She Explores

Nicole Antoinette quit her thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail after about 1,600 miles and she's ok with calling it a failure. In fact, Nicole questions why we have to choose either success or failure. Can't we be gentler with ourselves? Can't we set out to both succeed and fail? Nicole Antoinette has a gift for applying lessons she's learned to new chapters of life. We talk about how what she's learned in sobriety applies to distance running applies to thru hiking applies to us all. Women featured in this episode: Nicole Antoinette. Cameos by Carrot Quinn, Karen Wang, and Rahawa Haile Hosted by Gale Straub In this episode, you'll hear: How long distance running can be a gateway to thru hiking Physical activity as a way to cope with new sobriety Why you don't have to be "good" at something to do it Why growth is a value for Nicole When making life changes is a lonely thing Why Nicole wanted to hike the PCT on her own but also wanted a trail family What the culture is like on the PCT The awareness