EPISODE · Jun 15, 2025 · 48 MIN
Climbing Toward a True Self on Mount Everest (Ft. Melissa Arnot Reid)
from Behind The Human with Marc Champagne · host Marc Champagne
What if you could stop achieving your way into feeling worthy—and simply be enough as you are? Meet Melissa Arnot Reid / @melissaarnot — the first American woman to summit and descend Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. But this conversation isn’t about records. It’s about the inner Everest we all face. Melissa reveals how a life of achievement masked wounds of not-enoughness, and how the journey of healing—not summiting—became her most important climb. We discuss shame, self-forgiveness, parenting, and the quiet power of curiosity. This is a raw and rare look at what it means to shift from proving your worth to simply knowing it. **** ✨ Personal Socrates is on SALE! >>> Use UPGRADE20 at baronfig.com for 20% off through May and June. Release details for the NEW BOOK. Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim KarudSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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What if you could stop achieving your way into feeling worthy—and simply be enough as you are? Meet Melissa Arnot Reid / @melissaarnot — the first American woman to summit and descend Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen. But this conversation isn’t about records. It’s about the inner Everest we all face. Melissa reveals how a life of achievement masked wounds of not-enoughness, and how the journey of healing—not summiting—became her most important climb. We discuss shame, self-forgiveness, parenting, and the quiet power of curiosity. This is a raw and rare look at what it means to shift from proving your worth to simply knowing it. **** ✨ Personal Socrates is on SALE! >>> Use UPGRADE20 at baronfig.com for 20% off through May and June. Release details for the NEW BOOK. Connect with Marc >>> Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show! Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet! * A special thanks to MONOS, our official travel partner for Behind the Human! Use MONOSBTH10 at check-out for savings on your next purchase. ✈️ * Special props 👇 Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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