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In this episode I am very honored to chat with the hosts of the Hidden Pearls Podcast and two very incredible human beings Emma Kittle and her father Bruce Kittle. Emma and Bruce work with high level performers and athletes in developing healthy mindset, yoga and mindfulness routines with a focus on enhancing performance in the most healthy way possible! In this episode we chat about some of their concepts in developing athletes and dive into the idea of "abundance mentality" when it comes to their help with George Kittle in creating Tight End University, a conference where the NFL's Tight Ends came together to share concepts and help each other grow as a position group! Hope you learn from these two wonderful people and enjoy the episode as much as I did!

This week we have an excellent conversation with Ontario Fishing Guide Simon Baker about Open-mindedness, the power of curiosity and Leadership through conversation!! We also talk about the pure joy of fishing!! Hope you enjoy as much as I did!!

This week's episode is with the incredible athlete Carol Seppilu! Carol is a mountain/ultra/trail runner, she's an Alaskan native, and a suicide prevention and mental health advocate. Carol has a powerful story that she shares on the podcast which I will respectfully let her tell and encourage you to listen to. It is one of darkness, perseverance, and discovering purpose. She is a powerful human being and I am honored to be able to explore what adventure has brought to her life! Thanks so much for listening!

This week we are reconnecting with Ryan Wanless, one of my favorite guests of all time, to hear about his experience traversing the entire 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail on foot!!

Ray Zahab is an adventurer, explorer and expedition leader who has traversed some of the most unrelenting wilderness on the planet! In this episode Ray shares stories from some of his more recent expeditions: attempting to traverse Death Valley during one of the hottest temperatures ever recorded and a journey to the wild and remote Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic. Ray explains what it feels like to adventure through a land in it's most harsh time of year, why times of challenge are so important, how he uses an "Adaptive Process" with goals and the importance of trusting your gut. This is an awesome episode!! Huge thanks to Ray for coming on the show!

In this week episode we talk with college student Paul Noble about his spring break!! ....in which he spent physically and psychologically pushing his limits as he set the FKT across the state of Iowa! Starting in my hometown of Muscatine right along the banks of the Mississippi River and wrapping up in Council Bluffs, Paul had an incredible adventure full of ups and downs. In this episode, he shares tales of glory, port o potties, and Casey's Pizza. You aren't going to want to miss this one! Paul's story is incredible and inspiring!!

In this episode we are chatting with Alyx Barnett about her experiences running the HURT 100 and how parenting has shifted her perspective on adventure!

In this episode Will "Akuna" Robinson shares the story of discovering a deep sense of purpose and meaning while hiking the nation's three longest trails: Pacific Crest, Appalachian, and Continental Divide. Will is an Iraq War Veteran who returned home after being medically evacuated. After dealing with years of complacency and depression, he stumbled across the film "Wild" about Cheryl Strayed's journey on the PCT. A few weeks later he was out on the trail with his pack open to anything the journey ahead could throw at him. That journey changed his life. Since 2016 he has hiked the PCT, the Appalachian Trail and the Continental Divide trail- The Triple Crown. In this episode we talk about how nature gives us space to process certain life events, what it felt like to leave his everyday life to embrace the trail, and the ways he has grown through his journey. This episode is EXCELLENT and I am beyond excited to share Akuna's story with you!

In this episode we are reconnecting with adventurer, endurance athlete and leadership coach John Petersen!! John was a member of the Impossible Row team who became the first group to row a boat from South America to Antarctica across the Drake Passage completely self supported. In this episode we dive into John's leadership philosophies, hear a beautifully written passage from his book/key note about the row, and generally explore how his ideas about leadership intertwines with his outlook on adventure. This one is AWESOME!!! I truly hope you all enjoy! MORE FROM JOHN PETERSEN: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnrpetersen Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john.r.petersen/ Discovery Channel "Impossible Row": https://www.instagram.com/john.r.petersen/

#290: Lindsey Ward 4 -- Discussing a Bunch of Random Topics Tangentially Related to Adventure! by Chris Ward

This week we are chatting with ultrarunner and filmmaker Jeff Pelletier about his recent series "Racing Namibia", lessons from nearly ten years of trail running, and adventures from adventure filmmaking!!

In this episode we sit down and chat with Jacob Benger-Pereira and discover what has led him to prepare for a huge adventure rowing across the North Atlantic Ocean in a Dory!!

This week we are chatting with ocean rower Lia Ditton about her record setting solo adventure across the Pacific Ocean!!! MORE FROM LIA: 87 DAYS film: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/87daysalone

In this episode Cody Townsend shares stories and adventures from "The Fifty" project, in which he mountaineers and skis the "Fifty Classic Ski Descents in North America". He also tells us what it was like to take on his very first 50K trail run which was the brutal Broken Arrow Skyrace with 10,000ft elevation gain over 31 miles!!

In this episode we chat with ultrarunner Kaitlyn Yonke and her mom Sue Morgan about their work and adventures with MS Run the US which raises awareness for Multiple Sclerosis!

This week we are chatting with my buddy and lifelong hockey guy Nate Miller!! Now coaching his kids' hockey teams, Nate was the captain for the University of Minnesota Gophers before pursuing a professional career that surprisingly resulted in starring in the movie "Miracle" about the greatest upset in sports history. In this episode we talk about it all - why hockey really connected with him, what it was like to move up the ranks in the sport, what he misses about being on a team, how he wound up playing John 'Bah' Harrington in the movie "Miracle" and what it was like to film, and his reactions to the endlessly entertaining documentary "Untold: Crimes and Penalties" (which he was not involved with but knew many of the players who were). Hope you all enjoy the episode as much as I did!!

This week we are chatting with ultra runner, mom, teacher, author and adventurer Jessica Pekari!! Jessica recently wrote "Bombs to Trails: Interweaving Heritage, Life, and PTSD on the Pacific Crest Trail" about her attempt at the fastest known time and the realizations and lessons she learned along the way. It is an excellent book and be sure to check it out. Find her book: https://www.amazon.com/Jessica-Pekari/e/B09NQQHP7Q

In this episode Hillary Osborne shares the story of her very first 100 mile race at the Leadville 100 and then we dive into Tim Barr's quest to endure the Run Rabbit Run with perspectives from his coach and pacer and his wife Julie!

This week we are chatting with Eszter Horanyi and Meghan Hicks for their perspective on all things adventure and misadventure!!

A conversation with three dads about being dads.