Meet Beth Henshaw

We were lucky to catch up with Beth Henshaw recently and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Beth, appreciate you sitting with us today to share your wisdom with our readers. So, let’s start with resilience – where do you get your resilience from?

I have gained a lot of resilience from spending time outside in the backcountry. After walking through cold rain, mud, and snow for two weeks, small comforts feel grand and little annoyances feel manageable. The wilderness pushes me to accept whatever reality is front of me and carry on or find a creative solution. I’m grateful for the confidence I’ve gained from spending years working and living in the backcountry.

Appreciate the insights and wisdom. Before we dig deeper and ask you about the skills that matter and more, maybe you can tell our readers about yourself?

I am a writer who has blogged on my personal website for years, and am currently working on a full length non-fiction book. On my blog I write about outdoor adventures, grief, loss, as well as publish poetry. The book I am working on is about loss, search and rescue, and our relationship to the wilderness. An excerpt from Chapter One will be published in Four Corners Voices Anthology in December, which can be purchased on their website. Throughout my writing career, I plan to publish many books related to the nature and grief, in the hopes that my writing can help others heal.

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

The best advice I can offer is don’t wait to get started on your dreams. I’ve had too many people die young in my life, which serves as a painful reminder that we don’t have as much time as we think. Start chipping away in whatever way you can.

Before we go, maybe you can tell us a bit about your parents and what you feel was the most impactful thing they did for you?

My parents instilled a love for reading and writing in me, which has helped me travel the world by page. Reading plops me into different cultures, regions and points of view that I would otherwise not have access to. It has allowed me to become a free thinker and creative person. My dad used to get me the same thing for every holiday and birthday: a journal and a book. Now I have a whole book shelf lined with journals I’ve filled from adventures throughout life. Journaling has been an incredible tool for self reflection, humor, and healing throughout life’s hardships. Writing and grief go hand and hand for me. Thanks Mom & Dad!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://empathic-adventurers.com/
• Instagram: @blog_by_beth
• Other: https://rocksprings.my.canva.site/fourcornerswriters#anthology

Image Credits

Beth Henshaw