The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Dr. Devorah Heitner is the author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World. She has fabulous insights into what it is like for kids growing up in a digital age and how that affects everything from time management, to relationships, to self-esteem, and more! Devorah gives practical ideas that any parent can use - even if you don't have a degree in social media platforms :). It's important to understand how our child's world is different from the one we knew growing up in order to help them navigate through. Our world is changing so rapidly that the challenges our kids face might even look different from oldest sibling to youngest sibling!Learn more about Devorah here >> https://devorahheitner.com/Check out Screenwise here >> https://amzn.to/3Igseld Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're thrilled to bring you another 1000 Hours Outside Podcast Community Episode! Dr. Jenny Bond is a Professor of Exercise Science at Wingate University School of Sport Sciences and she talks us through the challenges of her 1000 Hours Outside journey that include limited time as well as dealing with physical issues such as pelvic floor dysfunction. She also talks about ways she is helping college students increase their amount of time outside.As a busy working mother, Jenny gives many practical ways to relentlessly defend the type of family you want to have. She is energetic and inspiring!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I had the absolute honor of meeting an talking with Dylan Minter, a senior trip guide of the Grand Canyon University Outdoor Recreation program. We got to record this episode in person (a first time experience for me!) in the beautiful podcast recording studios on campus at GCU.I was so impressed by the culture of the students at GCU who were hardly on their phones but rather engaged with each other and their surroundings. The Outdoor Recreation program runs over 100 guided trips each year that students can join in at budget-friendly prices and they offer on-campus activities as well... not to mention their incredible outdoor equipment rental program.I personally got a lot of this conversation. Even as busy college students, the trips that the Outdoor Recreation program runs fill up often in just minutes. This is a reminder that no matter your stage of life, no matter how busy you are, it is worth it to try and find a change of pace and a change of place at least a few times a year. You'll also get some travel ideas out of this episode as well as some ideas to implement with your nature group!If you're interested in learning more about the GCU Outdoor Recreation program check them out on Instagram @gcuoutdoorrec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jessica Smartt, author of Let Them Be Kids: Adventure, Boredom, Innocence, and Other Gifts Children Need as well as Memory-Making Mom: Building Traditions That Breathe Life Into Your Home joins us to talk about the costs involved with preserving childhood. Leaving space in your life for boredom, monitoring screen usage, allowing for moments of failure, and intentionally adding adventure to your days isn't easy - but it is worth it on many levels. Just because it feels hard doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. Jessica will encourage you and give you practical ideas as you seek to find balance in your home and to value imagination and creativity. Learn more about Jessica here >> http://smarttereachday.com/ and at @jessica.smartt on InstagramPurchase your copy of Let Them Be Kids here >> https://amzn.to/3S1cUgO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I LOVE Susie Spikol and I love her book The Animal Adventurers Guide. Susie opens our hearts to what is amazing, magical, enchanting, charming, and incredible about the everyday. She gently reminds us that we often overlook the wonder of the local animals around us and she teaches us how to re-look at the outdoors through beginner eyes. Susie's book reminded me that even when our adventures don't seem all that adventurous, they can still be touchstone's in our family stories.As a naturalist, writer, and lifespan environmental educator for over 30 years, Susie knows the tried-and-true nature activities that kids and families love! This episode is all about the practical because the majority of our 1000 Hours Outside journeys will be spent close to home and with Susie's reminders we can fall in love with the world that is right around us.Learn more about Susie Spikol here >> https://susiespikol.com/Purchase your copy of The Animal Adventurers Guide here >> https://amzn.to/3lAZ4pv Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Combine the power of reading with the power of nature!In this 1000 Hours Outside Community Episode, Lori and Kelly walk us through how they started outdoor programming at their local libraries and all of the benefits they've seen from their implementations. They cover many other topics as well. Lori talks about being a 1000 Hours Outside grandma and Kelly talks about their transition to homeschooling during the pandemic. Kelly also runs The Detroit Butterfly Nursery and is a citizen scientist about all things pollinators. You can learn more about Lori and what she is heading up at the Monroe County Library Ellis Branch in Michigan here >> https://mymcls.evanced.info/signup/calendar?et=20&nomobile=1 . Look for the "Literacy on the Lawn" events.You can learn more about Kelly on Instagram at:@momcatkelly@detroitbutterflynurseryYou can find the monthly outdoor programming she is heading up at the Gross Pointe Public Library on Instagram at @thegppl . