Work and Play: Weekend Adventurer Holly Johnson

Hiking has become both a side hustle and a form of therapy for weekend adventurer Holly Johnson. We talk about how work and play blend together in her life, but also how she deliberately keeps them separate. From her first solo backpacking trip to carving out time for adventure travel outside of her 9-5 job, Holly, aka @missholldoll, is above all else a hiker.

Woman featured in this episode: Holly Johnson

Hosted by Gale Straub

Sponsored by Merrell, Ritual, and EarlyBirdCBD.com

In this episode, you'll hear:

• How an ex-boyfriend reintroduced Holly to hiking (but why she kept hiking for herself)


• About her first solo backpacking trip


• Why she enjoys going out with friends but finds solo experiences to be rewarding


• How she grew a large Instagram following and does brand partnerships, but chooses to keep it as her side hustle


• What Holly likes about her 9-5 job


• How Holly balances what she chooses to share and what she keeps to herself


• Why, into her late 30's, she's made dating a smaller priority in her life, and how that's opened up room for hiking and travel


• Hiking trips on her bucketlist (and to return to!)


• About the adventure trip she's running to Costa Rica


• The She Explores book & Tour

Resources

• Holly Johnson: Instagram @missholldoll & Website


• Costa Rica trip Holly is co-hosting with Trova


• She-Explores.com

Sponsor Websites and Codes

• Merrell: Learn more by visiting to Merrell.com!


• Ritual: Get 10% off your first three months by visiting Ritual.com/explore


• EarlyBirdCBD.com: Get 20% off your purchase by going to EarlybirdCBD.com/explores and using code 'EXPLORES' at checkout

Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us.

Music is by Josh Woodward, Lee Rosevere and Kai Engel using a Creative Commons Attribution license