**Podcast Description:**

In this powerful and deeply moving episode, we sit down with Simone Sharpe — a survivor in every sense of the word. Diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma at just 15 and later facing the most severe case of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in South Africa at 18, Simone’s life has been shaped by pain, perseverance, and an unbreakable spirit. From countless rounds of chemo and radiation to a titanium shoulder replacement after developing Avascular Necrosis, her body has endured the unimaginable.

Yet Simone has never stopped pushing limits. Now a mountain biker, triathlete, and member of the fearless Absa #SheUntamed team, she recently completed her first Cape Epic — one of the toughest mountain bike races in the world. Simone shares the raw, emotional highs and lows of the race: the physical collapse, the threat of hospitalisation, the heartbreak of missing a cut-off, and the resilience that brought her back to the finish line.

But this conversation goes beyond sport. We explore body positivity, the danger of tying self-worth to achievement, and Simone’s courageous journey through sobriety. Her honesty, humour, and self-awareness light up this episode as she reflects on the deep 'why' behind her pursuit of extreme challenges — and the shift she feels coming in her life.

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