Meet Natasha. She's the Founder, Dirt & Tears A Certified Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor for three years and Adult Mental Health First Aider for nearly eight years. Teaching and utilizing this material to outdoor recreationists, professionals and those living in mountain towns. You can follow her at @dirtandtears To register for our virtual summit visit https://www.hikelikeawoman.com Support the show ..read more

Meet Pat. She's been helping people get outside for over 40 years as a State 4-H Program Leader and Kansas State University professor.  I'm excited to introduce you to her and for you to hear her speak at our virtual summit. To register for the event visit our website at https://www.hikelikeawoman.com Support the show ..read more

Overcoming adversity can lead to extraordinary outcomes, a truth I've lived firsthand. My battle with illness and the mental toll of chemotherapy sparked a transformation. I went from scrolling through social media with a heavy heart to planning a virtual summit to celebrate and amplify the voices of inspiring women. The path has been both challenging and rewarding. On today's show I take you behind the scenes of putting together our first virtual summit. ? To learn more about Hike Like A Woman visit https://www.hikelikeawoman.com ? To book me to speak at your event contact my team at hi@hi ..read more

From a spark of adventure to igniting a fitness revolution, Yvonne's journey as Founder of Women's Fitness Adventures began with a simple desire to rediscover the joys of the outdoors. After stepping away from a Global Corporate Role in Women's Health and Wellness she embarked on a life changing hike on the Great Ocean Road, in Victoria, Australia. In total it was 110km/68 miles. That experience - filled with physical challenges, laughter and camaraderie - was the catalyst for the creation of Women's Fitness Adventures - with the belief that all women should experience the outdoors in a suppor ..read more

Meet Valerie. Valerie is a licensed clinical social worker, ecotherapist, educator, change maker, and social innovator. She is a lifelong outdoor enthusiast and an avid hiker who founded and manages a women’s nature-based therapy group, Earth & Soul Integrative Practice and is the founder/senior guide of Thistle & Mud Earth School based in SE TN. The earth school focuses on integrating the 8 Ways of Knowing to support people in unlearning and re-wilding their inner knowing. Her clinical practice focuses on one of her areas of expertise: trauma-informed individual and small group work w ..read more

I remember the moment I realized my cancer journey was far from over; it was when I laced up my trashed running shoes and decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. That's right, join me as I walk you through the transformative shifts in my training regimen, a testament to the power of resilience and the capacity for change within us all. With the Hike Like a Woman group's climb looming in June, I've revamped my approach, and I'm eager to share the breakthroughs that have eased my anxiety and could revolutionize the way you tackle your own mountains—literal or figurative. And since we're on the subje ..read more

Meet Stacy. Having grown up in the midwest and spent most of her life there, she now calls Colorado home. She is most happy hiking and backpacking the the mountains of Colorado and southern Wyoming. As member of the Poudre Wilderness Volunteers, who patrol the trails of the Roosevelt National Forest educating hikers, picking up trash, caring for trails and campsites and reporting back to the USPS, she has found that education is important for all visitors on the trail. She has been a certified veterinary technician for 25 years, so has seen it all in regards to accidents on the trail involving ..read more

Meet Preeti. (@suri.preeti)  She is an ex-Investment Banker and Big Four Consultant. She is a Chartered Accountant, CPA and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She has traveled across 35+ countries and is a mountain climber, who climbed 4 out of 5 Washington Volcanoes in her first year of hiking and climbing, after moving to Seattle from London, 4 years ago. She is now taking her passion for travel and adventure to the next level by building AdventureTripr, the go to place for local outdoor experiences and international adventure travel. They are on a mission to make outdoors accessible to all and ..read more

Today on the show Rebecca spills the tea on Facebook, addresses a few bros who left rude comments on her YouTube channel, explains a few changes that she's made to HLAW in 2024 (that you might not agree with), and answers a question from the community about how to train for high altitude hiking when you live in a low altitude area. Do you want to chat with Rebecca or be a guest on the show? Please reach out to our team at hi@hikelikeawoman.com --- ? To learn more about Hike Like A Woman visit https://www.hikelikeawoman.com ? To book me to speak at your event contact my team at hi@hikelikea ..read more

Meet Regina. She founded Bold Spirit Travel, a travel company connecting women through adventure. She leads small groups on The Camino in Spain several times yearly. Exploration expert specializing in Italy, Portugal, Spain, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Northwest USA. To learn more about her visit her website : https://www.boldspirittravel.com/ and @boldspirittravelcompany To register for our summit visit https://www.hikelikeawoman.com ..read more