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May 2024
29m 22s

1,000 Hours Outdoors

Willow Belden
About this episode

Many of us go outside because the quiet is calming. But what if silence isn't calming for you? What if it's the opposite? Could you still find a way to love it?

In this episode, Florida-based producer Amber Von Schassen explores why silence in the outdoors is so unsettling for her, and shares what happened when she tried to get over her fear by spending 1,000 hours outdoors.

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