blissful hiker ❤︎ inspiring you to hike your own hike
Long-distance backpacker Alison "Blissful Hiker" Young has walked over 13,000 miles on six continents including New Zealand's Te Araroa, Europe's Pyrenean Haute Route, Africa's Drakensberg Traverse and the Pacific Crest Trail in the United States.
In a series of personal essays coupled with found sound, this podcast explores her journey of self-discovery as a middle-aged titanium-reinforced cancer thriver, sharing the sometimes unglamorous but vital truth about empowerment, inspiring others to blaze their own trails in this journey we call life.
Podcasting since 2020 • 151 episodes
blissful hiker ❤︎ inspiring you to hike your own hike
Latest Episodes
Art of the State (Parks): Spring at Lake Itasca
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” —Margaret AtwoodPart one in the series highlights a night of near-solitude at Lake Itasca State Park. The moment is a reflection on spring’s renewal and the fragi...
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Season 8
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Episode 151
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6:00
Aliveness
“The goal of life … is not happiness, peace, or fulfillment, but aliveness.” —Hubert Dreyfuss1. Sometimes curiosity about what’s around the next corner is enough to keep us exploring and moving forward.2. Life doesn’t end once you...
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Season 7
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Episode 150
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8:37
Mindset in Motion
"You can think your way into a new way of acting, or act your way into a new way of thinking."Sometimes we can’t wait for the right mindset to show up. Sometimes we have to step into the behavior first, and trust that the mindset wi...
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Season 7
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Episode 149
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8:16
