By Land Podcast
This podcast is about learning how to have better backcountry experiences and understanding why spending time outside matters in the first place.
I have conversations with people from diverse outdoor backgrounds to learn from them and hear their personal stories. I cover everything from backpacking, hiking, hunting, conservation, and outdoor skills to the broader role the outdoors can play in our health, perspective, and everyday lives.
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-Emory, By Land
By Land Podcast
#97 - How To Deal With Life After The Trail With Kyle O'Grady
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On this episode, I talk with Kyle O’Grady of The Trail Tales Podcast about what it’s like dealing with the “Post Trail Blues.” We talk a lot about the grand adventure when we’re ON it or look back at it fondly when we’re not, but we rarely talk about what it’s like after it’s all over. For most of us, we’re left wondering what we’re supposed to do next. We’ve built an identity around this adventure and now that it’s no longer something to look forward to, we tend to slip into a slight depression.
Show Notes and Links
- Introductions
- Getting to know Kyle
- What it’s like getting into podcasting and seeing it grow
- Exploring podcasting topics
- Kyle’s journey into backpacking and Thru Hiking
- What happens mentally after a long trail
- The emotional connection to a grand goal
- The reality of post trail blues
- How to cope with missing the trail
- What it was like getting back out on the trail again
- Kyle’s experience with being in his head
- Advice for future thru-hikers
- Trail Tales Podcast
- My Episode with Trail Tales
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