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 | Aug 18, 2020 | Adventure, Fear, hiking, outdoors, transformation
In January, I signed up to climb the Grand Teton. The Grand is the largest in the Teton Range that sits within Grand Teton National Park just south of Yellowstone National Park. The mountaintop sits at 13,775ft. I didn’t do much research on the climb, but I acquired...
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 | Jun 26, 2020 | Adaptive, Adventure, Disabled Sports, hiking
Summer is here!!! Hence the lack of emails… The one thing this pandemic has brought back into my life is some special kiddos. I have been given the blessing of working with special needs kids again after a break from it. This has felt nice and per usual, these...
by Diana Proemm | May 14, 2020 | Adventure, hiking, nature, outdoors
The state of Montana is slowing opening it’s doors, along with the great outdoors. Outdoor Alliance made this great image of what it takes to stay safe in the outdoors during a pandemic. The rules are basic and easy to handle. Recreation and the outdoors is a...