{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"368 \u2018Like Going Outdoors on a Rainy Day:\u2019 The Power of Nature for Moving Grief and Trauma (Denali Strabel, semi-pro mountain runner)","description":"When life comes at you hard -- pain, trauma, injury, loss, grief -- the outdoors is there just waiting for you to use it for healing. You just have to go outside. That\u2019s what Denali Strabel, a semi-professional mountain runner and life-long Alaskan has found as she navigates the wide variety of victories and challenges life has thrown at her. From addiction to the loss of her identical twin sister, Rubye, Denali knows that by keeping the mountains a part of her, she can move through pain. In this episode Denali gifts us a rare window into what it\u2019s like to actively move through grief after loss while still in the thick of it as she's daily making the decision to heal and move. Hear Denali share how the mountains, ocean and running have been key in helping her with this challenge and so many others -- and learn how you, too, can lean on heading into nature to get through the hard stuff. Listen now. Connect with this episode: Follow Denali Strabel on Instagram Follow Rubye Blake (Denali\u2019s identical twin) on Instagram In honor of Denali\u2019s nephew, Gunnar Visit Denali\u2019s website Join the Humans Outside Challenge Follow Humans Outside on Instagram Follow Humans Outside on Facebook Some of the good stuff: [3:20] Denali Strabel\u2019s favorite outdoor space [5:45] Denali\u2019s outdoor story [8:35] What it\u2019s like to grow up in Seward [12:31] About Mount Marathon [16:05] Using nature to recover [22:25] The importance of reconnecting with the outdoors [29:53] All about Rubye Blake, Denali\u2019s identical twin sister [35:44] What it\u2019s like to lose a twin [44:22] Advice for dealing with grief when you\u2019re in the thick of it [53:44] Denali\u2019s favorite outdoor memory ","author_name":"Humans Outside","author_url":"http:\/\/www.humansoutside.com","html":"