Pushing Through: Meghan and Laurie Young

She Explores

Laurie Young stepped into her daughter Meghan's world by joining her on a trek to Annapurna base camp in Nepal. Together they pushed through every challenge that presented itself while learning that limits are flexible and the mother/daughter relationship is more fluid than we think.

Woman featured in this episode: Meghan Young and Laurie Young

Hosted by Gale Straub

Made with support by Aunt Fannie's, Benchmark Maps, Parks Project, and Ritual

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In this episode, you'll hear

• How a mother/daughter relationship evolves over time
• The ways a big goal can help one in recovery for a traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• The ways TBI symptoms can manifest
• Why Laurie and Meghan wanted to hike to Annapurna base camp together
• What training for altitude and strenuous hiking was like
• All the unexpected things that happened on the trip
• Why Meghan wanted her Mom to feel the accomplishment of achieving their goal
• How their trip had its challenges but was ultimately a privilege
• What mother and daughter learned about each other abroad

Resources

• Meghan Young: Instagram & Portfolio
• Laurie Young: Instagram

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Music is by Kai Engel, Lee Rosevere, and Josh Woodward using a creative commons attributions license.