Caroline Paul on How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age

Episode 41

On this Episode of Fulfillment Equation

What a treat it is this week to welcome Caroline Paul to the podcast! Caroline’s most recent book, Tough Broad: From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking – How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age, is incredibly insightful when it comes to learning about opportunities to pour into our own fulfillment. This is not just a book; it is a full-blown quest to explore and understand how to live a dynamic life, especially as we grow older.

In this episode, we dig into redefining adventure and why being in nature matters. Caroline shares some of the key findings from her research, including how having a positive view of your own aging can lead you to be happier, healthier and live longer. We also talk about how outdoor adventure builds confidence and why novelty is so important to fulfillment. Plus, we discover how awe helps to rewire your brain, making you more curious and open-minded. Caroline also explains some of the science behind why so many women say their 60’s was their favourite decade!

Finally, we build Caroline’s equation: 7r + 20w + 12e + 7A + 7O + 2a + 5fr + 5f + 7c. Caroline was the first person to add the concept of “open space” directly into her equation. I love it!

About the Guest

Caroline Paul is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gutsy Girl, as well as many other books such as Lost Cat, Fighting Fire, You are Mighty and East Wind, Rain. She is a former San Francisco fire-fighter and has led a life of extreme outdoor adventure. In her spare time, she flies experimental gyrocopters, surfs, and reads as many books as possible.

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