Podcasts about hiking my feelings

How do you break the cycle of burnout when everything in life feels overwhelming? In this episode, I sit down with Sydney Williams, founder of Hiking My Feelings, to explore how she went from corporate exhaustion to a purpose-driven career outdoors. After one life-changing backpacking trip, Sydney realized the power of nature in healing both mind and body. She shares how she overcame chronic stress, put her diabetes into remission, and completely redesigned her life around well-being and adventure. Her journey is a powerful reminder that true healing doesn't always happen in a therapist's office—it can start with something as simple as stepping outside. We talk about the impact of stress on chronic illness, what most people get wrong about burnout, and why reconnecting with nature might be the missing piece in your own life. If you're feeling stuck in the grind and looking for a new way forward, this episode is for you. Topics Covered in this Episode: Why a single hiking trip had a greater impact on Sydney's mental health than years of self-help books The unexpected moment that made her rethink her entire life—and take a huge leap of faith What most people get wrong about burnout (and the simple fix that changes everything) How Sydney overcame fear and left corporate life behind for a purpose-driven career outdoors The truth about stress and chronic illness—and how she reversed her diagnosis The key shift that helped her build a life around healing, movement, and freedom How you can apply Sydney's lessons to your own life Tune in now to hear Sydney's inspiring transformation and discover how you can create more freedom, healing, and joy in your own life.   Resources Mentioned: Purchase Hiking Your Feelings: https://bit.ly/HikingYourFeelings Visit Sydney's Site: https://hikingmyfeelings.org Connect with Sydney on IG: instagram.com/hikingmyfeelings Learn more: https://witwconsulting.com/ 

'This isn't violent, in an alley, with a gun to my head, he didn't throw me in a dumpster after, does this even count?' Sydney Williams is a dynamic speaker, author, and the visionary founder of Hiking My Feelings, an organization that helps folks from all walks of life find healing in nature. Her new book, Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love, captures her transformative journeys across Catalina Island and offers readers a framework for self-love and healing. Through her work, Sydney has become a beacon of hope and resilience, helping countless people reconnect with themselves and the natural world. Today, she shares her own story and healing journey, from self-doubt to body image issues, engaging with doing, and finding solace through nature. 

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Joining me in this episode is wellness advocate and wilderness guide Sydney Williams. Sydney beckons to all those burdened with unspoken trauma, offering the wilderness as both metaphor and remedy for the soul in her new book, Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love. This transformational book reveals how we can turn our pain into power. It's part inspirational memoir, part practical guide, Hiking Your Feelings offers a toolkit for unpacking your “trauma pack” the best version of yourself.  I love this episode so much, and I enjoyed reading Sydney's book. I hope you do, too. Please visit the show website at The Conscious Diva.com, ep 68, for more information about Sydney and her work as an author, speaker, and founder of Hiking My Feelings, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the healing power of nature. You can also follow me on Instagram at The Conscious Diva. Thank you for listening. HIGHLIGHTS: Sydney reflects on her own journey from buried traumas and poor body image to acceptance, healthy coping mechanisms, and self-love. She talks about her struggle with grief and loss, sexual assault, poor body image, career stress, and the stigma of diabetes. chooses love over fear and lift the invisible weight from your shoulders. ABOUT SYDNEY: Sydney Williams is an author, speaker, and the founder of Hiking My Feelings, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the healing power of nature. Her fifteen-year (and counting) career in communications has run the gamut from launching Oscar Mayer's social media channels and working with Fortune 500 brands to educating the public about the importance of stewardship and equitable access to recreational opportunities. Through it all, she centers empathetic storytelling and allows her curiosity and enthusiasm to lead the way. Sydney has been featured on FOX5 San Diego, KPBS, San Diego Magazine, Huff Post, Psychology Today, U.S. News & World Report, and on the SXSW stage. She is also a certified Wilderness First Responder, an instructor at the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park, an instructor at the Field Institute at Sequoia National Park, and a founding member of the Outdoorist Oath. Sydney has been nominated for Woman of the Year by San Diego Magazine. LINKS: https://hikingmyfeelings.org IG: https://www.instagram.com/hikingmyfeelings/

Sydney Williams is an author, speaker, and the founder of Hiking My Feelings, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the healing power of nature. Her fifteen-year (and counting) career in communications has run the gamut from launching Oscar Mayer's social media channels and working with Fortune 500 brands to educating the public about the importance of stewardship and equitable access to recreational opportunities. Through it all, she centers empathetic storytelling and allows her curiosity and enthusiasm to lead the way. Sydney has been featured on FOX5 San Diego, KPBS, San Diego Magazine, Huff Post, Psychology Today, U.S. News & World Report, and on the SXSW stage. She is also a certified Wilderness First Responder, an instructor at the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park, an instructor at the Field Institute at Sequoia National Park, and a founding member of the Outdoorist Oath. Sydney has been nominated for Woman of the Year by San Diego Magazine. Hear Sydney and guest host Amanda Wonderland discuss Sydney's new book, Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love, and so much more! To reach Sydney or purchase her books: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/ And to reach Amanda, you can find her at: https://www.amandawonderland.com/   #highenergyhealth #eft #meditation #blissbrain #mindtomatter #hikingmyfeelings #hikingyourfeelings #selflove

For Beyond 50's "Personal Growth" talks, listen to an interview with Sydney Williams, a former competitive skydiver and founder of the nonprofit Hiking My Feelings. She'll talk about her journey that started with being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, while grappling with grief and unresolved trauma, built up over a decade. She went on a quest to turn her pain into power. Her most pivotal moves were from taking two hikes across Catalina Island in California to disconnect from the distractions and reconnect with the power of Nature. Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and sustainable lifestyle. Visit https://www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.

In celebration of June being Great Outdoors Month, this episode of Big Blend Radio's "California Sequoia Country" Podcast with the Sequoia Tourism Council focuses on the upcoming Hike and Heal Sequoia National Park Wilderness Wellness Retreats. These retreats are facilitated by Sydney and Barry Williams of Hiking My Feelings in partnership with the Sequoia Parks Conservancy Field Institute. Starting in June, there will be three retreats this summer. FEATURED GUESTS: - NICOLE STIVERS of the Sequoia Parks Conservancy, the official nonprofit partner to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park and Lake Kaweah. They fund and enable park projects and programs that protect, preserve, and provide access to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.  Visit https://sequoiaparksconservancy.org/  - SYDNEY WILLIAMS -  Author, and Founder & CEO of Hiking My Feelings. This unique organization is on a mission to improve community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature. More at: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/  Located in Central California, Tulare County is home to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest, and charming art and agricultural communities including Visalia, Tulare, Exeter, Dinuba, Porterville, Three Rivers, Lindsay, and Woodlake.  Plan your visit to Tulare County  at https://www.discoverthesequoias.com/  Select featured photos are by Barry Williams / Hiking Your Feelings.

