Discover Your Wilderness

Discover Your Wilderness

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Discover Your Wilderness episodes

  • 17. Finding Your Joy of Missing Out

    Planning for a trip is a balancing act between hopes and reality. With some plans on the horizon, Brett gets real about what he may and may not be able to squeeze in and how to make the hard decisions.

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    Episode photo by Eibner Saliba on Unsplash

    21 min
  • 14. Holding Boundaries on Holiday Vacations

    Whether you are traveling or not, holidays can be stressful. This episode contains some tips for how to set and hold boundaries for more enjoyable holiday trips.

    We are not mental health professionals, we are sharing our experiences.

    Here are some resources that we have used to learn about holding boundaries:

    Books

    - Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No (Cloud and Townsend) GoodReads.com
    - Love Your Enemies (Arthur Brooks) GoodReads.com

    - Brené Brown BreneBrown.com
    - YouTube.com

    Additional resources
    - The Flip Side (providing perspectives on political topics from both sides) TheFlipSide.io

    We love questions. Submit your questions here: [email protected]

    15 min
  • 13. Surviving Holidays

    We know that sometimes spending time with family around the holidays can be stressful, contentious, and logistically difficult. In this episode, we share some tips on how you can set expectations around holiday family gatherings and how to not only stay sane but also enjoy them a bit more.

    We love questions. Submit your questions here: [email protected]

    26 min
  • 10. Check Yourself

    After a year-long hiatus, we're back with the things we're continuing to learn about travel and how to be more intentional in trip planning and execution. 

    Oh, and Brett got stuck on a desert island for a bit. But he was with his wife so he was okay.


    24 min
  • 9. Our Inspirations

    There are a lot of books, podcasts, and other media that have shaped our ideas. Here are some of our favorites.

    Brett’s Favorites

    • Book: 1,000 Places to See Before you Die - By Patricia Schultz
    • Podcast: Dirtbag Diaries 
    • Ted Talk: How to travel the world with almost no money
    • Alicia’s Favorites

      • Book: Dare to Lead - By Brené Brown
      • Podcast: The Outside Podcast
      • Ted Talk: The power of believing that you can improve

      • 8 min

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