You’re as Sick as Your Secrets

Aspen Matis is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Girl in the Woods, published by HarperCollins in 2015. Called "a powerful read” by O, the Oprah Magazine, the book made The Guardian's annual top 50 list. The New York Times named Aspen Matis “a hero.” After being raped on her second night at college, Matis dropped out. Depressed and shocked that her school didn't believe and protect her, she sought solace in a remote wilderness. She found the Pacific Crest Trail and hiked the footpath’s entire length, more than 2,000 miles from Mexico to Canada.

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