The wilderness, or simply nature generally, is part of so many of our mental health support routines. This is something we've touched on before and can even openly wax on poetically about. But what happens when your drive to do even the simplest outdoor, or indoor for that matter, tasks or activities disappears? When we experience dark moments, depressive episodes, and mental health battles, we can often pull away from the things that bring us joy and happiness, such as hitting a trail or exploring a new area, even those of us with podcasts and YoutTube channels dedicated to just that. Today we talk about depressive episodes, how we cope, what got us there, how we pull out as well as our honest experiences of just grinding through. We live in a culture that, too often, requires us to hide our struggles and we're making ourselves vulnerable because the struggle is part of life and it's important that we're honest about the best and also the hardest of times. We hope you enjoy this episode and if you're in a dark moment, know that you're not alone. Jim YouTube Jim Instagram Holly Gym Holly Instagram Holly Nature Instagram Using Apple Podcasts? Please rate, and review us! Interested in a topic you'd love to hear us discuss, have questions, or just want to connect, awesome! Reach out on social media. We'd love to hear from you.

Today is all about winter. We dive into how we navigate the colder, darker months (and the big SAD) with snowy mountain adventures: from techniques for pitching and tent in deep Sierra snow to gear recommendations including how to use what you've got. Then head to the beach, whether they be the windswept in Northern California or getting away to the warm and tropical, with tips on how to navigate this difficult terrain. Look to this episode to inspire you to stay active through all seasons! Jim YouTube Jim Instagram Holly Gym Holly Instagram Holly Nature Instagram Holly's Playlist for Strong Knees referenced Using Apple Podcasts? Please rate, and review us! Interested in a topic you'd love to hear us discuss, have questions, or just want to connect, awesome! Reach out on social media. We'd love to hear from you.

In today's episode, we dive a bit deeper into stories. Not just of challenges, trauma, and injuries, but also triumph over deep fear and the tools we used to get there. This one is all about emotional resilience, building tools, getting back to doing what you love after you get hurt doing it, and facing down lifelong anxieties. Jim YouTube Jim Instagram Holly Instagram Holly Gym Holly Nature Instagram Using Apple Podcasts? Please rate, and review us! Interested in a topic you'd love to hear us discuss, have questions, or just want to connect, awesome! Reach out on social media. We'd love to hear from you.

We have our first guest! In today's episode, we got to sit down with Jori Schmalz, accomplished through hiker and avid outdoorswomen. We get to hear stories of the Appalachian and Wonderland trails, among others, how she got into through hiking and we even circle back to her experiences with gatekeeping (throwback to our Ep4!). This episode will definitely inspire you to get started or head out on an adventure. The Outdoor Vegan, Jori's Instagram Jim YouTube Jim Instagram Holly Instagram Holly Gym Holly Nature Instagram Using Apple Podcasts? Please rate, and review us! Interested in a topic you'd love to hear us discuss, have questions, or just want to connect, awesome! Reach out on social media. We'd love to hear from you.

Holly and Jim discuss "Gatekeeping" and how it creates obstacles to entry for outdoor adventure activities. Specifically around body size and gender micro (and possibly not so micro) aggressions. We talk through how to deal with different scenarios that may come up on the trail as well as celebrate work that's being done to tear down these walls. This episode was so fun. We learned a lot, and we hope you have fun and grow from this discussion too. Jim YouTube Jim Instagram Holly Gym Holly Instagram Holly Nature Instagram Using Apple Podcasts? Please rate, and review! Interested in a topic you'd love to hear us discuss, have questions, or just want to connect, awesome! Reach out on social media. We'd love to hear from you.

In this episode Holly and Jim discuss the benefits and drawbacks of social medias impact on the outdoors.  Jim: https://www.youtube.com/c/LostAgainwithJim IG @lostagainwithjim Holly: IG: @hollyxresilient https://www.theresilientstrength.life/contact

In this episode Holly and Jim talk about their individual approaches to fitness as it relates to the trail. Do you need to be fit before your first hike? Is the gym a better approach? Is hiking the best way to get fit for hiking? We cover all that, and more. Resilient Strength: https://www.theresilientstrength.life Holly on IG: @hollyxresilient Jim on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LostAgainwithJim

In this first episode you'll meet your hosts Holly and Jim and learn about their experience in the backcountry they love so much! Jim's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LostAgainwithJim Holly on Instagram: @hollyxresilient