Built for this: What nobody tells plus-size pilgrims about walking the Camino de Santiago
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Built for this: What nobody tells plus-size pilgrims about walking the Camino de Santiago

I'm a health coach who has walked the Camino at different sizes. And before my very first step, a stranger pointed at a larger pilgrim and said "don't worry — if she can do it, you can do it."

I hadn't been worried. Until that moment.

I wrote the guide I wish someone had handed me before that first Camino. Gear, training, pace, albergues, the emotional side of it — all of it. For plus-size pilgrims who are wondering if their body belongs on the trail.

It does. Full post at the link.

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Why the Walk & Talk?
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Why the Walk & Talk?

Walking side by side with another woman, something opens up. It happens on short local trails and long-distance paths alike. Here is why I believe the walk itself is doing something, and why I have built it into the heart of my coaching work.

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