Fallon Rowe: Escaping an Abusive Climbing Relationship, Finding Freedom, and Rekindling the Stoke

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

• How she fell into a charismatic climbing relationship that turned very dark, controlling, and abusive 
• The manipulative tricks her partner used to keep her under his control
• Power imbalances that can occur in some climbing relationships
• Her harrowing escape
• The evidence based therapy (EMDR) that she used to process and recover from the trauma 
• Stoic philosophy
• Why she feels more deeply connected to climbing and mastery everyday 
• Struggling with chronic health conditions and how she manages them
• Being psyched on sport multi-pitch and FAs
• How to identify red flags in your relationship or belaytionship
• 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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