What if one of the biggest sources of anxiety in our kids isn’t something we can fix with more effort, but something we need to step away from? In this episode of Go With Your Gut, I sit down with longtime educator and wilderness guide Scott Rinehart to explore how time in nature — away from phones, schedules, and pressure — can profoundly shape a young person’s emotional and social well-being. We talk about what happens when teens are given space to disconnect from constant stimulation and reconnect with themselves, each other, and the natural world. Scott shares decades of insight from leading wilderness backpacking trips, where confidence, resilience, and authentic connection emerge naturally. Because sometimes healing doesn’t come from adding more — it comes from creating space to simply be.

Resources:

• Contact Scott Rinehart: [email protected]
• Listen to Understanding Functional Medicine Through the Tree of Life with Norma Flood
• Sierra Club Outings
• REI Backpacking Classes & Events
• Learn more about my work at NormaFlood.com
• YouTube: @NormaFlood
• TikTok: @normafloodrdn
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/norma.flood.nutritionist
• Instagram: @normaflood23
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