As one of the first women to work on a Forest Service fire crew, Linda was harassed and discriminated. The more her male colleagues discouraged her, the more determined she became. Linda shares these nuggets of life wisdom: - you can do anything when you test yourself - never give up - ignore those that discourage you - you don't need the approval of others - you can turn things around to fit you - take baby steps   tags: Linda, Strader, Summers, of, Fire, author, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean