Does Great Art Require Suffering? David Choe on The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll sits down with artist David Choe to discuss his wild life story and share thoughts on addiction, sobriety, creativity, and the journey to self-love. To read more about David and peruse the full show notes, go here👉🏾 ✌🏼🌱 - Rich LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Google: Meal Planner: Voicing Change Book: Clips Channel: Newsletter: CONNECT WITH RICH ✩ Website - ​ ✩ Rich Roll Podcast - ✩ Instagram - ✩ Twitter - ✩ Facebook - ✩ Strava - ✩ Memoir: Finding Ultra - ✩ Meals - ​ ✩ Cook - The Plantpower Way - ✩ Italian! - The Plantpower Way: Italia - ✩ Support - FILMED AND EDITED BY BLAKE CURTIS AND DAN DRAKE 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:31 - Struggling with Feeling Less Than 00:11:13 - David’s Story About Graffiti 00:16:57 - Feeling Enough with Art 00:25:55 - Asking for Permission 00:34:33 - Understanding Trauma from Our Parents 00:35:47 - Voicing Change 00:36:46 - Back to the Podcast 00:39:34 - The Podcasting Workaholic 00:45:54 - The Mistake of Thinking that “Great Pain = Great Art“ 00:50:47 - Taking a Year Off 00:54:15 - David’s OCD & Stealing 00:59:08 - David’s Addiction to Gambling 01:12:34 - Getting Out While You’re Ahead & Friendship 01:20:59 - Deciding to Be in Recovery 01:24:13 - What David’s Recovery Looks Like 01:30:25 - The Loss of a Friend to Overdose 01:37:08 - Anonymity. Protection from Shame. 01:43:32 - Training Loved Ones to Respect Boundaries 01:55:30 - The Choe Show 02:20:14 - Last Hurdle of Getting Over Being a Workaholic 02:30:47 - Last Words for the One Who Silently Struggles 02:35:57 - Closing Remarks * * * * * NEW TO RICH? Hi I’m Rich Roll. I’m a vegan ultra-endurance athlete, author, podcaster, public speaker & wellness evangelist. But mainly I’m a dad of four. If you want to know more, visit my website or check out these two the NY Times articles: I LOVE MAIL! SEND IT HERE: 29617 Agoura Rd. Agoura Hills, CA 91301 #richroll #richrollpodcast