Imagine hiking 2000 miles, in a row, with everything you need to survive on your back. Now imagine doing it with six children, one of which also required being carried on your back. What a big story! Ben Crawford shares his experience with his family through-hike in this episode with Chris and Debbie.
That's all very interesting, but what's even more interesting is what doing this hike taught Ben and his wife Kami about being better humans and parents. Listen along, as they dig into:
- what "Fight for Together" is all about
- rethinking the idea that an adventurous life must be lived before marriage and children
- hiking your own hike
- how the trail provides
- learning to ask for and accept help
- the internet hate machine
- redefining traditional parent and child roles
- what Ben means by safety second
- learning to find alternative ways and paths
- living their lives from the perspective of telling the best story possible
- what lessons they've applied from the trail to their lives at home moving forward
They share some laughs along the way, in this deeply honest and vulnerable conversation about what it means to be a parent and a child experiencing life together. You'll want to hear it all!
Quote from this episode:
- "After all, we thought, when the world sees walking into the woods with your kids as controversial, something's wrong somewhere in the culture." - Ben Crawford
Resources mentioned in today's episode
- FightForTogether YouTube channel
- Get their book and learn more about them on their site fightfortogether.com
- Or get their book on Amazon 2000 Miles Together | The Story of the Largest Family to Hike the Appalachian Trail
- Fight For Together on Instagram
- Our website gobucketyourself.com
- Show notes from today's episode
- Our FREE Stop the Drift workbook
Music used in today's episode
- Intro by the great Charlie Hayden
- Outro - Thinking Free by Ketsa
Stay in touch!
- đ gobucketyourself.com
- Chris @bucketyourself on Insta
- Deb @imperfectprogress.me on Insta
- Get Debâs book HERE