Embark on a journey of healing with Sydney Williams, the highly entertaining and insightful founder of Hiking My Feelings

Turn your pain into power. Part inspirational memoir, part practical guide, Hiking Your Feelings offers a toolkit to unpack your “trauma pack” and step into the best version of yourself.Join wellness and wilderness enthusiast Sydney Williams as she shares her healing journey from eating and drinking her feelings to hiking her feelings. When Sydney unexpectedly found herself diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, while grappling with grief and unresolved trauma built up over a decade, she set out on a quest to turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and eighty miles later, she learned to disconnect from distractions and reconnect with herself, all through the power of nature. Now, she's encouraging others to get outside and blaze their own trail to self-love, turning buried traumas into healthy coping mechanisms. With affirmations, prompts, and reflection exercises throughout—all presented from Sydney's supportive and self-effacing perspective—Hiking Your Feelings offers a toolkit to unpack your “trauma pack” and step into the best version of yourself.INSPIRATIONAL & INSIGHTFUL: Follow Sydney as she reflects on her own journey from buried traumas and poor body image to acceptance, healthy coping mechanisms, and self-love.RELATABLE & UNIVERSAL: Touches on themes and problems that many struggle with, including grief and loss, sexual assault, poor body image, career stress, and the stigma of diabetes, all presented from Sydney's supportive and self-effacing perspective.HEALING POWER OF NATURE: Discover how getting outside—even just for a walk around the block—can help you tune into your body better.HIKE YOUR OWN HIKE: Learn to love yourself as you are now. Go from eating, drinking, working, or spending your feelings to hiking your feelings.UNPACK YOUR TRAUMA PACK: Identify new activities and rituals that will allow you to choose love over fear and lift the invisible weight from your shoulders.PROMPTS, ACTIVITIES & EXERCISES: Apply the lessons Sydney has learned to your own life, through thoughtful tasks at the end of each chapter.Sydney Williams is the founder of Hiking My Feelings®, a nonprofit dedicated to the healing power of nature. Williams has 15+ years of communications experience and is a former competitive skydiver. She has been featured in HuffPost, Psychology Today, U.S. News & World Report, and on the SXSW stage.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Author and "Hiking My Feelings" co-founder Sydney Williams shares how she found healing in nature and how a good hike can be transformative for our physical and mental wellbeing.

Clearly we are not okay - as a society, as a community, as humans. After a nice weekend with some friends, we realized we had forgotten how to hang out, but only after remembering how good it felt. This might blow your mind, I know it did for me since the time period shared is from the year I graduated high school until near-present day. This article in The Atlantic⁠ talks about this phenomenon: "From 2003 to 2022, American men reduced their average hours of face-to-face socializing by about 30 percent. For unmarried Americans, the decline was even bigger—more than 35 percent. For teenagers, it was more than 45 percent. Boys and girls ages 15 to 19 reduced their weekly social hangouts by more than three hours a week. In short, there is no statistical record of any other period in U.S. history when people have spent more time on their own." In this episode, Sydney and Barry discuss: Hiking Your Feelings' themes and the universal application of the lessons and topics within "If it all ends tomorrow, I'm grateful that we've been doing the work we've been doing, and that I've gotten to know myself this well." - Sydney Sydney and Barry have a moment where language moves to embodied understanding, and then Sydney unpacks in real time, how that transition happens - finding the language -> understanding in context -> embodied understanding The benefits of having conversations on the trail vs. our tendency to rush through it face-to-face Barry shares a skydiving metaphor for how he's been feeling lately How to not die in the wilderness (and why Mount Washington in New Hampshire is so underestimated) UPCOMING EVENTS: March 4: Intentional Hiking - join us for a chance to win a Kula Cloth and a signed copy of Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love! March 5: Public Lands Alliance Conference March 9: Hiking Your Feelings launch at SXSW + Book Signing at SXSW March 10: Hike around Austin with Hiking My Feelings x The Trail Conservancy, sponsored by Gossamer Gear March 12: Hiking Your Feelings Publication Day! Join us for the launch party in San Diego at Diesel in Del Mar, sponsored by Babe Kombucha and Muffin But Good Vibes March 19: Hiking Your Feelings Virtual Launch Party March 20: Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love Open House --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellnessinthewilderness/message

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What would happen if we went outside to heal and instead of eating and drinking our problems and our feelings we started to hike our feelings? Today, I'm excited to introduce Sydney Williams to you. She's the founder of Hiking My Feelings and a speaker at our virtual conference in May. To learn more about Sydney, please visit her website: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/ To learn more about what we do at Hike Like A Woman, please visit our website at https://www.hikelikeawoman.com To support the show and help us offset the cost of hosting our conference you can donate a few bucks right here: https://ko-fi.com/hikelikeawoman

This week we are thrilled to have Gabaccia Moreno joining us for a conversation about all the things - People Over Profit (inspired by our panel at Outdoor Retailer), doing life (and business) differently, paying people what they're worth, the Outdoorist Oath, and so much more! We recorded this episode together in the van in a parking lot in Salt Lake City - one of our first in-person interviews in awhile - and the joy we're sharing is palpable. Settle in for a great chat that will leave your cheeks hurting from smiling so hard, and inspired by the possibilities of business and life done differently. IN THIS EPISODE: We catch up with Gabaccia and take a walk down memory lane, recounting how we originally connected and how life has brought us full-circle Doing Business Differently: How the Outdoorist Oath is spreading the wealth, extending opportunities to the community “You can't put a price on the work we do” (at the Outdoorist Oath and Hiking My Feelings) Doing Life Differently: honoring the call of the great outdoors and downsizing to maximize living life on our own terms, not merely exchanging our time for money to help pay a landlord's mortgage Sponsors Who Walk the Walk: Why we're stoked to work with Sawyer And more! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Gabaccia Moreno is a first-generation Mexican-American multimedia storyteller, consultant, and passionate outdoor advocate. She holds a B.A. in Theater and Anthropology from SUNY College at Buffalo and an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University. Growing up visiting the Maya forest gave her an appreciation for the land and its wildlife at an early age. , one that prevails today. Her works, whether artistic, creative, or entrepreneurial, have always intersected with the social and environmental issues that surround her.  She currently serves as the Executive Director of The Outdoorist Oath, an organization creating educational tools and models to help and encourage people to become allies for planet, inclusion, and adventure. She's the Director of Social Responsibility on the board of Hiking My Feelings and sits on the Joshua Tree National Park Association Diversity Council. Gabaccia has also served as National Monuments Fellow (via The Wyss Foundation) at Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, where she worked on initiatives to ensure historically and deliberately excluded communities have access to the process of protecting our lands and waters. Other credits include contributions to Backpacker Magazine, hosting her own Live conversation series named Exploring Responsibly and Explorando Responsablemente on Instagram, and being the 2021 resident host for the She Explores Podcast. In her free time, you'll find her writing, advising businesses and nonprofits, or adventuring outside, probably taking photos, fishing, backpacking, hiking, practicing yoga, or conspiring with friends to make the outdoors more welcoming for all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellnessinthewilderness/message

