Episode Re-release: Sasha DiGiulian

In this episode, one of the best rock climbers of all-time, Sasha Digiulian, sits down to talk with Cory and I about her life, her career, and Adventure with Purpose. Sasha shares how she strives to find harmony and has rolled with the punches during her career - and at this challenging time. At 27 years old she has already had a decade-plus long career in climbing and adventure. The conversation covers her storied career and what she’s up to now while quarantined and recovering from major surgery. She dives into what it’s like to try and balance an athletic career with life, education, relationships, travel, and how she has learned to both confront and shut out the noise of social media.  She describes the power of commitment, discovering “just being” and struggling with the question of “does everything happen for a reason,” while she has been dealing with post-surgery recovery, the death of a friend, and quarantine. Sasha drops some real pearls in this conversation. It’s a great one for all of those who are looking for a dive into the concept of Adventure with Purpose and tools for confronting the unavoidable challenges life has in store. -CJ How to navigate the hard choices of career balance Coping with multiple hard things at once: injury and surgery and the death of a friend Does everything happen for a reason? Why are these bad things happening? The bigger the career the smaller the core circle is her bedrock How she has become “more calloused” over the years to criticism Confronting body-shaming online The reality of the polish of social media versus Waking up and wondering “what is my purpose” in the age of COVID Discovering stillness Applying the concept of purpose to daily habits - knowing the focus Her ambition to write a book and her writing habits now (she studied writing at Columbia) How she and the ROAM community are evolving away from travel as part of identity and the new lifestyle The concept of “you are the collective sum of the 5 people you spend time with” and why it’s important to spend time with positive people