We were forced to be in continuous uncomfortable circumstances and figure out solutions,

which is why there was so much family healing that happened because we didn't do that before.

We were just in the same scenarios again and again and again.

And now here we are.

We're in a foreign land.

We have no idea what we're doing.

We don't speak good Spanish.

There was just one situation after another that we had to figure out a solution and come together and be a family.

A few months ago, our team got a pitch from writer, yoga teacher, and entrepreneur,

Lauren Duke, and it really made an impression on us.

Lauren holds a master's degree in psychology with an emphasis in physiology and body-based behavior.

She spent her career thinking about how physical movement can help us process our emotions.

In 2023, Lauren turned that curiosity into a very personal experiment.

She invited her family on a 535-mile

trek across the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Relationships with family members can be complicated,

and Lauren's family is no exception. She planned to do this trip with her two siblings, one of whom

she'd previously been estranged

from for over a decade.

They also invited their mother, who Lauren described as an out of shape, struggling alcoholic.

For some people, spending a month hiking across Spain with their parents and adult siblings

doesn't sound like a party.

On the trail, there's nowhere to hide from intense family dynamics.

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