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Mind Over Mountain

From the bestselling author of Wild and co-host of the beloved Dear Sugars podcast, Cheryl Strayed returns with a new kind of journey. In Mind Over Mountain with Cheryl Strayed, Cheryl sits down with athletes and adventurers from the most high-adrenaline corners of the world (climbers, surfers, ultramarathoners and more) to discuss the inner landscapes that inspired these extraordinary feats, and give advice to listeners on how they too can face seemingly insurmountable moments in their own lives.

Episodes (31)

• The Courage to Start Over with Olympic Swimming Champion Natalie Coughlin

  59 min

• The Same Dream, a Different Path with Paralympic Swimming Champion Christie Raleigh Crossley

  1 hr 2 min

• The Thing That Scares You Most: WWE Pro Wrestler AJ Mendez on Finding Your Superpower

  57 min

• Don’t Let the Injury Decide: Professional CrossFit Athlete Rebecka Vitesson on Starting Over

  50 min

• How Do I Want to Show Up? with AVP Beach Volleyball Player Kelly Cheng

  49 min

• Forty-Three Days Alone at Sea: Kelsey Pfendler on Letting Go of Control

  54 min

• Building the World You Wish Existed | The Sports Bra's Jenny Nguyen

  51 min

• Reissue: I'm Not Lifting Weights; I'm Lifting People with Tamara Walcott

  43 min

• Reissue: Be So Good They Can't Ignore You: Sarah Spain on Persistence

  56 min

• Reissue: Blair Braverman on Letting Go and Staying Alive

  1 hr

• From WNBA Pioneer to Lifelong Inspiration: Kym Hampton

  49 min

• The Audacity of Vulnerability with Abby Wambach

  1 hr 5 min

• Walking through Loss with Author and Hiker Cara Benson

  1 hr 2 min

• Panic, Presence, Self-Compassion and Yoga with Adriene Mishler

  46 min

• The Olympian Who Never Planned to Be One - Speed Skater Erin Jackson

  48 min

• Olympic Cross-Country Skier Julia Kern on Falling Short and Moving Forward

  50 min

• Headfirst into Fear with Olympian Skeleton Racer Mystique Ro

  48 min

• What Strong Women Know with Heptathlete Louise Hazel

  51 min

• Polo, Pressure, and Paving the Way with Shariah Harris

  47 min

• Overcoming Hurdles with Olympic Heptathlete Chari Hawkins

  41 min

• The Comeback Mindset with Maddy Schaffrick

  57 min

• Trust the Dogs: Blair Braverman on Letting Go and Staying Alive

  1 hr

• Alone at Sea: Sarah Outen on Isolation, Survival, and Inner Strength

  46 min

• Speed, Risk, and Self-Trust with Katherine Legge

  55 min

• The Audacity of Vulnerability with Abby Wambach

  1 hr 5 min

• Be So Good They Can't Ignore You: Sarah Spain on Persistence

  56 min

• Running Towards Joy with Stephanie Case

  41 min

• You Don't Have to Be Fearless with Heather Anderson

  51 min

• The Power of Pain with Amelia Boone

  1 hr 1 min

• I'm Not Lifting Weights; I'm Lifting People with Tamara Walcott

  43 min

• Introducing: Mind Over Mountain

  1 min