Nature Untold

In these short episodes, we hear quick answers to quick questions from our monthly guest. This month, John and Naomi go through the lightning round and hear more about what's bringing her joy lately, what advice she might have for people trying to get sober, and much more!

You can learn more at our website.

Naomi Veak (she/her) is an authentic relating facilitator, a nature-connected life coach in-training, and the founder of My Sober Girlfriends, a membership community for badass sober women in Portland, Oregon. Outdoor sports helped her manage her depression in her early 20's, but it wasn't until she got sober and learned to slow down in Nature that shit got magical.

In this episode, Naomi and Jon talk about the concept of slowing down in nature, hosting sober events for badass outdoor women, the importance of continuous growth, and channeling new energy through sobriety.

You can check out Naomi’s membership program here. You can also catch up with Naomi here.

This episode is sponsored by Bigger Life Adventures. Founders and owners, Carrie and Zach, created an amazing retreat company to help folks heal and recover, whether it’s from addiction, trauma, or anything else that ails us. They have scholarships available because they believe that everyone should have access to these types of retreats. If you’re interested in attending a retreat, use code NATUREUNTOLD for $50 off your purchase. Learn more here!

This episode is also sponsored by Sawyer Products. Sawyer is more than an outdoor company. Every Sawyer product you buy is a contribution to our common humanity, bringing clean water programs to people in need domestically, internationally, and in disaster relief missions all around the world. We appreciate their support and their mission. You can learn more on their website.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Nature Untold Short Stories will feature essays that reflect on the recovery, addiction, or sobriety journey in the outdoor space.

In this short story, we're reading Part 3 of a 3-part series, Autumn Tides, by past guest Sarah Fountain.

You can listen to Part 1 here and Part 2 here.

You can find Sarah's full story from our interview with her earlier in 2022, episode 26.

You can read Sarah's full essay here and follow along with her here. 

Nature Untold is a part of the Plug Tone Audio Collective. You can follow along with Nature Untold on Instagram.

TW: This episode mentions suicide, self-mutilation, and eating disorders.

Originally from Toronto, Crystal Allsop (she/her) now calls the town of Squamish home. Crystal is a mountain lover; she loves to stare at them, paint them, and explore them via many modalities. Her favorite way to experience and connect with the mountains is through alpine climbing.

Crystal shares her story of using alcohol to numb the painfully confusing emotions of a traumatic childhood and the things that were instrumental in her gradual rise to self-respect, sobriety, and mountain summits.

You can catch up with Crystal on Instagram.

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This episode is sponsored by Bigger Life Adventures. Founders and owners, Carrie and Zach, created an amazing retreat company to help folks heal and recover, whether it’s from addiction, trauma, or anything else that ails us. They have scholarships available because they believe that everyone should have access to these types of retreats. If you’re interested in attending a retreat, use code NATUREUNTOLD for $50 off your purchase. Learn more here!

This episode is also sponsored by Sawyer Products. Sawyer is more than an outdoor company. Every Sawyer product you buy is a contribution to our common humanity, bringing clean water programs to people in need domestically, internationally, and in disaster relief missions all around the world. We appreciate their support and their mission. You can learn more on their website.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Nature Untold Short Stories will feature essays that reflect on the recovery, addiction, or sobriety journey in the outdoor space. 

In this short story, we're reading Part 2 of a 3-part series, Autumn Tides, by past guest Sarah Fountain.

You can find Sarah's full story from our interview with her earlier in 2022, episode 26.

You can read Sarah's full essay here and follow along with her here. 

Nature Untold is a part of the Plug Tone Audio Collective. You can follow along with Nature Untold on Instagram.

Nature Untold Short Stories will feature essays that reflect on the recovery, addiction, or sobriety journey in the outdoor space. In this short story, we're reading Part 1 of a 3-part series, Autumn Tides, by past guest Sarah Fountain.

You can find Sarah's full story from our interview with her earlier in 2022, episode 26. 

You can read Sarah's full essay here and follow along with her here. 

Nature Untold is a part of the Plug Tone Audio Collective. You can follow along with Nature Untold on Instagram.

As you may know, the Nature Untold Podcast is part of a greater family of outdoor podcasts called the Plug Tone Audio Collective. We're a house of current, awesome podcasts and a production house for future audio storytelling.

As part of this collective, we have been creating new content for the Plug Tone Outdoors podcast feed. In this mini trailer, we're introducing our new show, Built Outdoors.

