#007 Meet Christine Reed - hiking guide, backpacker, rock climber, trail runner, van lifer and author. Her new book, Alone in Wonderland, on the surface is a story about her solo thru-hike of the Wonderland Trail around Mount Rainier. In truth, it’s about so much more. In this episode we discuss:
- How discovering an Appalachian Trail forum led this unlikely outdoor enthusiast to long-distance backpacking in order to reinvent herself.
- Her challenges with asserting her independence while also searching for connection and a sense of community.
- The meaning of female independence and how her view became vastly different than what she was taught.
- Her insights on the loss of her mother and establishing a separate identity while also embracing and appreciating the ways her mom is still present in her own characteristics.
- How a newly diagnosed heart condition gave her a new perspective of her body and a level of self-acceptance and self-compassion for what she has been able to accomplish.
- How long-distance hiking can be a way to face yourself, be observant of your thoughts and elicit a full spectrum of emotions.
- How the book Alone in Wonderland was written for the reader so that they can feel less alone in their experience of being alone.
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Music provided by “Farm” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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