Stories from the Field: Mental Health and the Outdoors

Episode 62: Samuel Adams, Lead Field Guide at Aspiro Adventures


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Samuel Adams, Lead Field Guide at Aspiro Adventures. Sam grew up in the Adirondacks region of New York with a family who embraced the outdoors.  In high school, he became a father and struggled to handle it.  He grew through the struggle and became connected with wilderness therapy in college. His dream in college was to be a wilderness therapy guide. He shares his story of getting a job at Aspiro through a website and went to the orientation process, where he earned a position which he "loves."

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