hello, trailblazer.

Ready to trade self-doubt for self-love? Imagine what your life could look like if you embraced your whole story, connected with nature, and unlocked the courage to blaze your own trail. This is your sign: the path to healing starts here.

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Healing with Community

Welcome to Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love! This is where we lace up our hiking boots and venture deep into the wilderness of self-discovery, embracing an empowering mindset and the practices that will set your heart ablaze. Join Sydney and Barry Williams, your guides and fellow adventurers, as we navigate the rugged terrain of limiting beliefs, scale the mountains of self-compassion, and uncover the hidden treasures of self-acceptance. Together, we will forge a new path, igniting a fierce love for self that will radiate through every aspect of our lives.

SPOILER ALERT: “Healed Mountain” doesn’t exist.

Like any good trail, life is full of ups and downs. We don’t arrive at the summit and never descend - at the end of the day, we always come home to ourselves.

If you’ve been healing in isolation, torturing yourself with “positive vibes only” and feeling like you’re broken anytime you experience discomfort or have a bad day, know this much: we are better together, all vibes are welcome, and we got your back. You won’t find any spiritual bypassing here.

We’re here to unpack and embrace the human experience, not escape it.

Have you ever felt like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders?

Like your story is too much to bear, or maybe, not enough to matter? It’s time to let go of those doubts, connect with yourself, and rediscover the strength you’ve had all along. Welcome to Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love, a program designed to guide you on a journey of healing, growth, and self-empowerment through the incredible power of nature and community.

In Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love, we take you beyond the traditional approaches to self-discovery. Our curriculum combines the restorative benefits of nature, the power of storytelling, and the strength of a supportive community to help you heal, grow, and thrive.

This program is for anyone ready to reconnect with their inner compass, embrace their full self, and create a life fueled by intention, gratitude, and joy.

Through guided workshops, intentional outdoor experiences, and a curriculum rooted in self-reflection, you’ll:
- Rewrite Your Story: Using our signature Trail of Life Maps, you’ll explore where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going.
- Set Meaningful Goals: Draw inspiration from nature by planting seeds of intention and taking deliberate steps toward the life you desire.
- Cultivate Self-Love: Learn powerful tools for mindfulness, gratitude, and emotional resilience to fuel your growth.
- Harness the Power of Community: Find connection, belonging, and support from others walking their own paths to healing.
- Find Healing in Nature: Discover how the great outdoors can restore your spirit and reignite your sense of wonder.
Because it works. Our participants have transformed their lives, reclaimed their power, and embraced the freedom to live intentionally. Led by Sydney Williams, whose personal healing journey inspired this program, you’ll be guided by someone who’s walked this path and knows the power of nature and self-love firsthand.
This program is designed to meet you where you are and guide you forward with compassion, intention, and actionable tools.
Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love is for anyone who:
- Feels stuck or overwhelmed by life’s challenges.
- Wants to deepen their relationship with themselves and nature.
- Is seeking a community that uplifts and empowers them.
- Is ready to heal, grow, and step into their fullest potential.
No matter your story, we are committed to co-creating a safe, inclusive space for you to explore what self-love truly means.

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three pillars of trailblazing:

ONE: Inspiration
Reclaim your stories, turn your pain into power.

TWO: Intention
Dream as big as you possibly can, we see your vision.

THREE: Integration
Bring this healing into every area of your life.

How do we do this?

If you’re ready to find your wellness in the wilderness, you’re in the right place.

🧭 Guided Self-Discovery

This isn’t a pre-recorded program, we facilitate our workshops LIVE! By starting with our foundational healing activity - creating our Trail of Life Maps - we draw inspiration from your life story to bring you home to yourself, visualize the life you want to live, and walk with you as you put one foot in front of the other in the direction of your dreams. By the way, every workshop features an interactive activity rooted in self-reflection, bonus mindfulness practices and resources (guided meditations, interviews with experts, book recommendations), journal prompts, as well as space to reflect on your hikes. PS If you can’t make it to the live meeting, you’ll have access to the instructional video.

