Rachel and I discuss her struggles with substances growing up, how she came out of that phase of her life, dipping her toes into the backpacking community, and becoming who you want to be one step at a time. "[hiking] totally let me know my worth."

"You are allowed to feel any emotion you want out there. If you're angry, be angry! But you're only angry at yourself. It's not like you can be angry at anyone else!"

"To this day that's where I feel home is, on trail."

"You always have to go through the extreme first before it becomes easier."

“All the times that felt so hard and heavy, taught us how to love and be a better person and how to be grateful for those times.”

"If your goals don't scare you they're not big enough."