Girl Stuff 4.0: Eating Disorders, Chronic Illness, PCOS, and Waxing (BPR #337)

On today’s episode of Backpacker Radio, presented by The Trek, I won’t be participating because it’s the fourth edition of Girl’s Stuff. Chaunce is joined by former guest Christine Reed and BPR newcomer Maggie Schoemann. All three cover hiking with a partner, where to get vaginal wax on the trail, birth control, strange body changes including managing beards on the trail as a woman, eating disorders and how hiking can trigger or re-emerge eating disorders (trigger warning), and much more. These are Chaunce’s notes, so I’ll assume they’re all accurate.

We close the show with Chaunce’s version of Diddy’s new documentary and the triple crown of the worst parts of the vacation.

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Panel with Chaunce, Maggie and Christine

Timestamps and questions

00:03:50 – Reminders: Apply as a vlog or blog for Trek, apply to be a trail correspondentand listen to our episodes ad-free on Patreon!

00:08:45 – Introducing Maggie and Christine

00:13:26 – What is it like doing your first hike while your partner finishes his Triple Crown?

00:22:30 – Discussion about making friends while hiking as a couple

00:26:00 – What kind of reaction did you get on the PCT?

00:32:14 – How was the Long Road?

00:34:44 – What’s it like to walk down a path that stinks with a platonic friend?

00:43:30 – Tell us about your chronic illness.

00:48:30 – What specific foods did you mail yourself on the Long Trail?

00:52:35 – Discussion on polycystic ovary syndrome

01:01:10 – Discussion on period cycles

01:09:40 – Discussion on nutrition and polycystic ovary syndrome

01:20:00 – Discussion on polycystic ovary syndrome and weight.

01:29:50 – Trigger warning: eating disorders and body image

01:37:00 – Discussion on how hiking intersects with eating disorders

02:18:20 – Final Trigger Warning: Discussion on shaving on the go

02:30:00 – Who determines what is best on the trail?

02:35:00 – Discussion on the evolution of women in trail running.

02:45:00 – Discussion about influencers on the road

02:54:00 – Recommend names of influential women

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QOTD: Have you seen the Diddy documentary?

Triple Crown of the worst of the holidays

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