What do you do when a doctor tells you you'll be impaired for life — and you simply refuse to believe them?

Award-winning journalist, Peabody Award winner, and bestselling author Jo Giese joins Two Chicks with Hiking Sticks to share her extraordinary story of survival, determination, and defying medical odds after a catastrophic fall ruptured her Achilles tendon — and a botched surgery left her without one entirely.

In this episode, Jo opens up about:

✅ The accident and surgical nightmare that changed everything

✅ Being told she'd never walk normally again — and rejecting that verdict

✅ The 2.5-year recovery journey that doctors are calling a "medical miracle"

✅ The power of community, caregiving spouses, and having a medical advocate

✅ Her love of waterfall hiking, forest bathing & the science behind WHY nature heals

✅ Practical hiking safety tips for women hiking at any age or ability level

✅ Her new memoir: You'll Never Walk Alone: A Hiker's Memoir of Adventure, Tragedy, and Defying the Odds

Whether you're recovering from an injury, returning to hiking later in life, or just need a dose of pure grit and inspiration — this episode is for YOU.

📚 Get Jo's book anywhere you get your books

🎧 Available on Audiobook!

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👇 Drop a comment: Have you ever hiked through an injury or comeback story? We want to hear it!

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