205: Tales from the Crypt. Waterton Lakes National Park.

National Park After Dark

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True Crime, Places & Travel, Wilderness, Society & Culture, Sports

4.8 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

On a crisp September day, Trevor Janz and Patricia Van Tighem’s lives are changed forever when they encounter a grizzly on their weekend hike. Patricia writes of their journey of healing, both physical and emotional, with refreshing candor and an open heart.

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Sources The Bear’s Embrace by Patricia Van Tighem, LA Times, Legacy, BC Care Providers, Waterton Lakes National Park, Parks Canada

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0:00.0	Millions of people die every year, but millions of people almost die every year as well.
0:10.0	We hear the success stories of those who come out the other side stronger, wiser, and better for their experiences, who mold their tragedy into triumph.
0:21.0	Aaron Ralston, who cut off his own arm with a dull pocket knife in the canyons of Utah, or Danny Bader, who in his
0:28.1	late 20s accidentally touched a live power line and died for a solid eight minutes before coming back Earthside.
0:35.9	Both of these men went on to become motivational speakers, talking about how they used those moments
0:42.0	to transform every other one to follow.
0:45.0	But what happens when you come so close to death, you can literally reach out and touch it,
0:51.0	and the contact left you marred for life, left wounded with scars that reach
0:56.3	far beyond the physical and extend deep into the mental, emotional, and spiritual,
1:02.2	leaving no piece of you unscathed.
1:05.1	What happens when you come back from the brink of death only to find yourself wishing
1:10.0	that you hadn't. Welcome to National Park After Dark. You're going to do. This
1:35.0	sounds like it's going to be an intense episode.
1:40.0	It's heavy for sure, so right off the top, this episode definitely warrants a couple warnings.
1:46.8	Number one, and most importantly, we're going to be talking and making mention of suicidal ideations.
1:53.0	So if you're not in a mental space, to listen, please don't.
1:56.7	And it also contains some graphic descriptions of an animal attack,
2:00.8	because we are going to be talking about a bear molling today.
2:03.6	Oh man you just have a second part there the animal attack just sparked everyone's
2:08.6	interest and everyone's ears perked up like we're back we. We're back. We're back.
2:12.5	We're back.
2:13.5	Yeah. I know and I want to, I always kick myself.
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