In Season 1, Teri focuses on extraordinary people who have followed their passions to feed their souls and accomplish things that benefit others.

UPDATE: Alenka stays busy doing podcasts about her adventure, skiing, mountain biking, overseeing translations of her book into various languages, with her business Tahoe Teas, and raising funds for the Michael J Fox Foundation to fuel ongoing research and find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease.

Dec. 4, 2024 Can you imagine what you’d do if you had a failed knee surgery, breast cancer, Gardner Syndrome, and your beloved husband was diagnosed with Parkinsons all in the same year? Would you pull the covers over your head or instead, do something hairy and audacious? Something you’ve always wanted to do? Something on your It’s Not Too Late list? My guest, Alenka Vrecek did. And then she wrote a book about it.

She Rides is the story of a woman who struck back at bad news by taking a solo bike ride from Lake Tahoe to Baja California, a quest, if you will. She wanted to test herself and she did, along the way making some valuable discoveries, like happiness lies in appreciating the small moments in life. And she’s got a few things to tell you too. For one, get out of your comfort zone. Do It! And lots more.