Jun 17, 2025
What do you get when you combine wellness with
adventure travel?
In Stacy Funt’s case, you get a new business. My guest
today began her new business combining a love for travel and
adventure with the need to fill a gap between empty nesting and
grief and her new business was born.
In this episode, we unpack what her business looks
like, what her brand of wellness adventure travel is, and how
taking risk coming from a safe, secure paycheck looks and feels
like.
No matter which part of this first attracts you, you
may feel inspired after this
episode.
My
Guest:
Stacey Funt, MD, NBHWC, is a
physician, certified health coach, and founder of LH Adventure
Travel, a company specializing in small-group wellness adventures
for women worldwide. Drawing on her medical expertise and love of
travel, Stacey curates immersive experiences in breathtaking
natural settings and vibrant cultural landscapes. Inspired by the
pillars of well-being—movement, nourishing whole foods, relaxation,
and sisterhood—her journeys leave women feeling deeply connected,
rejuvenated, and inspired.
Questions We
Answer in This Episode:
- [00:03:41] What
inspired you, as a physician, to start a wellness adventure travel
business at the age of 58?
- [00:09:22] How do you
describe or what is your flavor of wellness adventure travel differ
from traditional travel, and what benefits does it offer women in
their 40s, 50s, and beyond?
- [00:12:34] Are you
practicing medicine? Are the travels for consumers, practitioners
or both?
- [00:13:29] Any
memorable stories or transformation from one of your travel
adventures?
- [00:16:14] What advice
would you give a woman dreaming about a wellness adventure or
retreat feeling?
- [00:21:59] What advice
would you give a woman dreaming about a wellness adventure or
retreat but feeling hesitant or unable to commit?
- [00:31:14] Talk about
the need to take risks in this new business endeavor and any
struggles you had with that.
Thinking About
Going On A Women's Wellness Adventure Travel After
50?
LH Adventure Travel
- A week-long weekend adventure of
women in 40s to 60s
- Based on lifestyle medicine with
6 basic tenets
- Comes with 4 itineraries:
-
- Movement (hiking, kayaking,
biking, etc.)
- Healthy Eating
- Stress Management (spa, yoga,
etc.)
- Community and Sisterhood
(community circles with questions, get togethers, etc.)
Why go on a Wellness Adventure Travel After
50?
- We won’t have these opportunities
forever.
- Tap into your desire. Let it move
you into a direction on how to live.
- “Tell me, what do you plan to do
with your one, wild, precious life” - quote by Mary Oliver,
shared by Stacey Funt
Advice on taking risks
- There are no guarantees, there
are no guidebooks, there are no set paths.
- It’s scary to take a risk, but do
something different and tell everybody about it (starting a
business).
- Starting a new business is not
only a financial risk, but also an emotional risk.
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Stacey:
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