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The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE102: Celebrating as my religion and how that Fuels Success in Paddling + BeyondDownload the Own Your Shit Resource (free!!)Join the Group Chat(free)Glitter Gear Room Access ($200)Come to Costa Rica with Me!!! (1 week retreat)Send me a DM to work with me in my virtual programs --CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES C"MON!!! But do you REALLY? Do you let yourself celebrate ALLLLLLL the good times? Or do you brush them off and dismiss them because they don't happen in a way you ~thought~ they should or because you didn't quite hit your goal, despite making it way past your last attempt? Do you celebrate and...2025-07-1826 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE101: The 9 Sources of Flow and How to Activate Them!!!!Download the Own Your Shit Resource (free!!)Join the Group Chat(free)Glitter Gear Room Access ($200)Come to Costa Rica with Me!!! (1 week retreat)Apply for Femme in Flow (1:1 work)--This episode has been saved!!! I thought I lost this episode in the death of my laptop, but we FOUND IT!!!! Ultimate STOKE! I'm so excited to share this GOLDMINE of FLOW knowledge. If you've wanted to learn how to activate flow state instead of going into fight, flight, freeze or fawn in ANY OF THESE CATEGORIES - incuding but not limited to mon...2025-07-1435 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE100: Dreaming BIG, flow states, and doing the thing your subconcious thinks will kill you with Dasha BarsukovaDownload the Own Your Shit Resource (free!!)Join the Group Chat(free)Glitter Gear Room Access ($200)Come to Costa Rica with Me!!! (1 week retreat)Apply for Femme in Flow (1:1 work)----Dasha Barsukova is a transformational coach, speaker, and the founder of Shkoda Mystery School. She helps creatives, change makers, and mystics stop humaning and start magicking - leading their mission through flow, desire, and embodied courage. She lives for the thrill of doing the thing your subconcious swore would kill you and watching it set your soul on fire instead. Check her out on faceb...2025-07-041h 00The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE99: Playing the "Long Game" in Paddling with Leah StaleyDownload the Own Your Shit Resource (free!!)Join the Group Chat Challenges (free)Glitter Gear Room Access ($100)Come to Costa Rica with Me!!! (1 week retreat)Apply for Femme in Flow (1:1 work)----This week’s episode features Leah Staley. Leah grew up on the Youghiogheny River, started paddling at two years old, and never plans on stopping. She’s gone from being a massage therapist, helping whitewater kayakers train for and recover from races, to being an online wellness coach and adventure yoga retreat guide, helping women become their own healers and step into their con...2025-06-061h 10The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE98: Building Sisterhood and Connection in a Male Dominated Sport with BridgetDownload the Own Your Shit Resource (free!!)Join the Group Chat Experience: ($15 for LIFE) Get access to every resource I've ever created ($100)Join the Group Program, Reverie Rising (June-October 2025)Come to Costa Rica with Me!!! (1 week retreat)Apply for Femme in Flow (1:1 work)----This week’s episode features Bridget, a commercial whitewater rafting guide with seasons worked on the Arkansas River, Middle Fork of the Flathead River, and the Lochsa River. Privately she has boated coast to coast, from the Gauley to the Rogue, and even has ran rivers in Nepal - all with so...2025-05-2353 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE97: Weightloss, Competition Among Powerful People and Life Reflections Relating it all to Whitewater PaddlingApply for the waitlist to work with me 1:1 (opening again on May 1, 2025)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (free!!)Get access to every resource I've ever created ($50 until May 1st)Join the Group Chat Experience: (free until May 1st) ----I'm in a huge expansion right now. I'm so excited you're coming along with me. I've lost 19 lbs since December and have 4.5 more to go to reach my "goal". This will be the lightest I've been since early college. I made the biggest investment in myself of my life - related to coaching - and I'm already witnes...2025-04-2532 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE96: My Deepest Darkest Secret and How to Shed Shame with Shania KuipersApply for the Full on Femme in Flow Program Join the Group Chat Experience: Ditch the Doubt Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----"Our shame is the source of our power." - Shoshanna Raven. When we share our shame publicly, we release the curse of "being found out". But how do we get to that point where we feel safe within ourselves to do that? How can we cultivate safety within our bodies and minds to move through instead of avoiding shame? What is shame anyway? And what does it have to do with paddling? Listen to fi...2025-04-1152 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE95: Feral Leadership and Leading vs. Guiding with Linda ClarkApply for the Full on Femme in Flow Program Join the Group Chat Experience: Ditch the Doubt (free for now!)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----What's the difference between guiding and leading? What does feral leadership mean? How can we utilize our uniqueness as a strength? And what it looks like to be badass outdoorsy women running sick businesses for sweet people. ---Linda Clark is the leadership guide you didn’t know you needed until now. A lifelong adventure with 20+ years in leadership development, she’s helped teams navig...2025-04-0447 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE94: Regressing your Roll and What it actually looks like to be advancing as a paddler with Sasha MillerApply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Group Chat Experience: Ditch the Doubt (free for now!)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----Paddling progression (and any progression) is NOT LINEAR. This episode really goes into what it's actually like to progress in the sport and how to "move up" in the paddling world. How does your roll progress (and regress)? What are the growing pains you can expect? And how do we mitigate these and overcome them without getting so frustrated we just give up? Listen in. 2025-03-2849 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE93: Designing a Sustainable Adventure Lifestyle with SandraApply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Group Chat Experience: newly announced as Ditch the Doubt (free for now!)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----Are you a sustainably conscious paddler or curious how you can become more sustainably aware? On this episode, Sandra and I discuss ways we can offset all the driving that paddling requires and we explore the most effective ways to make a difference even as one person. ---Sandra has a wealth of knowledge about sustainability. She is a transportation planner for Asheville and...2025-03-2142 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE92: Safety Conciousness AND Confidence with Kelsey Holmes(Trigger warning - talk about injuries at the beginning, rated PG-13)Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Group Chat Experience (free for now!)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----Are you generally a conservative paddler who's maybe even a bit risk averse? This episode was made with you in mind. Kelsey and I discuss our experience with risk tolerance and how we've come to be more confident in our sports and life in general. We also share some life experiences with injuries and how that has played a role in our risk assessm...2025-03-141h 00The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE91: 3 Step Process to Calm Your Body on the RiverApply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Group Chat Experience (free for now!)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----This episode is a blurb from my Wet Wild and Worth It Challenge hosted in the group chat experience. Imagine, you're in a 5 day challenge with me posting 2-5 short audio clips per day. That's this perspective. This is my 3 step process for calming myself down IN THE MOMENT when I'm low-key freaking out on the river. It's quick, easy and do-able from inside your boat. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life...2025-03-0728 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE90: Creating Space for Friendships and Relationships in your Life: Reflections from the Send SocialApply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Group Chat Experience (free)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----You are not alone, no matter how lonely you feel! It can be hard ot make friends in adulthood and even harder to find aligned romantic partners. I've taken the feedback I hear regularly from clients, friends, and community members and built the "Send Social". It's an outdoorsy meet up space for singles and partnered adventurers to connect past the surface through adventure mindset activities and mini workshops. On this episode I share some realizations from ou...2025-02-2828 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE89: Building an Outdoor Community (lessons from a dirtbag kayak girlie)Come to the Send Social!! ($5 plus a gym pass)Apply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Group Chat Experience (free)Download the Own Your Shit Resource (also free)----Some days I've felt so alone and some days I'm crying tears of joy for how strong my community is. I'm breaking it down in this episode. What are the qualities of a strong and abundant community vs. when I'm feeling lonely? I share stories from my van life days and utilize a tool from the worn to wild system in this episode. It's reverse engi...2025-02-2137 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE85: Integration, Transitions, and Psychedelics for Paddlers with DanielleApply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues)Download the Own Your Shit ResourceConnect with Danielle on instagram: @dlpeeches----How does facilitation of psychedelics differ from recreational use and how does it translate into personal growth and paddling progression? In this episode, Danielle (She's trained in psychedelic-informed practices) and I explore what it's like to integrate personal transformation into paddling and adventure sports. The episode is really about this integration rather than the specifics of psychedelic facilitation and a lo...2025-01-1750 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE84: Am I ready for reality? Reflections from my 3rd Grand Canyon TripApply for the Worn to Wild Program Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues)Download the Own Your Shit Resource----I'm back from the Grand Canyon and so many of ya'll are asking about how my trip was so I figured why not just make an episode about it. I share my stories from my birthday, reflections and life lessons, and things I would do differently on my next trip. It's a very calming, reflective, and gentle vibe. 2025-01-1051 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE83: Erica Shanks - Class II is f*cking BADASS and Equally as Cool as Class VApply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!)Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues)Download the Own Your Shit Resource----Class II badass? Hell yes. I said it and I meant it. Today I brought on a friend of mine, Erica Shanks to explore what it means to be a badass regardless of what level gnar you're sending. Why is this such a thing that people get stuck on? How can we support each other and ourselves more in celebrating the strengths we...2025-01-0344 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE82: Rob Giersch on Taking Good Photos and Creating OpportunitiesRob's Website and Portfolio! Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/ChallengeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Rob Giersch (giersched@bellsouth.net) is a retired engineer who has always had a creative itch and loved the outdoors. He's channeled those passions into whitewater photography and the Southeastern Paddling Community, volunteering at numerous ladies events (that's how we met)! That passion has led to lifelong friendships, a greater perspective on life, and a few job opportunities. His camera forces him (the introvert) to step out of his comfort zone to engage with the world, and every time he does he's re...2024-12-2053 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE81: Abi Schneider on Stepping it Up to Class IVApply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!)Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/Challenge (challenge is over, but the group chat continues)Download the Own Your Shit Resource----This week I brought on Abi Schneider, an emerging class IV paddler and kind soul to the Wild Woman Podcast to talk about what it's like to step up to class IV from the perspective of someone who's actually stepping it up to class IV (not from some pro kayaker or someone who's been doing it for a while already). On today's episo...2024-12-1348 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE80: Jenna Sinclair on Growing Out of Friendships, Cold Water Immersion, and Winter Condition Water SportsApply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!)Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/ChallengeDownload the Own Your Shit ResourceJenna Sinclair's Websitehello@jennasinclair.com----This week I brought on Jenna Sinclair, a friend I met from a coaching program I'm in with Shoshanna Raven!! Jenna is a business energetics coach for women, has a Masters of Science in positive psychology and coaching psychology, loves to write comedy and is a meditation teacher, a marine mammal medic and new mother! On today's episode we talk abou...2024-12-0657 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE79: Packing for my 3rd Grand Canyon Trip and "Why not 'both, and?'"Apply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!)Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/ChallengeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----I'm leaving for the Grand Canyon on December 15th!!! Ahhhhh I'm actually not that nervous haha. This is my third trip and every year I get back and update my packing list with notes from how it went and what I wish I had vs. didn't lug around. On today's episode I'm sharing my favorite items that I bring on trips and some controversial items that I don't bring that most people do...2024-11-2948 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE78: Courage is NOT being scared and doing it anyway. It's actually this.Apply for the Worn to Wild Program (before Dec 15, 2024, you get the 2024 price!!!)Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/ChallengeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever had trouble falling asleep the night before a river run because you're nervous or anxious? I definitely have. I created an exercise that helps me turn this anxiousness into a useful tool and practice opportunity. During today's episode I explain my opinions on the concept of courage and fear. I DON'T think courage is being scared and doing it anyway. I actually low key hate that definition and conc...2024-11-2243 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE77: Nick Czapla, M.Ed., LCMHC reflections on Long Term Trauma Recovery, Feeling 1% Better and being the Crew ChameleonNick's Website and WorkshopsJoin the Wildly Connected Group Chat/ChallengeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Check out Nick's upcoming workshops on Grief, Traumatic Stress and Growth, and Resiliency. (all on his website)"My goal is to first understand without judgment. Therapeutic change happens under similar conditions that I enjoy eating a burrito: a judge free zone where it’s safe to be messy. You can expect my style to reflect core values of empathy and authenticity wrapped in a soft shell of playful fun and humor." - NickOn today's episode, we share stories...2024-11-1559 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE76: Listen to this when you want to feel in control. Wake up your POWER.Join the Wildly Connected Group Chat/ChallengeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Nothing feels like it's in your control. You have such little say and everything is just ~happening~ around you. BULLSHIT. Take your control back. Leave the overwhelm and helplessness behind. It's time for you to get up and do shit about it. In today's episode, I gently welcome you into a meditation to bring back your power. You ARE in control. I want to help you realize that! You can expect a meditation practice with journal prompts and a pep talk. Let's get to hit. ---2024-11-0830 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE75: Making Shit Happen Through Connection in WhitewaterJoin the Wildly Connected Group Chat/ChallengeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----So you want to go on a grand canyon trip, you want to land your dream job, you want to travel, you want a community full of badasses who also love being down to earth and chill while occasionally sending the gnar? In today's episode I share how building connections led to me making my dreams come true and going on my first, second, and now third grand canyon trip. This also how my clients have landed dream jobs (multiple!!! myself included), found the most s...2024-11-011h 09The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE74: Do you have the fun-ability? (how to be fun to be around)Download the Own Your Shit Resource----You know those people who are so freaking attractive and fun to be around? How do they do it? How can you do it too? On today's episode I explore fun as a mindset through stories, jokes, and tangible examples. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combining her knowledge from her background in psychology, experiential and inquiry based learning, wilderness medicine, w...2024-10-1828 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE73: How to Mourn the Loss of a RiverDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever witnessed a river feeling or looking different that it was when you went there last? Maybe it's been a few years, maybe there was a major flooding event, maybe something within you has changed. This episode is a step by step guide for how to mourn the loss of a river as you once knew it. Grab your journal and a cozy drink and let's get into the thick of it together. 2024-10-1140 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener72: How to Safely Adventure in Storms for PaddlersDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----This episode is intended to serve as a resource for how to "chase rain" and prepare for a big storm from a paddler's perspective. I go over how to read hydrographs, make bucket lists, and determine a safe time to go paddling. I recorded this episode just after Hurricane Helene hit my area. At that point I honestly had no idea of the damage and what it turned out to be was truly incomprehensible. My home is okay, but so many folks' are not. This episode is not specifically about paddling in hurrican...2024-10-0652 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE71: Pleasure-Based Behavior Change In Outdoor SportsDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Happy Wild Woman Friday! I’m getting ready for Gauley Fest as this episode is being published. And this week’s topic is all about how to get better by FEELING GOOD. I take you through a concept within the first pillar of the Worn to Wild system: Fueling Your Fire. We go into pleasure-based behavior change and learning through what you’re doing well. This one’s juicy ;)---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling bu...2024-09-2036 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE70: Listen to this when you're feeling angry or frustrated.Download the Own Your Shit Resource----It's been a WEEK. And as I move ~though~ these emotions I'm bringing you along for the ride. Don't worry, I doubt this episode in itself would pull you into the feeling of anger. I talk you through my personal process for reframing and moving on from this intense feeling. How can we harness the intensity and use it as fuel for the fire instead? ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, an...2024-09-1336 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE69: The upside down, backwards, and occasionally upright/forwards story that got me hereDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Okay, so maybe you've been listening to my podcast for a while now and you're curious about how I got to where I'm at and want to learn more about my journey to confident adventuring. I PROMISE I did NOT start off as a class IV paddler! I've had my patches. Today I wanted to share my story because a few current clients and prospective clients have told me recently that it seems like I'm just naturally good at adventure sports.... the truth is coming out. Listen up. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure L...2024-09-0645 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE68: Expressive Movement Ideas for Outdoor AdventurersDownload the Own Your Shit ResourceSign Up for Confidently Wild (recordings only after Sept. 1, 2024)----Curious about how to practice expressive movement and what the heck it has to do with outdoor sports? In today's episode I literally spell it out for you. I'm sharing 30 ways to explore expressive movement, stories about how it's helped me in my rock climbing this week, and a general explanation of how it can be used to improve your progression and comfort in outdoor sports. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based ou...2024-08-3038 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE67: A Meditation to Welcome Change (for paddlers, climbers, bikers, and other adventurers)Download the Own Your Shit ResourceSign Up for Confidently Wild (until Sept. 1, 2024)----Let's bring in some peace and serenity to this otherwise completely chaotic world. Set aside ~15 minutes for yourself to completely release into this meditation with me. We'll be embracing the things holding us in place so that we can kindly let them go as we move forward into change. Step into a future version of your adventurous self with me in this guided outdoor sports minded meditation. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of A...2024-08-2334 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE66: Creating Space for Minorities to Speak up through Swiftwater Rescue with Callay BoireDownload the Own Your Shit ResourceSign Up for Confidently Wild (until Sept. 1, 2024)----Do you have trouble speaking up in spaces where you feel like a minority? I do too. 2024-08-1654 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE65: How to Speak Kindly to Yourself: Adventurers EditionDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----When you make a mistake do you meet yourself with true kindness or do you get easily frustrated and down about it, maybe even making it into something about your identity like "I suck, no one is going to want to hang out with me"? Today's episode is for you. I uncover a 3 step process for how you can shift your self talk without feeling toxicly positive. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout...2024-08-0930 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE64: How to Get Your Ducks in a Row: Whitewater EditionDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Do you ever feel like everyone around you has it ALL FIGURED OUT? Do you wish you were like them? Do you feel like chaos is constantly unfolding around you? Today's episode is for YOU. I share 15 tangible and EASY tools to help you get those ducks lined up. I'd love to hear from you! Find me on instagram @wildwomanbecca if you have any additional tips or with what resonated most! ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who...2024-08-0236 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE63: How to Trust Your Skills and Avoid Lucky Duck SyndromeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Do you feel like you're only seeing success because you "got lucky"? On today's episode, we're getting into the Lucky Duck Syndrome and exploring a 3 step process for how to OWN your skills so that you KNOW you can make it through that rapid, you know you can climb the route, you know you can make it down the ski slope. You've already got skills, it's about time you owned them. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who...2024-07-2621 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE62: Taking Initiative and Avoiding the Stranded Duckling SyndromeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Are you a stranded duckling?? Have you ever felt helpless, confused or unsure about how to improve a situation? In today's episode I'm sharing a 6 step process for learning how to take initiative. We explore another common sensation: impulsivity, and utilize it as a tool for how to overcome this feeling of helplessness on the river and in life. Stop thinking so much and start doing! ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tir...2024-07-1933 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE61: I'm Jewish! Reflections from my 10 Day Break from Paddling.Download the Own Your Shit Resource----Today's episode is a bit different than most of my content, but it's a conversation that many folks have asked me about and I've been timid about sharing my perspective. On July 4th, 2024, I returned from my Birthright Trip to Israel to explore my Jewish Identity and connection to Israel, the Jewish Homeland. The first half of the episode is about my Jewish Identity, how it relates to my paddling, and what a birthright trip is. The second half goes more in depth about my reflections on the current state of Israel. Disclaimer...2024-07-121h 03The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE60: Redefining Rest as Productivity - A Meditation for Go Go Go AdventurersDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Are you someone who's always on the go? You wish you had more time to do all of the awesome things life has to offer? You hesitate to say no because you don't want to miss out and you are basically always doing something. Maybe you are aware of it, maybe not, but do you always have a sense of urgency - like there's somewhere you've got to be? I can relate, and nearly all of my clients can too. Today's episode is a meditation for folks who tend to go-go-go. Let's learn how to b...2024-07-0524 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE59: Part 3- Reclaiming your Fierce Feminine PowerDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the final episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. The feminine energy is all about flow, fluidity, flexibility. It's also connected to chaos and unpredictability (said with love). The wounded feminine is full of fear, disconnect, and feels unsafe. In this episode, I share an exercise from the "Wild Feminine" about how to connect with your root feminine energy in your body. Boys listen up too! This episode is equally as impactful applied to you! Let me kn...2024-06-2828 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE58: Part 2- Healthy Masculinity in Whitewater KayakingDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the second episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. Today's episode is all about masculinity, the wounded and the divine. If you're wanting to initiate more, gain confidence, and really take accountability for the role you play in your life, give this episode a listen. We end with a 4 step process for leaning into your healthy masculine energy. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor ba...2024-06-2137 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE57: Pt. 1 Balancing Feminine and Masculine in Whitewater: The IntroDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you considered that femininity and masculinity could be described independent of gender? This is the first episode of a 3 part series on exploring these two qualities. Today's episode is an overview of both, where we currently stand regarding the balance and where we could be in the future. Let me know which adjective you feel more aligned with in your life now by emailing rploener@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you! ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Ashe...2024-06-1428 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE56: 4 Steps to Finding Your Passion AgainDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----TW: death. I recorded today's episode while grieving the loss of a friend and there are a few pauses where I paused as I teared up. The theme is about feeling unmotivated and extremely tired. It's for when you feel like there's nothing you want to do anymore and you're searching for a way to reignite that passion because you know deep down it's still there despite whatever hardship you're experiencing. I share a 4 step process for finding that joy again and I walk you through the process. ---Becca Ploener is an Ad...2024-06-0729 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE55: Recovering from a Paddlesport Injury and Coming Back Mentally StrongerDownload the Own Your Shit ResourceSign up for the Romanticize Your Life 5 Day Challenge----Have you ever suffered from an injury and been worried about coming back to the sport feeling mentally and emotionally weak? I was nervous for that too when I tore my labrum whitewater kayaking and needed to take a 9 month break from the sport. I was studying psychology at the time and was head deep in anxiety before the injury around kayaking (and life honestly). I was curious if there was a way I could improve that, even though I wasn't on the water...2024-05-3135 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE54: Learning to Kayak through Dance: with grace, femininity, and flowDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----On this episode, I explore the concept of dance as a tool for teaching and learning whitewater kayaking. Relaxation, fluidity, smoothness, loose hips, flexibility, athleticism... all things that have to do with BOTH dance and whitewater. With my classical background in ballet, tap, jazz, dance theater, modern, and my current experiences in expressive solo dance as well as partner dances of blues, fusion and swing I explain the similarities and possibilities of dance mixing with kayaking. ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor ba...2024-05-2428 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE53: Want to Live in a Van Down By the River? 30 tips for water lovers exploring van lifeDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever considered van life? Whether you're already living in a van, want to live in a van, want to road trip in a van, or want to car camp, check out this episode for a curated list of tips and tricks or female kayakers. I've lived in a subaru forester for 6 months and a mini van for 6 months on two different occasions and I wanted to take some time to share my thoughts! Today's episode is JAM PACKED with my van life tips for kayakers, water lovers, adventurers, and anyone wh...2024-05-1741 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE52: Purifying Your Life: 3 tools for creating space for more adventureDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Do you feel overwhelmed by your never ending list of "to-dos"? Adulting got you down? Having trouble finding time for what you WANT to do? Do you wish you could somehow magically create time and play outside more? I'VE GOT YOU! This episode is an anecdotal example of 3 tools that I use with my Worn to Wild Clients. As the busy season of summer begins with more and more sunny 75+ degree days, I'm recalibrating. Join me if you please! ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewate...2024-05-1032 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE51: An Intentional River Runner's MeditationDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever felt anticipatory or anxious on your way to the river (or whatever adventure)? I love listening to meditation music on my way to adventure as a way to ground and center and set intentions for my say. This podcast episode is a meditation/mindfulness practice that can be done (with small adaptations) while driving to the river, sitting in an eddy on the river, or prepping around the house for the river. I guide you through a sequence that allows your physical nervous system to relax and therefore calms your men...2024-05-0323 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE50: Southeastern Seasons of Paddling and Boat StylesDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----This episode is about the different seasons and how that affects our paddling and our paddling lifestyles. I also talked about the different styles of whitewater kayaks. If your curious why I would possibly want to own 7+ kayaks, you’ll definitely want to listen to the end of this episode! ---Becca Ploener is an Adventure Life Coach and Whitewater Kayak Instructor based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combining her knowledge from her bac...2024-04-2631 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE49: Are Booty Beers Actually Effective at Preventing Swims?Download the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever drank a beer out of your shoe? This is essentially what the river community calls a Booty Beer and it's purpose is to prevent future swims, show your respect to your rescuers, and pay dues to the river gods. I personally have participated in this practice and I actually have pretty strong feelings associated with it. In today's episode, I share my opinions and debunk the claims that it is effective in preventing swims. I explain Skinner's theory of Operant Conditioning and provide examples of how we can shift our practices to...2024-04-1926 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE48: Listen to this when you can't find anyone to adventure with!Download the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever had the ability to go out and adventure, but couldn't find the people to do it with so you didn't get to go? That's where I'm at today as I record this episode. During today's episode I'm sharing my tips for managing FOMO and cultivating a sense of excitement regardless of the activity - no matter how mundane. From the wild woman playlist to self embrace to manifestations and mantras, I talk about a wide range of solutions. I'm excited for you to give it a listen! ---Becca P...2024-04-1226 