The Adventurous Reinvention

Welcome back to The Adventurous Reinvention Podcast, where host Allison Boyle delves into the transformative power of adventure.

In today's episode, we're tackling the mental hurdles that often accompany our most adventurous pursuits. If you've ever felt that wave of anxiety or resistance before a big trip, you're not alone.

Allison shares personal experiences, like her journey on the John Muir Trail amidst wildfire threats, to illustrate how to differentiate between genuine safety concerns and the pre-trip mind drama.

With practical insights and examples from her coaching clients, she highlights the importance of preparation, safety plans, and community support to navigate this mental barrier.

Key Points Discussed:

• An in-depth look into pre-trip resistance and how it impacts your success as a backpacker. It is a common psychological hurdle that arises for many backpackers before an adventure.
• How to differentiate between genuine safety concerns in the mountains and pre-trip mind drama and emotional resistance
• Strategies to manage pre-trip nerves
• Real-life examples of overcoming pre-trip resistance

Join us as we explore how overcoming pre-trip resistance can lead to immense personal growth and unforgettable adventures.

Whether you're a seasoned backpacker or just starting, this episode is packed with valuable lessons to help you reach that trailhead with confidence and excitement.

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

In today's episode, I am joined by my employee Kellie, who helps me with so many things at She Dreams of Alpine, including being the Community Manager of our Backpacking Badass Program Community.

In this episode, we talk about some "hot topics" within our Backpacking Badass Community to share a little behind-the-scenes of what our students are thinking about, and what we are coaching on a lot right now, and share some of that advice here on the podcast.

Key Points Discussed:

• Journaling prompts to reflect on for your 2024 adventures
• 2025 adventure planning
• Our new free 5-day challenge coming up in January 2025
• How do you know what your “limit” is when planning your hiking and backpacking goals?
• Training for hiking and backpacking in the "offseason" (like winter)
• Advice for maintaining baseline fitness during the winter time when you can't get outdoors as much
• How to get started rock climbing if you're a beginner
• And so much more!

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

❄️ WINTER HIKING AND CAMPING WORKSHOP: Join me in this epic workshop training so you can adventure outdoors this winter feeling safe, prepared, WARM, and equipped with the proper gear you need for hiking and camping in the snow.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

Join me in a behind-the-scenes look at the big rock climbing goal I set for myself in 2024 and my experiment to have more fun with lead climbing and shift my relationship with my fear of falling in climbing.

Key Points Discussed:

• Why I chose this climbing goal in 2024
• The journaling prompts I used to frame up my "impossible goal" around lead climbing and my fear of falling (a process you could use for any big goal you have)
• A behind-the-scenes look at my biggest fears and insecurities when it came to this climbing goal
• What I achieved this year in pursuit of this goal, what I'm most proud of, and what I still want to work on going forward
• The top 5 things that made the biggest impact on my growth in this goal
• My biggest takeaways and lessons learned from pursuing this climbing goal

Even if you are NOT a rock climber, you will really benefit from listening to this episode and learning more about my approach to setting big goals.

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

🏔️ THE ADVENTUROUS REINVENTION EXPERIENCE WAITLIST

Join host Allison Boyle as she dives into an inspiring conversation with Marie Pier Tremblay about the transformative power of adventure and personal reinvention through the lens of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT).

Key Points Discussed:

• What inspired Marie to say YES to hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
• The courage to advocate for your big dreams
• Discussions on exploring options like sabbaticals and remote work before quitting your job for a thru-hike
• Navigating relationships when taking 6 months off to do a thru-hike like the PCT
• Her remarkable personal growth, connections, and the joy of forming a 'trail family' during the PCT adventure
• Post-PCT reflections leading to career shifts
• Marie’s personal reinvention journey, encompassing explorations in relationships and embracing her true self
• The significance of self-talk, self-trust, and the art of knowing when to persist or change direction
• And SO much more

Tune in to hear how Marie’s adventurous leap of faith led to profound life changes and a newfound purpose in guiding others.

Where to learn more about Marie:

• Marie's Instagram
• Marie's Website
• Marie's Podcast (Self Growth Nerds)

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

In this episode, Allison Boyle dives into the importance of committing to your adventurous goals BEFORE the new year starts.

With 2025 around the corner, Allison shares insights on how to break free from the cycle of putting personal desires on the back burner and step into an adventurous lifestyle.

🎉 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: On November 18th-21st we are opening up enrollment to my signature coaching program, The Backpacking Badass Program (our online course, community and coaching program where we teach you everything you need to know about backpacking and being safe and self-sufficient anytime you hit the trail).

For many of our clients, this program was the difference between “maybe one day” and 👉 going on their first (of many) backpacking trips.

Our Black Friday is a perfect time to join us in the program and go ALL-IN on your goals to start backpacking more confidently in 2025 and beyond.

This is our FINAL enrollment of the year, and we are going BIG with our deals, bonuses, and giveaway prizes during that week. 

Early Birds get EARLY ACCESS to our deals (some are limited!). Plus, when you join our early bird list, we will also email you a Sneak Peek Guide of our bonuses and prizes for that enrollment. 👇

>> Join the Early Bird Waitlist here.

