Trail Notes

thoughts from along the way

Trail Notes are reflections, stories, and perspectives on the experiences that shape us—change, uncertainty, growth, wellbeing, identity, and the many ways we learn to navigate what comes next.

Grounded in the thinking behind Mountain Awakening, they offer a place to pause, consider your own experience, and perhaps see something familiar from a different perspective.

Michelle Farkas standing outdoors with mountains in the background.

The Experiences That Shape
How I Walk Alongside Others

Explore how career, life transitions, endurance challenges, and behavior change shaped Michelle Farkas’s approach to walking alongside others through meaningful change.

Midlife woman walking along a mountain trail surrounded by evergreen trees and distant peaks.

Have You Ever Felt Like You've Outgrown the Life You Built?

Explore what it can mean to outgrow a life that once fit—and how changing priorities, identity, and definitions of success can shape what comes next.