The Mountain Life

In this month's Resilient Youth segment, Dr. Travis Dorsch, founder of Utah State’s Families in Sport Lab, explores the powerful role parents, coaches and teammates play in shaping young athletes and forming their resilience.

Founder of Park City Yoga Collective Jenn Solomon and instructor Lauren Lockey introduce their new in-town location in Prospector and share what’s next for the local yoga community.

Julia Geisler of the Salt Lake Climbers Alliance uncovers the climbing history of Little Cottonwood Canyon, from pioneering Alpenbock climbers to a trail that traces the legacy of the sport.

National Geographic Explorer and wilderness survival expert Chris Begley shares practical strategies from his new book, "The Emergency Playbook," for staying safe, making smart decisions and keeping calm when disaster strikes.

Few people know that the success of Knox Gelatin was driven by Rose Knox, the widow and pioneering businesswoman who took the reins after her husband’s death to 'mold' the company into a hugely successful American institution.

There are certainly many stories buried within the mines that established Park City, and Colleen and Don Roll are part of a group hoping to help those stories reach a new generation of hikers, bikers, and explorers with the newly-launched Park City Historic Mine Route.

Eleven-time Olympic Gold medalist, cross-country skier Johannes Klæbo talks skiing, competition, and what drives him to the top.

The Leatherman multi-tool began with one simple idea scribbled down by an aspiring inventor—and became an iconic American company. Tim Leatherman shares the lessons behind his unlikely journey and how to turn your own big ideas into reality.

Local ophthalmologist and MyEyes founder Dr. Barbara Wirotsko explains how monitoring eye pressure can be simple and revealing, and discusses how GLP-1 drugs could offer an unexpected new path to protecting vision.

In the monthly “Resilient Youth” series, therapist Frank Clayton explores how young people can build habits of gratitude, optimism and resilience while learning to notice what’s going right.

Dr. Cindra Kamphoff reveals that learning to act with confidence, even when self-doubt shows up, can change how you perform and live.

Dr. Annie Peterson explores a more personalized approach to women’s health, with evidence-based care that gives women more time, context and partnership—especially through menopause and beyond.

As part of our new 'Park City's Second Acts' series, we welcome newcomer Deborah Jennings to the show to talk about curiosity, sharing stories, and how to find your community -- wherever you are.

Shame is NOT an effective tool for changing unhealthy behaviors, and science is now proving that there are better ways to spark durable changes. This Recovery Month, rather than focusing on what someone “did wrong,” Dr. Frank Spinelli offers a practical, hopeful framework for how to respond to relapse without letting shame derail recovery altogether. He joins us to discuss his new book, The Shame Compass: A Radical Framework for Trauma Healingand Self-Acceptance.

Chiropractor Courtney Conley and physical therapist Milica McDowell explore the vast benefits of walking in their new book, “Walk: Rediscover the Most Natural Way to Boost Your Health and Longevity―One Step at a Time.”

Meg Bartley, PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Utah, explores how social norms shape what we consider food versus weeds, and how rethinking the edible plants around us could expand access to fresh, sustainable food.

Dr. Claudia Kim takes a closer look at what summer does to our skin, exploring why dark spots and fine lines become more noticeable after months of sun exposure, and what’s actually happening beneath the surface.

In this month’s Resilient Youth episode, Randi Jo Greenberg reveals how simple yoga and mindfulness practices can give young people powerful tools for managing stress and building resilience.

What if one of medicine's deadliest cancers has been hiding in plain sight? New York Times science writer Gina Kolata explains the discovery that's changing how doctors prevent ovarian cancer.

Imagination may be far more than daydreaming. Dr. Cassandra Vieten explores the science behind this powerful brain function—and how strengthening it can foster creativity, resilience, connection, and wonder.