Losing a parent is hard; losing a parent to suicide can feel like grief plus shock plus a lifelong question you can’t stop turning over. Nicole Jones-Vogel talks about her father’s death by suicide and how the aftermath reshaped her life, from being “next of kin” at 25 to learning Read more
Moondog Roop didn’t touch a skateboard until age 33, and that late start is exactly what makes his story so relatable. Growing up in eastern Tennessee in Appalachia, he had an outdoorsy childhood shaped by Boy Scouts, roller hockey, and the kind of neighborhood freedom that builds real confidence over Read more
What happens when the life you picked starts to feel too small? For Dani Campbell, the pandemic didn’t just interrupt a routine, it exposed one. She went from a short teaching career to building a camper van and choosing solo travel, outdoor adventure, and a more flexible kind of work. Read more
Melody Harman’s story is a powerful reminder that outdoor adventure and personal healing often grow together. After losing her father to a rare, severe case of pancreatitis and carrying earlier grief from losing a brother as a teenager, she reaches a point where familiar streets and routines in Florida feel Read more
Alison Monda says the woods understood her before she understood herself, and that line frames a bigger truth about hiking for mental health. On The Human Adventure, she connects the dots between a late ADHD diagnosis, years of feeling “too much,” and the way the outdoors can act like real-world Read more
Calvin Bagley’s story is a stark example of educational neglect disguised as “values.” Raised in a remote corner of northeastern Utah with no electricity, no running water, and no formal schooling, he describes an upbringing shaped by isolation, fear, and secrecy. The title of his memoir, Hiding from the School Read more