minThe Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE47: How to Adventure WITH Your Menstrual Cycle instead of AGAINST it.Download the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever wondered if your menstrual cycle affects your athletic/adventure performance? Well I'm here to tell you it DOES. On today's episode I talk about the 4 different phases of our cycles and how we can alter our adventure strategies to support our cyclical health and maximize our adventure potential. Give this episode a listen to hear about the 4 phases and specific examples of ways to adventure during ALL of them. This is NOT a go hard or go home approach. It's actually the opposite - we're softies and hardies and we know ba...2024-04-0532 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE46: You aren't late and you don't need to rush!Download the Own Your Shit Resource----We’re all busy, but what if I told you there was a way to get everything done, probably faster and more efficiently WITHOUT feeling rushed. Well… Here I am and I’m telling you exactly that. Check out todays episode for 8 tools to do RIGHT NOW to boost your productivity, efficiency, quality, AND to do all of that while feeling grounded and playful. ---Becca Ploener is a Whitewater Kayak Instructor and Adventure Life Coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, an...2024-03-2933 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE45: 30 Unwritten Social Rules in the Outdoor CommunityDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Have you ever done something outside and then realized that it was far from the norm? Do you sometimes miss social cues? Do you wish there was a handbook for "how to act" in the outdoor community? Wellllll here's your first stop! Today's episode lists out 30 unwritten social rules based on real people's responses from mountain biking, climbing, hiking, and paddling. Stay tuned to the end for my favorite one! Let me know if there are any you would add. ---Becca Ploener is a Whitewater Kayak Instructor and Adventure Li...2024-03-2248 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE44: Using Self Embrace to Improve Your Strength and Prevent InjuriesDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Today's episode is all about giving yourself love, kindness and compassion through self embrace. Self Embrace is intentionally touching yourself and becoming aware of your own physical touch. I share more about what self embrace is, how it helps us in our adventure sports and in life, and I guide you through three exercises to incorporate it into your daily practices. Self embrace has seriously impacted how I interact with myself and the outdoor elements without it, I'd probably be a nervous wreck. This episode is deeply personal and way more transform...2024-03-1541 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE43: The Secret to Satisfaction as an Outdoor Enthusiast: Becca's 4 Step ProcessDownload the Own Your Shit Resource----Are you constantly trying to improve, but never feeling satisfied? Do you feel self conscious, afraid, embarrassed, intimidated, maybe even ashamed in groups of people with more experience than you? Do you want to feel self sufficient, emotionally regulated, proud, excited, fulfilled, and like you OWN YOUR SHIT? In this episode, I share my 4 step process for feeling satisfied and getting whatever you want in life and in outdoor sports. The power is already within you, I'm just guiding you towards believing it! ---Becca Ploener is a Whitewater Kaya...2024-03-0855 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE42: What Are You Trying to Prove? With Lauren BondDownload the Own Your Shit Packet----Lauren Bond is a transformational canoe guide and owner of The River’s Path. She has offered women’s rites of passage canoe journeys for a decade and partners with well known musicians, writers, and poets for river based retreats through Labyrinth Canyon in Utah. Some of her past collaborators include authors Craig Childs and David Abram, musicians Ma Muse and Fia, and poets John Roedel and Anne Haven McDonnell. Her greatest joy is floating on her back down the Green river, eyes closed, feeling the sun on her face and the cur...2024-03-0258 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE41: 4 Ways to Get Started with Whitewater KayakingDownload the Own Your Shit PacketAre you interested in learning to whitewater kayak?? In today's episode, I share 4 ways to get started! I discuss emotional and physical safety, efficiency, and privilege. I also share how I got into whitewater in 2017 and 5 things I would have done differently so that I progressed safer, eliminated anxious tendencies, and avoided injury. You don't want to miss this one!!!! PS there's an announcement about a rad live training I'm hosting in late March!! ---Becca Ploener is a Whitewater Kayak instructor and Adventure Coach based out of Asheville, NC...2024-02-2349 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE40: 25 Ways to Build Your Outdoor Community (mostly free!!)Download the Own Your Shit PacketDo you want to expand your social circle? Are you looking for friends or adventure partners? Don't know how to make friends as an adult? You're in exactly the right place! On today's episode, I share 25 ways that I have build my own community from the ground up. Some of these tips are geared towards extraverts and some are for introverts, some are free, some are paid! If you'd like more support with building your community, please reach out to me (rploener@gmail.com). I want to help you!! 2024-02-1642 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE39: Mindset Series Pt 4: Is your relationship status affecting your outdoor mindset?Valentines Day Special! Are you curious how your relationship status could be affecting your outdoor sports? Maybe you're single and actively mingling... maybe you're in a long term relationship and feeling stable. I believe these all play a role in how we interact with the world and our outdoor activities. In today's episode, I ramble and explore what that means for me, what it might mean for you, and how to improve your outdoor mindset regardless of relationship status.
This is the fourth and final episode in a 4 part series that includes how to...2024-02-0937 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE38: Mindset Series Pt 3: Are you really a burden? Maybe... here's what to do regardless.Have you ever felt like a burden while participating in an outdoor sport? Maybe when you swam and your crew had to pick up the pieces or when you took a few breaks on the climbing wall? On todays episode, I share a recent story from when I felt like a burden and I also share what I did about it through 4 different tools. I hope you enjoy!
This is the third episode in a 4 part series that includes how to overcome feelings of "I'm not enough", "I take up too much space", "I'm...2024-02-0223 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE38: Mindset Series Pt2: How to Take Up Space (and feel good about it)in the Climbing GymDo you ever get talked over, cut in line while climbing, or feel like you just don't fit in? In today's episode I talk about why it's important to take up space, how it can impact your climbing, and ways to practice it literally starting NOW!
This is the second episode in a 4 part series that includes how to overcome feelings of "I'm not enough", "I take up too much space", "I'm a burden", and finished with the finale of a valentines day special: How your relationship status may be affecting your technical skills. 2024-01-2629 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE37: Mindset Series Pt 1: How "I'm not enough" May Be Affecting Your Outdoor Skills and How to Fix It!Do you ever feel like you're not enough? Good enough, skilled enough, strong enough, extroverted enough, etc? In today's episode, I go over what scarcity mindset is and how it could be affecting even more than just your mindset. I also explain how to overcome it so be sure to stick around through the end of the episode!!
This is the first episode in a 4 part series that includes how to overcome feelings of "I'm not enough", "I take up too much space", "I'm a burden", and finished with the finale of a valentines...2024-01-1933 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE36: Staying Sane While Chasing Rain as a Southeast PaddlerThis episode is all about the emotional and social challenges that come along with chasing rain in the southeast. Becca shares her three main challenges with making plans and boating in floods as well as her three solutions and affirmations for coping with it. You are not alone in feeling frustrated amongst the choas of winter creeking season!
