In this episode of She's Not Done Yet: Conversations with women over 50, I (Becky Berry) talk with author Kathy Elkind about her awe inspiring trek hiking 1,420 miles of the GR5.

After reading Kathy's memoir of the trip, To Walk It Is To See It: 1 Couple, 98 days, 1400 Miles on Europe's GR95. Her memoir reads like the best journal you could imagine.

After reading it, I couldn't wait to talk with her!

So you know, the GR5 starts in the Netherlands and proceeds through Belgium, Luxembourg, the whole length of France, and finally across the Alps.

I don't think I can describe the book better than I did in my Amazon review:

This beautiful work is the story of a couple walking the GR-5 for 98 days. It’s a beautiful, well-written memoir with descriptions of their surroundings that bring them to life. But it’s so much more. It’s the story of a woman who goes out on a trek and finds herself again. I was struck with the way being outside and physically active helped Kathy reacquaint herself with her core beliefs and thoughts - and her ability to know the path even though she can’t speak it. My absolute favorite part of the book is her ability to describe in concrete terms how to give ourselves self-compassion. The whole book is uplifting and inspirational, particularly the thread around her determination to come back to herself. It’s more than reclaiming her inner child; it’s about the woman owning the inner child because she always listened to her. Her inner child was her solace. I cannot recommend this book enough.

In our interview we talk about self-compassion and sloughing off the sludge of the noises and expectations painted on us as women.

We also talk about marriage and how her marriage changed and evolved on that 98 day trek.

Plus, we dive into what it's like to write a book when you've had dyslexia your entire life.

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Website: https://kathyelkind.com

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