VOiCES Celebrating UTAH Moms + Business Owners
Publishers Note – My intention when I started this magazine in 2016 was to inspire moms to get outside and explore Utah’s epic backyard with their families. Also, I wanted to create a business where I could take my daughter to work with me and have some awesome and memorable adventures with her. Now my daughter is 13 and no longer eager or easily persuaded to be my adventure partner…which I totally get…I would not want my mom following me around with a camera all the time, as she so eagerly has pointed out to me on several occasions. NOW WHAT is the question that has been running rampant in my head for the past several months. After some much needed reflection on my WHY: What is it that motivates me and ignites my passion? At the age
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of 50, I’m fully aware that if my heart is not in IT, neither is my head. No matter how many times or ways I try to ignore or deny this I know this to be true for me and my ADHD brain. What came out of my self-reflection was this…I’m a person that is highly motivated by impact as well as adventure. How do I pivot this magazine so my desire to make an impact takes the helm with this adventure driven publication? Here’s what I came up with… you will see a bigger and louder voice for protecting the outdoor places where we play in Utah by highlighting more aspects of the Leave No Trace and Responsible Recreation ethics in the