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Becca Ploener is a Whitewater Kayak instructor and Adventure Coach based out of Asheville, NC. She specializes in helping outdoor athletes and enthusiasts to overcome the mental hurdles of their sport including balan...2024-01-1236 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE35: Adventure Inheritance: How My Mom Influenced my Adventures with Martha PloenerSchedule a session with Becca
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Martha Ploener is a mother to 3 adventurous kiddos and wife to Randy Ploener. She’s been an ER and radiology nurse for over 30 years and has done her own fair share of traveling including visiting 49 of the 50 states, living out of her car (before it was cool), and sharing the state of Montana with her family since the kids were 1 year old. One of her most notable parenting mottos is that “My kids are going to do this stuff regardless, I’d rather get to know about it and live vicariously and be there to support them if they ne...2024-01-0525 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE34: Imposter Syndrome as an Intermediate Paddler with My Sister Sarah PloenerSchedule a session with Becca
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Sarah Ploener is my “favorite” (and only… lol she wrote this) sister and has been paddling for 4 years - 3 of which she guided on the Lehigh River in PA. Right now she works full time as an engineer for the company that makes GORE-TEX. Her next project is using scrap gortex to make her “cool big sis” a homemade splash top.
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Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and Adventure Coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combining h...2023-12-2949 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE33 WTF is a Boof? Secret Language of Whitewater with nonpaddler, Caroline ElizabethSchedule a session with Becca
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Caroline is a certified life & health coach who specializes in supporting introverted entrepreneurs. Through her personalized process, she helps clients craft a vision that aligns with their introverted nature, rediscover joy in their work, and leverage their natural strengths. This empowerment enables them to build sustainable and profitable businesses while avoiding overwhelm and burnout. Download a free energy assessment to help supercharge productivity and/or follow Caroline on Instagram.
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Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and Adventure Coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they...2023-12-2244 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE32: Expedition Planning with Pro Packer, Abby TaylorSchedule a session with Becca
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Abby was born in Northeast Georgia to displaced Northerners in a backwater town called Toccoa, and has since moved across the country, worked in 8 states, and gone on countless expeditions. She has over a decade of trip planning and expedition leading experience with a variety of clients, environments and sports. Currently, she is based out of Boise, ID where she sells whitewater boats for AIRE and works on visiting all the hot springs. Instagram @c.r.a.b.b.y
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The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE31: Mental Agility, Plan B, and Emotional Release with Anna LevesqueSchedule a session with Becca
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Anna Levesque is a distinguished leader in the outdoor industry as a mental agility and white water kayak coach. What differentiates Anna is her approach to physical and mental wellbeing and how this is tied to success on the water and in life. Anna is the author of the book Yoga for Paddling, was named one of the most inspirational paddlers alive by Canoe and Kayak magazine, and voted the most inspirational outdoors person by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. She has paddled, taught and competed on the international stage for close to 3...2023-12-0841 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE30: Setting Boundaries without Gatekeeping in Whitewater with Bonnie MaughanSchedule a session with Becca
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Bonnie Maughan considers herself your "friendly neighborhood recreationalist." She grew up camping, skiing, and snowboarding. Later, in college, she picked up climbing, canyoneering, rafting, and kayaking. She guided whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Salmon rivers for a couple years while in school and also spent time volunteering as a trip leader for Utah Valley University's Outdoor Recreation Program. Currently, she works full time as a data analyst and milks her weekends and PTO to get outside as much as she can. Find her on facebook or instagram to get in contact...2023-12-0147 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE29: Cycles, Rituals, and Living with the Seasons in Paddling with Valerye WoodruffSchedule a session with Becca
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Valerye is a transformational coach and an adventurer. She feels enthused about supporting other adventurous women who struggle with self-worth, communication and relationships. People who work with Valerye free themselves from self limiting beliefs. They experience greater confidence, direction, and closeness in relationships. People can find her at Innerdiamondcoaching.com or email hello@innerdiamondcoaching.com
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Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themse...2023-11-3050 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE28: Pregnant while Paddling with Sandy HessSchedule a session with Becca
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Sandy Hess is joining us from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She's a whitewater guide of 8 years and spent the last season guiding while pregnant with her first baby! She's here to talk about the joys and challenges that face women in this industry, with the additional stressor of carrying another human along for the ride.
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Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves...2023-11-3041 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE27: Why Should I Pay for Paddling Instruction? With Brittany SchrueferSchedule a session with Becca
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Brittany Schruefer (Schree-fur) believes that the best place to learn is outside of our comfort zones. After five months of chasing summer around the world studying comparative human rights and social change, she took a career 180 and found herself working as a veterinary nurse at an equine hospital specializing in emergency and critical care. An avid horse-back rider, skier, and now whitewater paddler, Brittany believes that some of the best things in life are done with a helmet and a non-traditional team. Consistently pushing herself outside of her comfort zone is wher...2023-11-3052 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE26: Racing, Friend Crushes, and Competition with Alex HorneSchedule a session with Becca
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Alex Horne is an optometrist and whitewater kayaker practicing and paddling in West Virginia. Raised in northern New Hampshire, Alex was a three sport athlete from a young age and found whitewater while looking for a new sport in college. In the past seven years Alex has pursued several aspects of whitewater kayaking and paddled in several different countries. She enjoys competing in, and organizing, whitewater kayak races including the Maine whitewater championship. Find her on instagram @eyekayak
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The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE25: Trans Women, Hormones, and How It Affects Kayaking with Cici CambronSchedule a session with Becca
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Cici Cambron (she/her) is a whitewater paddler and instructor currently living in Asheville, NC. She’s been paddling and teaching kayaking for about 3 years, and has been out as a trans woman since early 2022. She’s here to share some of her story and dive into how those two facets of her life have intertwined - especially as she dips her toes into the southeastern race season this year. You can also find her on facebook as Cielle Cambron if you’d like to connect!
