1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode of Books That Changed My Life, host Chris Collins is joined by Olympic gold medalist and author Shawn Johnson. Shawn opens up about growing up an only child in Des Moines, the obsessive intensity that made her a champion at three and an Olympian at sixteen, the two-year stretch of depression that followed her step back from gymnastics, and the Book That Changed Her Life: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer. She and Chris go deep on perfectionism, the impossibility of &quot;winning&quot; at parenting, the four cures for busyness, consumerism as the new religion, and the small daily rituals — &quot;day of delight,&quot; morning coffee, &quot;bev time&quot; — she and her husband use to keep themselves in the moment. Stick around to the end, where Shawn is joined by her husband Andrew to talk about their new book, The Courage to Commit. They get into the four years (and couples therapy) it took to write it, the challenge of merging their authorial voices, why commitment is the truest form of freedom, the letters they wrote to their younger selves, and more! Pick up a copy of Shawn and Andrew's book at https://thecouragetocommit.com/. #booksthatchangedmylife #books #library #bookrecs #bookreport #interview #podcast #chrisbulldogcollins 🚨 Grab the coolest book &amp;amp; library tees, socks, hoodies &amp;amp; more! https://booksthatchangedmylife.org/collections/all Books That Changed My Life https://www.booksthatchangedmylife.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41586465/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/202883950