100 - Injured & Indoors

What happens when injury sidelines you from your favorite outdoor activities. First off, you're not alone. This episode features four nature-loving women whose injuries necessitated surgery and lots of time for rest. We talk about the mental and physical challenges, how they coped, and how it felt when they made it outside again once more. Women featured in this episode: Hailey Hirst, Erica Aaron, Amanda Gates, and Jaime Purinton Hosted by Gale Straub In this episode you'll hear: About four women's injuries and how their recoveries put them on the sidelines of their outdoor lives How the mental challenge of healing is often harder than the physical challenge How the women coped with the isolation, immobility, and separation from the outdoor activities they love What it felt like when they were able to step back outside Sponsored by NoteCast by EX-IQ & Ritual Learn more at She-Explores.com Join us in our She Explores Podcast Facebook Group Sponsor Websites and Codes Notecast: Head to Notecast.app and use code EXPLORES at checkout for 60 days free! Ritual: Head to Ritual.com/explore to get started! Resources Blog post: 'How to Cope When You're Recovering Indoors' Hailey Hirst: Instagram & Website Erica Aaron: Instagram Amanda Gates: Instagram Jaime Purinton: Instagram & Hike It Off Clothing Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. Music is by Josh Woodward and Kai Engel using a Creative Commons Attribution license.