Ashley White on Becoming The Gentleman Lumberjack and Healing Through Nature

Ashley openly talks about the important role nature played and continues to play as someone with PTSD and anxiety. We talk about nature in healing and how it has not only helped him but how he's seen it in his family life - including the positive impact he sees with his son who was diagnosed with autism.  He shares how he strives to keep balance when he is both the Gentleman (corporate persona) and Lumberjack (outdoorsy persona).

We talk about diversity in the outdoors and how Ashley is creating safe spaces for others to explore and feel comfortable in new territory.

Ashley also shares how each year he starts rookie season. It's trying something in the outdoors that stretches him and also is new to him. For 2019 it was fly fishing.

Ashley is an Out There podcast ambassador and to delve deeper into his personal story and struggle with mental health, you can check out Out There episode #97 - Nature Saved My Life

Connect with Ashley:
Instagram: @the_gentleman_lumberjack

Connect with Lori:
Instagram: @thehikepodcast, @lori_the_explorer
Twitter: @thehikepodcast
Blog: thehikepodcast.wordpress.com
Facebook: @thehikepodcast
Email: hikepodcast@gmail.com

Special thank you to Isabella for being a show patron!


Music intro track "Thorn & Shout" from Thorn & Shout, used under the Creative Commons license.
Music outro track "Two Mountains at a Time" from Live at the Fillmore by Pachyderm, used under the Creative Commons license.