What do you get when you combine wellness with adventure travel? 

In Stacy Funt’s case, you get a new business. My guest today began her new business combining a love for travel and adventure with the need to fill a gap between empty nesting and grief and her new business was born.

In this episode, we unpack what her business looks like, what her brand of wellness adventure travel is, and how taking risk coming from a safe, secure paycheck looks and feels like. 

No matter which part of this first attracts you, you may feel inspired after this episode. 

 

My Guest:

Stacey Funt, MD, NBHWC, is a physician, certified health coach, and founder of LH Adventure Travel, a company specializing in small-group wellness adventures for women worldwide. Drawing on her medical expertise and love of travel, Stacey curates immersive experiences in breathtaking natural settings and vibrant cultural landscapes. Inspired by the pillars of well-being—movement, nourishing whole foods, relaxation, and sisterhood—her journeys leave women feeling deeply connected, rejuvenated, and inspired.

 

Questions We Answer in This Episode:

• [00:03:41] What inspired you, as a physician, to start a wellness adventure travel business at the age of 58?
• [00:09:22] How do you describe or what is your flavor of wellness adventure travel differ from traditional travel, and what benefits does it offer women in their 40s, 50s, and beyond?
• [00:12:34] Are you practicing medicine? Are the travels for consumers, practitioners or both? 
• [00:13:29] Any memorable stories or transformation from one of your travel adventures?
• [00:16:14] What advice would you give a woman dreaming about a wellness adventure or retreat feeling?
• [00:21:59] What advice would you give a woman dreaming about a wellness adventure or retreat but feeling hesitant or unable to commit?
• [00:31:14] Talk about the need to take risks in this new business endeavor and any struggles you had with that.

 

Thinking About Going On A Women's Wellness Adventure Travel After 50?

 

LH Adventure Travel

• A week-long weekend adventure of women in 40s to 60s
• Based on lifestyle medicine with 6 basic tenets
• Comes with 4 itineraries:

1. 1. Movement (hiking, kayaking, biking, etc.)
   2. Healthy Eating
   3. Stress Management (spa, yoga, etc.)
   4. Community and Sisterhood (community circles with questions, get togethers, etc.)

Why go on a Wellness Adventure Travel After 50?

• We won’t have these opportunities forever.
• Tap into your desire. Let it move you into a direction on how to live.
• “Tell me, what do you plan to do with your one, wild, precious life” - quote by Mary Oliver, shared by Stacey Funt

Advice on taking risks

• There are no guarantees, there are no guidebooks, there are no set paths.
• It’s scary to take a risk, but do something different and tell everybody about it (starting a business).
• Starting a new business is not only a financial risk, but also an emotional risk.

 

Connect with Stacey:

• Dr. Stacey’s Website - LH Adventure Travel
• Facebook - LH Adventure Travel
• Instagram - @lhadventuretravel

 

Other Episodes You Might Like:

• Previous Episode - What’s Best Total Body or Split Routine in Menopause
• Next Episode - Solving Sleep Issues with CBD and Other Perimenopause Symptom Solutions 
• More Like This - Traveling Alone After 50 Or With Friends? Safe vs Not Safe

 

Resources:

• Join Flipping 50 Women's Retreats each designed to challenge and stretch you.
• Looking for a perfect location for hikes and outdoor yoga? Join the Flipping 50 Women’s Retreat at Moab in October! 
• Join  Flipping 50 Menopause Fitness Specialist® to become a coach!
• Short & Easy Exercise videos in this 5 Day Flip Challenge.