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MJ Acosta-Ruiz on Surviving the Grind, Setting Hard Boundaries & What It Really Means to Be Booked & Busy
MJ Acosta-Ruiz joins Joy Taylor for one of their most personal conversations yet.
The longtime friends discuss the pressure of succeeding as Black and Latina women in sports media, navigating burnout while building successful careers, and unlearning the perfectionism and people-pleasing habits that many women inherit from childhood.
MJ opens up about balancing multiple high-profile roles across ESPN, NFL Network and NBA TV, the emotional toll of constantly striving for excellence, and what it means to show up authentically in spaces that weren't built for you.
They also dive into identity…
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