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The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE24: Coaching, Guiding, Instruction, Therapy-ing - Where They Collide and Diverge with Dan HorsemanSchedule a session with Becca
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Dan Horseman is a Certified Professional Life Coach and ACA L4 WW kayak instructor living in Asheville, NC. He recently became a new dad and is excited to share his passions for the outdoors with his 3 month old son, Brooks. When he's not on the river, Dan is usually spending time with Brooks, his wife, Kaity and their two dogs, Kara and Townes. If you would like to contact Dan regarding his life coaching or kayak instructional services, you can check out his website at confluencecoachingavl.com or email him at c...2023-11-3052 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE23: River Tattoos, Tattoo Taboos, and How to Take Your Art on the River with Candice Caldwell DaySchedule a session with Becca
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Candice Caldwell Day is an innovative fine art tattoo artist and is based in Sylva NC at Parlor & Co Salon at her private studio. A native to North Carolina, she has been a snowboarder for 15 years & a whitewater boater for almost 30 years, and held a position for multiple years on the US slalom racing team as a teen. A former aerial circus performer and coach, she holds an art Degree from Warren Wilson College and an MFA in Costume Design and Technology from West Virginia University. She lives on her fore...2023-11-3054 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE22: Processing Trauma and Reclaiming Joy through Whitewater with Alissa GardnerSchedule a session with Becca
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Alissa Gardner is a mother of two, an ICU nurse in Western NC, and a long-time outdoors lover. She’s been whitewater kayaking for over 25 years and grew up paddling predominantly on the Youghiogheny and Gauley rivers. She moved to Western NC in 2008 to attend school at Warren Wilson College where she participated in their paddling team. After college, she spent her early 20s getting to know the rivers and creeks of the region, then obtained her nursing degree from Western Carolina University. Married in 2019 to Starke Gardner, she is curren...2023-10-0650 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE21: Raising a River Family with Jeremy AndersonSchedule a session with Becca
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Jeremy lives in Truckee, CA with her beloved husband of 30 years and her 2 teenage daughters. Her passion for nature brought her across the country and into the Sierras in 1999 where she found she had a deep spiritual connection to the mountains, forests, and rivers of this place. Jeremy has been a Whitewater River Guide for 26 years. She currently teaches guide school as a volunteer for the CA non-profit Friends of the River and is the Youth Teams Director on the board of the United States Rafting Association. She has spent...2023-09-2945 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE20: Who is Becca Ploener? with guest, Nicky MurphySchedule a session with Becca
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Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combining her knowledge from her background in psychology, experiential and inquiry based learning, wilderness medicine, women's health, and whitewater kayaking she helps people to take charge of their life again so they can have fun regularly. Her mission is to wake you up to your wild, brave, and downright uninhibited self. Check out her website and JOIN THE EMAIL LIST if you wan...2023-09-2254 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE19: Why Community is So Important with Ladies of the Whitewater Creator, Andrea NewtonSchedule a session with Becca
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Andrea Newton started the Ladies of the Whitewater Community Group on Facebook. Originally the idea stemmed from a conversation about menstrual cycles on multi-day river trips. Andrea enjoys running class IV rivers on her RMR phat cat with a small Oar Frame or in a duckie. Her first experiences were rowing on the Arkansas River through Brown's National Monument.
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Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they...2023-09-1533 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE18: Hookup Culture and Sex Positivity in Whitewater with Brie GoodmanSchedule a session with Becca
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Brie Goodman seamlessly blends her roles as a public health nurse and a retired professional raft guide. Her years in Glacier National Park as a whitewater rafting guide have instilled in her a deep appreciation for the healing power of nature. As a public health nurse, Brie has witnessed firsthand the importance of spending time outdoors for mental health and overall well-being, especially during the pandemic. Inspired by this realization, she aspires to combine her previous experiences and integrate her love for nature into her future role as a psychiat...2023-09-0841 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE17: Embodiment and healing through whitewater with Massage Therapist, Christina CunninghamSchedule a session with Becca
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Christina Cunningham is a trauma sensitive massage therapist & coach with 25 years of experience in the field of embodied spirituality. She was compelled to start her own healing journey when she had her first episode of existential crisis when she was 18 years old. She went on to study the human experience from a variety of perspectives including: integrative massage therapy, Chinese energetics, western body psychology, whole food nutrition, auyrvedic self-care, gut rebuilding, Buddhism, and the spirituality of the body. What she came to realize was that robust physical, mental, and emotional well...2023-09-0146 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE16: Preventing Self Sabatoge On and Off the Water with Trauma Awareness and Energy Coach, Candace BethelSchedule a session with Becca
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Candace Bethel is a Trauma Awareness & Energy Coach. She has been working in the alternative energy medicine industry for over 20 years specializing in childhood trauma, mental health, PTSD, medical massage, accidents, injury and pre/post surgery. As a survivor of childhood trauma and PTSD herself, Candace’s goal is to help others understand how they are affecting their life on an energetic and physical level so they can move away from physical and emotional pain, find their truth and be empowered to make transformational change in their lives. See more at: e...2023-08-2546 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE15: How to Access Skills While Scouting Whitewater with Sports Psychologist, Sarah ConnellyTRIGGER WARNING: DEATH ON THE RIVER
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Sarah Connelly is a mental skills coach living in Pacific Northwest. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology and Wellness Management from California State University. She went on to complete a Masters in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Sport Psychology from Fresno State. She is passionate about teaching people the power of the mind body connection and how we can use this power to improve performance. Sarah has worked with athletes, business professionals and veterans teaching them the foundational theories...2023-08-1847 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE14: Paddling Upstream: Surviving the Culture of Sexual (Mis)Conduct with Holly JohTRIGGER WARNING: SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND ASSAULT
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Holly Johanna Winters is 42 and an educator, farmer, musician, and proud activist parent of two amazing girls in Bothell, Washington. Holly is in her third season of guiding day trips and has aspirations to specialize in guiding multi-day adventures in the future as her children become more independent. Holly's connection with the river fuels her philosophy that The River is for every body, and safety is Holly's absolute number one priority on the river, but not just on the water. She is dedica...2023-08-1153 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE13: Wet, Wild, and Woman: Fertility Awareness Method within the Whitewater Lifestyle with Chloe SkerlakSchedule a session with Becca
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Chloe Skerlak is wildly passionate about the menstrual cycle! A Full Spectrum Fertility Awareness Educator and Holistic Reproductive Health Practitioner, she educates people from their first period to their last because she believes body literacy is for everyone at every age. She's charted her own cycle for 12 years and has 6 years of experience teaching fertility awareness education to people who want to regain their sexual and reproductive sovereignty, become advocates for their own health, and live vibrant, healthy lives. She also loves full moon bathing, salsa dancing, and taking photos o...2023-07-2944 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE12: How to be Taken Seriously As a Woman in Whitewater with Stacy GoldSchedule a session with Becca
