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Author: Shannon Leader

Shannon is an outdoor lifestyle and whole foods recipe blogger who strives to encourage others to live more boldly, eat more vegetables, reduce their footprint and give back with gratitude. She lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and you will usually find her out hiking or somewhere wishing she was.

Curious About My Canadian Healthcare Experience?

Posted on September 19, 2017November 26, 2024 by Shannon Leader

I have had some time to think about my experience in Canada after falling and injuring myself and thus ending up in the emergency room at the Port Hardy Primary Health Care Center.  There is always that talk about the difference between American and Canadian health care and I had a chance to experience it…

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Paleo Mocha Nut Butter (And My Bone Health)

Posted on September 17, 2017November 16, 2024 by Shannon Leader

Jump to the recipe… Those people who know me know that when it comes to health, I always strive to start with nutrition. The only thing my doctor had to say about nutrition when I asked about how to take care of myself after breaking my shoulder was to make sure I was getting enough…

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Stone Age Bread and Squirrels

Posted on August 26, 2017November 16, 2024 by Shannon Leader

Jump to the recipe… This is going to be harder than I thought.  Turns out, I am having a hard time doing a lot of the things that make me happy, not just hiking and being outdoors.  Aside from simply being exhausted from recovery, by the end of the day I am not accomplishing much…

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You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Posted on August 11, 2017November 17, 2024 by Shannon Leader

Isn’t that what ol’ Jagger said? I write a post about my strong need for solitude and to feel alive, then I hop in the car and head up to a remote trail on the northern tip of Vancouver Island to spend some time in the wild with my thoughts.       I start…

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Beauty: Salve For The Soul

Posted on July 31, 2017November 26, 2024 by Shannon Leader

744. That is how many clicks I have had on my last post, She Died Doing What I Love, since July 14th. I have been blogging since January 6th of 2016 and I have published 185 posts in that time.  None of them even come close to having that kind of response.  The closest is…

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She Died Doing What I Love

Posted on July 14, 2017November 16, 2024 by Shannon Leader

I got home late last yesterday from a hike.  Nothing special about that.     Except this hike was with my sister Kristen, her sister-in-law Molly and my niece Meaghan and we were hiking on the trail to Sauk Mountain to look for the belongings of their mother-in-law and nana who fell to her death on July 11, 2017…

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Shannon is an outdoor lifestyle writer and whole foods recipe creator who strives to encourage others to live more boldly, eat more vegetables, reduce their footprint and give back with gratitude. She lives in the Pacific Northwest of the United States and can usually be found out hiking or somewhere wishing she was. She enjoys her chocolate dark, a swinging hammock and liberated toes. Find out more here…

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