Staying Weird and Raising Legends with Julie from The Mothership Collective

<p>Julie Bacon, founder of the Mothership Collective, joins Gabriella to talk about building one of the outdoor adventure world&#39;s most beloved communities for active moms, and the real journey that sparked it all. </p><p>Julie was a mountain biker, bikepacker, and adventure-lover who rode the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route and explored the world before becoming a mom. When she got pregnant with her daughter and couldn&#39;t find a single resource for women who wanted to keep pushing their limits outside, she built one herself.</p><p>In this episode, we talk about:</p><ul><li>The moment that ignited the Mothership Collective and why it took Julie two years to finally launch it</li><li>Navigating unsolicited opinions about outdoor activities while pregnant (yes, she was mountain biking five days before giving birth)</li><li>The concept of &quot;type four fun&quot; and why adventure doesn&#39;t stop at motherhood</li><li>Building community from scratch in new cities and why people always make the place</li><li>How the Mothership grew from a digital resource hub to 130+ in-person events globally through Rally the Village</li><li>The &quot;cosmic auntie&quot; and why the women around a mother matter just as much as the village raising the child</li><li>Keeping your identity, your spark, and your sense of play alive through the identity shift of becoming a mom</li></ul><p>This fall, Women in Wild Places is heading to Bears Ears National Monument in southern Utah for a guided women&#39;s adventure trip exploring sacred red rock country, and doing exactly what Julie and Gabriella talk about in this episode: keeping the spark alive. Spots are limited, <a href="https://exploreorigin.com/en/listings/880069-women-in-wild-places-bears-ears-backpacking" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">sign up here.</a></p><p><strong>Follow the Mothership Collective:</strong> @the.mothership.collective on Instagram, or join the Facebook community to connect with thousands of outdoor-loving mothers worldwide.</p><p><strong>Follow Women in Wild Places:</strong> @womeninwildplaces</p><p><em>Keywords: outdoor moms, adventure motherhood, active pregnancy, women in the outdoors, trail running moms, mountain biking pregnancy, motherhood community, Mothership Collective, women&#39;s outdoor community, adventure parenting</em></p><p><br></p>