Mt Mamas Misadventures Podcast

Create the life you love without all the stress! Ember Pilati shares the common pitfalls in goal-setting and how to overcome them with simple steps.  She is an amazing Life Coach too. Find her at:  Podcast - Emerge Empowered With Ember Pilati Instagram - @emerge_empowered Emergeempowered.com   Thanks as always to Sarah, the Instrumentalist for our theme music "Salamanca"

Jen had never done anything like the Spartan Race. With a fear of water and heights, she didn’t even want to know what she was getting herself into, but she was determined to try. She shares the power of self talk and companionship while racing and all the surprises she found along the way.   Thanks as always to Sara, the Instrumentalist, for our music "Salamanca"

A cruise ship can be fraught with peril. Jamie Haderlie shares her misadventures attempting ground-dropping waterslides and karaoke competitions. "Do small things that scare you", she says, and open up a world before you! Jamie is an actress on the side as well! Find her hilarious Youtube videos on "1womanbroadway" (she is also on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with the same tag name)   Thanks t...

Traveling anywhere during the holidays can be insane. Then add Covid, winter storms and mysterious plane malfunctions. Through sheer luck and gratitude, Jamie, manages to skirt many a mishap and score a garnet ring besides!  Jamie is an actress on the side and is a kick to watch!!! Find her hilarious Youtube videos on "1womanbroadway" (she is also on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with the same...

Are you stuck in life? Financially or Physically? Shannon and Racheal share powerful tips on how to move forward in life. Co-founders of "Life Design", these two personable women help people design a life of fulfillment, confidence and connection. Level up your life! Find them online at: wonlifedesign.com and wonlifedesign@outlook.com and @WonLifeDesign Always thanks to Sara, the Instrumentalist f...

On a girls weekend in Vegas, Shannon discovers on Facebook that her Shibu Inu dog is missing! For days and days Racheal, Shannon and Shannon's boyfriend search with no success. When days turn into weeks, everyone has given up hope. Everyone except Shannon, who now has become obsessed.  Shannon and Racheal are on social media. Find them at:  wonlifedesign.com and wonlifedesign@outlook.com and @wonl...

High in the Utah Uintah Mountains lies an incredible 100 mile stretch of alpine lakes and 10,000 ft peaks. Caitlin shares how to do it and the best 85 miles you must do! For anyone aspiring to be a "Thru-Hiker" this is one for the bucket list!

Winter is here! Deborah and Emily share all their simple tips and tricks to surviving and thriving this winter. It's the best season of the year!!! :) Link to how to layer your clothing for winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsZxsDbZxe8 Link to FREE Avalanche Awareness video (42 min): https://youtu.be/dbOmwCxGt7w   Thanks as always to Sarah, the Instrumentalist for our music "Salamanca"

Kick off the New You with an incredible inspirational story from Deborah Moore, Co-Host of Mt Mamas Misadventures. She shares her struggle from depression and eating disorders to inspiration and peace. Therapy, meds and yoga propelled her into becoming a Fitness Instructor herself. She shares how you can learn to "Focus on the Here and Now" and that once "You Can Feel Anything", the world opens up...

What better place to be lost than the most beautiful place on earth! Christine Diamond shares her misadventures hiking in New Zealand. She also shares why one shouldn't longboard after a breakup. Christine is also an author and has a new release "The Lonely Onion" helping children cope with loneliness and creating friendships.  Find her at: Christinediamond.com  and  @Christinediamondwriter Thanks...

Lisa Mitchell Jones  shares two rescue stories from her past: Deep powder can be a dream, but also can be dangerous when you are a snowboarder and become trapped in with no way out. Lisa shares her experience at Beaver Mt Ski Resort as a 15 yr old. Off leash in moose country can be a recipe for disaster if you have a rogue canine. Even a shock collar can't stop this dog from chasing down a massive...

As a poor college student, Christine Diamond, decides to venture off to Puerto Rico where the rent is cheap and the adventure is endless! After exploring the famous Cueva Ventana (Window Cave), her friends want to venture further to the dangerous river below.    Christine, is a fantastic storyteller and author, including her newest children's book, "The Lonely Onion". Find her at:  Christinediamon...

Two nine year old daughters and two dads in the Utah Uintah mountains. What could go wrong? EVERYTHING!!!! Anna shares her adventure origin story, and how adversity even as a youth, can spin you into amazing adventures.    Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

Live and create the life that you want! Don’t wait for someone to rescue you, you only have one life, live it! Fighting postpartum depression, Brittany Crane found healing in her connection with nature. She felt inspired to help other women heal through nature and being with other women. Now, she owns an outdoor women's adventure company and hosts an inspiring talk show all to inspire women to "ge...

From the regal beauty of the Masai people to the rawness of nature, you can't climb Kilimanjaro without visiting the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. These places are so full of wildlife it's called "The "Garden of Eden". Pam and Emily share what it's like living a nature documentary and how you survive a night in the Serengeti.   Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

After climbing through jungles and alpine deserts, Pam and Emily now begin the longest and coldest night to the summit. The brutal climb from Barafu Hut has over 200 switchbacks, all done in the dark. Your goal is Stella Point and then the summit, Uhuru Peak, by stunning sunrise.    Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa at 19,341. A massive extinct volcano, it sits between Tanzania and Kenya. This hike is not for the faint-hearted with a success rate of 50%. Though, it will transport you through seven different climate zones before spitting you out on the highest glacier in Africa. Join Pam and Emily as they share how they prepared and what it was like to hike the first h...

Roller Derby is known for it's rough and rowdiness, and that's exactly why Robin loves it! It's also a place to change norms about women and where taking up space is a good thing. She shares thoughts on how to not fear all the fun and different parts of who you are as a woman, despite what you have been told or feel you NEED to be.    Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

Hunt, is helicoptered to Kathmandu, and Erin and Emily hike onto Kalapatar and Base Camp. Sickness hits Emily hard. Sobering and inspiring, the high Himalayas will leave their mark on your soul.  Note: Hunt does survive!!! He recovered in just a few days and ended up doing his own trek in the Annapurna mountains in Nepal which were at a lower altitude. He reported later he had a run in with the "M...

The Himalayas are daunting, from the flight landing into Lukla, a city perched on cliffs, to the hanging glaciers of Ama Dablan. Erin and Emily share Part 2 of their Everest Base Camp Trek in 2004. They describe the awesome magesty of the mountains and the kind and tough Nepali people. All was well until their crew hit 15,000 ft, then tragedy struck.     Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara,...

In order to climb to base of the world's highest summit, you have to go through Kathmandu, Nepal. Erin and Emily shared their brilliant and ridiculous ways to prepare and the wonders they found on the other side of the world. Part 1 of 3.    Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

Yellowstone National Park holds many wonders: geysers, elk...wolves...bears... And what better way to experience it than in the backcountry, in the snow, with 7 month old nursing babies! Marilyn shares her straight up feat of adventure surviving a night in wolf and bear country with a nursing infant.    Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

Sometimes that first step into adventure can lead to disaster. Marilyn shares two stories of tragedy and triumph from murky caves to towering ski lifts. She emphasizes that listening to that "inner voice" can make a huge difference in how it all works out.    Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

How many times a day do we tell ourselves "No"? Heidi decided to change her life by simply saying "Yes" more. It started with a half marathon, and now has redefined who she is. She shares how she got there and her secrets to overcome those negative obstacles. This can be YOUR year!!!!   Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist

Bahrain was in a war zone in the Middle East. Cara had come as a naive college student ready for adventure! As a civilian employed by the Navy, this was the last place she thought she would find love.    Thanks for our music "Salamanca" from Sara, the Instrumentalist