There are moments in life–many moments if we’re lucky–when we outgrow an old form. What once felt right starts to feel too small. Something inside insists: there’s more than this.

So the seed cracks. The old form gives way. And in that small rupture, something wild, something true begins to reach for the sun.

This episode is about those moments that pop us out of our own confines. The moments when the stories we’ve internalized–be helpful, hold it together, stay in the background–can no longer contain who we’re becoming.

My guest, Kriste Peoples, is a Boulder-based trail runner, writer, mindfulness teacher, and the Executive Director of Women’s Wilderness, where she helps women, girls, and nonbinary folks rediscover agency and belonging in nature.

I’m so excited for you to hear Kriste’s story about raising her hand to become Executive Director and what that moment stirred in her. In our conversation, she reminds us that becoming powerful isn’t about pushing harder; it’s about grounding deeper. And she offers some truly delicious wisdom about how to do just that.

Let’s learn what it means to shed what no longer fits so we can finally meet the sun.

Listen to the full episode to hear:

• Why Kriste had to learn to protect breaks in her schedule herself and not rely on staff to do it for her
• How she called BS on her story of sticking to support roles and raised her hand for the role of Executive Director
• How a memory of literally jumping into the deep end helped Kriste recognize where she was bumping into internalized fears and limitations
• How Women’s Wilderness creates spaces for participants to meet their own personal edges without comparison or competition
• How Kriste is meeting her edges and modeling the culture and experience she wants to have at Women’s Wilderness 

Learn more about Kriste Peoples:

• Women's Wilderness
• Kriste's Website
• Instagram: @kristepeoples

Learn more about Valerie Black:

• The Change Agency
• Becoming Power Newsletter
• Coaching