Built Outdoors explores and shares stories of outdoor entrepreneurs in a highly-produced, narrative storytelling audio format. We're really excited about sharing these stories and hope you'll check them out over on the Plug Tone Outdoors Podcast channel.

If you want to follow along with Plug Tone, you can follow us on Instagram, check out our website, and sign up for our newsletter.

Andrew Gibbs-Dabney is the founder and CEO of LIVSN Designs. LIVSN creates versatile and sustainable apparel designed to last longer.

Andrew is dedicated to the values of sustainability and conscious capitalism. He truly believes business success and social progress go hand in hand and he has built LIVSN on these ideals from day one.

Andrew comes on the show to share his story of recovery from opioids. He was exposed to opioids at a very young age because of some health issues as a child, and from there, felt that he was already predisposed to addiction. He speaks to his moment of clarity, choosing his rock bottom, serving time, and rebuilding a normal life.

Catch up with Andrew:

This episode is sponsored by Bigger Life Adventures. Founders and owners, Carrie and Zach, created an amazing retreat company to help folks heal and recover, whether it’s from addiction, trauma, or anything else that ails us. They have scholarships available because they believe that everyone should have access to these types of retreats. If you’re interested in attending a retreat, use code NATUREUNTOLD for $50 off your purchase. Learn more here!

This episode is also sponsored by Sawyer Products. Sawyer is more than an outdoor company. Every Sawyer product you buy is a contribution to our common humanity, bringing clean water programs to people in need domestically, internationally, and in disaster relief missions all around the world. We appreciate their support and their mission. You can learn more on their website.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Bret Biggart serves as Chief Executive Officer of Freedom Solar Power. Bret has a background in corporate finance and obtained his MBA from the Jones School of Business at Rice University. When he's not working, he is enjoying a mixture of nature and sport endurance, with a focus on biking. Bret recently completed the Leadville 100 - 105 mile race and Tahoe Trail 100K. From leading the solar revolution to biking his way through nature, Bret's purpose is maintaining the beauty of the planet.

In this episode, John and Bret discuss:

This episode is sponsored by Bigger Life Adventures. Founders and owners, Carrie and Zach, created an amazing retreat company to help folks heal and recover, whether it’s from addiction, trauma, or anything else that ails us. They have scholarships available because they believe that everyone should have access to these types of retreats. If you’re interested in attending a retreat, use code NATUREUNTOLD for $50 off your purchase. Learn more here!

This episode is also sponsored by Sawyer Products. Sawyer is more than an outdoor company. Every Sawyer product you buy is a contribution to our common humanity, bringing clean water programs to people in need domestically, internationally, and in disaster relief missions all around the world. We appreciate their support and their mission. You can learn more on their website.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Matt Samet is a climber of 35 years based in Boulder, Colorado, where he lives with his family in the plains east of town. He is the former editor of Climbing Magazine as well as the author of the Climbing Dictionary and the memoir Death Grip: A Climber’s Escape from Benzo Madness.

In this episode, John and Matt discuss:

This episode is sponsored by Bigger Life Adventures. Founders and owners, Carrie and Zach, created an amazing retreat company to help folks heal and recover, whether it’s from addiction, trauma, or anything else that ails us. They have scholarships available because they believe that everyone should have access to these types of retreats. If you’re interested in attending a retreat, use code NATUREUNTOLD for $50 off your purchase. Learn more here!

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Kara Hoisington (she/her) is a true New Englander. Growing up on the mountains of Maine and currently living in Vermont, Kara is an All-American ski racer and avid hiker. Her day job is as a Principal Consultant at a leading market research firm. In the past year, she got divorced from her husband of one-year and is on the road to better understanding and forgiving herself to rid the habit of engaging in toxic relationships.

In this episode, Kara and John discuss:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Spencer Harkins (he/him) is a skier and Brand guy for the infamous Pit Viper. He lives in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, and sends the gnar.

In this episode, John and Spencer chat about:

You can follow along with Spencer on Instagram here.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Karen Schroeder (she/her/hers) is a sober ultra runner, climber, Mother Nature lover who has a passion for wild spaces and raising youth to be good stewards of them.

She is currently working towards being the best version of herself, pushing her limits as she climbs the Rockies of Colorado. She’s training for her first official ultra race, after completing other self-supported endurance pursuits. In her free time, she’s standing on summits, dancing and promoting inclusivity, and getting curious about the rock layers of the Southwest.

