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Promising 360 degree views of San Diego, the summit of Cushi-Pi* was socked in, leaving me alone with my thoughts. It was on this cloudy summit that the phrase “hiking my feelings” hit me like a ton of bricks. Initially, it was a realization that hiking had replaced my go-to coping mechanisms of eating and drinking my feelings after I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. What started as a blog post and a hashtag in 2018 has now expanded to everything you see here.
If all of this is possible because of one mountaintop idea, what else is possible?
*Cushi-Pi is the original Kumeyaay name for the mountain currently called Stonewall Peak
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To celebrate four years of #HikingMyFeelings, we’re teaming up with our pals at Gossamer Gear to give away more than $2,000 of gear and experiences!
How starting over helped Melanie build self-trust.
“Today, I'm still on that journey of redefining my life, and it's still scary, but I'm able to trust myself and the path that I'm on.”
What will we be doing during Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love?
Here’s a peek at what you can look forward to during Blaze Your Own Trail to Self Love!
Keep Showing Up: How Michelle found deep healing and community.
“I quickly saw common threads weaving all of our stories together and it felt like the most natural thing in the world to just hold space for one another.”
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Love Letters
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Journal Prompts
What is possible with a few perspective shifts, a little self-reflection, and a lot of love? Everything.
Feeling a bit untethered? Read this post for some journal prompts to help you find peace!
Telling someone to go to therapy might be well-intentioned, but it can be so harmful and dismissive. When I had access to therapy, I was terrified of the stigma. When I was ready for therapy, I couldn't afford it.
It's not our responsibility to manage anybody else's feelings about how they feel when we share this story, but it is the kind thing to do to have that in the back of your mind and allow that to guide how you bring this up.
If somebody feels courageous enough to share this deeply, deeply personal story with you, the most impactful thing you can say, the first words out of your mouth should be: “I am so sorry that that happened to you. I believe you. How can I support you?”
Having the language to articulate what happened to you is the first step toward your liberation.
“I don’t like saying ‘Happy Sexual Assault Awareness Month’ but on the other side of the awareness that what I survived was sexual assault was happiness. So maybe it is something worth celebrating.”
Holidays, amiright? We’ve gathered some resources to make things a bit easier this holiday season!
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Thoughts from the Trail
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