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Lessons We Can Learn From Wilderness Therapy: Judith Sadora May 13, 2020

Show notes

Judith Sadora, a licensed marriage & family therapist (LMFT) who practices wilderness therapy, shares how she applies some of her backcountry work into her everyday life, and how we might be able to use those tools in the front country, too.

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s difficult to get out the way we’d like to. Here in the US, states have been under varying levels of lockdown for the last two months. And it’s been wearing on us all in different ways - whether it’s coping with loss, the stress of isolation, grappling with the unknown, or trying to make sense of the inequities and injustices that continue to harm our fellow Americans.

Judith joins us on the podcast to talk through some tips for tapping into nature to manage stress during this time and into the future. We also get to learn what wilderness therapy is and why Judith is so connected to and moved by the practice.

Featured in this episode: Judith Sadora, LMFT & Wilderness Therapist

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Salomon and Deuter

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Resources

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Salomon: Learn more at Salomon.com
Deuter: Learn more at Deuter.com
- Featured in midroll: Nicole Brown, founder of @womenwhohike

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Feeling the Loss of A Thru-Hike: Lindsey Falkenburg Apr 22, 2020

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Lindsey Falkenburg is feeling the loss of a 2020 thru-hike... and remembering what she's made of. Like a lot of 2020 thru-hikers, Lindsey canceled her plan to hike the Continental Divide Trail in June. In its absence, she's allowing herself to feel the loss - and also filling her cup with urban hiking, art, and re-discovering her resilience.

Featured in this episode: Lindsey Falkenburg & outdoor memory voice memo by Sarina Clark

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Salomon, Deuter, and Travel South Dakota.

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In this episode, you'll hear:

What thru-hiking has added to LIndsey's life
A bit about Lindsey's previous hikes of the Appalachian Trail and Pacific Crest Trail
Why she's intentional about building a career and balanced life between thru-hikes
The decision that went into canceling her 2020 southbound thru-hike of the CDT
Why Lindsey feels a sense of community with fellow thru-hikers
Why Lindsey thinks it's important for outdoor-lovers to grieve the loss of what they were hoping for this season
Advice for thru-hikers who had to cancel their hikes
Advice for all people who are experiencing the outdoors differently today

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Resources

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Salomon: Learn more at Salomon.com
Deuter: Learn more at Deuter.com
- Featured in midroll: Nicole Brown, founder of @womenwhohike
Travel South Dakota: Download the vacation guide for your future trips at TravelSouthDakota.com

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Adventuring with Cerebral Palsy: Win Kelly Charles Apr 15, 2020

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Win Kelly Charles says it best: "People with cerebral palsy are strong and people with cerebral palsy are determined." In this episode, we hear about all the different ways she finds joy outdoors (snowboarding, climbing, and e-cycling to name a few activities), as well as why she's so motivated to share her life with CP with more people.

Plus, we'll listen to Cherie Schaller's outdoor memory of comfortable silence on an alpine hike in Colorado.

Featured in this episode: Win Kelly Charles & Cherie Schaller

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Appalachian Gear Company, Cusa Tea, and Travel South Dakota.

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Resources

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Cusa Tea: Try a FREE sample pack at CusaTea.com or get 30% OFF your first order using code EXPLORE at checkout!
Travel South Dakota: Learn more about your future trips by heading to TravelSouthDakota.com.
Appalachian Gear Company: Learn more about the All-Paca Fleece Hoodie. Get 10% off at checkout using code SHEEXPLORES.

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Music is by Kai Engel, Josh Woodward, Meydan, Swelling, and Lee Rosevere using a Creative Commons Attribution License

Our Outdoor Memories Apr 08, 2020

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The memories of outdoor adventures are precious and nourishing. They connect us to our friends and certain versions of ourselves. They're our happy places. And they give us the fortitude to push through hard times. This is a compilation of listener outdoor memories that feel especially salient today.

There’s a palpable sense of longing in the air, so we created an episode that provides space for that longing — and the potential for celebration for the moments we've lived outside, too.

Featured in this episode: Becky Marcelliano, Fran Turauskis, Genevieve, Madi Salvati, Mary Straub, Gretchen Powers, Amber, Iz La Motte, Nikki Smith, Andrea Di Maio, Jasmine Jones, Erin Espinosa, Lindsay, Paola Lopez, Annelise Del Rio, Julie Hotz, Sharlene, and Somang Lee.

