Episode Details

I met Arwen Becker by accident in the Aspen airport. Her red hat caught my eye with a mysterious number, 29029, the height of Mount Everest in feet. That number captures something I believe deeply: we are capable of more than we think when we show up for the adventure that is seeking us right now.

Arwen is a six-time finisher of the 29029 x Aspen endurance challenge, where participants hike a mountain repeatedly for 36 hours to reach the vertical height of Everest. She's also spent 23 years as a financial advisor empowering women to take control of their retirement, written the book "She Handled It: Retirement, an Inspiring and Empowering Financial Guide for Women Over 40," hosts the She Handled It podcast, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology. Before finance, she ran a wildlife rehabilitation center, her childhood dream. This woman knows what it means to pivot, to prepare, and to show up even when it's hard.

If you've ever handed over responsibility for your money, your body, or your dreams to someone else because it felt too hard or too complicated, Arwen's story will shake you awake. We talk about why 80% of women die single while 80% of men die married and what that means for your financial security, the four phases of achieving meaningful goals, mandatory gear on mountains and in life, why good training makes recovery possible, and how the real transformation happens in the grind, not at the summit.

Takeaways:

• How small daily choices build strength and freedom
• Why financial and spiritual preparation matter
• The beauty of joy and pain coexisting in transformation

Connect with Arwen Becker:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arwenbecker/
• Website: https://arwenbecker.com/
• She Handled It on Amazon: https://a.co/d/2MZBPuH
• Short documentary of Arwen about her Aspen hike: https://youtu.be/ftfOGsZbnDE
  
  

Her story is a powerful reminder that the climb is where we grow, that community matters, and that the adventure is happening now, wherever you are.

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