EP. 13 | Juliet Starrett on Being Built to Last - Longevity, Equal Partnership, and the Marathon of Parenting

What does it actually look like to build something sustainable — in your body, your business, and your family — without burning everything down in the process?

Juliet Starrett has done it. Three world championship titles in elite whitewater paddling. A law degree. Nearly a decade in Big Law. Co-founder of San Francisco CrossFit, one of the first 25 affiliates in the world. And today, co-leader of The Ready State alongside her husband Kelly Starrett — the movement and longevity platform that has transformed how millions of people think about what their bodies are capable of. Their book, Built to Move, is a New York Times bestseller.

In this episode, Alexis and Juliet go deep on the things that don't make it into the highlight reel: the real architecture of equal partnership in business and in marriage, what it means to be a breadwinner mom who is also the primary decision-maker at work, and how to raise teenagers who are watching your every move — and actually learning something worth keeping.

What we cover in this conversation:

• How a 7-year-old's wilderness river trip in Colorado became the origin story of a world-class athlete
• Why Juliet left a lucrative law career to build San Francisco CrossFit from a parking lot — and what she'd tell any high-achieving woman standing at that same crossroads
• The 51/49 rule: how Juliet and Kelly structure decision-making in a 20+ year business and life partnership
• The skill-based case for working with your spouse — and why complementary strengths matter more than compatibility
• The parenting philosophy Juliet swears by: why investing in career flexibility when your kids are small is the long game for being present when it counts most — high school
• What The Teenage Brain taught Juliet about not sweating the small stuff
• Why the "all or nothing" mindset is the biggest obstacle to sustainable health
• The most underrated longevity habit (hint: it's not your red light mask)
• The sit-to-rise test and what it actually predicts about how you'll age

Pick up Built to Move at your local bookstore or wherever books are sold, or visit thereadystate.com to go deeper on each vital sign.

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