Nicole Antoinette is a writer, podcast host, and community-builder who is super into long-distance hiking. In this conversation, she tells us the story of how long solo hikes have become her spiritual & devotional practice.
Together we explore the power of facing fear and discomfort, the lessons gained from embracing loneliness, and the self-trust that comes when there’s no one else to ask for answers.
Our conversation is an invitation for the hikers and non-hikers among us to consider how we can deepen our devotional connections with the land and ourselves. The lessons Nicole shares support us all in being honest with ourselves and facing scary things.
“I like hard things because of the opportunity they give me to treat myself well or to work on my relationship with myself and my conversation with myself in moments that i judge to be my own failings, weaknesses, or inadequacies.” – Nicole Antoinette
Resources:
- Becca Piastrelli: The Baby Bomb
- Thru-Hiking Will Break Your Heart by Carrot Quinn
- Geartrade
- The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
