Casey Merriman has come back from the brink of death three times and the lessons she’s learned are critical.

Anna and Mike LaBenz have endured great challenges, not the least of which was coming head to head with a grizzly bear.

An endurance athlete is someone who can run 50 miles and keep going despite the fact that blood is oozing out of his shoes. They’re really a breed unto themselves. But that’s just the sort of relentlessness you need to survive this ordeal that Tommy Rivers Puzey is going through right now.

At one point in her life, Kambri Crews wanted nothing to do with her father. He was violent. And he betrayed her. Betrayed the whole family. But, while researching her memoir, Kambri discovered another side to her dad. One that almost brought them back together.

In Navajo culture you don’t talk about death. It’s considered taboo. To talk about death is to bring it upon you. But Marquerita Donald can’t help but talk about it.

Jake Bacon made it his mission to rescue wild animals until one put his life in danger.

Stephani Lindsey has survived inherited addictions, a car crash, and chronic pain. She credits yoga with not only her recovery but with transforming her life.

The irony isn’t lost on Flagstaff Shelter Services executive director Ross Schaefer Altenbaugh. Her job is to help people find homes, when she herself longs to feel safe, tethered, and protected.

Climber Timmy O'Neill has had several brushes with death hanging off a cliff face but when he suffered a stroke in Patagonia last year, things really shifted for him.

Scott Stabile has made up his mind he’s going to spread as much love as possible. He’s even forgiven the man who killed his parents.

Therese Estacion survived a rare infection, but not without sacrifice.

Hopi Tewa artist Duane Koyawena struggles to hold onto the best of his dad and let go of the worst.