167. The Woman Dancing in the Sahara Arrived Terrified - Why the Right Adventure Trip Brings You Home to Yourself

About this episode

Dr. Stacey Funt discusses how adventure travel can help women reconnect with themselves and the transformative power of stepping away from daily responsibilities.

Have you ever felt like you're so caught up in your daily roles and responsibilities that you've lost touch with who you are beneath all of that? Dr. Stacey Funt, a radiologist, health coach, and founder of LH Adventure Travel, believes that travel has the power to help us reconnect: not just with the world around us, but with ourselves. She curates wellness and adventure group trips for women to some of the most transformative destinations on earth, from trekking the Inca Trail to exploring the Atlas Mountains to hiking in the Himalayas. But the real transformation doesn't come from the destinations themselves. It comes from what happens when women finally give themselves permission to step away from everything they're responsible for and into an experience that's entirely their own. Dr. Stacey Funt and I discuss why that permission is often the hardest part, what changes when you remove the mental load of planning and managing everything, and why traveling with a group of like-minded women creates such a unique space for vulnerability and connection. She also opens up about how a solo trek in Nepal during one of the darkest periods of her life became the catalyst for building a…

People in this episode

Host: Devon Gimbel MD

Guest: Dr. Stacey Funt

Topics covered

• travel
• self-discovery
• women's wellness
• adventure trips
• group travel
• mental health

Keywords

• adventure travel
• wellness trips
• women empowerment
• self-discovery
• travel experiences
• group dynamics
• mental load

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LH Adventure Travel

Places: Sahara, Inca Trail, Atlas Mountains, Himalayas, Nepal

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