This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Memoir launched in April 2021.    “Includes research on the shy child, parent-child bonding, social media issues, and the benefits of outdoor activity and nature immersion.   Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter's growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge: to hike a peak a week over the summer holidays with Katie. They will bond in nature and discover the glories of outdoor activity. What could go wrong? Well, among other things, it turns out that Angie loves hiking but Katie doesn't.   This One Wild Life explores parenting and marriage in a summer of unexpected outcomes and growth for both mother and daughter.”   A view in Elle Magazine says "Anyone who has ever been pushed to do something outdoorsy because it was good for them - or who has been the parent doing the pushing - will find this sweet tale about a growing and changing parent-child relationship all too familiar.”   A life long athlete, Angie loves writing about sport and the many lessons it teaches.    Angie is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Athabasca University.   New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out.    The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast.   Show notes Who is Angie Living in British Columbia, Canada Being a writer since 2006 What Angie was like as a child Loving books from a young age Being a competitive swimmer and swimming for 4 hrs a day Learning the lesson of showing up every day  Setting an early alarm… Balancing swimming with everything else as a teenager Being in a serious car crash at 29 The impact of that experience  Knowing it would be better to try and fail rather than never try Processing the aftermath of the crash  Journaling throughout her life Book - Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life By Natalie Goldberg  Book - The Artist Way By Julia Cameron   Writing down her goals How the wilderness played a part in her life Having a negative experience with social media The power of nature New Book - This One Wild Life Feeling guilty as a mum Her mother daughter relationships Her relationship with her daughter  The difference between a child who is introverted and a child who has social anxiety  How motherhood changed her life Having to make choices Asking herself what kind of mother does she want to be Being available for her kids Girls, confidence and social media Screen time for children The benefits of doing hard things Climbing a peak a week and how the goal changed The challenges of hiking with a child Learning from each other Learning how to be a leader and how to be confident in nature Where does her drive and ambition come from Doing a solo 12hr challenge Thinking about the car accident Reminding herself that life is a gift Being present on social media Listening to her body while using social media Stop doom scrolling and put the phone down Final words of advice for other women  Why there is always time for a 30 min walk outside   Social Media   Website: abdou.ca    Twitter: @angie_abdou