alice 🌞 mountain adventure

I have no idea how to create my own fun graphics and I’m just winging it in powerpoint so if someone has any recs let me know lmao

when you accidentally do an entire semester of work in one week

life is long, please let yourself live it and experience all of the joyous twists and turns it offers. the unknown won’t always feel so intimidating, i promise. whatever you’re struggling with now, it sucks, and it just may also equip you with a grit, tenacity, and fire deep within you to accomplish things you didn’t even know you could.

My first aid kit! What am i missing? There’s always something. I cannot emphasize how important it is to brush up on backcountry safety, wilderness medicine, first aid, and leave no trace principles this time of year. It is so easy to get swept up in planning trips and applying for permits that the basics are neglected. Be prepared 💚 even if you are just going to the crag or doing a small day hike it never hurts to pack a FAK!

A ruck-cess ha ha ha get it!? 🥁🐍 *if you are just starting out, begin with less weight than you think you’ll need, it is surprising how much of a difference even just 10 lbs can make. Rucking can cause stress injuries if you take on too much too fast* It feels good to take a day each week to step out of my running routine and switch up the stimulus that I’m giving my legs. Yeehaw, see y’all out there 🤠

shoutout to whoever sold me this vest on depop. also lol at my new year’s resolution to not purchase new clothes. but liiiiiike how could i have passed up on this fleece

All jokes aside, the real reason i want to share this is because i want to tell the larger story of how i healed from basically being chronically cheated on at that point in my teens, a time that is very critical to interpersonal development. As easy as it is to point the finger outward, i absolutely played a role in my own chaos and suffering—my “picker” wasn’t all that great at that time in life, and I sure loved to love broken people. After an intense six months of therapy, and staying single (but including casual dating) over the following four years, including moving out to Montana and rediscovering myself, I can say I became a healthier version of me and grew up a bit. This transformation made space for only higher quality people to enter my life. Though this video is about the past I would like to mention my present day reality which is having a loving partner. Our relationship is this special little container for magic and safety and it’s been the most healing experience of them all. I love being light hearted and that this is something I can laugh over now, but soon I would like to also post some thoughtful videos about what it was like to go through the healing process.