Lon Woodury and Elizabeth McGhee spoke to John Hunt. He heads the Jason William Hunt Foundation and has authored the book, "Walking with Jason." The book discusses how the wilderness does at-risk children a world of good. Lon Woodbury and Elizabeth McGhee are the radio show hosts on Parent Choices for Struggling Teenagers. This show is hosted on L.A. Talk Radio. He also talked about his memoir on his late son. Jason had dedicated his adult life to learning how to become a reliable Wilderness Educator. He sought to help at-risk children.
The host of the program, Lon Woodbury is best known for publishing the Woodbury Reports. He is also the founder of the Struggling Teens website. He is an independent education expert. Lon has authored various Kindle publications on at-risk adolescents. For the past two decades, he has closely worked with troubled adolescents. Elizabeth McGhee, the co-host of the radio program. She is the Director of Admissions and Reference Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center. In all, she has almost two decades of clinical, consulting, and referral relations experience.
Bio on John Hunt
John Hunt is the Executive Director of the Jason William Hunt Organization. He has invested the last 10 years providing scholarships. His work has introduced new attitudes in children at-risk. The foundation introduces them to restorative wilderness developing programs. The foundation assists families and therapeutic boarding schools and wilderness programs across the nation. John and his family took over the job Jason did prior to his accidental death. He is a local of Connecticut, but now his family lives in south west Ohio.
Walking with Jason Illustrates What the Wilderness Does Best
John revealed how wilderness and solitude is therapeutic. It works as well as it does because solitude is not known to most children, because Nature is hard, and because spending long hours trekking in the wild gives the children time to reflect on their lives. What's more hiking and camping in nature also develops the need to survive severe weather and difficult living conditions. At the same time, kids that have been abandoned by mothers, fathers or caretakers, marked by abuse, treated with apathy, or who have struggled with addiction problems discover how to count on a team and develop a vision of a life beyond their home surroundings.
John also discussed the formative pressures and challenges Jason faced. It took much maturity to become a highly specialized and competent wilderness teacher. He talked about the influence of Danielle, Jason's older sibling, a wilderness educator. She was instrumental in assisting Jason with finding a means to incorporate his passion for being outdoors with making a living. He also revealed the story about how Jason formed an interest in rock-climbing. This occured in his secondary school and college years. Additionally, John explained the bizarre climbing accident surrounding Jason's sudden death. This happened on the last day of his rock-climbing holiday on October 13, 2001 in Squamish, British Columbia.
His son was a person who invested long days in difficult weather and harsh natural conditions. He invested his time showing young people how to overcome difficulties and grow their inner strengths and skills. He mastered the challenging capabilities of rock climbing. He also mastered the soft counseling skills of empathizing with troubled teens. Today, the foundation named after Jason continues his work.
The host of the program, Lon Woodbury is best known for publishing the Woodbury Reports. He is also the founder of the Struggling Teens website. He is an independent education expert. Lon has authored various Kindle publications on at-risk adolescents. For the past two decades, he has closely worked with troubled adolescents. Elizabeth McGhee, the co-host of the radio program. She is the Director of Admissions and Reference Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center. In all, she has almost two decades of clinical, consulting, and referral relations experience.
Bio on John Hunt
John Hunt is the Executive Director of the Jason William Hunt Organization. He has invested the last 10 years providing scholarships. His work has introduced new attitudes in children at-risk. The foundation introduces them to restorative wilderness developing programs. The foundation assists families and therapeutic boarding schools and wilderness programs across the nation. John and his family took over the job Jason did prior to his accidental death. He is a local of Connecticut, but now his family lives in south west Ohio.
Walking with Jason Illustrates What the Wilderness Does Best
John revealed how wilderness and solitude is therapeutic. It works as well as it does because solitude is not known to most children, because Nature is hard, and because spending long hours trekking in the wild gives the children time to reflect on their lives. What's more hiking and camping in nature also develops the need to survive severe weather and difficult living conditions. At the same time, kids that have been abandoned by mothers, fathers or caretakers, marked by abuse, treated with apathy, or who have struggled with addiction problems discover how to count on a team and develop a vision of a life beyond their home surroundings.
John also discussed the formative pressures and challenges Jason faced. It took much maturity to become a highly specialized and competent wilderness teacher. He talked about the influence of Danielle, Jason's older sibling, a wilderness educator. She was instrumental in assisting Jason with finding a means to incorporate his passion for being outdoors with making a living. He also revealed the story about how Jason formed an interest in rock-climbing. This occured in his secondary school and college years. Additionally, John explained the bizarre climbing accident surrounding Jason's sudden death. This happened on the last day of his rock-climbing holiday on October 13, 2001 in Squamish, British Columbia.
His son was a person who invested long days in difficult weather and harsh natural conditions. He invested his time showing young people how to overcome difficulties and grow their inner strengths and skills. He mastered the challenging capabilities of rock climbing. He also mastered the soft counseling skills of empathizing with troubled teens. Today, the foundation named after Jason continues his work.
About the Author:
Learn more about Lon Woodbury on Struggling Teens. He has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
