by Diana Proemm | Mar 30, 2023 | Spring Cleanse, transformation
I have been using Purium products now for around seven years, and they are my easy-to-fuel meals before big days in the mountains, whether skiing, hiking, or biking. The morning smoothie fuels me for most of the day. These shakes make me good, strong, and ready to go....
by Diana Proemm | Nov 16, 2020 | Adventure, anxiety, Disabled Sports, Health and Wellness, hiking, nature, outdoors, PTSD, Recreation Therapy, resilience, transformation
I was born wild with little fear when it came to adventure. My friend once told me that if we were standing on the edge of a cliff, and I was ready to jump, she would say “Do a flip!” This is how I’ve carved my destiny, leaped with the faith that I would land on...
by Diana Proemm | Oct 14, 2020 | Adventure, anxiety, Environment, hiking, nature, outdoors, Recreation Therapy, sisterhood, transformation, Travel
Question: If your friend told you that you were heading to the farthest peak in the distance – would you follow? This is what happened last week to me. I looked at the rounded peak in the distance and my heart sank. I have lived and breathed mountain air for the...
by Diana Proemm | Sep 15, 2020 | Adaptive, Adventure, anxiety, Fear, Mountain Biking, nature, outdoors, sisterhood, transformation
Recently, I went downhill mountain biking at Big Sky resort. I have ridden here many times before but there was something different about this trip. I arrived early and made a couple runs on my own. The second run brought me to a classic scenario I’ve seen and heard...
by Diana Proemm | Aug 18, 2020 | Adventure, Fear, hiking, outdoors, transformation
In January, I signed up to climb the Grand Teton. The Grand is the largest in the Teton Range that sits within Grand Teton National Park just south of Yellowstone National Park. The mountaintop sits at 13,775ft. I didn’t do much research on the climb, but I acquired...
by Diana Proemm | Jul 23, 2020 | Adventure, Fear, hiking, nature, outdoors, Recreation Therapy, Travel
Climbing mountains looks glamorous but it can be daunting. I cannot begin to explain the mental perseverance it takes to keep going when I am tired or scared and just want to give up. It takes so much mental energy to succeed that ALL other worries are left behind at...
by Diana Proemm | Jul 16, 2020 | Travel
This morning I went for a hike with a friend and came upon this view looking out over the Bridger Mountains near my home. Looking at a peak that I climbed a couple weeks ago in the distance, I forget the pain, the struggle, the mental toughness that’s involved...
by Diana Proemm | Jul 8, 2020 | Adventure, anxiety, Health and Wellness, nature, outdoors, retreat
I recently saw this quote: “If you don’t take time for your wellness, you’ll end up making time for your sickness.” Last year, I witnessed first hand how illness can force you to take a break. I was ignoring my symptoms for weeks, probably...
by Diana Proemm | Jun 26, 2020 | Adaptive, Adventure, Disabled Sports, hiking
Summer is here!!! Hence the lack of emails… The one thing this pandemic has brought back into my life is some special kiddos. I have been given the blessing of working with special needs kids again after a break from it. This has felt nice and per usual, these...
by Diana Proemm | Jun 9, 2020 | Adaptive, Adventure, anxiety, Disabled Sports, Fear, outdoors, PTSD, Recreation Therapy, resilience, Travel
Recreation Therapy (RT/TR) is a profession that is not widely known, but the benefits are powerful. It was fifteen years ago that I took my National Exam to become a Recreational Therapist. It was 2002 when I decided to return to college to obtain my bachelors in...
