This is A Sustainable Mind, episode 44. You've got to create your own opportunities. If you've got an

idea or you've got a vision, don't just think about it and wait for those opportunities to come

find you, create your opportunities. Like I used to daydream about being in the woods,

foraging and having this experience. And I have just

created that experience and invited other people to join. So not only am I offering the

opportunity to other people, but I'm also creating my own opportunities in the process.

Welcome to A Sustainable Mind, where we delve into the minds behind today's most impactful environmental campaigns, organizations, and startups, inspiring the environmental change makers of tomorrow.

I'm your host, Marjorie Alexander.

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Beck's Band is professional nomad, an ordinary adventure, and an amazing storyteller. She shares

about her travels and excursions at loveherwild.com,

an online community that she started specifically for women. And Bex recounts her more personal tales

at her blog, The Ordinary Adventure.com. So today I am so excited to be interviewing Beck's

band, creator of Love Her Wild and Paddle Pickup, two amazing communities that I cannot wait to talk about.

Bex, welcome to the show.

Hi, thank you for having me.

So before we jump into all of the wild projects that you have going on, I wanted to start off by having you give us a little

bit of background into how you grew up, your interactions with nature and the environment as a child.

Yeah, so actually, I didn't have that much interaction with nature or the environment or being outdoors

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