The Tools to Thrive

Out There

Willow Belden

Wilderness, Sports, Nature, Science

4.6 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

When KC Cheng decided to hike the Camino de Santiago, she imagined it as a kind of therapy. She wanted to feel young and adventurous again, in charge of her own life.

Like so many other thru-hikers, she saw a long-distance trek as an opportunity for an emotional reset.

But what does a solo adventure really do to a person? Does "getting away from it all" change us in a fundamental way?

On this episode, KC shares the story of a surprising realization she made as a result of her pilgrimage.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Willow Belden and you're listening to Out There, the podcast that explores big questions through intimate stories outdoors.
0:10.6	Before we get started today, I wanted to let you know about another podcast you might enjoy.
0:17.0	From Gen Z Media, the Peabody Award-winning producers behind hit podcasts like Six Minutes and the Unexplainable disappearance of Mars Patel comes becoming Mother Nature.
0:30.2	When Chloe is sent off to live with her mysterious and eccentric grandmother, she learns an unbelievable secret. Grandma Ivy is none other than
0:41.0	Mother Nature herself. And Chloe is next in line to assume the power and responsibility of the job.
0:48.2	Can a 12-year-old learn to balance the entire world's ecosystem while just trying to fit in at her new school?
0:55.2	Only Mother Nature knows.
0:57.0	You can listen to becoming Mother Nature wherever you get your podcasts.
1:02.2	Support for this episode comes from Renegi, a renewable energy company specializing in solar products.
1:09.6	They make everything from solar flashlights to portable
1:13.0	solar panels that you can take camping, all the way up to big installations that can power your
1:18.0	home or RV. Renegi is on a mission to help you enjoy an active, outdoorsy lifestyle without
1:25.0	having to worry about air pollution, noise pollution, or maintenance.
1:29.5	For 10% off your entire order at Renegy.com, enter the promo code Out There at checkout.
1:36.7	That's R-E-N-O-G-Y.com promo code out there.
1:43.3	Renegy, big or small, solar for all.
1:53.8	We often talk about nature as a kind of therapy. We assume that time spent outside can help us sort out the messy parts of our
2:02.7	lives. And we talk about getting away from it all in order to reset ourselves emotionally.
2:09.9	But is that really how it works? Do outdoor adventures change us in some fundamental way? What do we actually need in order to feel like we're in
2:20.0	control of our own lives? On this episode, photojournalist Casey Chang takes us on a pilgrimage
2:27.2	on the Camino de Santiago and explores how we find the tools to thrive. I'll let Casey take it from here.
2:39.0	Back in January, my oldest friend invited me to visit her in Barcelona.
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