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 | 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...
by Diana Proemm | Mar 19, 2020 | Adaptive, Adventure, anxiety, Fear, hiking, meditation, nature, outdoors, Recreation Therapy
My friends, I am shocked to the rapid changes that are happening in our world regarding the COVID-19 virus. I imagine that you are as shocked and scared as I am with the crazy fast spread of this disease and for us to be quarantined. Take this time to adapt to a new...
by Diana Proemm | Aug 8, 2019 | Fear, Mountain Biking, outdoors, Recreation Therapy, sisterhood, Travel, women only, women tours
True Story – My friend, who is a badass little mtn biker was very nervous to bike with me at Big Sky Resort last weekend. I could hear it in her voice while she said.. “I don’t know, I don’t want to hold you back, I’m not sure that I can...
