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

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

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