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The Wild Woman Podcast with 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 positive change, and empower people to be more informed, aware, and intentional with their actions. I’m an adventure life coach, and whitewater kayak instructor based out of Asheville, NC. I specialize in empowering outdoor athletes and enthusiasts to overcome the mental side of

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E39: Mindset Series Pt 4: Is your relationship status...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2024/02/09

Valentines Day Special! Are you curious how your relationship status could be affecting your outdoor sports? Maybe you're single and actively mingling... maybe you're in a long term relationship and feeling stable. I believe these all play a role in how we interact with the world and our outdoor activities. In today's episode, I ramble and explore what that means for me, what it might mean for you, and how to improve your outdoor mindset regardless of relationship status. This is the

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E38: Mindset Series Pt 3: Are you really a burden?...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2024/02/02

Have you ever felt like a burden while participating in an outdoor sport? Maybe when you swam and your crew had to pick up the pieces or when you took a few breaks on the climbing wall? On todays episode, I share a recent story from when I felt like a burden and I also share what I did about it through 4 different tools. I hope you enjoy! This is the third episode in a 4 part series that includes how to overcome feelings of "I'm not enough", "I take up too much space",

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29:40

E38: Mindset Series Pt2: How to Take Up Space (and...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2024/01/26

Do you ever get talked over, cut in line while climbing, or feel like you just don't fit in? In today's episode I talk about why it's important to take up space, how it can impact your climbing, and ways to practice it literally starting NOW! This is the second episode in a 4 part series that includes how to overcome feelings of "I'm not enough", "I take up too much space", "I'm a burden", and finished with the finale of a valentines day special:

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E37: Mindset Series Pt 1: How "I'm not enough" May Be...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2024/01/19

Do you ever feel like you're not enough? Good enough, skilled enough, strong enough, extroverted enough, etc? In today's episode, I go over what scarcity mindset is and how it could be affecting even more than just your mindset. I also explain how to overcome it so be sure to stick around through the end of the episode!! This is the first episode in a 4 part series that includes how to overcome feelings of "I'm not enough", "I take up too much space", "I'm

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E36: Staying Sane While Chasing Rain as a Southeast...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2024/01/12

This episode is all about the emotional and social challenges that come along with chasing rain in the southeast. Becca shares her three main challenges with making plans and boating in floods as well as her three solutions and affirmations for coping with it. You are not alone in feeling frustrated amongst the choas of winter creeking season! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Becca Ploener is a Whitewater Kayak instructor and Adventure Coach based out of Asheville, NC. She

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E35: Adventure Inheritance: How My Mom Influenced my...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2024/01/05

⁠⁠⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Martha Ploener is a mother to 3 adventurous kiddos and wife to Randy Ploener. She’s been an ER and radiology nurse for over 30 years and has done her own fair share of traveling including visiting 49 of the 50 states, living out of her car (before it was cool), and sharing the state of Montana with her family since the kids were 1 year old. One of her most notable parenting mottos is that “My kids are going to do this stuff regardless, I’d rather get

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49:45

E34: Imposter Syndrome as an Intermediate Paddler...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/12/29

⁠⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Sarah Ploener is my “favorite” (and only… lol she wrote this) sister and has been paddling for 4 years - 3 of which she guided on the Lehigh River in PA. Right now she works full time as an engineer for the company that makes GORE-TEX. Her next project is using scrap gortex to make her “cool big sis” a homemade splash top. --- Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and Adventure Coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are

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44:16

E33 WTF is a Boof? Secret Language of Whitewater with...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/12/22

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Caroline is a certified life & health coach who specializes in supporting introverted entrepreneurs. Through her personalized process, she helps clients craft a vision that aligns with their introverted nature, rediscover joy in their work, and leverage their natural strengths. This empowerment enables them to build sustainable and profitable businesses while avoiding overwhelm and burnout. Download a free energy assessment to help supercharge

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E32: Expedition Planning with Pro Packer, Abby Taylor

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/12/17

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Abby was born in Northeast Georgia to displaced Northerners in a backwater town called Toccoa, and has since moved across the country, worked in 8 states, and gone on countless expeditions. She has over a decade of trip planning and expedition leading experience with a variety of clients, environments and sports. Currently, she is based out of Boise, ID where she sells whitewater boats for AIRE and works on visiting all the hot springs. Instagram

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E31: Mental Agility, Plan B, and Emotional Release...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/12/08

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Anna Levesque is a distinguished leader in the outdoor industry as a mental agility and white water kayak coach. What differentiates Anna is her approach to physical and mental wellbeing and how this is tied to success on the water and in life. Anna is the author of the book Yoga for Paddling, was named one of the most inspirational paddlers alive by Canoe and Kayak magazine, and voted the most inspirational outdoors person by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine

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E30: Setting Boundaries without Gatekeeping in...