In this episode, John and Karen discuss:

If you want to catch up with Karen, you can follow her here.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Content warning:this episode contains mentions of PTSD and suicidal thoughts and ideation. If that is triggering for you, you may want to skip that one and that’s totally okay! We love you either way.

Drew Petersen (he/him) is a passionate skier, runner, and mountain athlete on a mission to change our culture surrounding mental health. In his career as a professional skier, he blends storytelling with his athletic adventures—ranging from skiing lines in the backcountry to running 100 miles—to bring people along for the ride and to advocate for things he cares about.

In this episode, John and Drew discuss:

Catch up with Drew here.

You can watch the full new film, Ups and Downs.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Sarah Fountain (she/her) is a marketing director, creative, writer, dog mom, rock climber, and general outdoors enthusiast living in Boulder, Colorado. She recently celebrated 9 years of sobriety. She also describes herself as an aggressive extrovert and empath.

In this episode, John and Sarah discuss:

Catch up with Sarah on Instagram.

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

WELP, we have a little update for you from the Nature Untold Podcast.

As some of you may know, I’m celebrating my two-year soberversary this week and with my second year of sobriety came a lot of changes. I’ve started building my own little business, quitting my 9-5 job, and I’ve been trudging along in this life.

I was noticing that I wasn’t able to bring as much passion to these conversations as I thought was necessary and respectful to our guests’ stories. I feel really good in my sobriety but I felt I would be doing a disservice to this podcast as a host if I went into interviews not feeling like I was giving it everything I had like I had done in the past.

So, I reached out to John Holdmeier, a past guest and current friend. And I asked for some help - I asked him if he would be interested in doing some interviews for the Nature Untold Podcast. And he said yes!

So, from here on out, indefinitely, John will be taking on interviews for the Nature Untold Podcast. You can catch up on his full story from Episode 5, when he was featured as a guest.

I still fully believe in the power of this show and I think there is so much more good we can do together.

And for a second update, we are joining a podcast network, Plug Tone Audio. Go over to their site and check out the awesome podcasts that are already part of this collective. More to come from them!

Finally, as always, thank you so much for your support over the year plus that we’ve been producing and putting out this show. You are all the best.

If you want to connect, feel free tofollow us on Instagramor join ourprivate Facebook group. ‘Til next episode!

Emerald LaFortune (she/her) is an outdoor writer, whitewater and flyfishing guide, as well as a community builder. She is based in rural Idaho.

We sit down with Emerald for a follow-up from her first interview with Nature Untold, in which she talks about her year-long experiment without alcohol.

In this episode, we discuss:

Catch up with Emerald:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Margaret Ward joins the Nature Untold Podcast as a recovery coach, sober woman, runner, mom, lawyer, and much more. She also now owns her own company that helps women in recovery get out, travel, run, and find community together.

During our conversation, we chat about:

and much more!

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Catch up with Margaret:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

An avid alpinist, snowboarder, mountain biker, guide, and life adventurer, Molina previously served as an international director at The Climate Reality Project, where he designed the organization’s climate leadership training and oversaw its post-Paris Agreement international strategy. Prior to his work at Climate Reality, Molina led strategy and programs as deputy director at the Alliance for Climate Education (ACE). He is now the Executive Director of Protect Our Winters.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. 

Trigger Warning: This is an episode about eating disorders, disordered eating and how they intersect with substance use disorders.

This episode is based on wanting to explore the crossover and differences between the eating disorder community and the addiction, sobriety and recovery communities. In exploring this topic, I spoke to Dr. Jennifer Gaudiani, Jenna Celmer and Caroline Wickes.

Resources for eating disorders:

Catch up with Jenna Celmer:

Catch up with Caroline Wickes:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Brendan Leonard (he/him) is a writer, filmmaker, creative and outdoor adventurer. He created semi-rad.com in 2011 and has been making us laugh, think, and cry ever since.

For the show notes - click here.

