Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2025-08-06
Books mentioned on Chris Appleton EXCLUSIVE: Breaking His Silence on His Divorce & Coming Out to His Wife and Kids
Jay Shetty recommended Your Roots Don't Define You by Chris Appleton.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Your Roots Don't Define You
Your Roots Don't Define You is a personal development and memoir-style book written by Chris Appleton that addresses overcoming difficult backgrounds and finding one's own path.
Recommended“Chris Appleton the book is called your roots don't define you. Everyone who's been listening and watching I cannot wait to see what you're taking away.”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Your Roots Don't Define You
“And that's a lot about what the book's about. It's about how your roots don't define you.”
Plugged Your Roots Don't Define You
“And as much as anything, I go back to the book like there is stories about my life and as reflection, but it's really about helping people get to get back to theirs and unpick it as well cuz sometimes it takes a bit of that work.”
Plugged Your Roots Don't Define You
“And that's why I'm hoping with like the book that I can help someone that feels not seen and someone that is going through a hard time or someone that is successful but miserable when they get home because I never got that opportunity.”
Plugged Your Roots Don't Define You
“And you know, for me, that's why I did the book was I was trying to help people come back to themselves. And um I don't think I can do that if I'm not telling them my story.”