Welcome to the wild woman podcast, on this podcast I bring to surface the conversations we have in private about the outdoor community. My hope is that by sharing these challenging topics, I can break the ice, promote positive change, and empower people to be more informed, aware, and intentional with their actions. I’m an adventure life coach, and whitewater kayak instructor based out of Asheville, NC. I specialize in empowering outdoor athletes and enthusiasts to overcome the mental side o ...
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E89: Building an Outdoor Community (lessons from a dirtbag kayak girlie)
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37:43Come to the Send Social!! ($5 plus a gym pass) Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Group Chat Experience (free) Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free) ---- Some days I've felt so alone and some days I'm crying tears of joy for how strong my community is. I'm breaking it down in this episode. What are the qual…
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E88: Weight Loss and Whitewater and getting the GAINS with OCD/Anxiety Coach, Shannon Slayton
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58:36Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Wet, Wild, and Worth It Group Chat Experience (free) Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free) ---- I'm on a personal journey towards shedding a few pounds and Shannon lost over 75lbs and has kept it off. So naturally, I wanted to talk to her about it!! Join us for a conversat…
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E87: Flirting your way through life and adventure sports - You deserve to treat yourself!!
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42:32Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Wet, Wild, and Worth It Group Chat Experience (free) Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free) ---- Whomever said treating yourself is meant to be a once in a while thing is SO WRONG. Let's go 180 and treat ourselves all the freaking time. You're a ducking queen!!! And you sho…
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E86: A Loving Reflection of the"Off" Season and "Slow" Season for Whitewater Paddling
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37:32Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Wet, Wild, and Worth It Group Chat Experience Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- It's time to let yourself rest. Let it be easy for once. During today's episode, I'm sharing my experiences with winter, both inside and outside of my body (menstrual cycle and seasonal). How do w…
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E85: Integration, Transitions, and Psychedelics for Paddlers with Danielle
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50:01Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues) Download the Own Your Shit Resource Connect with Danielle on instagram: @dlpeeches ---- How does facilitation of psychedelics differ from recreational use and how does it translate into personal …
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E84: Am I ready for reality? Reflections from my 3rd Grand Canyon Trip
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51:23Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues) Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- I'm back from the Grand Canyon and so many of ya'll are asking about how my trip was so I figured why not just make an episode about it. I share my storie…
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E83: Erica Shanks - Class II is f*cking BADASS and Equally as Cool as Class V
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44:23Apply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!) Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues) Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Class II badass? Hell yes. I said it and I meant it. Today I brought on a friend of mine, Erica Shanks to…
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E82: Rob Giersch on Taking Good Photos and Creating Opportunities
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53:49Rob's Website and Portfolio! Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Rob Giersch ([email protected]) is a retired engineer who has always had a creative itch and loved the outdoors. He's channeled those passions into whitewater photography and the Southeastern Paddling Com…
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E81: Abi Schneider on Stepping it Up to Class IV
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48:06Apply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!) Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues) Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- This week I brought on Abi Schneider, an emerging class IV paddler and kind soul to the Wild Woman Podcas…
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E80: Jenna Sinclair on Growing Out of Friendships, Cold Water Immersion, and Winter Condition Water Sports
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57:29Apply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!) Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge Download the Own Your Shit Resource Jenna Sinclair's Website [email protected] ---- This week I brought on Jenna Sinclair, a friend I met from a coaching program I'm in with Shoshanna Raven!…
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E79: Packing for my 3rd Grand Canyon Trip and "Why not 'both, and?'"
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48:07Apply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!) Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- I'm leaving for the Grand Canyon on December 15th!!! Ahhhhh I'm actually not that nervous haha. This is my third trip and every year I get back and update …
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E78: Courage is NOT being scared and doing it anyway. It's actually this.
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43:38Apply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!) Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever had trouble falling asleep the night before a river run because you're nervous or anxious? I definitely have. I created an exercise that help…
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E77: Nick Czapla, M.Ed., LCMHC reflections on Long Term Trauma Recovery, Feeling 1% Better and being the Crew Chameleon
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59:55Nick's Website and Workshops Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Check out Nick's upcoming workshops on Grief, Traumatic Stress and Growth, and Resiliency. (all on his website) "My goal is to first understand without judgment. Therapeutic change happens under similar conditi…
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E76: Listen to this when you want to feel in control. Wake up your POWER.
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30:00Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Nothing feels like it's in your control. You have such little say and everything is just ~happening~ around you. BULLSHIT. Take your control back. Leave the overwhelm and helplessness behind. It's time for you to get up and do shit about i…
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E75: Making Shit Happen Through Connection in Whitewater
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1:09:11Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- So you want to go on a grand canyon trip, you want to land your dream job, you want to travel, you want a community full of badasses who also love being down to earth and chill while occasionally sending the gnar? In today's episode I shar…
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E74: Do you have the fun-ability? (how to be fun to be around)
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28:11Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- You know those people who are so freaking attractive and fun to be around? How do they do it? How can you do it too? On today's episode I explore fun as a mindset through stories, jokes, and tangible examples. --- Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor…
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E73: How to Mourn the Loss of a River
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40:51Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever witnessed a river feeling or looking different that it was when you went there last? Maybe it's been a few years, maybe there was a major flooding event, maybe something within you has changed. This episode is a step by step guide for how to mourn the loss of a river as y…
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72: How to Safely Adventure in Storms for Paddlers
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52:53Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- This episode is intended to serve as a resource for how to "chase rain" and prepare for a big storm from a paddler's perspective. I go over how to read hydrographs, make bucket lists, and determine a safe time to go paddling. I recorded this episode just after Hurricane Helene hit my a…
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E71: Pleasure-Based Behavior Change In Outdoor Sports
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36:47Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Happy Wild Woman Friday! I’m getting ready for Gauley Fest as this episode is being published. And this week’s topic is all about how to get better by FEELING GOOD. I take you through a concept within the first pillar of the Worn to Wild system: Fueling Your Fire. We go into pleasure-b…
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E70: Listen to this when you're feeling angry or frustrated.
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36:22Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- It's been a WEEK. And as I move ~though~ these emotions I'm bringing you along for the ride. Don't worry, I doubt this episode in itself would pull you into the feeling of anger. I talk you through my personal process for reframing and moving on from this intense feeling. How can we ha…
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E69: The upside down, backwards, and occasionally upright/forwards story that got me here
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45:15Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Okay, so maybe you've been listening to my podcast for a while now and you're curious about how I got to where I'm at and want to learn more about my journey to confident adventuring. I PROMISE I did NOT start off as a class IV paddler! I've had my patches. Today I wanted to share my s…
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E68: Expressive Movement Ideas for Outdoor Adventurers
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38:31Download the Own Your Shit Resource Sign Up for Confidently Wild (recordings only after Sept. 1, 2024) ---- Curious about how to practice expressive movement and what the heck it has to do with outdoor sports? In today's episode I literally spell it out for you. I'm sharing 30 ways to explore expressive movement, stories abou…
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E67: A Meditation to Welcome Change (for paddlers, climbers, bikers, and other adventurers)
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34:03Download the Own Your Shit Resource Sign Up for Confidently Wild (until Sept. 1, 2024) ---- Let's bring in some peace and serenity to this otherwise completely chaotic world. Set aside ~15 minutes for yourself to completely release into this meditation with me. We'll be embracing the things holding us in place so that we can …
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E66: Creating Space for Minorities to Speak up through Swiftwater Rescue with Callay Boire
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54:44Download the Own Your Shit Resource Sign Up for Confidently Wild (until Sept. 1, 2024) ---- Do you have trouble speaking up in spaces where you feel like a minority? I do too. <3 On today's episode I brought in Swiftwater Rescue instructor, Callay Boire from the Pacific Northwest to discuss the benefits of having minority-cen…
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E65: How to Speak Kindly to Yourself: Adventurers Edition
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30:05Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- When you make a mistake do you meet yourself with true kindness or do you get easily frustrated and down about it, maybe even making it into something about your identity like "I suck, no one is going to want to hang out with me"? Today's episode is for you. I uncover a 3 step process …
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E64: How to Get Your Ducks in a Row: Whitewater Edition
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36:53Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Do you ever feel like everyone around you has it ALL FIGURED OUT? Do you wish you were like them? Do you feel like chaos is constantly unfolding around you? Today's episode is for YOU. I share 15 tangible and EASY tools to help you get those ducks lined up. I'd love to hear from you! F…
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E63: How to Trust Your Skills and Avoid Lucky Duck Syndrome
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21:02Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Do you feel like you're only seeing success because you "got lucky"? On today's episode, we're getting into the Lucky Duck Syndrome and exploring a 3 step process for how to OWN your skills so that you KNOW you can make it through that rapid, you know you can climb the route, you know …
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E62: Taking Initiative and Avoiding the Stranded Duckling Syndrome
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33:30Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Are you a stranded duckling?? Have you ever felt helpless, confused or unsure about how to improve a situation? In today's episode I'm sharing a 6 step process for learning how to take initiative. We explore another common sensation: impulsivity, and utilize it as a tool for how to ove…
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E61: I'm Jewish! Reflections from my 10 Day Break from Paddling.
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1:03:23Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Today's episode is a bit different than most of my content, but it's a conversation that many folks have asked me about and I've been timid about sharing my perspective. On July 4th, 2024, I returned from my Birthright Trip to Israel to explore my Jewish Identity and connection to Israel…
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E60: Redefining Rest as Productivity - A Meditation for Go Go Go Adventurers
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24:20Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Are you someone who's always on the go? You wish you had more time to do all of the awesome things life has to offer? You hesitate to say no because you don't want to miss out and you are basically always doing something. Maybe you are aware of it, maybe not, but do you always have a sense…
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E59: Part 3- Reclaiming your Fierce Feminine Power
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28:28Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the final episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. The feminine energy is all about flow, fluidity, flexibility. It's also connected to chaos and unpredictability (said…
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E58: Part 2- Healthy Masculinity in Whitewater Kayaking
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37:10Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the second episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. Today's episode is all about masculinity, the wounded and the divine. If you're wanting to initiate more, gain confide…
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E57: Pt. 1 Balancing Feminine and Masculine in Whitewater: The Intro
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28:28Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the first episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. Today's episode is an overview of both, where we currently stand regarding the balance and where we could be in the fut…
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E56: 4 Steps to Finding Your Passion Again
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29:27Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- TW: death. I recorded today's episode while grieving the loss of a friend and there are a few pauses where I paused as I teared up. The theme is about feeling unmotivated and extremely tired. It's for when you feel like there's nothing you want to do anymore and you're searching for a way to…
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E55: Recovering from a Paddlesport Injury and Coming Back Mentally Stronger
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35:03Download the Own Your Shit Resource Sign up for the Romanticize Your Life 5 Day Challenge ---- Have you ever suffered from an injury and been worried about coming back to the sport feeling mentally and emotionally weak? I was nervous for that too when I tore my labrum whitewater kayaking and needed to take a 9 month break from the …
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E54: Learning to Kayak through Dance: with grace, femininity, and flow
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28:34Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- On this episode, I explore the concept of dance as a tool for teaching and learning whitewater kayaking. Relaxation, fluidity, smoothness, loose hips, flexibility, athleticism... all things that have to do with BOTH dance and whitewater. With my classical background in ballet, tap, jazz, dan…
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E53: Want to Live in a Van Down By the River? 30 tips for water lovers exploring van life
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41:16Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever considered van life? Whether you're already living in a van, want to live in a van, want to road trip in a van, or want to car camp, check out this episode for a curated list of tips and tricks or female kayakers. I've lived in a subaru forester for 6 months and a mini van for …
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E52: Purifying Your Life: 3 tools for creating space for more adventure
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32:15Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Do you feel overwhelmed by your never ending list of "to-dos"? Adulting got you down? Having trouble finding time for what you WANT to do? Do you wish you could somehow magically create time and play outside more? I'VE GOT YOU! This episode is an anecdotal example of 3 tools that I use with …
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E51: An Intentional River Runner's Meditation
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23:07Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever felt anticipatory or anxious on your way to the river (or whatever adventure)? I love listening to meditation music on my way to adventure as a way to ground and center and set intentions for my say. This podcast episode is a meditation/mindfulness practice that can be done (wi…
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E50: Southeastern Seasons of Paddling and Boat Styles
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31:45Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- This episode is about the different seasons and how that affects our paddling and our paddling lifestyles. I also talked about the different styles of whitewater kayaks. If your curious why I would possibly want to own 7+ kayaks, you’ll definitely want to listen to the end of this episode! -…
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E49: Are Booty Beers Actually Effective at Preventing Swims?
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26:02Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever drank a beer out of your shoe? This is essentially what the river community calls a Booty Beer and it's purpose is to prevent future swims, show your respect to your rescuers, and pay dues to the river gods. I personally have participated in this practice and I actually have pr…
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E48: Listen to this when you can't find anyone to adventure with!
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26:33Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever had the ability to go out and adventure, but couldn't find the people to do it with so you didn't get to go? That's where I'm at today as I record this episode. During today's episode I'm sharing my tips for managing FOMO and cultivating a sense of excitement regardless of the …
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E47: How to Adventure WITH Your Menstrual Cycle instead of AGAINST it.
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32:25Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever wondered if your menstrual cycle affects your athletic/adventure performance? Well I'm here to tell you it DOES. On today's episode I talk about the 4 different phases of our cycles and how we can alter our adventure strategies to support our cyclical health and maximize our ad…
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E46: You aren't late and you don't need to rush!
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33:37Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- We’re all busy, but what if I told you there was a way to get everything done, probably faster and more efficiently WITHOUT feeling rushed. Well… Here I am and I’m telling you exactly that. Check out todays episode for 8 tools to do RIGHT NOW to boost your productivity, efficiency, qua…
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E45: 30 Unwritten Social Rules in the Outdoor Community
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48:09Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Have you ever done something outside and then realized that it was far from the norm? Do you sometimes miss social cues? Do you wish there was a handbook for "how to act" in the outdoor community? Wellllll here's your first stop! Today's episode lists out 30 unwritten social rules base…
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E44: Using Self Embrace to Improve Your Strength and Prevent Injuries
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41:55Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Today's episode is all about giving yourself love, kindness and compassion through self embrace. Self Embrace is intentionally touching yourself and becoming aware of your own physical touch. I share more about what self embrace is, how it helps us in our adventure sports and in life, and I guide …
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E43: The Secret to Satisfaction as an Outdoor Enthusiast: Becca's 4 Step Process
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55:44Download the Own Your Shit Resource ---- Are you constantly trying to improve, but never feeling satisfied? Do you feel self conscious, afraid, embarrassed, intimidated, maybe even ashamed in groups of people with more experience than you? Do you want to feel self sufficient, emotionally regulated, proud, excited, fulfilled, and li…
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E42: What Are You Trying to Prove? With Lauren Bond
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58:05Download the Own Your Shit Packet ---- Lauren Bond is a transformational canoe guide and owner of The River’s Path. She has offered women’s rites of passage canoe journeys for a decade and partners with well known musicians, writers, and poets for river based retreats through Labyrinth Canyon in Utah. Some of her past collaborators include …
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E41: 4 Ways to Get Started with Whitewater Kayaking
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49:45Download the Own Your Shit Packet Are you interested in learning to whitewater kayak?? In today's episode, I share 4 ways to get started! I discuss emotional and physical safety, efficiency, and privilege. I also share how I got into whitewater in 2017 and 5 things I would have done differently so that I progressed safer, eliminated anxious…
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E40: 25 Ways to Build Your Outdoor Community (mostly free!!)
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42:08Download the Own Your Shit Packet Do you want to expand your social circle? Are you looking for friends or adventure partners? Don't know how to make friends as an adult? You're in exactly the right place! On today's episode, I share 25 ways that I have build my own community from the ground up. Some of these tips are geared towards extrave…
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