This is the final episode of 2025 — it’s just me. In this solo episode, I reflect on the first nine months of The State I Am In: what started as a simple “what if” has grown into real conversations with remarkable Alaskans, unexpected lessons about creation and consistency, and a deeper understanding of what this place — and its people — truly represent. I talk about the transition from podcast listener to creator, the challenges of showing up imperfectly, and the realities of building someth...
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This is the final episode of 2025 — it’s just me. In this solo episode, I reflect on the first nine months of The State I Am In: what started as a simple “what if” has grown into real conversations with remarkable Alaskans, unexpected lessons about creation and consistency, and a deeper understanding of what this place — and its people — truly represent. I talk about the transition from podcast listener to creator, the challenges of showing up imperfectly, and the realities of building someth...
#010 Relentless Pursuit of a Dream - Bridgett Watkins
The State I Am In
1 hour 29 minutes
3 months ago
#010 Relentless Pursuit of a Dream - Bridgett Watkins
In this episode of The State I Am In, I sit down with Bridgett Watkins — Alaskan musher, ER nurse, wife, mother, and author of Marker to Marker. Bridgett takes us deep into her journey from childhood races in Fairbanks to surviving a brutal moose attack just weeks before her first Iditarod. We talk about grit, faith, and family — how she balanced chasing dreams with the realities of motherhood, and how failure 50 miles from the finish line fueled her return to the trail. From long training ru...
The State I Am In
This is the final episode of 2025 — it’s just me. In this solo episode, I reflect on the first nine months of The State I Am In: what started as a simple “what if” has grown into real conversations with remarkable Alaskans, unexpected lessons about creation and consistency, and a deeper understanding of what this place — and its people — truly represent. I talk about the transition from podcast listener to creator, the challenges of showing up imperfectly, and the realities of building someth...
