Chelsea Murphy

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Encouraging a more inclusive and equitable outdoor community while celebrating and representing Black motherhood in the midst of a dominant culture. Join me here.

Shifting outdoor culture. Inspiring joy + liberation.

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‼️ Babies here, stay tuned for an update
🏔 Motherhood and Mountains
👧🏽 Finding joy and liberation outside
I helped make a film 🎥 @bravespace_media

Chelsea | PNW Hiking + Camping + Outdoors
You’ve been prescribed nature 🌿 Spending tim You’ve been prescribed nature 🌿

Spending time in nature is literally the best habit to form. Promotes joy, smiles and pleasant thoughts. I recommend 30 minutes or more each day for you and your family. I wish more doctors would prescribe nature and outdoor activity. Displaced Black and Indigenous communities would benefit greatly!

How has getting outdoors added to your physical, emotional, and mental health?

🌾 Go outside today and then let me know how it went, okay? Would love to hear from you! Thank me later 😘

‼️ Epic, rad, stoke, gnar is NOT needed to achieve walking in nature, a stroll around the block will do!

#SheColorsNature
#WalkInNature
#EverydayOutside
#RedefineOutdoorsy
Fear is such a liar ^ I’ve encountered many rac Fear is such a liar ^

I’ve encountered many racially insensitive people while hiking - not overt racists. For context - I live in WA state. The goodness I experience outdoors far outweighs these covert interactions.

You are going to encounter unfriendly people everywhere - DON’T let them steal your joy!

This was my best answer, would love to hear from people in this community👇🏾

‼️Positive discourse only please…

👉🏾 Comment, save as a resource and share to your story if this resonated.

#SheColorsNature #DiversifyOutdoors
#OutdoorsForAll #EverybodyOutside
39 weeks today 🥳

Yea, I’m still pregnant 🙋🏾‍♀️ For those of my friends here who may not know - 40 weeks is considered full term. With my oldest I delivered a few days shy of 40 weeks, with my second I delivered at 41 weeks. When do you think this sweet baby boy will come to join this Murphy circus?

Wanted to be sure to tell you guys how empowering it feels to be a Black mother in the outdoors. We have to keep moving our bodies in natural spaces, keep taking up space with confidence, keep exploring, keep pushing and being the representation we deserve. There is joy to be found here 🌿

I show up in outdoor spaces so that one day my children and yours will see this liberation as a birth right. Outdoors is where we all belong. 

I can’t wait to start adventuring with little man when he is healthy and Earth side. What special place should we show him first? ☺️♥️

Will you GET OUTSIDE today? 🌻🏕️

#SheColorsNature #DiversifyOutdoors
#BlackMamasMatter #BlackMotherhood
We made it through Winter 🥰 All pregnancy long We made it through Winter 🥰

All pregnancy long I have been leaning into the power of nature to feel happy and healthy. I have this idea that if more Black pregnant women were able to take up space in the outdoors comfortably, successful maternal health rates might rise. ♥️

These 3 things helped keep me active:

🧦 compression socks @comradsocks
These are my first line of defense against bad circulation from extra blood pumping through my body during pregnancy. They also helped keep my ankle swelling down to a minimum!

🩳 merino baselayers @rei 
I sized up to a large in my REI co-op baselayers so they would fit all season long! Merino wool is breathable, moisture wicking and a winter favorite.

🐾 shoe traction @yaktraxtraction 
I called these my chains all season long, they stretch to the bottom of any shoe and keep you on your feet and off your rear end! Gave me confidence to keep walking even when it’s icy on the sidewalk or trail.

*consult your doctor or midwife before engaging in physical activity while pregnant or nursing.

Take up space outdoors, advocate for the things you need, repeat positive affirmations and lean hard into your trusted community. I’ve got 8 more days until my due date!

👉🏾 What can you not live without in the winter months?! That one thing that keeps you motivated to get out the house?

