Prof. Angie Abdou - Author - This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir.

<div>This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Memoir launched in April 2021. </div> <div> </div> <div>“Includes research on the shy child, parent-child bonding, social media issues, and the benefits of outdoor activity and nature immersion.</div> <div> </div> <div>Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter's growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge: to hike a peak a week over the summer holidays with Katie. They will bond in nature and discover the glories of outdoor activity. What could go wrong? Well, among other things, it turns out that Angie loves hiking but Katie doesn't.</div> <div> </div> <div><em>This One Wild Life</em> explores parenting and marriage in a summer of unexpected outcomes and growth for both mother and daughter.”</div> <div> </div> <div>A view in Elle Magazine says "Anyone who has ever been pushed to do something outdoorsy because it was good for them - or who has been the parent doing the pushing - will find this sweet tale about a growing and changing parent-child relationship all too familiar.”</div> <div> </div> <div>A life long athlete, Angie loves writing about sport and the many lessons it teaches. </div> <div> </div> <div>Angie is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Athabasca University.</div> <div> </div> <div>New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out. </div> <div> </div> <div>The Tough Girl Podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out <a href="http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast&source=gmail&ust=1630153758718000&usg=AFQjCNHDyjmV0pKx9u7T6J8eH_MX5wfqHg">www.patreon.com/<wbr />toughgirlpodcast</a>.</div> <div> </div> <div><strong>Show notes