The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener

Mara 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 writer, looking for post-grad jobs and planning more big adventures! Connect with her on Instagram (⁠@northstar_marstar⁠), ⁠LinkedIn⁠, or send her an email at mara.macdonell@gmail.  Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with women and feminine 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, female 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. You can learn more about her on her ⁠website⁠, or reach out to her via email at [email protected] or phone at (302)-584-6579. If you'd like to financially support this podcast send donations on venmo to @wildwomancoaching Other Links: ⁠Policing Brown and Black Bodies in the Outdoors⁠ ⁠Whose conservation? ⁠ ⁠Leave No Trace Principles --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becca-ploener/support

Carrie 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 Class V races. You can reach her on Facebook, Carrie Grace Soulliere where you can send her a friend request, email her at [email protected], or text “Health Care” to 304-507-8039. Book a time to meetSend her a friend request on Facebook Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with women and feminine 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, female 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. You can learn more about her on her website, or reach out to her via email at [email protected] or phone at (302)-584-6579. If you'd like to financially support this podcast send donations on venmo to @wildwomancoaching --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becca-ploener/support

Morri 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 be reached via [email protected], LinkedIn @ morri_stewart, and WhatsApp: +15417719226. Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with women and feminine 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, female 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. You can learn more about her on her website, or reach out to her via email at [email protected] or phone at (302)-584-6579. If you'd like to financially support this podcast send donations on venmo to @wildwomancoaching --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becca-ploener/support

Matty 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 and where they have found the strongest community. Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with women and feminine folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combing her knowledge from her background in psychology, experiential and inquiry based learning, wilderness medicine, female 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. You can learn more about her at her website, or reach out to her via email at [email protected] or phone at (302)-584-6579. If you'd like to financially support this podcast send donations on venmo to @wildwomancoaching --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becca-ploener/support

Claudia 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 [email protected]. 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. ⁠Go to her website⁠ and JOIN THE EMAIL LIST if you want to be in the know about all things Wild Woman! There is a monthly newsletter, email exclusive coaching deals, and information about the programs she's leading. You can learn more on her facebook at ⁠⁠Wild Woman Coaching⁠ ⁠or reach out to her via email at [email protected] or phone at (302)-584-6579. Wild Woman Scholarship Fund I am excited to announce that I’m starting a scholarship fund to help get folks who would otherwise not be able to afford my health and life coaching services. I am accepting donations via @wildwomancoaching venmo. When you donate, mention the Scholarship Fund and I will set the money aside. Once there is enough money saved up, I will reach out to someone in a marginalized community who is in need of my services, but cannot afford them! I will also be putting 5% of my personal profits from any of my programs towards this mission! Other Resources: Fat person climbing harness rec: Mammut 4 Slide --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becca-ploener/support

Julia 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.   Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and life coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with women and feminine folks who are feeling burntout, tired, and like they have NO TIME for themselves. Combing her knowledge from her background in psychology, experiential and inquiry based learning, wilderness medicine, female 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. You can learn more about her at her website, or reach out to her via email at [email protected] or phone at (302)-584-6579. If you'd like to financially support this podcast send donations on venmo to @wildwomancoaching Other Show Notes: Book Recommendation: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/becca-ploener/support