![Hit the Trail, Not the Bottle: How Solo Hiking Healed My Heart (and My Hamstrings)](https://cdn.dashnexpages.net/84a786a86cffb17ffccdae9eb2301e1b.jpeg)
By Theophilus Benjamin
![Hit the Trail, Not the Bottle: How Solo Hiking Healed My Heart (and My Hamstrings)](https://cdn.dashnexpages.net/84a786a86cffb17ffccdae9eb2301e1b.jpeg)
Let's be honest, breakups stink. They're the emotional equivalent of accidentally stepping in a pile of metaphorical dog doo. You feel blindsided, confused, and like the world's worst ice cream flavor: slightly-salty vanilla with a hint of betrayal. While drowning your sorrows in a vat of Ben & Jerry's might seem tempting (and let's be real, delicious), there's a more adventurous path to healing: solo hiking
Now, hear me out. Solo ...