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185 Outdoor Diary: When You Don't Want to Go Outside? That's When You Should Mar 01, 2022

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Bad attitudes and not feeling like doing something are just a part of life. So is facing conditions or circumstances that aren't fun or pleasant. And when it comes to those things being a part of your outdoor habit? There is a reason you should move into them head-on and do the thing anyway. Amy's been thinking about two reasons that's true as she battles through some of her own bad attitude feelings, and talks about them in this episode of Humans Outside. Connect with this episode:

Some of the good stuff:

[:45] A Spring-ish confession

[1:20] What "over it" means right now

[2:30] Why this is when you need to be out there

[2:50] The muscle you build when you get out there

[3:40] The outside time you'll absolutely regret

184 Outdoor Diary: Finding Ways to Power Through Dragging Seasons Feb 22, 2022

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How's the end of winter going for you? Across the northern hemisphere hints of spring are popping up, with daffodils and flowers pushing through the ground. That's even true in Alaska, where the longer daylight and temperatures closer to 30 than to 10 are warming things up and offering glimmers of hope, even if they do come between arctic blasts and falling snow. In this Outdoor Diary episode Amy walks through the power of those hints and why it's important to seize them when it comes.

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183: How to Make Van Life a Part of Normal Outdoor Life (Kristen Bor) Feb 17, 2022

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"Van life." Sounds like something fancy for someone else, right? Someone who doesn't have a job, or commitments, or a family, or stability, or … or… or.

Wrong! Using a camping van or having longterm adventures doesn't have to just be for other people. It can be something normal people just like you use to get closer to nature near and far. This week's guest Kristen Bor knows that's true because she's lived all version of van life as part of her work on her website Bearfoot Theory. On this episode of Humans Outside, Kristen shares with us her best tips for making van life a part of your regular outdoor adventures.

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182 Outdoor Diary: Dating In Nature and Why It Can Be Great but Also Terrible Feb 15, 2022

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What happens when you take your date day outside? As Amy knows all too well, it can go horribly wrong or be really great. The difference? Communication. In this Outdoor Diary episode Amy talks about two very different ski dates, and why one worked but the other failed spectacularly.

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Episode 18 with Corie Weathers: How Nature Can Help Your Relationships

181: How to Use Nature to Heal from Heartbreak (Florence Williams) Feb 10, 2022

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If you've ever experienced a broken heart, you know how dramatically it can impact all aspects of your life. The ending of a relationship or loss of a loved one can be a traumatic, emotional rollercoaster than can last years. And in the midst of it you'll likely find yourself wondering exactly how to make the pain stop and when it will stop hurting.

Heartbreak is both the subject and title of a new book by journalist Florence Williams. You might remember Florence from her work on one of her previous books, The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative. She joined us to talk about the book in a previous episode of Humans Outside. In her new book Heartbreak (and the immersive audio book) Florence pairs her own experience with the kind of research she's known for, and in the process lays out a map for using nature to heal from a broken heart.

In this episode Florence talks about her experience healing from heartbreak by heading outside and gives us our own personal how-to on doing so in our lives, too.

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Hear Florence Williams' previous episode on Humans Outside

Listen to Amy and Luke Bushats with Florence on the Outside Magazine podcast

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180 Outdoor Diary: What I've Learned from 2 Years of Humans Outside Feb 08, 2022

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The Humans Outside podcast hits its two-year anniversary this week. Two years! That's two years of episodes with outdoor-minded guests who have taught Amy (and you) countless lessons about heading into nature. In this episode hear about why the Humans Outside podcast got started and just some of the things Amy has learned through podcasting for two years.

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Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (affiliate link)

179: How to 'Rewild' Yourself Even If You Live in a City (Claire Dunn) Feb 03, 2022

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Imagine this: you live in a city or very urban environment, maybe close enough to a major highway that you can hear it, or far away enough from a space you consider a park to make heading there every day seem impossible. You can't imagine really enjoying being outside all the time where you live because it's just so not "nature." If that sounds familiar or like it could be you, Claire Dunn is just who you need. Author of "Rewilding the Urban Soul: Searching for the Wild in the City," Claire is an Australia-based rewilding and urban nature expert who joined us to talk about what it takes to find nature wherever you are.

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178 Outdoor Diary: Why Going Outside Makes It Easier to Try New Things Feb 01, 2022

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Disliking new things doesn't make you weak or scared -- it makes you normal. But the good news is that nature is the perfect tool for teaching us to be OK with the new and uncomfortable. Why is that? And how has it impacted Amy? In this week's Outdoor Diary, Amy talks about why heading outside makes it easier to try new things in all parts of life, plus the new thing she's finally working on.

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