The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener

Hosted by: Becca Ploener

Welcome to the wild woman podcast, on this podcast I bring to surface the conversations we have in private about the outdoor community. My hope is that by sharing these challenging topics, I can break the ice, promote...

Episodes

E26: Racing, Friend Crushes, and Competition with Alex Horne

Episode #26

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- 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...
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E25: Trans Women, Hormones, and How It Affects Kayaking with Cici Cambron

Episode #25

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ ---- 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...
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E24: Coaching, Guiding, Instruction, Therapy-ing - Where They Collide and Diverge with Dan Horseman

Episode #24

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ ---- 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...
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E23: River Tattoos, Tattoo Taboos, and How to Take Your Art on the River with Candice Caldwell Day

Episode #23

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ ---- 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...
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E22: Processing Trauma and Reclaiming Joy through Whitewater with Alissa Gardner

Episode #22

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠ ---- Alissa Gardner is a mother of two, an ICU nurse in Western NC, and a long-time outdoors lover.Ā  She’s been whitewater kayaking for over 25 years and grew up paddling predominantly...
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E21: Raising a River Family with Jeremy Anderson

Episode #21

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠ ---- 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...
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E20: Who is Becca Ploener? with guest, Nicky Murphy

Episode #20

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- 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...
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E19: Why Community is So Important with Ladies of the Whitewater Creator, Andrea Newton

Episode #19

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- 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....
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E18: Hookup Culture and Sex Positivity in Whitewater with Brie Goodman

Episode #18

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ --- 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...
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E17: Embodiment and healing through whitewater with Massage Therapist, Christina Cunningham

Episode #17

⁠⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- 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...
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E16: Preventing Self Sabatoge On and Off the Water with Trauma Awareness and Energy Coach, Candace Bethel

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ --- 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,...
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E15: How to Access Skills While Scouting Whitewater with Sports Psychologist, Sarah Connelly

Episode #15

TRIGGER WARNING: DEATH ON THE RIVER ⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠ --- Sarah Connelly is a mental skills coach living in Pacific Northwest. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Kinesiology and Wellness...
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