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

I'm turning 35 tomorrow and wanted to do a special birthday podcast episode.

Last year I created a list of 34 short-and-sweet lessons I’ve learned from life and the mountains during my 34 years around the sun so far and sent it as a newsletter to my email list. So this year I decided to revamp that list and add one new lesson. 

In today's episode, I'll be diving deep into 5 of my TOP lessons from that list.

If you want to read the full list you can go to https://www.shedreamsofalpine.com/birthday to check it out.

🎉 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉 On November 18th-21st we are opening up enrollment to my signature coaching program, The Backpacking Badass Program (our online course, community and coaching program where we teach you everything you need to know about backpacking and being safe and self-sufficient anytime you hit the trail).

For many of our clients, this program was the difference between “maybe one day” and 👉 going on their first (of many) backpacking trips.

Our Black Friday is a perfect time to join us in the program and go ALL-IN on your goals to start backpacking more confidently in 2025 and beyond.

This is our FINAL enrollment of the year, and we are going BIG with our deals, bonuses, and giveaway prizes during that week. 

Early Birds get EARLY ACCESS to our deals (some are limited!). Plus, when you join our early bird list, we will also email you a Sneak Peek Guide of our bonuses and prizes for that enrollment. 👇

>> Join the Early Bird Waitlist here.

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

In today's episode we're diving into how you can work with me (Allison) and my team at She Dreams of Alpine to make progress on your adventure goals.

If you're ready to get serious about your outdoor dreams and personal growth, stick with me, and let's explore how we can make it happen together!

Key Points Discussed:

• Overview of the free learning opportunities and resources we offer at She Dreams of Alpine
• Overview of the core program at She Dreams of Alpine, "the Backpacking Badass Program" which is a backpacking course, community, and coaching program that teaches you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker.
• Overview of the "Adventurous Reinvention Experience" that combines personal growth with an epic outdoor backpacking adventure.
• Explanation of the limited enrollment and exclusive experiences like rock climbing retreats.
• Information on how to join program waitlists, contact options for queries, and the next steps for those interested in personal and outdoor reinvention.

Learn more and join our waitlists for these programs here:

• BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST
• THE ADVENTUROUS REINVENTION EXPERIENCE WAITLIST
• ROCK CLIMBING RETREATS WAITLIST

Want to see some testimonials about the Backpacking Badass Program? Read our student stories here.

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

In this episode, join host Allison Boyle as she continues part 2 of her adventurous reinvention story of how she went from a conventional engineering career to a fulfilling life as an outdoor educator and life coach. Discover how embracing failure, adventure, and personal interests can lead to transformative life changes.

Key Points Discussed:

• Reflecting on her journey of going from engineering to life coaching and outdoor education, highlighting the lessons learned along the way.
• Decision to leave a stable job for a year of travel with her partner, Michael, and their life-changing van living experience.
• How Allison started She Dreams of Alpine and the Backpacking Badass Program - which has now served over 1,700 women in becoming confident hikers and backpackers.
• How embracing failures has resulted in significant personal growth and learning.
• Importance of focusing on life’s journey, experiences, and personal development, rather than just the destination.
• Insights into creating a life of freedom, creativity, and belonging in the outdoor community.

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

In this episode, Allison will be telling you part one of her personal adventurous reinvention story and how she went from being a city girl from Texas to becoming outdoorsy and adventurous through backpacking.

Key Points Discussed:

• FIRST Backpacking Experience: Allison's first challenging hike from Happy Isle to Little Yosemite Valley, marking the start of her outdoor journey.
• Adventurous Transformation: A "year of yes" led to solo travels, new adventures, and meeting her second husband.
• Life Path Changes: Overcame life challenges, including depression, divorce, and a move to California, sparking a shift in personal identity.
• Empowering Others: Creation of She Dreams of Alpine (her now business) and the "Backpacking Badass" program to teach and inspire women in the outdoors.

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

🎁 FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.

🥾 BACKPACKING COURSE WAITLIST: This is our signature program where we teach you how to become a safe, confident, and self-sufficient backpacker. It's an online course, coaching program, and community to support you in your journey to becoming a confident backpacker and step into your adventurous identity.

In this kick-off episode of The Adventurous Reinvention Podcast, host Allison Boyle, also known as She Dreams of Alpine, introduces herself and shares the vision behind her new podcast.

Dedicated to all those who seek transformation through the outdoors, Allison welcomes listeners from all backgrounds, ages, and levels of outdoor experience. She shares her background as a former blogger, now a full-time outdoor educator and certified life coach, with a mission to empower women to feel confident and self-sufficient on the trails.

Key Points Discussed:

• Introduction to Allison and Her Mission
• Programs Offered in Her Business (She Dreams of Alpine): The Backpacking Badass Course, the Adventurous Reinvention Experience, and Rock Climbing Retreats
• Vision for the Podcast
• Personal Story and Background
• What to Expect When Tuning In

Where to learn more about Allison:

• She Dreams of Alpine Blog
• Instagram @shedreamsofalpine

FREE GIFT: Grab the Outdoor Backpacker Starter Kit for FREE here to get started on your journey with backpacking.