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You probably know her best as the zany next-door neighbor on Netflix's hit show Fuller House and if you don't know her, your kids probably do.

We\u2019re excited to\xa0 have Andrea on the show, not to talk about her acting or to ask her about Hollywood, but because Andrea is a runner and the sport has completely changed her life for the better.\xa0 In her new book, Full Circle, Andrea is refreshingly honest and open about her struggles with anxiety and depression and how running helped her through some incredibly difficult times in her life.

Like me, and so many of you listening, Andrea did not start running as a kid, but found it later in life.\xa0 Running helped her become strong and confident and realize that she could do hard things. The simple act of going for a run, whether alone or with a friend or group, brought her much needed peace and a sense that everything is going to be okay.

As many of us are challenged with adjusting to our current situation, running can provide us with a healthy mechanism for better managing stress and anxiety. And if you\u2019re new to running, as you\u2019ll hear Andrea explain, don\u2019t worry about how fast or how far you\u2019re running. It\u2019s OK to simply be OK. We\u2019re here for you, no matter what.

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2:02 Are you getting any runs in during quarantine?

3:40 Does your Instagram bio rank your characteristics in order of importance?

5:12 What did running give you that you needed at the time you started running?

9:10 Where does running fit into overall good mental health?

14:22 What is so special about the bond that is formed running with someone else?

18:22 What do you like and not like about racing?

20:47 What advice do you have for beginner runners just off the couch?

22:25 What did you learn most about yourself when you ran your first marathon?

27:34 Why do wish there was an \u2018It\u2019s OK to be average\u2019 movement?

30:19 What advice would you give yourself back when you started running?

30:57 What is the best gift running has given you?

32:08 How can people connect with you?

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\u201cI found so much catharsis through running. And I didn\u2019t expect that; I expected to suffer through the training runs, do (the race), cross the finish line and then be done and never run again. But, something happened out there on that course and I was just transformed.\u201d

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\u201cRunning made me feel like I could do hard things and that became a huge metaphor in my life. I could physically do hard things and I could do mentally and emotionally hard things, too.\u201d

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\u201cThat\u2019s how I learned to run: I would just run until it hurt and then I walked until I felt better. And then I would run again.\u201d

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\u201cWhy as a running culture do we only celebrate the fast paces and not the slow paces? The slow runners are still Runners and they\u2019re still out there challenging themselves and they\u2019re still growing. It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re running 12:00 miles or 9:00 miles or 7:00 miles. It doesn\u2019t matter; you\u2019re still growing and challenging yourself.\u201d

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\u201cPain is temporary, but Pride lasts forever.\u201d

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Book: Full Circle by Andrea Barber

Series: Fuller House

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