Kali Platt (she/her) is an avid outdoors woman, cat mom, sober lady and works in PR at The North Face.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Catch up with Kali:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Laura Silverman (she/her) is a booze free babe. She has created some of the most well known booze-free social media communities out there - Booze Free in DC and Zero Proof Nation. She’s a lover of karaoke, roller derby, nature and chocolate.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources:

Connect with Laura:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Lindsey Graves (she/her) is a yoga instructor, meditation guide and pediatric nurse. She loves hiking and being outside as much as possible. Lindsey has been free of alcohol for over 2.5 years.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

In this episode, we discuss:

Catch up with Benton:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Emerald LaFortune (she/her) is an outdoor writer, whitewater and flyfishing guide, as well as a community builder. She is based in rural Idaho.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Catch up with Emerald:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Josh Flaherty (he/his) is a father of two boys, a person in long-term recovery, lover of the outdoors and Executive Director of Adventure Recovery. Oh, and has a perfect golden retriever pup.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Catch up with Josh:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Inaya Robinson (she/hers) has been sober for over 8 months now. She’s a young professional, newly-realized cat lover and nature enthusiast.

In this episode, we discuss:

Keep up with Inaya:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Trigger warning: there are mentions of sexual assault and blacking out in this episode.

Sallie Hoefer (she/her/hers) is a conservationist, avid mountain biker, skier and trail runner, dog mom, and sober lady. She is a beautiful soul, seeker, florist, and veracious reader.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Where you can catch up with Sallie:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Jon Totten is an outdoor educator, guide, non-profit founder and seeker. He grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin and quickly moved to Idaho when he turned 18. He’s been working and adventuring in the outdoor world since. He is a river guy, a mountain guy, a sailboat guy and a healer guy.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Catch Up With Jon:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Season Two is almost here. But before we dive into what’s to come, I wanted to reflect on the last season.

In this trailer, we highlight the key themes that came out of Season One:

No one’s sobriety or recovery or healing journey will be the same. And simultaneously, there is a connective tissue between all of them. Sobriety can mean different things for different people. There is no one correct definition of this stuff. Each person had to figure out what this meant for them. The outdoors are therapeutic but alone, they will not heal everything you’re wrestling with. That being said, they are incredibly important to our healing work. We, as the outdoor community and industry at large, need to do a better job of showing up for each other in this space. The more we stay silent and scared to bring up traditionally taboo tops, the more our community stays scared, sick and feeling alone. All human beings want is love, belonging and connection. Every story we heard, there was a point that the guest was telling us about how they didn’t feel like they belonged, or they didn’t get the love they deserved and needed when they were young, or they lacked connection with others.

We also dive into some audio responses that we received from our community around some key questions.

Finally, we talk briefly about what you can expect from this season. 

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’s Instagram, our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have a Patreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Being in a relationship is hard work, regardless of sobriety, addiction or recovery. So add in sobriety for one part, and non-sobriety for the other, and it can get a bit tricky. But lots of content out in the world makes it sound like it is truly the end of the world. It's a lot more nuanced than that! 

Andrew (my partner) and I sit down on the mic to discuss:

We, in no way, have all the answers, but we thought this might give some ideas to some couples out there and may be helpful to share with some friends. Enjoy!

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Karla Amador (She/hers/her) is the founder and CEO of the 52 Hike Challenge and Thrive Finance. She is a seeker, a digital nomad, natural spiritual teacher, yogi, intuitive, and much much more.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Catch Up With Karla:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Matt Arends (he/him) is based in Minnesota. He is an adventurer, environmentalist and thrill seeker. He also happens to have chronic pain and is the COO | CMO for The MindStrong Project.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Where you can catch up with Matt:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like. We also have aPatreonif you’re interested in supporting everything Nature Untold is cooking up.

Sydney Williams (she/her/hers) is an author, adventurer and the CEO and founder of Hiking My Feelings. From their website, Hiking My Feelings is ‘on a mission to improve community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature.’ She is a bundle of amazing energy. In fact, we had so much fun that I texted her and asked her to be friends afterwards. And now we are. Cool stuff.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Catch up with Sydney:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Before we get into the episode, we wanted to update you all on our February community fundraiser for The Loveland Foundation. Our original goal was $750 as a community and we raised $1,350! We will be announcing the UST gear giveaway later this week on our Instagram. Stay tuned!

Trigger Warning: We discuss sexual assault and blacking out in this episode.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Catch up with Christine:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Before we jump into the episode, in honor of Black History Month, we are announcing a fundraiser + gear giveaway to support The Loveland Foundation. From their website:

“The Loveland Foundation was established in 2018 by Rachel Cargle in response to her widely successful birthday wish fundraiser, Therapy for Black Women and Girls. Her enthusiastic social media community raised over $250,000, which made it possible for Black women and girls nationally to receive therapy support. Black women and girls deserve access to healing, and that healing will impact generations.
The Loveland Foundation is the official continuation of this effort to bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls. Through fellowships, residency programs, listening tours, and more, ultimately we hope to contribute to both the empowerment and the liberation of the communities we serve.”

