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The Rich Roll Podcast · November 14, 2024 · 142m
The Color of Everything
Cory Richards — National Geographic photographer, first American to summit an 8000m peak in winter. His achievements masked bipolar disorder, PTSD, and alcoholism. The paradox: the accomplishments that saved his life became the prison that delayed his healing.
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Richards: summiting an 8,000m peak in winter — one of the hardest things a human can do — produced satisfaction that lasted about 48 hours before the emptiness returned. Achievement is not a cure for the treadmill.
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Richards: getting sober was harder and more meaningful than any mountain. The discipline of recovery — daily meetings, therapy, vulnerability — required more courage than physical adventure ever did.
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