Lori discusses how she handles post-adventure blues and shares ten tips that keep her motivated and help fill the gap between adventures.

If you or someone you know is struggling with depression and the blues aren’t going away, please reach out to a medical professional or your primary physician. 

List of Mental Health resources and referral info
https://www.healthyplace.com/other-info/resources/mental-health-hotline-numbers-and-referral-resources 

Post trail depression articles and blog posts
http://www.appalachiantrail.org/home/community/blog/ATFootpath/2018/10/18/post-trail-depression

http://www.eathomas.com/dealing-post-hike-depression/

https://just2hikers.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/post-trail-depression/ 

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Special thank you to my Instagram followers for sharing their tips!
@written_in_dirt
@summitstrength.au
@treesandtents
@jbphillips77
@xdeadpoet87x
@parkschallenge
@run_jbird

Special thank you to Twitter user @MerelyMcCool for contributing a tip! 

And thank you to Isabella for being a show patron!

Music track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license. 

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