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Thirteen Years of Low and Local (and a Lifetime of Lore): Amy Wight Chapman, Author and Hiker
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My guest today is Amy Wight Chapman, aka @hikelowandlocal and the author of a beautiful family memoir, Just Like Glass.
Amy inspires me for so many reasons - the biggest, hugest reason being that she honors herself. She is creative, and knows she enjoys moving her body, so she keeps those two flames flickering at all times, even when she’s challenged by all the same things the rest of us are: family, injury, work, all the obligations that suck up our time and energy whether we want them to or not…
Amy’s book Just Like Glass: A Family Memoir is a one or two sitting affair, because you get sucked in from the start. Having grown up in a stoic New England family myself, Ruth’s approach to what was probably the biggest tragedy of her life reminded me so much of women I knew in my childhood.
I laughed, I cried, I told everyone I know who’s in a book group about this book, because this family really got to me. And I’m going to leave it at that, so you head to your favorite book store and request this title, if it’s not already carried, or head to amywchapman.com and hit the Buy Now button to order it directly from the Bethel Historical Society like I did.
Be sure to stick around until the end to be completely and utterly impressed by Amy’s movement streak. I’m telling you, this is the episode you need to be reminded to honor yourself in all the smallest ways, it makes such a huge difference!
Get to know Amy and the places she loves!:
Order Just Like Glass: A Family Memoir from the Bethel Historical Museum!
AmyWChapman.com Substack
Museums of the Bethel Historical Society (Bethel, ME)
Buck’s Ledge Community Forest (Woodstock, ME)
Moody Mountain (Woodstock, ME)
Community Concepts (ME)
Maggie’s Nature Park (Greenwood, ME)
Lapham Loop (ME)
Chapters
1. Introduction to Guides Gone Wild (00:00:00)
2. Amy's Maine Roots and Family History (00:02:34)
3. North Pond Memories and Camp Life (00:08:23)
4. Amy's Daily Movement Streak Journey (00:16:28)
5. Knee Surgery and Maintaining Movement (00:23:20)
6. Writing "Just Like Glass" Family Memoir (00:27:02)
7. Book Tour Experiences and Local Connections (00:37:46)
8. Final Thoughts and Wrap-Up (00:42:28)
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