Get Back the Magic

For Those of Us That Have Lost Something Along the Way...

The life you keep putting off is the only one worth living.

Sound familiar? Keep going.

The Drift

Is this who you always wanted to be? Or just who you became?

This is the drift. And it happens to everyone.

Society handed you a script before you were old enough to question it. Educate. Achieve. Earn. Accumulate. Fit in. And you followed it, because that's what everyone does. But somewhere between the promotions and the mortgages, you drifted from the person you set out to be. You started caring about all the wrong things. Money. Titles. Appearances. You learned to cope instead of connect. To perform instead of live. And the things that actually matter, your sense of purpose, the people you love, the life happening right in front of you, kept getting pushed to 'someday.' Meanwhile, what's quietly slipping away is everything that matters: your time, your happiness, and the essence of who you actually are.

The Expedition

The way to get back the magic is by doing something about it. An expedition to reclaim who you are, with the people who matter most.

Why an expedition? Because you can't think your way back. You have to live your way back.

It works because it strips everything away. Your routine. Your comfort. Your distractions. You're out in nature, in terrain that doesn't care about your job title or your bank account. The ruggedness reminds you what you're made of. You depend on yourself in ways you haven't in years. And you depend on the people with you, really depend on them, not in a team building exercise way but in a way that matters. That's the environment where transformation happens. And even though the expedition ends, that's where your real beginning starts. The beginning of the rest of your life.

The Macro Expedition

This is the element that holds it all together. A real place. A real challenge. A real journey. Mountains, rivers, trails that demand something from you. The location is chosen with intention. The challenge is designed to push you. The journey has a beginning and an end, and who you are at the finish is not who you were at the start.

Micro Experiences

Within the physical journey exists a series of intentional challenges designed to surface reflection, create emotional insight, reveal patterns, encourage vulnerability, and reconnect you with purpose. This is where the deeper work happens.

The Feeling

What getting back the magic feels like

You stop performing and start living. Purpose stops being something you talk about and becomes something you feel. The fog lifts and you see clearly, maybe for the first time in years, what actually matters. You remember who you were before the titles, the obligations, the noise. You walk and actually see what's around you. You breathe and actually feel it. You become present in a way you haven't been in longer than you can remember. And you connect. Not networking. Not small talk. Real connection with the people around you, the kind you forgot was possible.

"No one can hand you your life back.
But we can take you to the place where you find it."

The Journey

Three phases of rediscovery

01

Feel It

Before you can rebuild, you have to stop pretending everything is fine. Acknowledge what's broken. Accept it. Sit with it. This is where it starts.

02

Reclaim

You don't go back to the old version. You build a new one from what's true. Your purpose. Your values. Your people. Everything else falls away.

03

Never Again

You walk out with the clarity of who you are and what matters. Unshakable. Unphased. The drift doesn't get you twice.

The Guide

This started with my own drift.

Chris Newton in canyon country

Chris Newton

Founder & Expedition Guide

A few years ago, I realized I had lost something along the way. Society convinced me to chase things that didn't end up mattering much. It traps you. You lose what's important — and you don't even notice until the distance between who you are and who you were becomes impossible to ignore.

I've been working to get it back ever since. Through adventure, through the outdoors, through stripping away the noise and reconnecting with what actually matters. My two sons, Patrick and Vincent, and my dogs Zen and Aspen — they remind me every day that life is meant to be lived fully, with joy, with presence.

During my own process of reclamation, I noticed something: when I shared my story, people leaned in. They wanted what I was finding. They felt the same drift. And yet, something always held them back — another day, another obligation, another reason to wait.

But there are no do-overs. This is the time we get with the people we love, to do the things we love. Another day leads to another day, and years go by while we tell ourselves we'll have time. We won't.

Get Back the Magic exists because I refuse to accept that. For myself, and for anyone else who feels that pull toward something more real.

Chris with Zen and Aspen in the mountains Chris with Patrick and Vincent Adventure in the backcountry Patrick and Vincent Chris Newton

Who This Is For

If you've read this far, this is for you.

This isn't for a certain type of person. If you felt something reading this, it's for you. And it's not just for you. It's for your family. Your kids. Your spouse. Your closest friends. The people whose lives change when yours does.

What Makes This Different

The adventure is the vehicle. Getting your magic back is the mission.

You can book an adventure anywhere. Climb a mountain. Raft a river. But when it's over, you go home the same person. This is different. Every part of the expedition is designed with one purpose: to help you rediscover who you were meant to be. The adventure is the vehicle. Getting your magic back is the mission.

Stories & Insights

Dispatches from the path back.

Reflections on the drift, the journey, and what it looks like to reclaim what matters. Stories, videos, and conversations from the field.

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Essay

The Moment You Realize You've Been Living Someone Else's Life

It doesn't happen all at once. It's a slow fade — the things you loved quietly replaced by the things you're supposed to do. Until one day, you look up and don't recognize the life you're living.

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Video

Why the Outdoors Changes Everything

There's a reason we don't do this in a conference room. Nature strips away pretense and forces presence. This is what that looks like in practice.

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Podcast

Conversations on Reclamation

Raw, unfiltered conversations with people who felt the drift and decided to do something about it. Their stories might sound a lot like yours.

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Take the First Step

Something brought you here.
Trust that.

If you feel the pull toward something more aligned, more intentional, more you — the expedition is waiting.