In this reflective end-of-year episode, Allison reframes why so many women experienced 2025 as a season of closure, identity shedding, and quiet endings, and why that space matters.

Allison then explores why 2026 is uniquely positioned as a fresh start, a new cycle, and an invitation to step into your next adventurous identity with clarity, courage, and momentum.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. Why feeling slower or more inward in 2025 doesn’t mean you fell behind
2. How “ending” years often create the runway for reinvention
3. What a true “new beginning” year supports (and what it doesn’t require)
4. Why adventure is one of the most powerful containers for stepping into a new version of yourself
5. How to intentionally step into your 2026 Adventure Era, without waiting or outsourcing confidence

🔥 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the Your Adventure Era Challenge (Jan 12–16). Our free Your Adventure Era Challenge is BACK, and this year, we’re going deeper than ever.

Inside the challenge, we’ll work on:

✨ Building self-trust and adventurous identity

✨ Learning how to stop waiting and start leading

✨ Finding (and creating) your adventure community

✨ Turning “someday” dreams into real momentum

✨ Plus… a few surprises I’ve never taught before 👀

Register for the free here :👉 shedreamsofalpine.com/challenge

And right after Challenge Week, we open enrollment for our New Year cohort of the Backpacking Badass Program, where this kind of transformation becomes your lived reality. 👉 Join the Backpacking Badass Waitlist so you don’t miss a single January update.

Where to learn more about Allison:

1. She Dreams of Alpine Blog
2. Instagram @shedreamsofalpine