Bridget Crocker, THE RIVER'S DAUGHTER

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Zibby Owens

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🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Zibby is joined by legendary whitewater rafting guide and debut author Bridget Crocker to discuss THE RIVER’S DAUGHTER, a vivid, propulsive, and deeply insightful memoir about finding courage and meaning in a life outdoors. Bridget shares the decades-long journey of writing her story, which traces her turbulent upbringing in Wyoming, her profound connection to rivers and nature, and her path to healing from trauma, addiction, anxiety, and generational cycles of abuse. She also reflects on her years as an international river guide and the resilience she gained through listening—both to the natural world and her inner voice.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive
0:24.0	look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't
0:29.3	have to.
0:30.3	Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day.
0:36.2	For more information, go to zibbmedia.com and follow me on Instagram
0:40.2	at Zibby Owens. Bridget Cracker is the author of the River's Daughter, a memoir. By the way, I
0:49.1	loved this book so much. I really am obsessed with it. It was so good, and I could not put it down.
0:55.8	Bridget Crocker is a trailblazer in women's empowerment within the outdoor industry.
1:00.2	A leading whitewater rafting guide. She has led remote river expeditions down many of the world's
1:04.7	greatest river canyons. She is a contributing author to Lonely Planet Guidebooks and the best
1:09.5	women's travel writing series. Her work has been
1:12.2	featured in magazines, including Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, Trailrunner, and Outside,
1:17.9	as well as Patagonia's blog, The Cleanest Line. She lives in Malibu, California. Welcome, Bridget. Thank you so
1:23.9	much for coming on, totally booked with Zivvy, to talk about the River's daughter of memoir. Congratulations.
1:29.6	Thank you. Having me. It's a real pleasure to be here.
1:32.6	Oh, my gosh. Your book was so good. I couldn't put it down. It kept me up late.
1:39.2	The ending killed me. I mean, the whole thing. Oh, my gosh. I don't know. I have so much respect for you for so many
1:46.5	reasons. And the book in and of itself was so good, but your life, oh my gosh. Just really amazing.
1:53.6	Sorry, sorry to gush. Just, oh, my gosh. No, keep dashing. No, it's really touching to me that
2:00.4	the ending moved you. I mean, I think that's the reason
2:03.2	why this book is out in the world because of that promise that I made to my father. So, you know,
2:08.5	that that is coming through and that love is coming through. It means a lot.
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