Interview: Aimee Goodwin, Author of The Mountains We Climb
Read more about this author and her view on life.
In March 2025, Raven + Grace Press released an insightful new book that will help readers tackle life’s greatest challenges and build emotional resilience. The Mountains We Climb: A Guide to Overcoming Life’s Obstacles by Aimee Goodwin offers a step-by-step plan for getting through grief, mayhem, illness, anxiety, and other mountains that we may climb.
To learn more about Aimee, read the interview below and connect with her at coachaimeejay.com.
What is your current state of mind?
Generally peaceful and joyful.
What is your most marked characteristic?
If I believe there is a way to accomplish something, I never give up, I never quit.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Sitting by the ocean, with my feet in the sand on a sunny day.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I think my family is my greatest achievement. Raising four sons and the life my husband and I have labored to create. I am proud of many things, but if something isn't right with my kids or my husband, everything else pales in comparison.
What is your favorite occupation?
Nana and then Life Coach!
What is your most treasured possession?
The things I treasure the most can't be possessed but are gifts. My husband, sons, and granddaughter. All family!
What or who is the greatest love of your life?
The love I am learning to nurture within myself.
What is your favorite journey?
Road tripping with my husband!
When and where were you the happiest?
Sitting with my adult children listening to their laughter.
What is it that you most dislike?
Drama.
What is your greatest fear?
Bats.
What is your greatest extravagance?
Amazon delivery.
Which living person do you most despise?
No one lol.
What is your greatest regret?
I wish I would have had more time with my dad while he was alive.
Which talent would you most like to have?
I am content with my own talents! Though I wish I was good at math.
Where would you like to live?
Somewhere warm near the water.
What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
The stomach flu.
What is the quality you most like in a man?
His ability to make me feel safe.
What is the quality you most like in a woman?
Security in herself.
What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
I am learning not to do that :)
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
I am learning not to do that too!
What do you most value in your friends?
Loyalty.
Who is your favorite hero of fiction?
James Fraser.
Who are your heroes in real life?
So many. My husband, my mom, my grandmother, my Lyme doctor. All the people that lift me!
Which living person do you most admire?
I admire a brave and courageous heart.
What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Being perfect.
On what occasions do you lie?
When I am on the scale at the doctors office!
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Hang in there!
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My RBF! I’m a nice person really!
How would you like to die?
I don't want to die sick. I always say if I die in a fiery crash, don't be sad for me, I prefer it.
If you were to die and come back as a person or thing, what do you think it would be?
Is it weird that I don't have a desire to come back? I'm happy to be someone's guardian angel or something like that ;)
What is your motto?
“Leave my piece of the world a little better than I found it.”
Through vulnerable storytelling, practical tools, and powerful insights, The Mountains We Climb: A Guide to Overcoming Life’s Obstacles provides readers with the strength to pause, breathe, and pivot toward brighter paths.
