Humans Outside

Authenticity is one of those whole-life emotional skills that makes a big difference. In a world that rewards us for putting our best foot forward every day and presenting that social media ready life, living authentically can be really hard. Learn how to align what's really going on with you with good boundaries, and you might feel more settled and successful.

But can heading outside help you build an authentic and aligned life? Congruency coach Lori Halliday says it can, and leans on equine therapy to help her clients build those skills. In this episode Lori gives us a framework for understanding why authentic living matters and how spending time in nature can offer a gentle on ramp to learning how to do it.

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Some of the good stuff:

[3:02] Lori Halliday's favorite outdoor space

[6:18] How Lori became someone who likes to go outside

[8:24] What is "congruency?"

[9:45] Why horses are perfect for learning this

[14:01] The link between heading outside and self-care

[17:09] The release brought by nature

[21:03] Why equine therapy helps build alignment

[31:04] Do you have to get this from a horse?

[39:00] Can you build a congruency muscle?

[41:00] Tips for doing this now

[45:00] Lori's favorite outdoor gear

[49:14] Lori's favorite outdoor moment

Maybe it's part of the loss or grief process - first Amy was in denial about the changing season, then there was some anger and now there's acceptance. Part of that acceptance is hunting for the good stuff, including the things she actually likes about fall. And doing that takes two steps. Listen to this episode to hear what those are, plus a quick preview of what's coming for Humans Outside season 6.

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Some of the good stuff:

[:45] The problem with skipping the PSL

[1:30] My attachment is about to change

[1:54] What to do about the opposite problem

[2:18] Opening to hope

[2:36] 2 steps: a thought and a action

[4:30] A Season 6 preview - here is what's coming

With a thousand demands on our time every day, it's hard to find the space for even everything you absolutely have to do, much less the nice-to-haves. Time tracking exercises, productivity hacks and streamlining are all great, but they can feel like they don't always leave time for the good stuff that makes you happy -- just time to fulfill more obligations.

So how do you find time for things that make you happy, like heading outside? And what role does going into nature play in happiness?

In this episode Dr. Cassie Holmes, a popular UCLA professor, happiness researcher and author of the new book Happier Hour shares with her best tips and insights on how to manipulate your time to make space -- real space -- for the things that make you happy.

Some of the good stuff:

[2:57] Is this just an Amy intervention?

[4:02] Why we can blame Amy's mom

[5:34] Dr. Cassie Holme's favorite outdoor space

[7:02] Why nature and joy is interesting

[10:08] All about time tracking and why what she suggests is different from normal methods

[13:00] The happiness difference between indoor and outdoor things

[18:26] What makes outside time happy

[25:03] How to actually make time happen for you

[29:00] What to do if you hate time tracking

[35:27] What to do with the info you tracked (or not)

[39:00] What to do if you get on track with time management but then fall off the wagon

[47:00] What this is really about -- a final nutshell takeaway

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Learn about Dr. Cassie Holmes

Read "Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time and Focus on What Matters Most"

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September 1, 2022 marked five full years of Amy's 20 minutes outside daily habit, and it has her reflecting on some of the life skills she's gained spending that many days -- 1,825 to be exact -- outside experiencing all nature has to offer. What can building a daily nature habit give to you, too? Listen now to find out.

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Some of the good stuff:

[:45] FIVE YEARS.

[1:04] My daily habit by the numbers

[2:45] Lesson one: my superpower

[3:55] Lesson two: I'm one tough cookie

[4:45] Lesson three: gratitude

[5:35] Yeah there's other stuff too

[6:10] OK one more gift

nd what it reminded her about handling the tough stuff when it appears. Listen now.

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Learn about the Lost Lake trail

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Some of the good stuff:

[:45] In case you need a recap of "We're Going on a Bear Hunt"

[1:30] About the annual Lost Lake run

[2:07] What a ton - a TON - of rain does

[2:45] Here are your mud options in real life

[3:20] The temptation and what you eventually do

Whenever I explain why heading outside is so very good for creativity and the art of trying new things, I refer back to this conversation with positive psychologist Cordele Glass, one of my most favorite interviews for the podcast. I loved this conversation because it had a direct impact on how I think about the world and heading outside. I'm excited for you to hear it.

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Listen to Cordele's podcast, Upward Acts

Some of the good stuff:

[2:25] Cordele Glass's favorite outdoor space

[4:27] How definitions impacted his outdoor journey

[6:55] How he got into the study of positive psychology

[18:41] What is creativity?

[21:09] Does everyone have creativity within them?

[22:51] The difference between being creative and being good at something

[26:03] The impact of mindset

[29:35] How nature impacts creativity

[33:44] All about the upward spiral

[37:51] How spending time outside impacts the upward spiral

[43:23] Two ways listeners can increase their creativity outside

[48:13] Cordele's favorite and most essential outdoor gear

[49:32] Cordele's favorite outdoor moment

When the seasons change -- both literally and figuratively -- it's easy to get stuck being sad about what was, what's gone or what's going. But as Amy remembered this week, sometimes a little shift towards gratitude can make the whole thing easier.

In this Outdoor Diary episode Amy remembers how to find that gratitude and why heading outside every day no matter what has given her the tools to do so. Listen now.

Some of the good stuff:

[:48] You know this about me

[:53] Have you met my boyfriend, Alaska summer?

[1:15] The problem with summer flings

[1:33] The status of that relationship

[2:20] Sadness is OK but then there's this

[3:06] They're back! My little buddies

[3:30] A changed perspective from gratitude

[4:45] What you can find on my feed right now

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Your journey to be and stay the kind of person who loves to head outside no matter the weather deserves all the support it can get. And Humans Outside Season 6 is here to make things interesting and inspirational, with insights from a parade of guests who know it because they live it. Coming soon!

Ever stopped to consider when the right time to start a new habit might be? In her book Happier at Home, Gretchen Rubin has a suggestion on when that is -- and Amy tends to agree. In this episode Amy talks about why now is a great time to try a new habit like going outside every day. Listen now.

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Gretchen Rubin on September is the other January

Some of the good stuff:

[:46] I'm a junky for this

[1:08] Why I decided to try this for a year

[1:24] How that got me to The Happiness Project, which is about this

[1:38] Gretchen Rubin's second book gives this idea

[2:20] What she suggests instead of that other thing

[2:49] Which brought me to this

[3:08] And that has inspired me to suggest this

[3;22] Let's have a party together!

[3:30] I made this help

[4:15] No regrets -- none

Today's "Best Of" episode is all about walking with therapist Carmen Rendell, a UK-based walking enthusiast who takes her clients and herself outside to see what therapeutic help nature can bring. Those mornings and evenings of summer are the perfect time for taking a walk, and so I hope you find some inspiration in this "Best Of Humans Outside" episode.

Some of the good stuff:

[2:13] Carmen Rendell's favorite outdoor space

[3:58] How Carmen became someone who likes to go outside

[6:16] How Soul Hub came to be

[17:15] The plan for walking the British Isles

[24:35] The gift of having flexible goals

[25:30] What is "walking therapy?"

[25:40] But first, what is "wizard school?"

[29:00] Why nature is a great therapy space

[32:47] How movement is important in walking therapy

[35:09] Why don't all therapists offer walking therapy?

[38:03] How anyone can do walking therapy

[47:10] Carmen's favorite and most essential outdoor gear

[48:49] Carmen's favorite outdoor moment

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