Each year thousands of people begin with the goal of finishing a long-distance hiking trail. They start out with backpacks full of gear intended to make the hardships of a trip more bearable. But the secret is this: The less gear you carry, the happier you’ll be.

Carrie Arnold joins us this week to speak a bit about her Camino hiking experience and will examine the backpacks we all carry everyday of our lives. Much of the stuff in it weighs us down and needs to be jettisoned.