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blissful hiker inspiring you to hike your own hikeAuthor: alison young
Long-distance solo hiker Alison Young knows hard-core backpacking as few people do. With footprints on six continents and memories from trails like Te Araroa and the Pacific Crest, she is a member of a very small and prestigious group. In a series of personal essays coupled with found sound and her own flute playing, this podcast explores her journey of self-discovery as a middle-aged woman, sharing the sometimes unglamorous but vital truth about empowerment, inspiring others to blaze their own trails in this journey we call life. Language: en-us Genres: Education, Self-Improvement, Sports, Wilderness Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Life is Wide
Episode 144
Wednesday, 14 May, 2025
Send us a textBlissful's Great-grandma Emma used to say, "Life may be short, but it’s also wide."It’s a shift in perspective – from focusing on limitations to exploring possibilities, from dwelling on obstacles to finding creative detours.It would take walking the entire length of New Zealand on the Te Araroa for her to understand what Emma was talking about. The first lesson came in taking the risk to just go and do this thing – even in middle age –leaning into the unknown.Risk taking is good for us not because it promises a perfect life, but because it widens the journey ahead of us. MUSIC: "Poema del Pastor Coya" by Angel Lasala as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano. Support the show
