Choose The Woods with Shaun Ridder

About this episode

Shaun Ridderbush shares a transformative experience from a kayak tournament and discusses the importance of time in the woods.

Shaun Ridderbush (Host of Camp Okayest) joins the show to share the wild story of the day his truck rolled into the river during a kayak tournament, and how walking away from it changed everything. We talk hunting, creativity, burnout, family, and why time in the woods has a way of resetting your priorities. A conversation about getting 1% better, finding stillness, and remembering what actually matters. Enter our Strut Season Sweepstakes for a chance to win over $5K in turkey gear: https://www.okayesthunter.com/pages/okayest-hunter-x-gerber-gear-strut-season-sweepstakes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Shaun Ridderbush

Topics covered

• hunting
• creativity
• burnout
• family
• self-improvement
• outdoor experiences

Keywords

• hunting
• kayak tournament
• burnout
• family
• self-improvement
• outdoor
• priorities
• sweepstakes

Sponsors

Gerber Gear

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Okayest Podcast Network, Camp Okayest

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