Season Two of Wellness in the Wilderness is here and we've got an epic mini-season in store for you! In May, we celebrated five years since we started Hiking My Feelings, and as we were outlining the different guests we wanted to have on upcoming episodes of Wellness in the Wilderness, I noticed a pattern. There are so many incredible humans who have been a big part of our journey - whether that's helping us get the word out and affirming the work we do, making life-changing introductions, inspiring new adventures and campaigns, or helping us bring our programs to life. Now, we're excited to share the first of five conversations with five women who have been a huge influence on the first five years of this movement - we hope you love these conversations as much as we do! Big thanks to the team at Sawyer for seeing the vision and supporting the show, we couldn't do this without you! In this very special kick-off episode, I have the opportunity to turn the mic and interview the legendary Gale Straub, former host of the She Explores podcast - the first podcast to give us an opportunity to share the Hiking My Feelings story, not once but twice! When we reconnected around this interview, Gale was in the middle of reading and advance copy of my new book, Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love and requested that we walk through one of the chapters and utilize the prompts shared within to facilitate this conversation about Being Where You Are - we hope you enjoy it! ABOUT OUR GUEST: Gale Straub (she/her) is an audio producer and nature-lover who calls the Seacoast area of New Hampshire home. For almost a decade, she hosted and produced a podcast called She Explores, all about the different ways we find ourselves outside and a whole lot of incredible women moving through their respective journeys in the outdoors. Gale's also a twice published author and her most recent book is Women and Water, a collaborative effort with Hailey Hirst and Noël Russell. Today, Gale's working in audio, stepping outside whenever she can, and dreaming up other creative projects. You can stay in touch via her website: www.galestraub.com/newsletter and by searching her name on various social media platforms.  IN THIS EPISODE: We catch up with Gale, who recently wrapped up an almost 10-year run hosting the She Explores podcast and learn about what is up next for her Per Gale's request, Sydney gives an intro to Chapter 7 of Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love - Being Where You Are: Unpacking Distractions Sydney and Gale also go through the Mindful Miles prompts from Chapter 7, encouraging readers to use the prompts as conversation starters on and off the trail ⁠Pre-order the book here! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wellnessinthewilderness/message

In this episode, we welcome Sydney Williams, author of Hiking My Feelings. Her organization - of the same name - introduces people to the healing power of nature through programs in advocacy and education.  Hiking My Feelings gives people a way to use hiking and nature to process feelings, thoughts, ideas, and traumas. In our episode, we: Examine why hiking is the perfect way to process the big and little feelings Identify how to find cathartic experiences while hiking Delve into where folks can start their healing journey through nature Look at why it's important to trust yourself Helpful Links Hiking My Feelings: - LinkedIn - Instagram Sydney Williams: - LinkedIn - Instagram Thanks for joining us for this episode and discovering the wonders and natural healing powers of the outdoors. Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review The Wild We Share, and stay tuned for more conversations on connecting with nature and each other, right here on The Wild We Share. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewildweshare/message

Sexual assault and Type 2 Diabetes are hard enough to process on their own but combined, they can be almost insurmountable. Sydney Williams navigated her way through those experiences on a hike across the Trans-Catalina Trail and is now helping others do the same through her 501c3, Hiking My Feelings. Additional Links Hiking My Feelings (Website): https://hikingmyfeelings.org/ Hiking My Feelings (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/hikingmyfeelings/ Hiking My Feelings (Book): https://hikingmyfeelings.org/hiking-my-feelings-book Hiking My Feelings (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/c/hikingmyfeelings It Matters To Me (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/adamcasey/ It Matters To Me (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/@itmatterstomepodcast It Matters To Me (Website): https://itmatterstomepodcast.com/

In this episode we interview Sydney Williams of Hiking My Feelings. After being a recently diagnosed diabetic and quitting two jobs, Sydney hiked atop a mountain in hopes to find the answers she was looking for. Rather than stunning 360º views, the only thing to see were clouds. Still, Sydney felt a certain calm. The reason? Because instead of eating and drinking her feelings, she was hiking her feelings. A light bulb went off. Next thing she knew she sold everything to hit the road, share her story and introduce others the healing powers of nature. Over 5 years later her nonprofit is helping hundreds reconnect with themselves and reconnect with nature. If you've ever wondered how simple it is to find wellness in the wilderness, then this one's for you! Want to support their mission? For the month of January Illumine is donating 20% of all sales to Hiking My Feelings with the limited edition Wellness in the Wilderness Collection. Shop now at www.illuminecollect.com Life in Motion is brought to you by Actual Outdoors. They help build beautiful brands that highlight the approachable and authentic parts of outdoor recreation. Said simply - they “keep it real”. Find them online at actualoutdoors.com or on Instagram at @actualoutdoors. Tweet us and let us know what you think of this episode! @illuminecollect Find more episodes at https://illuminecollect.com/blogs/news/life-in-motion-podcast Since 2017 Illumine has donated over $29,358 to outdoor nonprofits and shared over 132 stories on the Life in Motion Podcast.

HikingMyFeelings.orgSydney Williams on Guides Gone Wild - a two-parter!! You can listen to me try to counsel Sydney about the dump dumps to come… ;-)Wellness in the Wilderness on the Voice America Empowerment Channel - tune in every Tuesday at 1pm Pacific, 4pm EasternOK, this one is more a mini-sode than a STOKE SHORT, because Sydney is my squirrel-brained-fast-talking match, and I just love to get into it all with her.For those who missed our episodes last winter, a quick intro is in order - Sydney Williams is the author of Hiking My Feelings and the creator of the Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love programs, Hike to Heal Wilderness Wellness Retreats, podcaster, YouTuber, now an internet radio sensation. I definitely recommend you head back and listen to her origin story, so I've linked those episodes in the show notes - today, we're previewing 2023 events and talking meadow metaphors, boundary building, and what all inquiring minds want to know - why we think Brené swims and AOC went hiking.I did my girl wrong by not getting this episode up before her debut on Voice America, but you've got plenty of time to make a date with yourself to listen in from here on out - catch her show on Tuesdays at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern. And be on the lookout over at HikingMyFeelings.org, big things are coming, as you'll hear today!Sydney is hilarious, and a fireball who delivers her wisdom and truth bombs at, like, 200 words per minute, so take your pod player off 1.5 speed, take a deep, cleansing breath, and hold on tight. Virtual CampfireThe Book of Boundaries - Melissa UrbanKBong Music

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! In this episode: Who is Michelle? What brought Michelle to Hiking My Feelings? Why did she sign up for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love? How has the program impacted her life and her survivor journey? What would Michelle do with her magic wand? Download our free Trail Thoughts Worksheets: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/subscribe Learn more + register for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! In this episode: Who is Mary? What brought Mary to Hiking My Feelings? Why did she sign up for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love? How has the program impacted her life and her sobriety journey? What would Mary do with her magic wand? Download our free Trail Thoughts Worksheets: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/subscribe Learn more + register for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! In this episode: What brought Derek to Hiking My Feelings? What was it like being an artist at the retreat? How can we all uplift others around us? What would Derek do with his magic wand? Download our free Trail Thoughts Worksheets: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/subscribe Learn more + register for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! In this episode: What brought Cindy to Hiking My Feelings? Why did she sign up for the program? When thinking about the Be Your Own Editor exercise, how has this resonated? What would Cindy do with her magic wand? Download our free Trail Thoughts Worksheets: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/subscribe Learn more + register for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! In this episode: Who is Victoria? What brought her to Hiking My Feelings? Why did she sign up for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love? What did she learn on the Pacific Crest Trail? What would Victoria do with her magic wand? Download our free Trail Thoughts Worksheets: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/subscribe Learn more + register for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! In this episode: Who is Sweets? What brought her to Hiking My Feelings? Why did she sign up for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love? How has she utilized the lessons from our Face Your Own Fears exercise? What would Sweets do with her magic wand? Download our free Trail Thoughts Worksheets: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/subscribe Learn more + register for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! In this episode: Who is Michelle? What brought her to Hiking My Feelings? Why did she sign up for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love? What would Michelle do with her magic wand? Download our free Trail Thoughts Worksheets: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/subscribe Learn more + register for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

In this special season of the Virtual Campfire, we're sharing stories from some of the folks who have completed our Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program. Our next class starts on August 21 and we'd love to have you join us! We kick off this 12-episode series with Gabaccia Moreno - our Director of Social Responsibility. In this episode: Who is Gabaccia? What brought her to Hiking My Feelings and why did she sign up for Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love? What is the Trail of Life Maps exercise and why is it awesome? What would Gabaccia do with her magic wand? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

“So, in the pursuit of healing, joy is kind of a natural byproduct of that for me. But it takes a tremendous amount of work and awareness to recognize joy when it's present, because it's not always sunshine and rainbows and unicorns and hippie dippy stuff. Sometimes joy is just the absence of despair, that can feel tremendous — especially coming out of these really deep, dark and long periods — where it just feels like slog of moving through things to just be on the other side of pain. Just the absence of that despair and confusion can feel like joy, and can give us clues in our body as to like what it feels like to be in that space.” - Sydney Williams This episode is part of a Breathing Wind miniseries titled Inner and Outer Wilderness, hosted by Duncan Cheung. The Inner and Outer Wilderness miniseries explores the wonderment of and between the wilderness out there and within each of us. In this episode, Duncan talks with Sydney Williams, founder of Hiking My Feelings, about how her inner and outer wilderness experience moved her to form a nonprofit dedicated to helping people heal through hiking. To find out more about this episode and subscribe to the newsletter, visit the show notes. Connect with us on social media: Facebook Instagram

What an amazing guest! As you all know, I have great respect for people who work on helping the greater good…the community of souls that we all represent. I also love the spirit of people that tackle things head on and when you add to that the facilitation of transformational healing with Nature as the backdrop...I'm in! Sydney Williams through her amazing organization, Hiking My Feelings, has hosted over 300 events around the United States, and they have grown a community that includes folks from all over the world…people from India, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Malaysia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Czechia just to name a few. It's truly an incredible story and I highly encourage you all to check it out. We talked about being married to Greg Brady, hiding the fact she is an interdimensional being, the greatest National Park, the importance of hugging trees, the unappreciated Salmon Berry, we uncover the truth about the dangerous 4th dentist, the reality of UFOs (they're real), the staggering number of Americans living with diabetes, the genius of Banksy, the truly shocking fact that Grey's Anatomy being on for 18 years! (what?), we stand united against Pat Sajack, her 700 ski dives (Greg Brady has 8000!) including the treacherous jump #13 (need to listen!), hashed out the fat suit for skinny actors debate and undeniable power of manifestation among many other important topics. She was a true pleasure to have on the show...I highly encourage you to check out her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/HikingMyFeelings and her Instagram page @hikingmyfeelings and her book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book check out what she is up to as it is really cool and inspirational. I hope you all enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

And we are back! Yes, it's Part 2 with Sydney Williams of Hiking My Feelings.If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet, I highly recommend you go back and do so, we laid down lots of groundwork yesterday that will make today's conversation an even richer one for your eardrums. BUT - if you're more interested in the origin story of Hiking My Feelings than the story of the brains and breakthroughs behind it, you can still absolutely listen to this one on its own and get a ton of value. Sydney brings the truth bombs fast and furious. So grab your flak jacket and start Hiking YOUR Feelings for real - the Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program kicks off with a free workshop this Sunday, February 20th - make sure to visit Hiking My Feelings for more info or to sign up.And lest you think the value stops there....more links galore!:Hiking My Feelings - on Instagram - on Facebook - on YouTubeTake a Hike DiabetesSydney Williams on Life In MotionSydney Williams on Misfits & MogulsJoshua Tree National ParkWomen Who HikeOutdoor Journal TourBetter HelpKula Cloth 

My guest this week, Sydney Williams, may be familiar to some (and if you listened in on my conversation with Victoria Amico of Plus Sized Outdoors a month or so ago, this name should definitely be familiar to you!) Sydney Williams is the founder of Hiking My Feelings (the group) and the author of Hiking My Feelings (the book). And yes, you will have to listen to a little bit of fan girl blathering from me, because Sydney is a rock star and I have huge respect for what she's creating and supporting in the outdoors.Sydney and I could've talked for a week, there's that much to dive into, and this conversation wound up being a long one. So I'm doing something a little different this week. This is 'Part I' of our conversation, I'll be dropping the rest tomorrow - load them both up and listen in as you head out for your long weekend adventures. But consider yourself forewarned - this conversation has plenty of salty language and adult theme landmines, so if you're with your kids, you might want to pop in the earbuds first. Although once you've listened, you might want to share with your tweener daughters anyway, because there are so many messages here that are important for women and girls to hear.Make sure you check out Sydney's Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program that will be kicking off with a FREE workshop on Sunday, February 20th! Sign up at  Hiking My Feelings, and get ready to feel loved and supported as soon as this weekend.You can also follow Sydney and Hiking My Feelings on Instagram or Facebook, and join one of their Virtual Campfires on YouTube.More links from our conversation:Take a Hike DiabetesVictoria Amico of Plus Sized Outdoors on Guides Gone WildPenelope TrunkSXSW (South by Southwest)Peter ShankmanTrans-Catalina TrailStonewall PeakAnd don't forget to tune back in tomorrow for the rest of the story!

Assault and shame. Childhood emotional abuse and newfound boundaries. Recovery and hiking. The Bachelor. Sydney comes onto the podcast to share her unique journey to radical self-acceptance and radical compassion after being assaulted by a coworker one night while she was sleeping. Having just moved to Florida with her family with plans to change the world of medicine, the assault completely changed the trajectory of her life. She would face unhealthy habits, not being believed by family, and a diagnosis of a chronic illness. She would keep it hidden for over 11 years until, one day, she and her husband turned on The Bachelor and he offered support after a contestant was speaking out about her own story. And from the most tragic thing that ever happened to her, Sydney would create the most beautiful life she ever hoped to live. Listen in to learn about her unique recovery journey, and how hiking became the battlecry she needed in order to handle all of her trauma. Use code "SURVIVOR" at checkout for $44 off the Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love program run by Sydney's non-profit organization, Hiking My Feelings. Be sure to check out Sydney's book of the same name! Topics/Triggers: Consent & learning that "no" is enough How a moment of solidarity with her husband while watching The Bachelor gave her the strength to share her story with someone for the first time Netflix + RAINN's Unbelievable, inspired by the true events of a serial rape case in Colorado and Washington State The necessity of feeling safe and being with the right person when sharing your story Retraumatization & whether or not to report your assault Emotional abuse from family systems changing our understanding of relationships Being conditioned to not say "no" Being afraid of disappointing men "Freeze" responses during sexual assault (Listen to Trauma: Defined (Part One) for a detailed breakdown of the Fight-Flight-Freeze response) Rape Culture putting too much responsibility on the survivor rather than the perpetrator Hiking the Catalina Island Trail being the 1st step in her recovery by learning to love, accept, and be curious about her body again

When former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver, Sydney Williams, unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and 80 miles later, she founded Hiking My Feelings to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature that helped kick her self-limiting beliefs and disease into remission.https://hikingmyfeelings.org/This podcast episode is sponsored by Dream Herbally https://www.dreamherbally.com/ who make special tea blends that help you remember your dreams, make dreams more vivid, and in some cases can help you become lucid in your dreams.www.indubiousmusic.comFacebook: www.facebook.com/indubiousmusicSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/77su9uR4crZ4HOOnCibJwFInstagram: www.instagram.com/indubious

In this episode we interview Sydney Williams, who is the founder of Hiking My Feelings, an organization all about sharing the healing power of nature with others. Sydney grew up in Kansas, but decided to move to the west coast after college. After getting a gig as the online voice for Oscar Myer Weiner, she soon found herself as a big wig marketer for fortune 500 companies. After all her hard work she finally made it - but that's not what she would tell you. The long hours and stress that came along with her career was wearing her down, on top of unexpectedly being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It wasn't until one gloomy day looking over the San Diego skyline from atop a mountain that she realized the thing that grounded her was getting outdoors and simply hiking. Thus the concept for Hiking My Feelings was born. She decided to ditch the corporate world and chase her inherent passion to help others through the healing powers of nature. Now she inspires hundreds of individuals that have faced trauma through classes and retreats. If you've ever wondered how the great outdoors can help you grow, while overcoming your lowest lows, then this one's for you! Tweet us and let us know what you think of this episode! @illuminecollect

This week we welcome Tammy Higgins to the podcast. After her son was a victim of a hit and run on a local country road, Tammy and her family found healing on Michigan's Great Lake to Lake Trail Route #1 because it is wheelchair accessible. In this episode: - Who is Tammy? - Why is she an advocate for local trails? - We discuss the differences between the meditation and healing found in backcountry hikes versus local trails that are more accessible - What would Tammy change if she had a magic wand? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

About this Event Every Thursday while we're in Chicago for the #TakeAHikeDiabetes Tour, we'll be broadcasting live from the Chicago Outerbelt for the Hiking My Feelings® Virtual Campfire. Join Sydney and Barry from Hiking My Feelings and Jay Readey, founder of the Chicago Outerbelt Alliance LIVE from the campground to learn more about the Outerbelt, Take a Hike, Diabetes, and how you can get involved. We'll be interviewing local community leaders, outdoor enthusiasts, and more! ABOUT THE SHOW The Hiking My Feelings Virtual Campfire was born when COVID-19 canceled our 2020 Tour through the US and Canada. Each week we gather with mental health and mindfulness experts, various advocates + activists, outdoor enthusiasts from all walks of life, our favorite bands and artists, and members of the Hiking My Feelings Family to facilitate the conversations and energy we feel when we're out in the backcountry, sitting around a campfire after a long day on the trail. In times where we are more isolated than ever before, it is important to us to create an opportunity for our community to find deep connection and to share stories of hope, healing, and inspiration. Tickets to this event grant you entry into our studio audience for the live broadcast, where you can connect with the community during the pre- and post-show chat, ask our guests your burning questions, participate in the Group Gratitude Circle, and be eligible to receive gifts and prizes from our partners, sponsors, and community members. Your ticket purchase supports our various programs, and we appreciate your contribution. If you're unable to purchase tickets, you can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel or listen wherever you find your podcasts. SHOW SPONSORS: UST Gear + Salomon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

Sydney Williams (she/her/hers) is an author, adventurer and the CEO and founder of Hiking My Feelings. From their website, Hiking My Feelings is ‘on a mission to improve community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature.' She is a bundle of amazing energy. In fact, we had so much fun that I texted her and asked her to be friends afterwards. And now we are. Cool stuff. In this episode, we discuss: Sydney's skydiving career Being diagnosed with Diabetes and how this impacted her life Why she stopped drinking after her diagnosis and how it helped her find clarity in her own thoughts Why the Trans-Catalina Trail is magical What hiking means to Sydney How we cannot truly heal but simply stopping drinking, we need to do the internal work to heal ourselves Resources mentioned: Books: The Body Keeps the Score Untamed Dodging Energy Vampires Catch up with Sydney: Instagram Hiking My Feelings Instagram Hiking My Feelings Website Take A Hike Diabetes Initiative Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show's Instagram, our private Facebook group, or wherever you'd like.