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is our first ever 1000 Hours Outside Book Club!!! Alastair and a bunch of you joined us for a 45-minute, live-stream discussion about two of Alastair's phenomenal books. We discussed Microadventures and The Doorstep Mile. This episode includes your questions, your comments, and a piece of information that Alastair has never shared in public before! This was SO fun! You're going to love this one.Find the book club questions for Alastair's books here Learn more about Alastair Humphreys here Order your copy of Microadventures here Order your copy of The Doorstep Mile here Listen to three other podcast episodes with Alastair. They will all stir you on to adding just a little bit more adventure to your life. Episode 43: Microadventures - Because Even Small Adventures are Better Than None at All Episode 84: If it Feels Like an Adventure to You, it 'is' an Adventure Episode 108: Does This Year Matter? Then Use it.Join in for our February Book Club! Check out all the remaining book club books for 2023 here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have learned a tremendous amount about movement and learning and the way our brains work from Dr. Carla Hannaford. The first time she was on our podcast (Episode 29) we talked about her life-changing book Smart Moves: Why Learning is not All in Your Head. In this episode we talk about another of her life-changing books called The Dominance Factor: How Knowing Your Dominant Eye, Ear, Brain, Hand & Foot Can Improve Your Learning. This book and our conversation in this episode are filled with important pieces of information for parents and for teachers that I'd NEVER heard of before. We need to know our dominances beyond which hand we write with because our dominances affect every aspect of our learning and many aspects of our relationships. This will help your marriage, it will help your parenting, it will help your kids with their school work, it will help in your work place. Going through life without this information from Dr. Hannaford is a big disadvantage. Your set of specific dominances gives you a dominance profile. There are 32 total. Our current educational system favors one of the 32 that accounts for just 15% of learners. If you have a child struggling with school, this is a must-listen to episode. Learn your dominance profile. Learn why it matters. Learn why 75-80% of half your brain shuts down under stress or when learning new things. Learn how you can enhance your brain function over the course of your life. Learn why getting out in nature and unstructured play are a must during childhood and during adulthood. And SO much more!! Dr. Hannaford's books are important reads for anyone who works with children.Check out The Dominance Factor here >> https://amzn.to/3x1viwtCheck out Smart Moves here >> https://amzn.to/3X0OaWYLearn more about Dr. Carla Hannaford here >> https://www.carlahannaford.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is beautiful episode with Jillian Hankins from Jillian Margaret Wellness where we talk about embracing the simple riches of the season in order to slow down, enhance your life, be more present, lessen anxiety, and strengthen family life.Jillian has always been endlessly fascinated with the richness of the seasons. We talk about how nature is amazingly both exciting and calming - all at the same time. When we embrace the simple power of nature's rhythms it can help us quiet of anxious and overthinking minds.Jillian has created beautiful seasonal family guides and you can find those (as well as so much more) at https://www.jillianmargaretwellness.com/ . Her guides are simply and beautifully laid out and help you avoid inspiration overload.The more you fill your seasons with the things you love, the less time there is to grumble about all the particular things you don't like about that season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calling all camping enthusiasts and all hopeful camping enthusiasts! The cohost of The RV Atlas podcast as well as the coauthor of several books Jeremy Puglisi joins us to get your family ready for the upcoming camping season!One of the questions we get asked most often at 1000 Hours Outside is about camping. So many ask how to get started and then others ask about specific gear, meals, tips, tricks, and more! Jeremy and Stephanie Puglisi's book See You at the Campground: A Guide to Discovering Community, Connection, and a Happier Family in the Great Outdoors covers it all and it includes inspiration to connect with your kids and grandkids as much as possible.The Puglisis are also the authors of the #1 bestseller Where Should We Camp Next?Listen in for some great ideas and share with other families who are interested in learning more about camping!Learn more about the Puglisis at thervatlas.com and on social media @thervatlasPurchase a copy of See You at the Campground here >> https://amzn.to/3wLjwGgAnd check out the #1 Bestseller Where Should We Camp Next here >> https://amzn.to/3WVUqPw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices