Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores

big questions through intimate stories in the outdoors.

This episode is a little different than most.

We're starting a new segment on the show, and today I'd like to introduce

it and the people behind it to you. The segment is called the Nature Fix, and it's like an

advice column, only in podcast form. Hear it out there, we strongly believe that nature has the power

to help us make sense out of our lives,

particularly those parts of our lives that are messy and scary and overwhelming,

the parts of our lives that feel broken or out of control.

The Nature Fix is meant to harness that healing power of nature

and help you come up with solutions to your most pressing personal problems.

Once a month, we'll answer your questions, using the wisdom we gain outside to help you navigate this crazy world we live in.

So today, first of all, I want to introduce you to our two advice columnists.

They are brand new members of the Out There team, and I could not be happier to have them on board.

After we get to know them a bit, we'll dive right into some advice giving.

I've asked each of them to come up with a question from their own lives that they want help with.

We'll do our best to make sense of those questions and shed some light on possible solutions.

So without further ado, I'll let our advice columnists introduce themselves.

I'm Becky Jensen. I'm a freelance writer, hiker, volleyballer, and a single mom raising twin teenage boys. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado, and I'm writing my first book.

It's a memoir called Serendipity on the Trail. We've talked about it a little before on the

on out there. And I'll pretty much try anything at least once. Love it. It's my claim to fank.

All right. And Angus. Yeah, I'm Angus Chen.

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