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Tag: hiking and mental health

Out of the Fog: Using the Outdoors to Navigate Depression

Posted on May 25, 2025May 25, 2025 by Laura Caldwell

Depression doesn’t always look like falling apart. Sometimes it’s just the dullness—the inability to feel much of anything at all. Maybe that’s where you’ve found yourself lately. Numb. Tired. Heavy. Existing, not really living. Hiking can help you heal. It can help you get out—out of the house, out of your head, out of whatever…

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Hiking At Sea Level: The Healing Power Of Tides

Posted on April 29, 2025April 24, 2025 by Laura Caldwell

There’s something profoundly calming about being eye-level with the ocean. No elevation gain, no switchbacks, no summit selfies—just you, the marsh, and the steady rhythm of the tides. Hiking at sea level might not come with the badge of elevation, but it offers something else entirely: stillness, clarity, and a deeper kind of healing that…

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Where the Trail Begins: The Power of Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone

Posted on April 27, 2025April 23, 2025 by Laura Caldwell

There’s something transformative about trading comfort for challenge, especially when it happens on a trail. Hiking forces you to face yourself—blisters, fears, doubts and all—and still keep going. Stepping outside your comfort zone doesn’t just build stronger legs; it builds a stronger you. Out there in the quiet, where cell service fades and excuses don’t work, you start to remember what you’re capable of.

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