THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

Abby Lewtas 21/4/20 Abby Lewtas 21/4/20

Travel teaches us to be present with Hannah Ivanovskis.

Hannah Ivanovskis is a woman of many hats! Mum of three under 5, ex-pat Brit living on the Surfcoast in Victoria, qualified life coach, communications queen, exercise junkie and storyteller. She tells it like it is, and keeps it real, in every forum. Her corner of the 'gram is a mixture of mum life, positivity, motivation, laughing and swearing.

Hannah, quite simply….keeps it real. Mum of 3, now living on the Surfcoast in Australia after moving from the UK. Travel taught her how to be present but also knows….its’s not always going to be that way.

About Hannah

Since Hannah left home to go to uni at 19, she has always taken chances on starting over in new places. So when she met her husband at 33 and he was already moving to Australia, it was inevitable that she would give it a red hot go. She moved thinking it was temporary but it became clear quite quickly that Janis had no intention of going back to Europe. So began a 5-year struggle with settling into ex-pat life.

There were so many things Hannah missed about the UK, until she realised it really wasn't serving her or her family. In her 40th year, she finally realised she had to stop pining for home and invest properly in being here.

“The idea of presence [when you travel] you’re taking in absolutely everything.”

— Hannah Ivanovskis

In the episode...

Hannah followed her fiance to Australia, having known him for only 5 weeks. She never went home.
How growing up in the UK, travel was so normal… she took it for granted.
Stories from her backpacking adventures through South East Asia as a teenager.
How the further you go the more ‘foreign’ you feel.
There is still a culture shock in a similar country to your own.
When you travel, you have to trust your gut and your instincts.
Hannah is feeling so much more aware and present in her environment during this pandemic.
Being mindful as a parent is not something you can always embody as you are having to focus on so many things at the one time.
Hannahs story of immigration to Australia.
When Hannah finally let go of the idea of returning home to the U.K.
The importance of personal development and a healthy mindset for Hannah and her husband and how it has served them SO well.

Why Hannah continues to seek out travels and adventures…The promise of something new.

“Your gut and your intuition definitely play into it when you’re so far from home.”

— Hannah Ivanovskis

Links

Instagram - @hannahivanovskis

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Abby Lewtas 20/2/18 Abby Lewtas 20/2/18

Mike Campbell - Corporate marketer to living immediately.

Mike Campbell is a speaker, podcast host and writer behind liveimmediately.com. He encourages parents and organisations to live more with less, and to spend as much time as possible doing things they enjoy with people they love.

During 2016 Mike, his wife and then 4 year old daughter went on a family adventure where they attempted to house and pet sit their way through North America.

They spent winter in the north woods of Wisconsin, in a log cabin in the middle of a national forest, in a town called Clam Lake that has a population of 37 people. When they arrived there daughter was the youngest person in the town and Mike was the second youngest.

They then had spring in the Colorado Rocky Mountains of Breckenridge, summer in Rhode Island, and Autumn in Upstate New York.

Slow travelling through North America and spending quality time with his wife and daughter.

About Mike

During 2016 Mike, his wife and then 4 year old daughter went on a family adventure where they attempted to house and pet sit their way through North America.

They then had spring in the Colorado Rocky Mountains of Breckenridge, summer in Rhode Island, and Autumn in Upstate New York.

“Everything works out in the end, if its not worked out its not the end.”

When coming home...

Emotions and feelings Mike faced - finding life rhythm, juggle finances, career and life. Unknown of what will happen next.
Biggest stress - Not wanting to come back to the 'normal,' trying to figure out what his next chapter was all about, continually maintaining the relationship with his wife and daughter.
How Mike supported himself - Support has always been around him with his wife and family. Diving into setting up his new website and podcast.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

Time is the true currency.
Our kids are always in contact with us.
The trip is only one part of the journey.

Advise to himself when coming home - This is just another stop on the adventure, this is not the end, just another destination so enjoy the ride.

“You don’t know what the end result is and you think you might be able to predict how something will turn out, but more times than not it turns out completely different, but even more beautiful.”

— Mike Campbell