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Today’s guest has dedicated her life to helping others. She’s spent 18 years teaching leadership on backpacking, rock climbing, and canyoneering courses for the non-profit NOLS, the National Outdoor Leadership School. She’s a certified life coach, dog lover, bikepacker and all around badass who has forged a new path after suffering a traumatic brain injury in 2019 that upended her life.

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https://lindsaynohl.coach

https://www.instagram.com/lindsay.nohl/

https://www.instagram.com/dirttown.adventures/

https://www.nols.edu/en/

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(00:00:00) Intro

(00:01:13) Amazing Products/Companies

(00:02:55) Different Ways You Can Support This Podcast

(00:04:19) Lindsay Nohl Bio

(00:04:46) Lindsay's Origins and Early Life; Competitive Soccer Career

(00:16:23) Transition From Soccer to NOLS

(00:21:20) Injuries; Indoor Soccer; Gender and Sports; PRP and Healing; STEM Cells

(00:32:14) Carrying Heavy Packs and Water; Arizona Trail Race 300 Stuff

(00:36:51) NOLS History, Early Years and Culture; Changing Identity From Soccer to Outdoor Leadership

(00:41:49) How Was NOLS effected by COVID? General Effects on the Outdoor Industry

(00:49:38) Existing in the World Without Phones; Outdoor Group Dynamics

(00:59:51) NOLS Working With NASA Astronaughts; Bikepacking and Outdoor Leadership

(01:06:30) Bikepacking as and Introvert and Extrovert; Grand Depart vs. Independent Time Trial

(01:12:39) 2023 Pinyons and Pines; 2021 Pinyons and Pines

(01:31:13) Bike Crash; Traumatic Brain Injury; Suicidal Thoughts and Other Side Effects

(01:48:47) First Behavioral Health Hospital Experience

(01:55:12) Second Treatment Facility

(02:02:05) Overcoming Suffering and Fear; Signs of Suicide; Journaling

(02:08:30) Chiropractors Working on Nervous System; Different Antidepressants and Medications; Leaky Gut and Diet

(02:16:14) Finding a Solution with Wellbutrin; Upward Spiral; Depression; Prescription Drugs Usage

(02:34:03) Stigma About Depression and Suicide; Taking Brain Injuries Seriously; Journaling; Intrusive Thoughts

(02:40:59) Gratitude; Keeping a Mission; Legacy; 24 Hours In Old Pueblo Race

(02:55:38) Not Having Kids; Alcoholism; Bidet

(03:05:12) Leadership Skills and Roles; Challenges and Solutions; Decision Making Styles; Real World Learning

(03:30:56) Personal Mission Statement; Life Coaching; Mountain Bike Coaching; Organizing Life For Happiness

(03:44:12) Rapid Fire Questions

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