Why was starting Hike Clerb important to you?

Hike Clerb was created as a safe space for exploration, for curiosity, and inner-child healing.

Starting it was important to me because I understand firsthand how powerful nature is as a healing modality, and how fundamental the understanding that we are part of nature is to a holistic wellness lifestyle.

We need the sun, we need water, we need fresh air, we need room to grow and go. And we collectively need that connection to nature, especially women of color.

What do you hope when women feel when they join you outside?

I feel like motherhood has just given me such a deep appreciation for my body. It's really comes down to feeling strong and resilient and feeling the incredible things that our bodies can do.

How are you sharing the outdoors with your family — what do you hope your daughter learns from those moments?

Being outdoors is such an integral part to who I am. I always joke that like my daughter was already going on adventures in the womb. So she really has no recollection of what it’s like to not be connected to nature and to play and to be safe to explore in that way.

So much of Hike Clerb's journey is my personal journey. So becoming a mom obviously added a whole new dimension to everything — really creating a safe space that's inter-generational, that everyone can come out and be free to be themselves.

And that means you might hear some tantrums on our hikes, but in my mind, I'm creating the world that I want to exist in, and in that world, children have a place in the outdoors with us.

What has influenced your approach to wellness in your day to day?

I think in general, Hike Clerb has always been rooted in care. And I think that's how I approach wellness in my day to day, too. Like, what's something I can do to put myself in a better position then I may be in right now. Even if it's just like 1% better than yesterday. And sometimes that’s literally just laying in the grass. Like not even going on a full walk but just laying in the grass.

The less rigid I look at wellness the better, because it is always based on what I need, and not based on what I think I should do. So this entire journey for me has been very intuitive.