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In today’s episode, I’m sitting down with someone who knows my story — and whose story has shaped mine — my lifelong best friend.

She’s a wife, a mom, a high school teacher, a former collegiate athlete, a world traveler, and a woman whose life has been shaped by both unexpected challenges and deep resilience. In this conversation, we talk about how movement and fitness have remained a constant through every season — from competitive athletics, to surviving a stroke, navigating breast cancer, loss of a parent, motherhood, and finding healing through travel.

We dive into what strength really looks like when life doesn’t go as planned, how movement can support both physical and emotional recovery, and why staying active isn’t about aesthetics — it’s about being able to say yes to life. She also shares reflections on walking the Camino, traveling the world, losing her mom, and how those experiences continue to shape the way she shows up today.

This episode is a reminder that fitness isn’t just about workouts — it’s about resilience, curiosity, and continuing to move forward, even through life’s hardest chapters.

If you’ve ever wondered what it means to be strong in real life — this conversation is for you.

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