🧭 Hiking as a Mindfulness Practice

In each workshop, we give you a prompt to meditate on while you’re hiking solo, or to talk about in your group if you’re hiking with other members in the program. We encourage participants to go for a hike once per week to reflect on the lessons learned in the program. When the program has wrapped up, you will have developed a regular hiking + mindfulness practice and reaping the rewards of your efforts. By the way, you pick your hikes based on what you’re comfortable with, there is no mileage or difficulty requirement.

🧭 Community Connection

We’re all coming to the table with our own lived experiences and filters through which we see life, but one thing is for certain - we are more alike than we are different. By learning how to hold space for your fellow program participants, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to practice active listening and learn from each other.

When we slow down enough to hear what people are saying and give space for processing the information and understanding the messenger, we can oftentimes find some of our stories in the stories of others. This deepens our connection to self - affirming that we are not alone in our experiences - as well as our connection to each other.

Note: all of our workshops are hosted LIVE via Google Meet. If you want to listen in and hike while we meet, you are welcome to but it is not required. The hiking portion of the program is on your own time, at your own pace. 💚

Program Formats

🧭 Online Workshops

We meet live once per month from February-September to gather around a specific topic and help you connect the dots between the wilderness within and the wilderness you’ll be exploring on your adventures throughout the program. Includes full access to the Curriculum + Community space hosted on Mighty Networks, where you can find bonus resources, meditations, extra worksheets, and more!

🧭 Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love in Glacier National Park

Limited to 12 participants, this format runs February-December and includes the full program, a retreat in Glacier National Park, and post-retreat integration support.

This cohort meets with the Class of 2025 for the live workshops and has an additional monthly meeting for discussion and support, creating an intimate atmosphere for deep healing and community building in advance of our in-person retreat in September.
- Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love Program: Includes two meetings per month - one live teaching to review curriculum, one for community and connection. Full access to the Curriculum + Community space via the BYOT Trailhead - our hub for all things Blaze Your Own Trail to Self-Love, hosted on Mighty Networks.
- Retreat in Glacier National Park, September 18-22, 2025: program registration includes a retreat in Glacier National Park, the perfect opportunity to put the work we’ve been doing all year into practice! Accommodations, meals, and all programming included - all you gotta do is get there!
- Next Steps Integration Program: inspired by Sydney’s new book, Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love, this program helps participants integrate the experiences shared online and in person, setting you up for success.

What’s included?

ONLINE ONLY: February-September 2025

Live Monthly Workshop with Sydney Williams, author of Hiking Your Feelings: Blazing a Trail to Self-Love and founder of Hiking My Feelings.
- MEETING DATES: February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10, August 7, September 11 at 11am Pacific Time
Guided self-discovery exercises to help you understand where you’ve come from, where you’re at, and where you want to go
Mindful Miles prompts to guide your outdoor adventures and strengthen your relationship to self and create space for processing

Private online community where you can connect with fellow program participants away from the distractions of social media

FULL PROGRAM + RETREAT - all of the above PLUS:

Community Connection: this format includes a community call each month where we’ll discuss the workshop materials, reflect on our progress, find solidarity in our struggles, and celebrate our successes.
- MEETING DATES: February 23, March 23, April 27, May 18, June 22, July 27, August 24, September 14 at 4:00pm Pacific Time
Hike + Heal Glacier National Park: program registration includes a retreat in Glacier National Park, September 18-22, 2025. By the way - airport transfers, all of your meals, cozy cabin accommodations, transportation within the park, guided hikes, and workshops are included in the fee, all you have to do is get there!

Next Steps Program (October-December): participants in this cohort will have additional support at the end of the year to help integrate the learnings from the program and retreat. We created Next Steps to help you take the next steps toward your wildest dreams.
- MEETING DATES: October 9, November 13, December 11 at 11:00am Pacific Time