On My Own Terms

8/26/2021

Out There

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After a demoralizing hiking trip in college, Ava Ahmadbeigi gave up on nature. She had never been outdoorsy, and now she knew she didn't belong.

But that hiking trip kept haunting her. On this episode, Ava tells her story. She takes us from a cramped apartment in NYC to a mountain in the Adirondacks, as she seeks to find her place — both in her own body, and in the world outside her walls.

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On My Own Terms

Out There

More episodes from "Out There"

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Rekindling the Spark

Silence

Building Self-Confidence

Closing the Gender Gap

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Learning to Swim

Excavating Grief

Ice Swimming

Queer in Appalachia