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2023/12/01

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Bonnie Maughan considers herself your "friendly neighborhood recreationalist." She grew up camping, skiing, and snowboarding. Later, in college, she picked up climbing, canyoneering, rafting, and kayaking. She guided whitewater rafting on the Colorado and Salmon rivers for a couple years while in school and also spent time volunteering as a trip leader for Utah Valley University's Outdoor Recreation Program. Currently, she works full time as a

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50:41

E29: Cycles, Rituals, and Living with the Seasons in...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/11/30

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Valerye is a transformational coach and an adventurer. She feels enthused about supporting other adventurous women who struggle with self-worth, communication and relationships. People who work with Valerye free themselves from self limiting beliefs. They experience greater confidence, direction, and closeness in relationships. People can find her at Innerdiamondcoaching.com or email hello@innerdiamondcoaching.com --- Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak

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E28: Pregnant while Paddling with Sandy Hess

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/11/30

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Sandy Hess is joining us from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She's a whitewater guide of 8 years and spent the last season guiding while pregnant with her first baby! She's here to talk about the joys and challenges that face women in this industry, with the additional stressor of carrying another human along for the ride. --- Becca Ploener is a whitewater kayak instructor and authenticity coach based out of Asheville, NC. She works with folks who are

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E27: Why Should I Pay for Paddling Instruction? With...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/11/30

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---- Brittany Schruefer (Schree-fur) believes that the best place to learn is outside of our comfort zones. After five months of chasing summer around the world studying comparative human rights and social change, she took a career 180 and found herself working as a veterinary nurse at an equine hospital specializing in emergency and critical care. An avid horse-back rider, skier, and now whitewater paddler, Brittany believes that some of the best things in life

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E26: Racing, Friend Crushes, and Competition with...

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2023/11/30

⁠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 and found whitewater while looking for a new sport in college. In the past seven years Alex has pursued several aspects of whitewater kayaking and paddled in several different countries. She enjoys competing in, and organizing, whitewater kayak races including the Maine whitewater

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57:31

E25: Trans Women, Hormones, and How It Affects...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/11/30

⁠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 a trans woman since early 2022. She’s here to share some of her story and dive into how those two facets of her life have intertwined - especially as she dips her toes into the southeastern race season this year. You can also find her on facebook as Cielle Cambron if you’d like to

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E24: Coaching, Guiding, Instruction, Therapy-ing -...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/11/30

⁠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 the outdoors with his 3 month old son, Brooks. When he's not on the river, Dan is usually spending time with Brooks, his wife, Kaity and their two dogs, Kara and Townes. If you would like to contact Dan regarding his life coaching or kayak instructional services, you can check out

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54:22

E23: River Tattoos, Tattoo Taboos, and How to Take...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/11/30

⁠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 snowboarder for 15 years & a whitewater boater for almost 30 years, and held a position for multiple years on the US slalom racing team as a teen. A former aerial circus performer and coach, she holds an art Degree from Warren Wilson College and an MFA in Costume Design and

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E22: Processing Trauma and Reclaiming Joy through...

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/10/06

⁠Schedule a session with Becca⁠⁠ ---- Alissa Gardner is a mother of two, an ICU nurse in Western NC, and a long-time outdoors lover. She’s been whitewater kayaking for over 25 years and grew up paddling predominantly on the Youghiogheny and Gauley rivers. She moved to Western NC in 2008 to attend school at Warren Wilson College where she participated in their paddling team. After college, she spent her early 20s getting to know the rivers and creeks of the region, then obtained her nursing degree

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E21: Raising a River Family with Jeremy Anderson

The Wild Woman Podcast with Becca Ploener ·

2023/09/29

⁠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 where she found she had a deep spiritual connection to the mountains, forests, and rivers of this place. Jeremy has been a Whitewater River Guide for 26 years. She currently teaches guide school as a volunteer for the CA non-profit Friends of the River and is the Youth Teams Director on

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