Episode #361 - Casey Beeman (Freedom Pouch)
Mighty Blue On The Appalachian Trail: The Ultimate Mid-Life Crisis
Steve Adams
4.8 • 599 Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
I found this week's guest by reading an article he'd written about Post-Trail Depression. I know some people scoff at this concept, but it is real, and Casey Beeman articulates it beautifully.
He did his thru-hike, along with his wife, Kylie, last year. They enjoyed the freedom to have a big adventure, but coming down to earth at the end turned out to be problematic, especially for Casey.
I asked him to read the article during our conversation, which he duly did, and I think it adds power to the piece by the simple fact of him reading it.
Our MB Class of 23 is boosted by just one new member today. Jessica Lang-Wright was one of our first class members but, for reasons you'll hear today, it is only now that she can be on the show. Welcome Jessica. You can follow her through her Youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@bluehairedhiker, and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bluehairedhiker/.
Doctor Lynne has had to miss this week, but will return next week with her views on Lyme Disease.
If you'd like to find out more about "Then The Hail Came," check out George's website at https://georgesteffanos.webador.com/. You can also find George's book on Amazon at this link. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QFG4ZR6.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Hiking Radio Network, where we talk the walk with shows by hikers |
| 0:05.3 | about hikers for everybody. Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, joins Stephen his guests every week as he staggers from Georgia to Maine. |
| 0:33.3 | Hello, how are you? You're listening to Mighty Blue on the Appalachian Trail, the ultimate midlife crisis, |
| 0:38.7 | and I'm Mighty Blue or Steve Adams. Each week we talk with hikers, mainly about the Appalachian Trail, |
| 0:44.8 | but often not. Today we've got a guest who did an 80-through hike with his wife, Kylie, last year, |
| 0:49.9 | and as often happens, he struggled quite badly as it turns out on re-entering so-called society |
| 0:55.8 | or normalcy. And he wrote an article about his struggle which I read on Facebook. It was so |
| 1:01.4 | well written and truly articulated what many of us feel when we get back home. Anyway, |
| 1:06.0 | I invited Casey on the show and he agreed. He's going to be reading the article, and it takes |
| 1:10.3 | a couple of minutes, and we talk about his hike and the impact that it had upon him. Casey would be on |
| 1:15.4 | in a moment. End in our Mighty Blue Class of 2023, I had intended to introduce our final two |
| 1:21.5 | members to you. Unfortunately, one of the recordings was absolutely terrible, so I couldn't |
| 1:26.4 | edit. This is from a lady, Mary Marks, who is already hiking the AT, so we're going to catch up |
| 1:31.0 | with her and introduce her in the next week or so as we revisit some of our other members. |
| 1:36.5 | Fortunately, Jessica Lang Wright's recording was fine, so you're going to be meeting her today |
| 1:41.2 | after Casey. |
| 1:42.7 | Then George Tophanos is struggling through Pennsylvania, but Delaware water gap is in sight. |
| 1:48.2 | There's no Dr. Lynn today, but she'll be back next week talking about Lyme disease. |
| 1:53.0 | So let's get on and meet Casey Beeman or Freedom Pouch. |
| 1:59.4 | Today's guest, Casey Beeman, recently posted an article that he'd been or he'd written about post-traught |
| 2:06.4 | depression. Well, it's really about what it feels like to hike and kind of answers the question |
| 2:12.1 | your friends ask when you get home. What's it like? Hey, Casey, how are you? How are you? I'm good. Thanks. |
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