Welcoming Back Lolo: Trail Resilience and Womanhood in the Wilderness
Papa Bear Hikes
Papa Bear Hikes
5 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
We're excited to welcome back Lolo to Papa Bear Hikes, hosted by Martin, for another episode filled with inspiration and trail wisdom. In this empowering conversation, Lolo, a beacon of resilience and female empowerment in the great outdoors, shares her remarkable journey and insights.
Lolo opens up about the unique challenges of being a woman on the trail, with a special focus on managing menstruation in nature. She provides practical advice, sustainable practices, and personal anecdotes, emphasizing how preparation and environmental respect are key to a successful and empowering hiking experience.
Her candid discussion about these often-overlooked aspects of womanhood in the wilderness is not just informative but also inspiring, highlighting the strength and adaptability of women hikers. Lolo's stories and tips are invaluable for any woman embarking on her own outdoor adventures.
Martin and Lolo's conversation is a celebration of womanhood, resilience, and the joy of hiking. It's a must-listen for anyone who seeks to understand the complexities and triumphs of female hikers.
Be sure to follow Lolo's inspiring journey on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/radiatelolove/ and join her movement towards empowerment and self-discovery.
Join the journey of resilience, empowerment, and trailblazing adventures with Lolo! Follow her inspiring path on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/radiatelolove/ and be part of the movement toward empowerment and self-discovery.
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Embrace the trail ahead with #RadiateLoloLove!
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| 0:00.0 | Well, those of you have been listening to Pop Bear Hikes for the last three years, know that I like to cover as many topics as I can, |
| 0:06.4 | try to answer as many questions as I can. |
| 0:09.6 | And there's some things I'm just not qualified to talk about, as much as I'd like to answer the questions. |
| 0:15.2 | But we're very lucky. |
| 0:16.5 | We have our friend returning guest, Lola Velos, who is going to cover some topics that are unique to women while through hiking. |
| 0:26.0 | Lola, welcome back. |
| 0:30.0 | You, the vast time you're on, we talked about the 275 days you spent on the trail, hiking the |
| 0:36.7 | Eastern Continental Trail. How are you doing? |
| 0:41.5 | Hey, I am doing good, so happy to be back on. |
| 0:45.0 | And yeah, I think I have a little bit of a unique perspective |
| 0:50.4 | when it comes to this topic specifically, so I'm excited to get into it. |
| 0:56.1 | There are certain things that happen on the trail that off the trail |
| 1:00.8 | we don't really even want to talk to them right our biology right let's let's face it right we still |
| 1:06.8 | have to go to the bathroom while we're out there our bodies continue to function right that doesn't stop but how do we deal with it |
| 1:18.8 | you know when I said we're going to deal with a topic here that I am just never going to be qualified to talk about no matter how much I research it. What is it we're going to talk about. All right. Today's topic is all about periods. I am |
| 1:26.4 | super excited to talk about this because I have been diagnosed with a chronic inflammatory disease called endometriosis, which gives me the longest, |
| 1:37.7 | heaviest, and most painful periods one can have. So I consider myself a little bit of a period professional. |
| 1:46.0 | The number one question I get asked when I told someone that I have Endo and I just spent 275 days straight walking was how do you deal with your periods on trails. |
| 1:58.6 | So I'm going to give you my best period trail tips. I'm going to give you a quick breakdown of what you can use and |
| 2:06.4 | some of my favorite period products and then we'll just cover things that you can do when you're caught with your pants down, so to speak. |
| 2:17.0 | So, Lola, let's dive right into this and tell us how does this work for you because you're you know |
| 2:26.3 | being a woman and you know you're dealing with the additional stress of |
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