anxiety, and the full range of our emotions; reframing the situations we didn’t choose for ourselves; the winner’s mindset according to Jessica Long—“don’t you dare give up”; visualization and the superpower that is your mind; faith and forgiveness; boosting the popularity of the Paralympics and hearing the stories of its many remarkable athletes; and more.

Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com.

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0:00.0	Hello, friends. My name's Tammy Simon and I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I want to welcome you to the Sounds True podcast, Insights at the Edge.
0:12.0	I also want to take a moment to introduce you to Sounds True's new membership community and digital platform.
0:18.8	It's called Sounds True One.
0:21.7	Sounds True One features original, premium, transformational docu series, community events,
0:29.0	classes to start your day and relax in the evening, special weekly live shows,
0:36.0	including a video version of Insights at the Edge with an after-show
0:41.3	community question and answer session with featured guests. I hope you'll come join us,
0:47.6	explore, come have fun with us, and connect with others. You can learn more at join.
0:53.7	at join.soundsrue.com. I also want to take a moment
0:57.6	and introduce you to the Sounds True Foundation, our nonprofit that creates equitable access to
1:05.5	transformational tools and teachings. You can learn more at soundstruefoundation.org. And in advance, thank you for your
1:14.6	support. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, my guest is Jessica Long, one of America's
1:22.4	most decorated athletes of all times, and someone who I find to be tremendously inspiring.
1:30.3	A Paralympic champion, Jessica was born with congenital defects in her lower legs,
1:38.3	requiring double amputation, and she was placed for adoption at 13 months old.
1:47.1	Supported by the love of her family, she became a world champion Paralympic swimmer with 30 medals.
1:57.0	30 medals to her credit.
1:59.9	Jessica is a speaker, author, advocate, and sports personality
2:05.3	who helps people live with purpose.
2:10.5	With Sounds True, Jessica Long is the author of a children's book.
2:15.8	It's called The Mermaid with No Tail. It has a foreword by
2:21.1	Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, who writes, every child should hear this story so that they
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