During the month of February, we will be fundraising and trying to hit $1,000 worth of donations. When we hit $1,000, I will make my own donation of $250 on top of that. In order to donate, please Venmo me directly @Emilyholland14 (we are doing it this was so that we do not have to pay a fee to use a fundraising site, and ALL of the money can go directly to the Foundation). Any person who donates will be automatically entered to win FREE UST Gear! These winners will be announced on March 2nd.

Okay, now onto the show.

On this episode of the Nature Untold Podcast, we sit down with John Holdmeier. John is a Brand Manager for American Outdoor Brands Corporation in Columbia, Missouri. He is an outdoor enthusiast and incredible human, passionate about healing, and getting outside, preferably on a river, whenever he can.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Catch up with John:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Before we jump into the episode, in honor of Black History Month, we are announcing a fundraiser + gear giveaway to support The Loveland Foundation. From their website:

“The Loveland Foundation was established in 2018 by Rachel Cargle in response to her widely successful birthday wish fundraiser, Therapy for Black Women and Girls. Her enthusiastic social media community raised over $250,000, which made it possible for Black women and girls nationally to receive therapy support. Black women and girls deserve access to healing, and that healing will impact generations.

The Loveland Foundation is the official continuation of this effort to bring opportunity and healing to communities of color, and especially to Black women and girls. Through fellowships, residency programs, listening tours, and more, ultimately we hope to contribute to both the empowerment and the liberation of the communities we serve.”

During the month of February, we will be fundraising and trying to hit $500 worth of donations. If we hit $500, I will make my own donation of $250. In order to donate, please Venmo me directly @Emilyholland14 (we are doing it this was so that we do not have to pay a fee to use a fundraising site, and ALL of the money can go directly to the Foundation). Any person who donates will be automatically entered to win FREE UST Gear! These winners will be announced on March 2nd.

Okay, now onto the show.

Carrie Hoffman is an entrepreneur, Uyoga instructor, business-owner, outdoors enthusiast, and sober advocate. She owns a plot of land that folks can rent to ‘glamp’ and camp near the Grand Canyon in Williams, Arizona. She has traveled all over the world and has a beautiful perspective on what is waiting for you on the other side of deciding to be sober.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Catch up with Carrie:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Chris Marshall lives in Austin, Texas and is the owner and founder of Sans Bar, a sober gathering place. He started this company to curate sober positive social experiences for everyone. He is now creating outdoor experiences for people craving healing and connection called ‘Fireside Connections.’ Chris has been sober nearly 15 years and shares his story with us in this episode.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Shannon Walton is an incredible human. She worked as an outdoor guide for many years, before entering a more traditional outdoor industry job, but now, she is the Executive Director of the Redside Foundation. Their mission is to support the health and strength of the Idaho guiding community. Shannon is more on the sober-curious side of the spectrum, going long bouts of time without substances, but not totally abstaining. She shares with us her way of coming to curiosity about her body and mind.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned:

Catch up with Shannon:

Trigger Warning: It is important to note that treating mental health disorders is a complex and personal topic. There are many different proven approaches to treating a disorder, all of which are valid. A vital, life-saving component for some includes medication management. Receiving treatment, of any kind, for mental health has historically been stigmatized so it is up to us to end the stigma and support those around us.

Paddy O’Connell is a professional chit-chatter and word nerd, a pow-hunting enthusiast, a dog dad, and a self-described addict. Paddy spent much of his adult life in repetitive cycles of addiction and pain, which all came to a head when he was 29. His story includes depression and trauma, but it also includes laughter and pure, joyful moments. He works every day at his sobriety and strives to show others how beautiful sobriety can truly be.

In this episode, we discuss:

Resources mentioned in this episode:

How to catch up with Paddy:

Thank you, as always, for listening to this episode. Please free free to follow along on the show’sInstagram,our private Facebook group, or wherever you’d like.

Welcome to the Nature Untold Podcast! This is the trailer for this new show.

This podcast tells stories of sobriety, addiction and recovery as they intersect with the outdoor community and industry.

In this trailer, we discuss:

You can follow along the happenings with the show and beyond at the links below:

Thank you so much for listening! Season One drops Tuesday, January 5th! So excited for you to hear it.