Beautiful Girl, You Can Do Hard Things

A Conversation with Cathy Gill — Her Journey Through the Great World Race

What would drive you to run seven marathons on seven continents in seven days?

This week, Lorraine and Jillian sit down with longtime LPY community member Cathy Gill, whose extraordinary journey began with unimaginable loss. After the accidental overdose of her daughter, Cathy turned to running, yoga, and meditation to navigate grief — and to transform pain into purpose.

Cathy shares how movement became her medicine, how her daughter’s bracelet reading “Beautiful girl, you can do hard things” now lives on her own wrist, and how her “why” fuels her mission to raise awareness and remove stigma around substance use disorder. She also takes us inside The Great World Race — an endurance feat that tested her body, mind, and spirit in ways she never expected.

This is a conversation about grief, resilience, purpose, and the incredible things we are capable of when love leads the way.