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Climb Your MountainAuthor: Sarah Maurer
Life coach, mountaineer, and ultra runner Sarah Maurer shares her best endurance training strategies to help you climb your mountain or run your race in any body at any age. Listen and learn how to eat, train, think, and above all live like a mountain athlete. Each week, Sarah will teach you practical strategies to overcome self-doubt, deal with training setbacks, save time, and stay happy and healthy through the long training season. Sarah earned her high altitude mountaineering certificate from Colorado Mountain Club in 2017 at age 41 and has since summited peaks in Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, and the USA, including Mount Rainier. She's also completed six (and counting) ultramarathons. She's living, breathing proof that you don't need to be 22 and have 6% body fat to be an endurance athlete. On this podcast, she shares her no-nonsense advice on fitness, (un)diet, motivation, and self belief to help you train for your goal. It's a mix of interviews and solo jam sessions you won't want to miss. So subscribe and get ready to blow your own mind. Language: en-us Genres: Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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What to Do When You Feel Judged
Episode 35
Thursday, 19 February, 2026
Ever mess up — and feel like everyone saw?In this episode of the Climb Your Mountain Podcast, life coach Sarah Maurer dives into what to do when you’re feeling judged. Maybe you missed a meeting at work. Yelled at your kid in Target. Snapped at your aging parent. Got dumped and now dread showing up solo to your cousin’s wedding. Sometimes people really are judging. But here’s the deeper truth: it only burns when you’re judging yourself too.We explore why shame hits hardest when you secretly believe you should be better, more perfect, more put-together. Often that harsh inner voice isn’t even yours — it’s an old parent, teacher, coach, or middle school bully living rent-free in your head.This episode covers:Why imagined judgment feels so realThe two common protection patterns: ruthless perfectionism or freezing and playing smallTall poppy syndrome and the fear of visibilityWhy failure is proof you’re in the arenaInspired by Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” quote, this conversation is about choosing courage over criticism.You’ll learn practical life coaching tools to build real self love and self compassion:How to talk to yourself like a supportive coach (not a drill sergeant)Making mistakes an exception, not your identityNormalizing failure as part of growthBuilding emotional strength to handle shame, disappointment, and embarrassment without numbing outWhen you stop joining in on your own judgment, everything changes. You can make mistakes at work and still believe in your value. Parent imperfectly and still see yourself as a great mom. Ask for what you want in dating. Take the big swing.Everything you desire lives on the other side of fear and failure.Enjoy ❤️ WORK WITH SARAHCurious about how life coaching can help you? You can schedule a free consultation by:Clicking here and grabbing some time on my calendarEmailing me at sarah@missadventurepants.comFOLLOW SARAH ON INSTAGRAM@missadventurepants
