Discover the power of self-compassion, by Silvia Vasquez-Lavado
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is the first openly lesbian woman to climb the famous Seven Summits, a bucket list of the highest mountain on every continent. But while preparing for the seventh summit, a peak that has eluded her climb after climb, she realizes that she can’t charge forward with the same conquering mentality. Denali — the highest mountain peak in North America — leads her to discover the importance of self-compassion over the desire for conquest when dealing with life’s greatest obstacles.
You can purchase her new memoir, In the Shadow of the Mountain, which further explores her journey to the Seven Summits and the trauma that it unpacks, here: https://amzn.to/3uaJh2b
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Rowan. |
| 0:02.2 | So we know that life doesn't come with an instruction manual. |
| 0:06.7 | But the next best thing I found is a podcast called LifeKit from NPR. |
| 0:12.7 | The LifeKit podcast can help you tackle life-altering questions, or just your everyday pickles. |
| 0:19.7 | Each episode offers deeply human solutions to deeply human problems. |
| 0:24.8 | I think you'll find it really valuable. |
| 0:27.4 | So check out LifeKit, wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:49.6 | The path to the summit is wide open. |
| 0:54.8 | A stretch of snow that comes to a ninth point |
| 0:58.9 | and suddenly drops away to rows of mountains far below. |
| 1:05.6 | The edge of the world. |
| 1:08.8 | All my thoughts receive. |
| 1:11.8 | Triumph gives way to humility. |
| 1:16.2 | I walk in awe of the beauty around me. |
| 1:21.4 | I'm walking with literally my mouth open, |
| 1:25.3 | like my joke completely open wide, |
| 1:28.3 | taking in all the available air. |
| 1:31.2 | The beauty is almost unbelievable. |
| 1:35.6 | What a privilege to take this walk. |
| 1:45.2 | Sylvia Vázquez-Lavardo is the first openly gay woman |
| 1:49.0 | to climb the famous Seven Summits, |
| 1:51.9 | a bucket list of the highest mountain on every continent. |
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