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Podcast: Encompassing Cancer
Episode: The mountains are calling: Self-discovery through climbing and cancer with Lisa Thompson
Description: In this episode, Lauren shares an inspiring conversation with Lisa Thompson, who is a Seattle-based mountaineer, author, and breast cancer survivor. Lisa is the 2nd American woman to summit K2 and has summitted the highest mountain on all seven continents. She talks about what first inspired her to get into mountaineering, how climbing gave her the motivation she needed to get through her breast cancer diagnosis, how the mountains have shaped her as a woman, overcoming the limiting beliefs we put on ourselves, women in the wilderness and so much more! At the start of the episode, Lauren shares...