When former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver, Sydney Williams, unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and 80 miles later, she founded Hiking My Feelings to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature that helped kick her self-limiting beliefs and disease into remission. Having more than 12 years of marketing experience with Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands, Sydney serves up her “truth juice” style of storytelling to break wide open tough conversations with practical, powerful content and experiences. Over the years, she’s been featured on the SXSW stage, as well as in Health Magazine, Diabetic Living Magazine, San Diego Union-Tribune, Psychology Today, US News & World Report, and numerous other publications. Today, she is the author of Hiking My Feelings: Stepping into the Healing Power of Nature, an instructor at the Desert Institute at Joshua Tree National Park, and travels across the country empowering others to summit their personal mountains on their way to becoming Well Beings. https://family.hikingmyfeelings.org/

Before we head out on some epic adventures, join me and Kris Maynard as we discuss safety considerations that people with diabetes should consider before heading out into the wilderness. Kris is the founder of Glucose Revival, and he created the company out of his experiences as a Type 1 Diabetic and a firefighter/EMT because of the following factors: 1. His position in the Air Force was taken away due to his diagnosis as a type 1 diabetic. 2. For two years, his firefighter position was taken away, as a result of a low blood sugar incident. 3. Living active is important to him; yet, as any diabetic knows, it is truly challenging to be active without a lot of preparation anticipating a drop in blood sugar. 4. Most importantly, in 2018, Kris' and his wife learned that their youngest son has two of the autoantibodies that predict that he too will likely be diagnosed as a type 1 diabetic in the next few years. It has become his mission to help others live their lives to their fullest extent, despite a diabetes diagnosis. We'll also be chatting with Gabaccia #ExploringResponsibly about the 10 Essentials, Leave No Trace, and the importance of land acknowledgments. Gabaccia is a writer, photographer, and passionate outdoor advocate #exploringresponsibly wherever life takes her. She holds a B.A. in Theater and Anthropology from SUNY College at Buffalo and an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University. Having grown up in Veracruz, Mexico to a family of hunters and ranchers gave her an appreciation for the land and its wildlife at an early age. As the Director of Social Responsibility here at Hiking My Feelings, Gabaccia is deeply committed to creating spaces that are more diverse, inclusive, and accessible. Her works, whether artistic, creative, or entrepreneurial, have always intersected with the social and environmental issues that surround her. Today you'll find her consulting for organizations and businesses, or adventuring outside. Most likely fishing, hiking, or backpacking. /// We're hiking ONE MILLION MILES for diabetes awareness. Join us: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/diabetes Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/hikingmyfeelings Join the Hiking My Feelings Family: https://family.hikingmyfeelings.org Read the book: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/book Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love: https://hikingmyfeelings.org/byot --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

Gabaccia Moreno is a first-generation Mexican-American multi-disciplinary creator, consultant, and passionate outdoor advocate #exploringresponsibly wherever life takes her. She holds a B.A. in Theater and Anthropology from SUNY College at Buffalo and an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University.     Growing up in Veracruz, Mexico to a family of hunters and ranchers gave her an appreciation for the land and its wildlife at an early age, one that prevails today. Her works, whether artistic, creative, or entrepreneurial, have always intersected with the social and environmental issues that surround her.   She is most recently serving as a Director of Social Responsibility on the board of Hiking My Feelings, hosting and curating the Joshua Tree National Park Association's virtual series Desert Live, and has also launched her own Live conversation series named Exploring Responsibly on Instagram.     Today you’ll find her writing, advising businesses and non-profits, or adventuring outside, probably taking photos, fishing, or hiking.  Through written, recorded, photographed storytelling and documentation, she works alongside brands - publications - organizations towards inspiring others to take care of our natural resources, as well as empower them to become the land and people stewards we need in the world.   Check out all beautiful, proactive things Gabaccia : gabbacia.com Connections: https://www.joshuatree.org/ https://hikingmyfeelings.org/ https://www.platformmagazine.me/ Instagram: @gabaccia  

Welcome to the Hiking My Feelings Virtual Campfire. This 20-day event is a fundraiser for the Hiking My Feelings Wilderness Wellness Center, the American Diabetes Association, and RAINN - the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Each night from May 26-June 14, 2020 we are going live at 5pm PT to bring inspiration, hope, and healing to the community in these uncertain times. If you find value in what we're sharing here, please consider making a contribution to our non-profit organization. You can get tickets to the Virtual Campfire at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/campfire and you can make a one-time donation at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/give Every day is a new opportunity to make a difference. With each opportunity that comes our way, Barry and I ask ourselves two questions: 1. Will this make the world a better place for EVERYONE, not just for some of us? 2. Does this feel good? If the answer to those two questions is yes, then we go forth with enthusiasm and gratitude. Tonight, as with every night around the Virtual Campfire, we hope to make the world a bit better for everyone. Swipe through the photos to meet our guests: Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis is a Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University. She is the 2015 awardee for the California Psychological Association Distinguished Scientist Award for her research addressing trauma and oppression. She is also a past president of the Society for the Psychology of Women and a former American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations. She received the Early Career Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Service award. Dr. Bryant-Davis is director of the Culture and Trauma Research Lab at Pepperdine University which focuses on the cultural context of recovery from interpersonal traumas such as child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner abuse, racism, and human trafficking. This is going to be an AWESOME fireside chat, and if you have questions for Dr. Thema, leave them in the comments! Tonight we are having a #HikingMyFeelingsFamily meeting with the folks who have been the "first" to do something to help us inch our movement forward: Becca was the first person to use the hashtag after I started writing about #hikingmyfeelings. Ash was the first person to ask a question on my first speaking tour. Pete was the first person to ask about the process of Hiking My Feelings - how do you do it? Laura was the first person to pre-order the book last year. All of these people have been integral to our growth and evolution and we are so excited to chat with them about how hiking has helped them heal and what the movement means to them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

Welcome to the Hiking My Feelings Virtual Campfire. This 20-day event is a fundraiser for the Hiking My Feelings Wilderness Wellness Center, the American Diabetes Association, and RAINN - the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Each night from May 26-June 14, 2020 we are going live at 5pm PT to bring inspiration, hope, and healing to the community in these uncertain times. If you find value in what we're sharing here, please consider making a contribution to our non-profit organization. You can get tickets to the Virtual Campfire at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/campfire and you can make a one-time donation at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/give Our guests tonight are: MELANIE + KALEO WASSMAN When was the last time you tried something new for the first time? When we are kids, this is encouraged, but it can be scary to put ourselves out there as we get older. If you lack the confidence and self-trust to take risks, that doesn't have to be your story forever. If you ask Kaleo (vocals/guitar for @pepperlive), there's "nothing like a brand new day" to start putting one foot in front of the other toward your goals. Our campfire chat tonight with Kaleo and Melanie Wassman was centered around exactly that - every day is a new opportunity. How do you find balance? How do you keep moving forward when it's hard? We are stoked to share that Kaleo has recorded a Hiking My Feelings-exclusive version of "Brand New Day" and "The Invite" that we will be sending out to all of our donors after the event. Whenever you need to tap into this inspirational energy, you'll have two songs to give you a boost. At the 36-minute mark, Kaleo shares the inspiration for the song. Melanie is also the founder of Spell Botanicals, an all-natural skincare line that is on a mission to empower women from the inside out. For our VIP All Access pass holders, they're receiving some of the GLOW facial oil - check out http://spellbotanicals.com TYLER CURLEY - COMMUNITY MARKETING AT SALOMON Here's a pro-tip: wearing your hiking boots at your standing desk is not the same as breaking them in. In the chapter we shared tonight, I earned my first blister an hour into our six-day trek on the #TransCatalinaTrail. Luckily, Salomon isn't going to let you make the same mistakes I did, and Tyler Curley shared a bit about shoe selection, how to avoid blisters, and showcased some of their favorite products to help us hit the trail safely and in style. AMANDA DULONG Finally, meet #HikingMyFeelingsFamily member, Amanda DuLong. We met Amanda at our tour stop in Fort Worth last year. She kept hiking after we left and has cultivated a cool community of women who like hiking and have the same taste in music. We love seeing photos of her and the gals out for a hike - this is what this movement is all about! Amanda is also very passionate about educating women about implant-related illnesses, so if you have breast implants, we highly recommend watching this! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

