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“I'd fallen in love with a woman but she broke up with me and I was devastated. Six months later, I went into a suicidal depression from the break-up of the relationship, but I resolved to not do what my friends had done. And so I reached out for help”

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Aron Ralston is an American engineer and motivational speaker, renowned for his extraordinary survival story from a self-rescued solo canyoneering accident in 2003. His tale of self-reliance and determination has inspired countless individuals and made him a proponent for outdoor safety and self-reliance. more

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