08/31/2026
One of the people who has most inspired Re-Tx Yourself is my husband, Walter.
Walter loves nature. Not just being outside when the weather is perfect or when thereās a beautiful view, but since Ibhave known Walter, nature has always been a part of who he is and how he moves through the world.
Itās actually where our story started in 2007, we met at Camp Batawagama, teaching kids to love and experience the outdoors. And in so many ways, nature has been woven through our relationship ever since. Weāve backpacked, hiked mountains, scuba dived, explored new places, gotten dirty, gotten exhausted, and experienced some pretty incredible adventures together. Weāve seen both the highs and lows that come with being out in nature, and we keep going back.
But what inspires me most is watching the way Walter naturally turns to nature. When he needs space, when he needs to think, when he needs to process something, or even when he simply needs to feel like himself again, he goes outside. Thereās no big production around it. He just seems to understand that sometimes you need fresh air, movement, trees, water, or an adventure to help you find your way back to yourself.
Walter is also one of the calmest and most rational humans I know. Watching someone with that steadiness still recognize that he needs nature has been such an important reminder for me that taking that space isnāt something we have to earn. We all need places where we can slow down, reconnect, and just be.
And throughout every version of my own journey, Walter has believed in me. He has encouraged the ideas, the adventures, the pivots, and eventually this slightly crazy idea I had to build a business around helping people reconnect with themselves through nature.
So when I think about who inspired Re-Tx Yourself, Walter is absolutely part of that story. He inspires me through his love of the outdoors, through the way he continues to pull us toward adventure, and through his unwavering belief in what I am creating.
In so many ways, his belief in nature, and his belief in me, helped me create Re-Tx Yourself too.