Alison Young – aka Blissful Hiker – is a professional backpacker, logging over 14,000 miles on six continents. In her talks and workshops, she uses lessons learned from millions of steps in walking meditation to tackle life’s big questions like, “How do you quit without feeling like a failure?” and “What does it mean to reinvent yourself?”
An award-winning professional flutist and syndicated American Public Media radio host, Alison is also a voice artist and host of the award-winning Blissful Hiker Podcast™. With over 125,000 downloads, the audio journey combines found sound, flute playing and personal essay for an immersive experience.
speaking, storytelling, writing, podcasting, audio-editing, classical music, radio, thru-hiking, backpacking
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what other people think of you is none of your business
The late soprano Beverly Sills who sang for years before she became an "overnight success." Also because she was so laid back and real even before going on stage and nailing all those high C's as The Queen of the Night.
I can go on stage or on air in any mental state I happen to be in and hit it out of the park.
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