About

My name is Rebecca Traugh, and I am a mom, stepmom, and outdoorswoman in rural West Virginia. I am married to my loving husband Andrew.

Pursuing the outdoors runs true in my blood, and my father started teaching me skills from a very early age. Learning survival and self-reliance skills has strengthened my life both physically and mentally. The outdoors has taught me lessons I couldn’t learn anywhere else.

Through the years, I have had to learn many lessons by experience, as there is not much information geared towards women available. There are a unique set of challenges that a woman must face in the wilderness. It is my hope to share what I have learned with other women who choose to pursue the outdoors.

Additionally, it is a passion of mine to document the Appalachian way of life that I grew up with. I am sad to see many of our traditions falling to the wayside with the rise of technology. It is my goal to use technology to curate these traditions so they will not be forgotten.

I have taught students of all ages in a public school setting since 2010. One recurring problem I see is that children have trouble with perseverance, resilience, and social/emotional skills. I have found that one method that works particularly well to combat this problem is nature therapy. I would like to help families find ways to include more nature into their routines at home to help their children develop into more balanced human beings.