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In this episode Fallon Rowe, climber and author of Pay No Mind, explores:

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  How she fell into a charismatic climbing relationship that turned very dark, controlling, and abusive 
  


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  The manipulative tricks her partner used to keep her under his control
  


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  Power imbalances that can occur in some climbing relationships
  


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  Her harrowing escape
  


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  The evidence based therapy (EMDR) that she used to process and recover from the trauma 
  


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  Stoic philosophy
  


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  Why she feels more deeply connected to climbing and mastery everyday 
  


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  Struggling with chronic health conditions and how she manages them
  


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  Being psyched on sport multi-pitch and FAs
  


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  How to identify red flags in your relationship or belaytionship
  


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  Being mentored by John Long
  

 
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Here are some AI generated show notes (hopefully the robots got it right)

00:00  Introduction and Welcome
00:37  Introducing Fallon Rowe and Her Story
01:19  Fallon's Book: Pay No Mind
01:45  A Different Kind of Episode
04:00  Starting the Conversation with Fallon
05:12  Fallon's Journey and Writing Process
07:53  The Abusive Relationship Unfolds
11:12  Climbing and Control
33:32  The Final Escape
37:47  Healing and Moving Forward
49:23  The Downward Spiral of a Friend
50:12  Rediscovering the Joy of Climbing
52:03  Living with Chronic Illness
55:28  Navigating Climbing with Health Conditions
01:01:32  Addressing Abuse in Climbing Relationships
01:08:44  The Impact of Sharing Personal Stories
01:11:39  Fallon's Future and Stoic Philosophy
01:22:06  Final Thoughts and Acknowledgements


 

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