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Jen Waak is a health, wellness, and fitness coach who helps busy professionals have the bodies they want without having to give up their lives. The author of the Keyboard Athletes Guide to Pain Relief & Prevention, Jen lives & works in Seattle, WA. Sign up for her free Energy Booster Mini-Course at KeyboardAthletes.com.

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The Power of Community: 6 Reasons We Need Each Other

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“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand.” ~Emily Kimbrough

Even though it was 18 months ago, I still remember my climb up Kilimanjaro like it was yesterday.

Taking those final steps toward the summit with tears in my eyes because I never believed that I—someone who grew up this sick little kid who held a deep-seated belief that she’d never be “an athlete”—would do something that thousands each year, including world-class athletes, cannot.

Yet there I was.

But I certainly didn’t get there alone. I had help—a lot …