EP25 – Adventurer, Podcaster, Tough Girl – Sarah Williams

Life Done Differently

For the first episode in season two of Life Done Differently, I had the incredible pleasure to chat with Sarah Williams who is on a mission to inspire girls and women to follow their own path and live their best lives.

After working in finance for 8 years, Sarah quit her city job and spent 18 months travelling the world, climbing Kilimanjaro, backpacking around South America and doing a ski season – while figuring out what to do with her life.

She set up Tough Girl Challenges as a way of motivating and inspiring women and girls and hosts the Tough Girl Podcast where she has interviewed over 300 inspirational female explorers, adventurers, athletes and everyday women who have overcome great challenges.

The Tough Girl Podcast has been downloaded over 1.5 Million times in 174 countries. It won the Women’s Sport Trust, Media Initiative of the Year Award in May 2018 and the She Extreme best adventure podcast in 2019.
And as if that’s not enough, Sarah has also completed the Marathon des Sables (6 marathons in 6 days across the Sahara desert), thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail (2,190 miles) in 100 days, completed a Masters in Women & Gender studies at Lancaster University in 2018 and cycled the Pacific Coast Highway and Baja California solo and unsupported (over 4,000 km). I know, WOW, right?!?!

In this episode, we talk about Sarah’s journey and adventures. We cover how she found her place in the world, how she supports herself financially, female role models, making dreams happen, the many things Sarah has learned on her journey and a whole lot more.