80 hour work weeks and five years without taking time off had taken a toll on Bret Eady. After he and his father sold their business, Bret and his wife moved to the North Georgia mountains, just steps from the Appalachian Trail, where he learned to love hiking, how to clear his head and how to get back to the person he wanted to be. With a push from his wife, a section hike in 2016 became the catalyst for a thru-hike where he went on a journey to repair what needed fixing the most.