Appleton CoachingMar 212 minPilgrimage PostscriptWhen I told my dad I was walking at the beach again he asked me, “Are you doing a mini Camino or are you looking for ice cream?” I...
Appleton CoachingMar 63 minBadass Pilgrim?You might wonder at first glance what badassery and pilgrimage have in common. Let me tell you about a conversation I had with my sister...
Appleton CoachingMar 22 minOne big blister, a lost item, and 70 miles later…I’ve arrived home. That was the intent of my DIY Pilgrimage to begin with—I wanted to walk from home to home. It was to mark the...
Appleton CoachingMar 12 minSome more learning from my pilgrimage pathIt seems weeks ago that I left on my DIY pilgrimage. But I’ve only been gone a handful of days. There have been a number of things I’ve...
Appleton CoachingFeb 262 minI want, I want, I want…I need.My journey started this morning with a train and a bus. When I got off the bus, I decided to walk the extra miles and forgo the next bus...
Appleton CoachingFeb 252 minWar is not healthy for living things.I began planning my pilgrimage with the intent to avoid the military base because I didn’t want to think about it. I wanted to avoid. And...
Appleton CoachingFeb 232 minTo walk or not to walk...through a military base.When I initially put together the itinerary for my DIY Pilgrimage I decided to skip walking through the military base that is situated in...
Appleton CoachingFeb 182 minWhat to bring and what to leave at home?As I begin to pack for my pilgrimage, I realize already that I have too much stuff. My body won't like it if my backpack is too heavy....
Appleton CoachingFeb 103 minMy DIY pilgrimage is a journey homeI am going on a pilgrimage-- I had hoped it would be the Camino de Santiago in Spain. In fact, I had tickets booked, time-off scheduled,...
Appleton CoachingFeb 82 minMicro-chilling and finding DelightI am in search of beauty daily. Or the quirky. Or surprising. Or heartwarming. I was inspired by poet Ross Gay and his Book of Delights....
Appleton CoachingFeb 23 minMy winding path to wellbeingThis was almost my first blog post-- every time I sat down to write, I would begin with my cancer story. So here it is in a nutshell: 29...
Appleton CoachingJan 311 minWell, hello!Seems like the best place to start is with an introduction. I am Lea Appleton and I am a Wellbeing Coach. I've been doing this for a...