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You're listening to You for The Love of Climbing Podcast, and I'm your host. My name is Kathy,

and before we begin, first off, hi everybody. Hi, Mom. Did you figure out how to download podcasts

yet? I also wanted to let you know that this episode will contain graphic sexual violence,

discussion about suicide, and it's going to be really hard to

listen to. But not only are we super proud of this episode, it is incredibly topical. Because in less than

six months, a simple hashtag went viral and the Me Too movement uncorked women's stories worldwide.

Stories like these are creating a global framework for how to end sexual violence by talking about it.

And if there's any hope for having meaningful, nuanced discussions about this, transparency is our greatest ally.

Me Too is not just a hashtag. This episode is not just one woman's story.

It's the start of a larger conversation that needs to be had. I almost quit climbing. I really,

really thought, I'm done. I can't do this anymore. I'm going to take up darts or bowling or

hangman or something. But I can't do climbing anymore.

But I'm still here.

It's taken a lot of really, really hard work, not only from myself, but from my friends and my family

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