Cheryl Strayed is a writer, mother, feminist, and a storyteller. She is the author of 4 books, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Wild. The book shares her journey on the Pacific Crest Trail alone at the age of 22 while going through grief and depression. From a difficult childhood with a single mum to later losing her mum, Cheryl has experienced great sadness and come through stronger. In a conversation on the Tough Girl Podcast, Cheryl shared more of her personal s

Challenges of the body and mind come in so many ways. For endurance athletes, they come intentionally. Jill Homer is a U.S. endurance cyclist and trail runner who’s taken on some incredible running and cycling challenges from the Tour Divide (a 2,745 mile bike race) to the Iditarod Trail Invitational. Jill joined us on the Tough Girl Podcast to talk about fears, overcoming fears, and about the times when you can’t overcome your fears. 1. You Can Handle More Than You Believe W

One of the many things I learned from Tony Robbins is about fear, and how it's always going to be there. Fear will always be a part of my life, and fear is a normal part of everyone’s life. Fear will never leave us, because fear is needed to keep us alive. Fear is a natural survival instinct. Fear boils down into two things which are the same for every human being no matter who you are or where you are. Fear of not being enough e.g. I’m not wealthy enough, I’m not strong enou