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b'In this episode, I talk with Jill Emmelhainz, the mother of a 14-year-old differently-wired daughter who struggles with severe anxiety. Over the years, Jill and her husband noticed their daughter Anna\\u2019s anxiety was greatly reduced when she spent time outdoors and in nature, so this past year, they decided to try something radical and fully immerse themselves in nature for extended periods of time to see what would happen. For six weeks in fall 2015 and five weeks in spring 2016, Jill and her daughter have hiked the Appalachian Trail in the eastern U.S. The result? During those weeks in nature, Anna\\u2019s anxiety all but disappeared, and she\\u2019s found ways to bring the learnings from those experiences back into her day-to-day life in a helpful way. JIll and her daughter\\u2019s story is fascinating\\u2026we have a sense you\\u2019ll think so, too!\\n\\xa0\\nJill Emmelhainz says: \\u201cI have had the privilege of raising and homeschooling our seven children. Travel and creativity have always been part of our family life. Now that we have only one child still at home, she and I enjoy outdoor adventures as a way to help her cope with significant life challenges.\\u201d\\n\\xa0\\nTHINGS YOU\\u2019LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:\\n\\nHow trying something completely new and radical can sometimes have unexpected, positive consequences\\n\\nThe power of having shared, powerful experiences with a child (especially one who\\u2019s a teenager)\\n\\nSuggestions for getting kids more excited about and engaged in outdoor time and nature\\n\\n\\xa0\\nRESOURCES MENTIONED:\\n\\n\\nLast Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv\\n\\nJill\\u2019s blog, The Big Epic\\n\\n\\nSupport the show\\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\\n\\n\\nVisit Tilt Parenting\\n\\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\\n\\n\\n\\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\\n\\n\\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\\n\\n\\nSupport the show\\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\\n\\n\\nVisit Tilt Parenting\\n\\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\\n\\n\\n\\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\\n\\n\\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'