I didn't know it at the time, but 10 years ago today, I started my healing journey. It started with a choice. A choice I made for myself, by myself, without any outside influence from friends, family, or colleagues. A choice made independently of any expectations I had been trying to meet. Ten years ago today, I made my way from my office at my swanky agency job in Chicago out west to rural Illinois to a little town off of Highway 30, eventually arriving at a skydiving center. I had decided I wanted to learn how to skydive by myself, not attached to an instructor. After falling feet-knees-face into the grass after exiting my vehicle, I walked into a tiny airplane hangar and met my instructor, Barry. Over the course of the next four hours, this man taught me how to save my own life. He met me where I was. He was kind. He was also devastatingly handsome and I loved him instantly, but it felt different from anything I had experienced before. I drove home from that skydiving class and knew I was forever changed. This was the man I would eventually marry. Barry was the first person I trusted enough to share my survivor story with. He's put me back together through broken bones, broken spirit, and a broken heart. Hiking My Feelings would not exist today without him. Frankly, neither would I. He saw me then, he sees me now, and I finally feel like the woman I've always known I could be. Tonight, we celebrate healing and what it means to step into yourself and become fully embodied. Join us around the Virtual Campfire as we chat with Kristina Italic, Michelle LeRoy and Victoria Amico. These women have all been an integral part of my journey as Sydney, and our journey as an organization here at Hiking My Feelings. If you're feeling trapped in your body, completely disconnected, and you're ready to come home to yourself, we hope to see you around the fire. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

Welcome to the Hiking My Feelings Virtual Campfire. This 20-day event is a fundraiser for the Hiking My Feelings Wilderness Wellness Center, the American Diabetes Association, and RAINN - the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Each night from May 26-June 14, 2020 we are going live at 5pm PT to bring inspiration, hope, and healing to the community in these uncertain times. If you find value in what we're sharing here, please consider making a contribution to our non-profit organization. You can get tickets to the Virtual Campfire at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/campfire and you can make a one-time donation at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/give One of the biggest gifts in this life is to be seen. To be met where you're at. To be supported. To be believed. In fact, the combo of being seen and believed is one of the most potent ways we can show up for ourselves and each other. Tonight around the Virtual Campfire, we are sharing stories about mentorship, community, and the power of having someone in your corner who sees you, believes you, and believes IN you. AARON STROUT @aaronstrout has been one of the most influential people in my adult life. He sees me. He believes in me. He has gone to bat for me. He has been one of the biggest supporters of what we are building here. Tonight we are resurrecting our 2011 SXSW talk about mentoring relationships. He started as a member of my "personal board of directors" and is now literally on the board at Hiking My Feelings. CARLOS BÉRRUZ @everyoneshike has coordinated some of the biggest group hikes in the SoCal area, bringing together an incredible community of folks who enjoy spending time on the trail. We're going to be chatting about the power of community organizing, and what is possible when you keep showing up. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

Welcome to the Hiking My Feelings Virtual Campfire. This 20-day event is a fundraiser for the Hiking My Feelings Wilderness Wellness Center, the American Diabetes Association, and RAINN - the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Each night from May 26-June 14, 2020 we are going live at 5pm PT to bring inspiration, hope, and healing to the community in these uncertain times. If you find value in what we're sharing here, please consider making a contribution to our non-profit organization. You can get tickets to the Virtual Campfire at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/campfire and you can make a one-time donation at https://hikingmyfeelings.org/give /// When it comes to goals, life, and the stories you tell yourself, do you consider yourself a pessimist or an optimist? Do you say yes more than you say no? I've always been pretty good at finding the silver lining when life throws challenges my way, but taking improv classes at FCI in 2018 radically changed the way I live my life, do business, and show up for myself and our community. The power of "yes, and" has redefined how I brainstorm, how I show up in my marriage, and is the reason you've seen everything you've seen from us here at Hiking My Feelings. Following this concept and listening to the cues from the world around us has empowered us to be more creative, to dream bigger, and make a substantial impact. Join us tonight to hear from Amy Lisewski, owner of Finest City Improv, author, and all around Empowered Funny Woman. She'll be sharing some stories from her girl scout days and we are gonna see if we can create the world we want to live in LIVE around the campfire tonight with the power of "yes, and!" Then we bring in Michelle LeRoy, one of my BFF's and another incredibly funny woman. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hikingmyfeelings/support

This 3-part interview with Sydney Williams  will wake you up for certain. She and her husband Barry are on a mission to get folks off the couch and onto the HIKING trail. Their work explores how trauma manifests in our minds and bodies, and how the outdoors can help us heal. As an organization (Hiking My Feelings), they strive to improve community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature for themselves. Enjoy this 3-part interview with an amazing woman who just might change your life.

This 3-part interview with Sydney Williams  will wake you up for certain. She and her husband Barry are on a mission to get folks off the couch and onto the HIKING trail. Their work explores how trauma manifests in our minds and bodies, and how the outdoors can help us heal. As an organization (Hiking My Feelings), they strive to improve community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature for themselves. Enjoy this 3-part interview with an amazing woman who just might change your life.

This 3-part interview with Sydney Williams  will wake you up for certain. She and her husband Barry are on a mission to get folks off the couch and onto the HIKING trail. Their work explores how trauma manifests in our minds and bodies, and how the outdoors can help us heal. As an organization (Hiking My Feelings), they strive to improve community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature for themselves. Enjoy this 3-part interview with an amazing woman who just might change your life.

When former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver, Sydney Williams, unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and 80 miles later, she founded Hiking My Feelings® to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature that helped kick her self-limiting beliefs and disease into remission. https://hikingmyfeelings.org

Pain into power with Sydney Williams. Today's Guest is a former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver, Sydney, unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and 80 miles later, she founded Hiking My Feelings to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature that helped kick her self-limiting beliefs and disease into remission.  Having more than 12 years of marketing experience with Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands, Sydney serves up her “truth juice” style of storytelling to break wide open tough conversations with practical, powerful content and experiences. Over the years, she's been featured on the SXSW stage, as well as in Huffington Post, Psychology Today, US News & World Report, and numerous other publications. Today, she is the author of Hiking My Feelings: Stepping Into the Healing Power of Nature and travels across the country empowering others to summit their personal mountains on their way to becoming Well Beings.

This episode dives into the nitty gritty of unresolved trauma healing and the ways in which it can manifest in coping strategies decades later. Sydney Williams is the author of Hiking My Feelings and travels around the country speaking of her experiences and finding healing on the Trans-Catalina Trail. This is a jam packed episode containing topics such as trauma, death, loss, grief, unhealthy coping strategies, and sexual assault. Sydney does not stray from speaking of her experience and ultimate healing from a sexual assault experience and how she finally was able to share of her experience decades later. Following Sydney on instagram @hikingmyfeelings and @sydneyunfilteredHonorable Mentions: Hiking My Feelings, a signed copy of the the book with 10% off using the coupon code JustCopeWithItPlaying Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead by Tara MohrRape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)

Pete TAPs into the "aha" moments he experienced in 2019, and is creating momentum for the direction of his life moving into 2020.

We sit down with Sydney Williams of Hiking My Feelings to discuss her new book and talk about the upcoming Hike + Heal retreat on Catalina Island.

Travis welcomes back Sydney and Barry Williams as Sydney discusses her most recent accomplishments; the release of her book, "Hiking My Feelings".

This week Sydney Williams joins me on the show!  Sydney is a former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver (and it was news to me this is a competitive sport!) who unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault. So what did she do? She set out on a mission to turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and 80 miles later, she founded Hiking My Feelings to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature that helped kick her self-limiting beliefs and disease into remission.  In this episode, Sydney and I had a conversation about enduring hardships, the choices we make in the wake of them, and how we cope and make peace with our pain. We also talked about how Sydney’s hiking trips led her to appreciate her body, as well as, accepting and reversing her Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis. Her story is an incredible one. Our conversation was a beautiful one. I hope you’ll listen.  In this episode, you’ll hear: What led Sydney to hike the Trans-Catalina Trail, completely unprepared, armed only with delusional self-confidence (5:21) Some of the moments and lessons from her first backpacking trip (12:57) Embracing her body just the way it is and taking deliberate action to make her social media feed a place to find positivity and inspiration (13:50) Her Type 2 Diabetes diagnosis, how she handled it and what she did to reverse it (18:22) What it means to unpack your trauma and how Sydney began to unpack her own following a sexual assault (29:03) One step survivors of trauma can take to start the healing process (40:44) http://yourkickasslife.com/310  

Sydney Williams is a former competitive skydiver, author of the book Hiking My Feelings, and founder of a movement by the same name that she created to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature.The journey that led Sydney to Hiking My Feelings is full of ups and downs, including competitive skydiving, working her way up at a prestigious marketing agency, becoming CMO at a successful startup, and her diabetes diagnosis.I invited Sydney on the podcast because she is the definition of resiliency in my mind. Life has thrown all sorts of twists and turns at her but she keeps getting back up and pushing forward.In this episode, we cover:How Sydney found the strength to tell somebody about her sexual assault for the first time, over a decade after it happenedHow the death of 23 of her friends in 4 years affected herWhy being diagnosed with Type II diabetes is the best thing that's ever happened to herThe tools she used to cope with it all (ice cream being one of them)How her two hikes on the Trans-Catalina Trail changed her lifeHer reasons for setting boundaries with her family that have resulted in her not speaking with them for over a yearIf you enjoy this episode, please help spread the podcast by leaving a review here: https://ratethispodcast.com/woh

For Sydney Williams, “Hiking My Feelings” means identifying trauma, figuring out how it manifests in our bodies through physical and mental disease, and figuring out how to heal from that. For Sydney, it’s been hiking - and taking her story on tour to connect with other people who benefit from it. She believes that showing up as your whole self is how we’ll changed the world: one hike, kayak, bike ride, (fill in the______) at a time.Featured in this episode: Sydney WilliamsHosted by Gale StraubSponsored by Danner & SmartwoolJoin the She Explores Podcast community on FacebookVisit She-Explores.comResourcesHiking My Feelings: Website & InstagramPre-order Sydney's Book: Hiking My Feelings - Stepping into the Healing Power of NatureSydney Williams' personal Instagram: @sydneyunfilteredShe Explores Landing PageSponsors and Discount CodesSmartwool: Learn more at Smartwool.comDanner: Learn more at Danner.comEpisodes air weekly on Wednesdays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode.Music is by Josh Woodward, Lee Rosevere, and Kai Engel using a creative commons attributions license.

When former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver, Sydney Williams, unexpectedly found herself on the other end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis and grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and 80 miles later, she founded Hiking My Feelings to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature that helped kick her self-limiting beliefs and disease into remission.

Join guests Sydney Williams and husband, Barry as they share their experience with leaving everything behind and taking the risk of living the "Van Life".

Sydney is many things: woman, diabetic, adventure athlete, happy wife, storyteller, improv student, recovering marketer, occasional yogi, and aspiring photographer. And... she’s a survivor. “Hiking My Feelings” is how Sydney adjusted her coping mechanisms after being diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes in September 2017. After realizing her choices had contributed to the diagnosis, she realized she could change those choices. Historically, she had soothed and celebrated with food and alcohol.After a training hike for the TCT, she realized instead of eating or drinking her feelings, she had been hiking her feelings.

When former collegiate athlete and competitive skydiver, Sydney Williams, unexpectedly found herself on the receiving end of a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, while grappling with unresolved trauma from a decades-old sexual assault, she set out on a mission: turn her pain into power. Two hikes across Catalina Island and 80 miles later, she founded Hiking My Feelings® to help others tap into the mind-body connection and healing power of nature that helped kick her self-limiting beliefs and disease into remission. Having more than 10 years of marketing experience with Fortune 500 companies and emerging brands, Sydney serves up her “truth juice” style of storytelling to break wide open tough conversations with practical, powerful content and experiences. Over the years, she’s been featured on the SXSW stage, as well as in Huffington Post, Psychology Today, US News & World Report, and numerous other publications. Today, she is the author of Hiking My Feelings: Stepping Into the Healing Power of Nature and travels across the country empowering others to summit their personal mountains on their way to becoming Well Beings.In This Episode, You Will Learn:What motivated Sydney to take two long-distance hikes across Catalina Island.How she shared a decades-old sexual assault and how she found healing.Ways that people are joining Sydney on the journey of hiking their feelings.Why getting help for traumatic experiences is so important. National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline:800.656.HOPE (4673)RAINN.orgConnect with Sydney:Hiking My Feelings: Stepping Into the Healing Power of NatureHikingMyFeelings.comFacebookTwitterInstagramYouTubeDon’t Miss A Single Episode:Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.Leave a quick review on any of the podcast apps to tell people what you think about the show.Take a screenshot of the podcast and post it on Instagram or Instagram Stories. Tag us @insporising. We’ll repost and give you a shoutout!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/inspiration-rising/donations