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Award-winning adventure romance author, Stacy Gold would rather be in the middle of nowhere than almost anywhere else. She’s kayaked more than 50 rivers in three countries, been heli-dropped into remote ski huts, worked as a ranger for the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, and spent years as a commercial river guide and whitewater kayaking instructor. Her last “real job” was Communications Director for a state-wide mountain biking non-profit. When she’s not busy playing in the mountains with her husband and happy dogs, Ms. Gold writes about independen...2023-07-2849 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE11: 7 Days Notice with No Experience Down the Grand Canyon with Dan RegaladoSchedule a session with Becca
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Dan Regalado is out to spread kindness and love to all. Whether he’s sharing his passions for the arts and outdoors with students, or photographing the candid love of his friends and family, he finds joy through being surrounded by lovely people in amazing places. Currently living out of his 2002 Prius, he is navigating his way through his 20’s working odd seasonal jobs, freelancing as a photographer, and taking on new adventures headfirst; Literally, he rafted the Grand Canyon on 7 days notice with no whitewater experience. If you’d like...2023-07-2147 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE10: Pregnancy Scares and Menstruation on Multiday Expeditions with Anna HarrisonAnna is an Atlanta-based outdoorsperson who has been guiding folks in the outdoors since 2014. She has taught a variety of classes including wilderness survival, map and compass skills, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, and backpacking. Just over a year ago, she started a position with REI Adventures where she coordinates logistics for REI's multiday backcountry trips. She is passionate about getting people outdoors. If you'd like to follow her journey, her personal instagram is @annabeeharrison
Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are...2023-07-1453 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE9: How the River Shapes Us: 3 Generations Deep with Mindfulness Coach, Jessica ThayerJessica Thayer works around presence and accepting what is. Her youth as the daughter of a single mom involved in whitewater has been an integral part of her journey so far. She grew up living an alternative life spending summers at the youth hostel alongside the Appalachian Trail, going to the Olympic time trials and hanging out with loads of river rats was an intriguing balance to the natural calming beauty of growing up on the river. She now works as a Mindfulness Coach and Unschooling mother of a six year old, bringing her to learn acceptance, peace and...2023-07-0741 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE8: Humility, Perseverance, and How to Be the Best at Being the Worst with Jen ColonJen’s life is fueled by adventure, travel, laughter, life lessons and doing the things people tell her she can’t do. She thrives on meeting new people and hearing their stores and using them to help motivate and drive her along her own path. Once considered a traveling hippie she finally found her home in the mountains of WNC and enjoys getting out and exploring the beauty of it all.
Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with women and feminine folks who are...2023-06-3039 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE7: It's Not Always Easy Being Green - A Look into Asheville Area Boating Culture with Kelly HollandKelly Holland is an educator living and teaching in Asheville, NC. Her 9-5 is in art education - teaching visual art to K-12 students with severe and profound disabilities. In the summer and on the weekends, she is a whitewater kayak instructor with H2O dreams based in Saluda, NC. She most enjoys teaching children to kayak or working with adults who want to improve their technique and efficiency. In her free time she enjoys traveling, reading, and looking for or identifying insects. If you'd like to get in contact with her, email her at kelly@whitewaterdreams.com
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The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE6: An Alternative Way to Leave No Trace with recent Yale Graduate, Mara MacDonnellMara MacDonell has a Masters of Environmental Science from Yale, where she grew her interest for community development, natural resource management, science education, outdoor recreation and environmental justice, with a particular focus on rural communities adjacent to public lands. Mara grew up near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota and has spent significant time in Telluride, CO. She’s coached Nordic skiing, served as an AmeriCorps VISTA, and guided raft, canoe, and backpacking trips. In her free time, Mara enjoys backcountry skiing, whitewater kayaking, looking at maps, and reading. Currently, she’s working as a freelance writ...2023-06-1635 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE5: Affordable Health Insurance for broke dirtbags with Carrie SoulliereCarrie Soulliere is a South Eastern rafter and insurance agent who serves the whitewater community nationwide. Carrie focuses on affordable health insurance. Most members of the guiding and tourism communities qualify for health coverage that is generally free or less than $10 a month but still provides excellent coverage. She understands our community and the important things in our health plans. Things such as low-cost urgent care, free generic drugs, free physical therapy, and no cost mental health are available on many plans. She can also help with commercial insurance for whitewater outfitters and is able to write insurance for...2023-06-1235 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE4: The Flipside of Misogyny — A Woman's Guide to Righting that Raft with Morri StewartMorri Stewart has been a whitewater river guide for 30+ years, navigating rivers in the Western United States and the world, from the Colorado River to the Tatenshini/Alsek, the Tuolumne and Kern Rivers, California, the Salmon River, Idaho, and the Zambezi River, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe. For the past two years, when she is not traveling the roads of Baja and the US in her conversion van, Morri has embraced the more laid-back lifestyle of Costa Rica, working remotely as a developmental and copy editor, writing her second novel, and dreaming up wild escapades for the future. She can...2023-06-0544 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE:3 Damsels in Distress, Caretakers, and Being Socialized as Female in Whitewater with Matty AlpertMatty Alpert, they/them is newer to the whitewater kayaking world, but has been a part of the outdoor industry for the past 6 years. They started working for their university's outdoor program and now works for NCOBS (North Carolina Outward Bound School) as a logistics manager. Matty feel for whitewater kayaking about 3 years ago when they went to their first roll clinic and since then they have tried to get on the water as much as possible while being a summers only paddler. Matty also enjoys climbing and caving, but the water is where they feel most like themselves...2023-05-3137 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE:2 Fat Shaming within the Whitewater Kayaking Community with Claudia Behringer-SmithClaudia Behringer-Smith(she/her/hers), works for Camp Merrie-Woode as their Adventure Program Coordinator and has been working in the Outdoor Industry since she was 18. Claudia's been recreating outside her entire life, and has also been fat her entire life, which is a really complex thing since its uncommon to find fat people who are also outdoor professionals. She adores paddling in any form, whether that's whitewater or flatwater kayaking or canoeing, sailing, etc. She is happiest by the water. You can follow her journey or reach out by finding her on tik tok, instagram or email her at...2023-05-2341 min
The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca PloenerE1: Whitewater War Stories and Why We Glorify Trauma with Stress Injury Expert: Julia YankerJulia Yanker is an adventurer and paddler, as well as a coach for outdoor enthusiasts. She specializes in treating stress injury after a traumatic incident, and also coaches adventurers with everyday problems like honing their mindset, group dynamics, anxiety, and other obstacles that keep them from achieving their objectives. She’s been wandering the wilds for 15 years and navigating how her authentic expression and needs can co-exist in close partnership with others – something they don’t teach us in school. You can learn more about her at her website, or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
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