The air horn blasts.

Our wave of runners flow across the dirt field.

Everyone runs at full speed.

But I... Take my time.

I focus on stamina and sustainability.

I surprise myself with how strong I am.

Through it, my dad is right here with me.

In her charismatic TikTok videos and her practice in Arizona,

therapist Shanee Tran teaches people to cultivate healthy interpersonal relationships.

It's a lesson she's had to learn in her own life through her complex relationship with her father.

In this week's story, Shanney tells us about a time when her trust in her father was tested to the

limit, whilst running a challenging obstacle course in Minnesota,

and how she's learned to take responsibility for her own happiness.

In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music, and mindfulness prompts, so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories,

and that can lead to improvements

in our own inner lives. From Wait What, this is meditative story. I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed. The body relaxed.

The body relaxed. The body breathing. Your senses open. Your mind open. Meeting the world. the world.

I feel the soft, muddy ground as I lean to the left and stretch my back.

The sun crests over the tree line in the distance. The sun crests over the tree line in the distance,

and the air smells earthy.

It's 9 a.m. on a humid summer day.

I'm standing in a field in the middle of nowhere in Minnesota.

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