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 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 | 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 | May 6, 2020 | Adventure, anxiety, nature, outdoors, retreat, women only, women tours
We Montanan’s are diligently watching the weather and trying to soak in the warmer sun. Winter is slowly leaving as we watch tree buds bloom and hillsides become littered with green. It’s not summer in Montana but it’s close, we can feel it, and we are chomping at the...
