Redefining Home: Chickpea on a Year of Long Trails, Mindfulness & Building a Life in Motion
Redefining Home: Chickpea on a Year of Long Trails, Mindfulness & Building a Life in Motion  
Podcast: Hikes and Mics Podcast
Published On: Mon Dec 15 2025
Description: Send us Fan Mail🌿 Season 12 Finale: One Year Later with Chickpea — Movement, Mindfulness & Coming Home 🥾✨Chickpea returns to close out Season 12 — one year to the day since her first appearance on the podcast. In that time, she's left her nine-to-five at Amazon behind for good, becoming a full-time traveler, backpacking and mindset mentor, trail yoga instructor, and writer, all while redefining what "home" means when you're living out of a suitcase.Chickpea talks through a year shaped by long trails and inner work — house-sitting cats in Scotland before hiking the 96-mile West Highland Way (honesty boxes and all), the coastal wonder of Portugal's Rota Vicentina Fisherman's Trail, and an emotional return to the PCT in Washington that doubled as her honeymoon after eloping with her partner Artifact in the North Cascades. We also get into her Yoga for Hikers program, an upcoming women's hiking and yoga retreat in Spain, why Oregon might be the PCT's most underrated section, and a full round of season "this or that" questions — summits or waterfalls, tablets or powder, stream crossing or snowfield.An inspiring send-off to Season 12 — a love letter to curiosity, courage, and coming home to yourself, one step at a time.Episode Links:Chickpea on InstagramChickpea’s WebsiteThis episode was Produced by Jordyn Smith, follow her on Instagram @jordyn.journeysFollow us on Instagram, @Hikesandmics AllTrails+I'm excited to share that I’m now a Trailheads Ambassador for AllTrails+! If you love exploring the outdoors, AllTrails+ is your ultimate adventure companion. Get offline maps, real-time wrong-turn alerts, and trail previews to help you hike smarter and safer. Plus, with 3D maps and deeper trail insights, planning your next trek has never been easier.Try AllTrails+ free for 7 days, and when you sign up using my referral link, you’ll get 30% off your AllTrails+ membership!Sign up here: AllTrails+ (promo is only redeemable via web and not the app)Ursa Minor Outfitters - Inspired by the outdoors, Created by local artists Go check them at www.ursaminoroutfitters.com and don’t forget to enter the promo code HikesMics10 at checkout to receive 10% off your order.