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Deuter, Appalachian Gear Company & Travel South Dakota

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Resources

Becky Marcelliano: Instagram
Andrea DiMaio: Ample Movement Instagram & Adventure Instagram
Annelise Del Rio: Instagram
Fran Turauskis: Instagram & Seize Your Adventure website
Gretchen Powers: Instagram
Mary Straub: Instagram
Iz La Motte: Instagram & Website
Jasmine Jones: Instagram
Julie Hotz: Instagram
Madi Salvati: Instagram
Paola Lopez: Instagram
Sharlene: Instagram
She Explores Landing Page
Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Deuter
Appalachian Gear Company: Learn more about the All-Paca Fleece Hoodie.
Travel South Dakota

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Music is by Kai Engel, Josh Woodward, and Lee Rosevere using a Creative Commons Attribution License

Creativity to Guide Us Through: Anna Brones Apr 01, 2020

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For Anna Brones, the point of creating is rarely the end result - it's all about the satisfying act of doing. While a lot of us are missing the time we normally spend outside, Anna reassures us that there's inspiration to be found with the materials we have on hand.

In this episode, we talk with Anna about the Creative Fuel Challenge she started for anyone who wants to join in and Women's Wisdom Project. The latter is the culmination of two years of work and celebrates the wisdom of inspirational women through beautiful, deceptively simple papercut portraits. These women are environmentalists, artists, writers, advocates, and more.

Featured in this episode: Anna Brones

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Danner & Appalachian Gear Company

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In this episode, you'll hear:

Why creativity is so important in the age of COVID-19
About Anna's Creative Fuel challenge - creative prompts sent to your inbox that anyone can do to step outside of their daily routine
How Anna is experiencing the outdoors, very close to home
Anna's Women's Wisdom Project: 100 paper cuts of inspiring women
Why quotes need context
What Anna learned from taking on such a big creative challenge

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Resources

Anna Brones: Website & Instagram
Creative Fuel Challenge
Anna's books
Women's Wisdom Project: Vashon Center for the Arts
Cheryl Strayed on She Explores
Learn a bit About Word Choice: Spaz and others
She Explores Landing Page
Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Danner: Learn more about the Trail 2650 hiking shoe at Danner.com.
Appalachian Gear Company: Learn more about the All-Paca Fleece Hoodie. Get 10% off at checkout using code SHEEXPLORES.

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Music is by Kai Engel, Josh Woodward, and Lee Rosevere using a Creative Commons Attribution License

Owning Her Body on the Trail: Beth Bradley at No Man's Land Film Festival Mar 25, 2020

Show notes

Beth Bradley can confidently say that hiking changed her life. Call it her hobby, her love, her self-care. Doing the 52 Hike Challenge has changed the voice in her head from one that says "I'm too fat" to one that believes, without a doubt, that we need to change who we think of when we think of a hiker.

We interviewed Beth live at No Man's Land Film Festival on March 8th PLUS Gale checked in with Beth this past Monday over the phone because a lot has changed in the world since they met up in Denver.

Featured in this episode: Beth Bradley

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Deuter, Appalachian Gear Company, and South Dakota Tourism

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Resources

Beth Bradley: Instagram
Beth's First Moth Grandslam Story
No Man's Land Film Festival: Website & Instagram
52 Hike Challenge
Unlikely HIkers: Instagram
Fat Girls Hiking: Instagram
Down With Adventure: Instagram & Film
Curvy Kili Crew: Instagram & She Explores Episode
A Moment of Growth: She Explores Podcast Episode
Jenny Bruso on She Explores
Leave No Trace Guidelines: Outdoors & COVID-19
She Explores Landing Page
Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Deuter: Learn more about Deuter's outdoor and travel bags at Deuter.com.
Appalachian Gear Company: Learn more about the All-Paca Fleece Hoodie.
South Dakota Tourism - Get your FREE South Dakota vacation guide at travelsouthdakota.com

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Music is by Kai Engel, Josh Woodward, and Lee Rosevere using a Creative Commons Attribution License

A Blueprint for an Adventurous Life: Shon't Savage Mar 18, 2020

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For Shon’t Savage, divorce was a bad thing that turned out to be a good thing. Ten years ago, while sharing custody of her then two year old son, she found herself with free time. Shon’t grieved the days she lost with her son, but filled the space with a newfound love for hiking, camping, backpacking, and cross-country skiing. In doing so, Shon’t found herself once more -- which ultimately made her a better mother.

