Have you ever noticed how a walk in the woods or a day on the trail leaves you feeling lighter, clearer, and more connected? Wild Resilience training is the intentional practice of mindful self-discovery in nature for the purpose of both staying within our window of tolerance and learning to stretch it. It’s a concept that arose through a collaboration between adventure athlete Rebecca Rusch and me, merging decades of expertise in outdoor performance and trauma recovery.

Wild Resilience isn’t about conquering mountains for the sake of achievement. It’s about using the wild as a real-time laboratory for emotional growth, clarity, and self-trust. Whether you’re a seasoned athlete attempting to achieve peak performance or simply curious about stretching your window of tolerance, this approach invites you to access deeper possibility—both in the wild and in your daily life.

Modern routines often leave us depleted, disconnected, and stuck in “fight or flight.” Wild places offer a reset. Here’s how:

We get outside whenever possible—sometimes together, mountain biking or hiking, leaving our screens behind. The wild landscape becomes........

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