Raechel Anne Jolie (she/her) is a writer, educator, and the author of Rust Belt Femme (Belt, '20) which was a finalist for the Heartland Booksellers Award for Best Non-Fiction, and was named in NPR's Favorite Books of 2020. She's a long-time punk, vegan, and Left activist, and in this conversation she talks to us about Continue Reading…

Margeaux Feldman (they/them) is a writer, educator, and community builder who has organized award-winning events within the disability community. Their work centers around the question: In a world that works to oppress and divide us, how do we care for one another and ourselves? This conversation covers a lot—everything from how we might choose to be Continue Reading…

Heather "Anish" Anderson (she/her) is a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year and the only woman who has completed the Appalachian, Pacific Crest, and Continental Divide National Scenic Trails three times each. In this conversation Heather shares honest stories from her 2015 record-setting hike on the Appalachian Trail. We talk about why she went after Continue Reading…

Che Che Luna (they/them) is a holistic trauma-informed sex + pleasure educator that guides LGBTQIA+ folx back home to their bodies and personal liberation. They are a queer, nonbinary, latinx professional dancer who finds great joy in embodying sensuality and creating spaces for others to do the same. This conversation dives into pleasure, dancing, masturbation, Continue Reading…

Amanda Jameson (she/her) is a Black queer woman, communicator, and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion advocate who is also a fellow long-distance hiker. In this episode we talk a bunch about hiking (of course!) as well as about Amanda’s grief practice, learning not to take ourselves too seriously, and more. Everything Amanda shares is like Continue Reading…

This episode was a particularly fun one for me to record—because it features my partner, Tom (he/him) who most of you know by his trail name: Gent. Our conversation is centered around 20 questions that folks submitted on Instagram—everything from: how we met, what demonstrating love looks like for us on a daily basis, our Continue Reading…

James-Olivia Chu Hillman (they/them) is a facilitator and enthusiastic advocate of necessary, uncomfortable, and life-changing conversations. Our chat is filled with good squirmy questions—particularly about what it means to be in right-relationship with ourselves and others, and what can be gained by meaningful disobedience. To view a transcript of this episode, click here. More from Continue Reading…

In this little minisode, my dear friend Julia Hanlon (she/her) and I share our words of the year for 2021—why we chose those words and how we plan to honor them. We also talk about some specific ways in which we hope to bring more ease into our lives this year, as well as how Continue Reading…

Marlee Grace (she/her) is a dancer and writer whose work focuses on the self, devotion, ritual, creativity, and art making. She joins us for a conversation about commitment—how to commit, how to not be an unrelenting asshole to yourself when your commitments don’t go according to plan, and more. To view a transcript of this Continue Reading…

Bear Hebert (they/them) is a radical life coach, social justice educator, and anti-capitalist business consultant. They work with activists, artists and other weirdos to find divergent paths to unconventional success, and in this episode they share stories & tactics for practicing the type of productivity that won't kill your soul. To view a transcript of Continue Reading…