Alexis Ren ON: Breaking Negative Cycles and Letting Go of the Lies We Tell Ourselves

About this episode

You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at 8rulesoflove.com or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to jayshettytour.com and find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon. Alexis sits down with Jay Shetty to talk about how her late mother influenced her to be her own person, to always treat failures and heartbreaks as stepping stones to where she is headed, to validate pain and the lessons they teach, and to see the positivity in things life throws at you. Alexis Ren is a model, actress, and one of the most influential personalities on social media. At 24, aside from being a strong advocate of mental health, women empowerment, and environmental protection, she has also built a strong community for women dealing with different mental and emotional issues as well as sharing her own life struggles and experiences. Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! What We Discuss with Alexis: 00:00 Intro 02:33 There are so many live we want to live 03:46 Learning all the aspects of a healthy relationship 06:01 Going deep into your own creativity at a young age 10:37 Scouted for modelling at 14 12:12 When her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer 15:03 Financial independence and the social media attention 19:48 First time playing a character 20:39 Keep saying your name until you hear your voice drop back into your identity 24:49 Taking a break from Hollywood 29:14 Self-reflection amidst bullying and trolling 31:17 Heroes are people that continuously admit why they are not 35:09 Notes are gold, go make them 38:10 Acting is a tool used to either get closer to yourself or farther away from it 42:02 Talking to girls in a live call about traumas 44:06 If you can just make someone smile, the world will become a better place 45:10 We Are Warriors is an educational and personal wellness community 52:02 When you get lost in your role and forget your purpose 53:38 The public is creating characters for you in any public relationship 56:44 Seeing heartbreaks as growing pains 01:00:48 None of our struggles won’t last forever 01:03:39 Your greatest connection to the other side are the people you lost 01:06:15 The things that weren’t meant to be is serving what’s meant to be 01:08:09 An intention on something before you do it is powerful 01:14:16 Pain is pain, its valid when it happens 01:17:15 Proving how many characters you can be when acting 01:21:44 Show the universe you’re having fun with what’s handed to you 01:26:33 Every Disney movie always has a comical side character 01:28:47 Alexis on the Final Five Episode Resources: Alexis Ren | Instagram Alexis Ren | Twitter Alexis Ren | YouTube Alexis Ren | Facebook Ren Active We Are Warriors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices