What do you get when you combine wellness with adventure travel?
In Stacy Funt’s case, you get a new business. My guest today began her new business combining a love for travel and adventure with the need to fill a gap between empty nesting and grief and her new business was born.
In this episode, we unpack what her business looks like, what her brand of wellness adventure travel is, and how taking risk coming from a safe, secure paycheck looks and feels like.
No matter which part of this first attracts you, you may feel inspired after this episode.
My Guest:
Stacey Funt, MD, NBHWC, is a physician, certified health coach, and founder of LH Adventure Travel, a company specializing in small-group wellness adventures for women worldwide. Drawing on her medical expertise and love of travel, Stacey curates immersive experiences in breathtaking natural settings and vibrant cultural landscapes. Inspired by the pillars of well-being—movement, nourishing whole foods, relaxation, and sisterhood—her journeys leave women feeling deeply connected, rejuvenated, and inspired.
Questions We Answer in This Episode:
- [00:03:41] What inspired you, as a physician, to start a wellness adventure travel business at the age of 58?
- [00:09:22] How do you describe or what is your flavor of wellness adventure travel differ from traditional travel, and what benefits does it offer women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond?
- [00:12:34] Are you practicing medicine? Are the travels for consumers, practitioners or both?
- [00:13:29] Any memorable stories or transformation from one of your travel adventures?
- [00:16:14] What advice would you give a woman dreaming about a wellness adventure or retreat feeling?
- [00:21:59] What advice would you give a woman dreaming about a wellness adventure or retreat but feeling hesitant or unable to commit?
- [00:31:14] Talk about the need to take risks in this new business endeavor and any struggles you had with that.
Thinking About Going On A Women's Wellness Adventure Travel After 50?
LH Adventure Travel
- A week-long weekend adventure of women in 40s to 60s
- Based on lifestyle medicine with 6 basic tenets
- Comes with 4 itineraries:
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- Movement (hiking, kayaking, biking, etc.)
- Healthy Eating
- Stress Management (spa, yoga, etc.)
- Community and Sisterhood (community circles with questions, get togethers, etc.)
Why go on a Wellness Adventure Travel After 50?
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