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

E73: How to Mourn the Loss of a River

Season #1 Episode #73

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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72: How to Safely Adventure in Storms for Paddlers

Season #1 Episode #72

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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E71: Pleasure-Based Behavior Change In Outdoor Sports

Season #1 Episode #71

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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E70: Listen to this when you're feeling angry or frustrated.

Season #1 Episode #70

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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...
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E69: The upside down, backwards, and occasionally upright/forwards story that got me here

Season #1 Episode #69

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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E68: Expressive Movement Ideas for Outdoor Adventurers

Season #1 Episode #68

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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E67: A Meditation to Welcome Change (for paddlers, climbers, bikers, and other adventurers)

Season #1 Episode #67

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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...
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E66: Creating Space for Minorities to Speak up through Swiftwater Rescue with Callay Boire

Season #1 Episode #66

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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. <3 On today's...
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E65: How to Speak Kindly to Yourself: Adventurers Edition

Season #1 Episode #65

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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E64: How to Get Your Ducks in a Row: Whitewater Edition

Season #1 Episode #64

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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E63: How to Trust Your Skills and Avoid Lucky Duck Syndrome

Season #1 Episode #63

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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E62: Taking Initiative and Avoiding the Stranded Duckling Syndrome

Season #1 Episode #62

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Download 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...
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