Featured in this episode: Shon’t Savage

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Danner, Appalachian Gear Company, South Dakota Tourism, and BetterHelp

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Resources

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Danner: Learn more about the Women's Trail 2650's at Danner.com
Appalachian Gear Company: Learn more about the All-Paca Fleece Hoodie.
South Dakota Tourism - Get your FREE South Dakota vacation guide at travelsouthdakota.com
BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month by heading to Betterhelp.com/explore and use code 'EXPLORE' at checkout

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Music is by Kai Engel, Josh Woodward, Meydan, and Swelling using a Creative Commons Attribution License

To Get the Job Done: Hotshot Wildland Firefighter Amanda Monthei Mar 11, 2020

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Meet Amanda Monthei, a hotshot wildland firefighter and creative who has made it her mission to empower women and all qualified firefighters to know there is space for them in wildland firefighting. We spoke to Amanda about her path to fighting fires as well as her project “The Women Before Me” that celebrates the women of the Zig Zag hotshot crew, the legacies they humbly left behind, and the qualities they brought to the US Forest Service.

In this episode, we learn how the common traits women bring to the firefighting field are important and why it’s valuable to have those traits in any typically male-dominant field. Amanda wants more women to be wildland firefighters, as well to do other outdoor work like trail building or outdoor management. She encourages them by showcasing the impact and lives of the women who have paved the way for her and asking others to be open to alternative career paths.

Featured in this episode: Amanda Monthei

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Sierra Designs, South Dakota Tourism, and Better Help

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In this episode, you’ll hear:

How Amanda got from Michigan to the Pacific Northwest to become a wildland firefighter.
What a hotshot firefighter is and what the job entails.
How women bring a unique and important perspective to the group dynamic of a crew.
About the legacy other female firefighters have left Amanda to carry on and why she wants to honor them.
How Amanda’s “The Women Before Me” project came about and how she came to pursue it.
Why everyone should believe they belong in the jobs they might not see themselves in yet.
The value of feeling companionship while breaking barriers.

Resources

Amanda Monthei’s Website
Amanda Monthei’s Instagram
“The Women Before Me”
Outdoor And Travel Work: Instagram & Website
Getting Started in Outdoor & Travel Work: Guide
She Explores Landing Page
Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Sierra Designs: Learn about their Reach Out Initiative.
SheJumps: Find out more about what they do to empower girls and women in the outdoors
Travel South Dakota - Get your FREE South Dakota vacation guide at travelsouthdakota.com
Better Help - Get 10% off your first month by heading to Betterhelp.com/explore using the code EXPLORE

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.

Chasing Space on Earth: Dr. Sian Proctor Mar 04, 2020

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Ever dreamed of going to space? Analog astronaut and geoscientist Dr. Sian Proctor shares how she lives out her childhood dream of space exploration here on earth. We talked to Sian just a week after Sensoria, a first of its kind, all-women’s Mars simulation at the HI-SEAS habitat on the Big Island of Hawaii.

In this episode, we learn how proudly pursuing your passions (in the outdoors and otherwise) helps open up opportunity. Sian followed her curiosity scuba diving, getting her pilot’s license, traveling around the world, and studying science. While not the end goal, all helped her in applying to be an astronaut with NASA. And though she didn’t get the final call, she’s kept herself open to analog space exploration on Earth. We hear how preparing for life in space encourages us to be better environmental stewards and fellow humans on our home planet.

Featured in this episode: Dr. Sian Proctor

Hosted & Produced by Gale Straub

A production of Ravel Media

Sponsored by Victorinox Swiss Army, and Alpenventures Unguided.

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In this episode, you’ll hear:

How Sian became an analog astronaut
Why going on a backpacking trip is a mini-analog space expedition!
What Sian hopes to accomplish before age 50
Sensoria, an all-women’s Mars simulation which Sian completed at the end of January
Why Sian believes diversity must be considered when training and sending people to space
How as an African American scientist, Sian hopes to bring in more women of color to to space exploration
The importance of proudly pursuing your passions throughout your life
Why investing in space is an investment in planet Earth

Resources

Dr. Sian Proctor: Website, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
Flight Ready Systems: Website
Analog Astronaut: Website
Sensoria
Project PoSSUM
She Explores Landing Page
Ravel Media

Sponsors and Discount Codes

Victorinox Swiss Army Learn more at Victorinox.com and use code EXPLORE15 to save 15% now through April 6th,, 2020 Some exclusions apply.
Alpenventures Unguided: Learn more at alpenventuresunguided.com. Use code EXPLORE at checkout for 10% off a summer alp adventure.

Music in this episode is by Meydan, Josh Woodward, Swelling, and Kai Engel using a Creative Commons attribution license.

Episodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.