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 | 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 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 | May 20, 2020 | nature, outdoors, resilience, transformation, Travel
Twenty-five years ago, I left home to be a ski bum in Big Sky, Montana for a year. I knew in my heart that there was a whole world out there yet to be explored and the mountains were calling. When I was a young, I was a perceptive little girl and figured out that...