Happy Spring Equinox y’all🌻🌿

#SheColorsNature
#BlackMaternalHealth
#BlackMotherhood
#EverydayOutside
GRWM // Pregnant in the Winter So much of this wi GRWM // Pregnant in the Winter

So much of this winter has been me struggling to get layers on just to stand outside and watch my family do cool things! 😅 I cannot wait to get back out there after this Winter spent growing a human inside me 🏂

Keeping me outside and happy👇🏾

🌬️ Maternity under layers @oldnavy
🧦 Compression socks @comradsocks 
🌨️ Merino Baselayers bottoms @rei
❄️ Merino Wool Adventure hoodie @letsgoiksplor 
☃️ Maternity Puffer Jacket @ingridandisabel 
✨ Satin lined beanie @beautifullywarm 
💫 Thrifted Sweatpants
⭐️ Bravada 2 Thermo snow boots @merrell 
🌿 snacks on snacks on snacks

Have you gotten outside yet today? 🙋🏾‍♀️ Let’s GO!

#SheColorsNature #38WeeksPregnant
#DiversifyOutdoors #EverybodyOutside
REI Co-op Member rewards are here 🎉 One of my REI Co-op Member rewards are here 🎉

One of my favorite parts about being an REI Co-op member is getting rewards back, 10% annually from last year’s eligible purchases! Also understanding that shopping here for my outdoor adventures means buying with intention. Each year REI invests 70% of their profits back into the outdoor community. As an outdoor advocate, I am aware of all the initiatives they spearhead around supporting the BIPOC community.

👉🏾 New to the outdoors and curious about this!? Head to my stories and learn more!

👇🏾 Existing members, go off in the comments - how will you spend your members rewards this year?

🪵 Join me and the many others with the only membership I know that encourages you to get outdoors with every purchase you make.

#REIPartner
#SheColorsNature
#REIMember
#REIMemberRewards
Yes, the most softest thing ^ (Save + Share to sup Yes, the most softest thing ^
(Save + Share to support Indigenous business)

Reusable hand, foot and body warmers by @aurora.heat.nwt 

✅ Support Indigenous family business

✅ Sustainable, Biodegradable and Reusable

✅ Encourages Indigenous outdoor practices

Checking all the boxes while staying warm and cozy with the many different sizes and shapes they offer, all season long - for years to come! 🌿❄️

It’s giving to ALL the winter outdoor activities, early morning camp trips this Spring before the fire starts to roar, skin to fur contact on early walks with the new baby, Fall football games, and every cold moment in between.

👉🏾 Would you try these?

👉🏾 USE CODE: SHECOLORSNATURE at check out.
🔗 LINK IN MY BIO (LinkTree)

📍Filmed on Chelan ancestral lands

#SheColorsNature #ReusableHandWarmers
#IndigenousOwned #SupportIndigenous
#Sustainability #SustainableOutdoors
Your photos are just as epic from the trail 🐝 Your photos are just as epic from the trail 🐝

👉🏾 Swipe for THE BEST wildflower meme I've seen in a while!!

With Spring right around the corner I thought it necessary to circulate the @leavenotraceorg principles:

1. Plan ahead and prepare

🌼Travel + Camp on durable surfaces. ie: stay off the wildflowers no matter how tempting that epic photo may be.

3. Dispose of waste properly

4. Leave what you find

5. Minimize campfire impacts

6. Respect wildlife

7. Be considerate of others

👉🏾 YES, I am calling for everyone to have equal access to outdoor spaces, but I am also asking you to be aware of ways we can all do our best as a community to care for these spaces so they are here for generations to come! Did you know there are guidelines to help you be a responsible adventurer?!

👇🏾 Let me know you read this far down the post by commenting vour favorite wildflower below! 

Have a very happy weekend, I hope you find your way outside 🌿

📸 Photos circa 2021 @hafapaige @_sol.flower

#SheColorsNature #LeaveNoTrace #RecreateResponsibly #SpringHiking
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