Summer Solstice
Nine years ago today, I went on my first solo hike in Colorado. My husband and I moved back to Denver in late 2013 after living in LA for...
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WILD LIFE
Tips, inspiration and personal stories to help you make the most of YOUR one wild and precious life.
It's not a life crisis, it's an unraveling - a time when you feel a desperate pull to live the life you want to live, not the life you're supposed to live. The unraveling is a time when you are challenged by the universe to let go of who you think you're supposed to be and embrace who you are.
-Brene Brown
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Laura Prescott
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Don't Wait For Rock Bottom
Our culture holds people who are fiercely independent in high regard. There's a certain allure to being able to tackle everything on our...
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Laura Prescott
May 30, 20232 min read
Your Inner 5th Grader
When I was in 5th grade, I spent a week helping to run the Snack Shack, selling treats to students in an effort to raise money for the...
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Laura Prescott
May 24, 20232 min read
Coaching vs Therapy: A Trail Analogy
As a life coach, I'm often asked what differentiates coaching from therapy. Imagine you've been in a car, and this ride represents your...
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Laura Prescott
May 18, 20232 min read
Showing Up
On a sunny day in June 2014, I loaded my black lab, Monster, into my car and decided to explore one of the many trails I had bookmarked...
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Laura Prescott
Apr 21, 20232 min read
Trail Magic
When I founded Wild Woman Coaching, one of the reasons I chose to incorporate Trail Magic Hikes was to give women a real-life opportunity...
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Laura Prescott
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Feeling my Feet
For most of my life, I thought anxiety was just part of my personality. A tendency I couldn’t control, and whose voice would pop into my...
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Laura Prescott
Apr 18, 20232 min read
Shared with Permission
Earlier this week I was coaching a client on her relationship with her adult son. She started the session talking about how she thought...
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Laura Prescott
Mar 24, 20232 min read
How to Feel Better
Yesterday, I was working on a workshop outline and kept thinking "I just want to feel clarity around this." I continued writing, crossing...
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Laura Prescott
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Your Goal as your Guide
I love to exercise and move my body, and I'm always switching up my routines, sometimes to my own detriment. In my ideal world, every...
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Laura Prescott
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Not Crazy, Not Lazy.
Why do you do the things you do? It’s not because you’re crazy. And no, you’re not lazy either. So many of the women I coach come to one...
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Laura Prescott
Jan 18, 20233 min read
Fancy Fruit Smoothies
I love smoothies. As a kid, I thought of smoothies the way I thought about homemade ice cream or waffles: an extremely rare treat that...
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Laura Prescott
Oct 15, 20223 min read
Unlearning
I don’t remember much about my first day of first grade. I have no idea, what I wore, what I said or any new friends I made. But I do...
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Laura Prescott
Sep 14, 20222 min read
No Fall Zone
Last week I climbed Wetterhorn Peak, a 14,021’ peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. While most of the hike is a relatively mellow...
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Laura Prescott
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Hitting My Stride
If you follow me on social media, you may have caught me excitedly rambling about my experience revisiting a section of the Colorado...
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Laura Prescott
Jul 29, 20221 min read
Balancing Act
I think sometimes there's a misconception that you need to change everything for everything to change. You have to sell your house, quit...
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Laura Prescott
Jul 29, 20222 min read
Reflection
One year ago today my husband dropped me off in Durango at the southern terminus of the Colorado Trail. To say I'm feeling all the feels...
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Laura Prescott
Jul 15, 20222 min read
Vulnerability Cannonball
I typically think of myself as an open book. I don’t mind sharing my struggles, challenges and shortcomings. I’m not worried about...
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Laura Prescott
Jun 20, 20221 min read
A Lesson from 14,000'
Today I hiked Mount Massive, Colorado's second highest 14er (A mountain 14,000' above sea level) Before you get all impressed, I'll let...
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Laura Prescott
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Letting Go
I was 12 years old the first time I ever went rock climbing. I only made it a few feet off the ground before fear took over and I decided...
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