Women in Wild Places is a show about women find strength, clarity, and identity in the outdoors. Host Gabriella DiGiovanni sits down with athletes, scientists, artists, mothers, and everyday adventurers to explore ambition, resilience, motherhood, fear, community, and the landscapes that shape us. Recognized by Spotify as a 2025 Instant Hit, WIWP shares honest, long-form conversations about choosing a bold life and protecting the wild places that we love.
Women in Wild Places
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Women in Wild Places is a show about women find strength, clarity, and identity in the outdoors. Host Gabriella DiGiovanni sits down with athletes, scientists, artists, mothers, and everyday adventurers to explore ambition, resilience, motherhood, fear, community, and the landscapes that shape us. Recognized by Spotify as a 2025 Instant Hit, WIWP shares honest, long-form conversations about choosing a bold life and protecting the wild places that we love.
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June 2, 2026
Staying Weird and Raising Legends with Julie from The Mothership Collective
<p>Julie Bacon, founder of the Mothership Collective, joins Gabriella to talk about building one of the outdoor adventure world's most beloved communities for active moms, and the real journey that sparked it all. </p><p>Julie was a mountain biker, bikepacker, and adventure-lover who rode the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route and explored the world before becoming a mom. When she got pregnant with her daughter and couldn't find a single resource for women who wanted to keep pushing their limits outside, she built one herself.</p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><ul><li>The moment that ignited the Mothership Collective and why it took Julie two years to finally launch it</li><li>Navigating unsolicited opinions about outdoor activities while pregnant (yes, she was mountain biking five days before giving birth)</li><li>The concept of "type four fun" and why adventure doesn't stop at motherhood</li><li>Building community from scratch in new cities and why people always make the place</li><li>How the Mothership grew from a digital resource hub to 130+ in-person events globally through Rally the Village</li><li>The "cosmic auntie" and why the women around a mother matter just as much as the village raising the child</li><li>Keeping your identity, your spark, and your sense of play alive through the identity shift of becoming a mom</li></ul><p>This fall, Women in Wild Places is heading to Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah for a guided women's adventure trip exploring sacred red rock country, and doing exactly what Julie and Gabriella talk about in this episode: keeping the spark alive. Spots are limited, <a href="https://exploreorigin.com/en/listings/880069-women-in-wild-places-bears-ears-backpacking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">sign up here.</a></p><p><strong>Follow the Mothership Collective:</strong> @the.mothership.collective on Instagram, or join the Facebook community to connect with thousands of outdoor-loving mothers worldwide.</p><p><strong>Follow Women in Wild Places:</strong> @womeninwildplaces</p><p>Keywords: outdoor moms, adventure motherhood, active pregnancy, women in the outdoors, trail running moms, mountain biking pregnancy, motherhood community, Mothership Collective, women's outdoor community, adventure parenting</p><p><br></p>
May 20, 2026
Running, Climbing, and Traveling in Utah - My First Trip Without Baby + Family
<p>I went solo to Utah for the first time since becoming a mom and came back with bruised hands, a summit, and a renewed sense of self. </p><p>In this solo episode, I recap my whirlwind trip through Moab and Indian Creek: racing the Thelma & Louise 15K through the Behind the Rocks desert, diving into a women's crack climbing clinic, and topping out on Ancient Art at Fisher Towers (the same area where I got engaged the year before.)</p><p>I talk about mom guilt, the anxiety of leaving my baby for the first time, and what it felt like to remember who I was before becoming a parent.</p><p>Topics covered: postpartum identity, crack climbing basics, trail racing culture, Indian Creek, Canyonlands, Fisher Towers, women-only outdoor spaces, and getting back to adventure on your own terms.</p><p><strong>Ready to experience Utah for yourself?</strong> Join me, KMAC Guides, and Women in Wild Places on a guided <a href="https://exploreorigin.com/en/listings/880069-women-in-wild-places-bears-ears-backpacking" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">5-day backpacking trip to Bears Ears National Monument</a> — September 27th, all levels welcome, spots are limited. </p><p>Keywords: postpartum adventure, women outdoor community, crack climbing, Indian Creek climbing, Moab trail race, Thelma and Louise race, Fisher Towers, Ancient Art tower, Bears Ears backpacking, women in the outdoors, mom identity, outdoor motherhood</p>
April 15, 2026
Building a Life Around the Sea with Salmon Sisters Claire and Emma: Commercial Fishing, Design, and Environmental Advocacy
<p>Claire and Emma of Salmon Sisters join us to pull back the curtain on what it takes to get wild Alaskan salmon from the water to your plate. Growing up on a remote off-grid homestead at the tip of the Alaskan Peninsula, fishing commercially with their father, and building a women-owned small business over the last decade, these two sisters have become some of Alaska's most compelling voices for sustainable fishing, fisheries advocacy, and connection to place.</p><p>In this episode we cover:</p><ul><li>Why all Alaskan salmon is wild and what that means for you as a consumer</li><li>How commercial fishermen function as scientists and frontline stewards of wild fisheries</li><li>The truth about overfishing, escapement, and sustainable fisheries management in Alaska</li><li>What it looks like to build a women-owned seafood business from the ground up</li><li>Raising the next generation of women in commercial fishing</li><li>How living off the land shapes values around food, sustainability, and community</li><li>Why small family fishing businesses are the backbone of the Alaska seafood industry</li><li>Advocacy work protecting salmon habitat and watersheds for future generations</li></ul><p>Find Salmon Sisters at salmonsisters.com and follow them on Instagram @salmonsisters.</p><p>Find host Gabriella on Instagram at @outsidegabs and the podcast at @womeninwildplaces</p><p><strong>🏜️ Join Us in Bears Ears This October</strong></p><p>This fall, Women in Wild Places is teaming up with KMAC Guides for a five day backpacking trip through Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. We will hike sandstone canyons, explore ancient Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings, sleep under some of the darkest skies in the lower 48, and build real community with a group of women who showed up for something that called to them. Optional yoga daily, structured community moments throughout, and KMAC guides making sure every experience level is supported every step of the way. Space is very limited.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://exploreorigin.com/en/listings/880069-women-in-wild-places-bears-ears-backpacking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Sign up here</a></p>
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