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Melissa Bishop-Nriagu

Melissa Bishop-Nriagu

Canadian middle-distance runner

Jul 14, 2026

LeslieHOST
2:24
And we hand it to you, Melissa, to tell us about RAW 2.0.
2:32
As I was writing my book, RAW: The Real Talk for Self-Discovery, I wanted to embody what I wrote, right? So this is about being unapologetic about who you are and talking in that language that you want to speak, like I want to speak.
2:51
So I didn't really change the program as much as I just decided I'm owning it as me, RAW.
2:57
My delivery of the program is different, and I'm very direct and no bullshit kinda gal, and I want all of my audience to know that that's me, 'cause I can't be anything else, right? We're not honoring ourselves or anyone else in our lives by trying to be something that we're not.
3:21
I am very comfortable in a gritty space, being messy and, uh, you know, imperfect.
3:26
I think there is so much beauty in just accepting that perfection is never gonna be a thing, and that's okay.
3:33
Taking off the mask of being perfect or being strong all the time or all of these things that I walk through in my life has been so liberating, to be able to say, "No, not a girly girl," or I'm... want to cuss a lot, and [laughs] that's just me.

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