Natalie Roberts-Mazzeo - Leaving the corporate world for the Mediterranean, India and a spiritual journey.

Leaving the corporate world to follow her calling to Europe and India, Natalie returned home to pursue her life of adventures and helping Miracle Mamas.

About Natalie

Natalie Roberts-Mazzeo is the founder of Miracle Mama, an online sanctuary that empowers and inspires mothers who are raising special needs children. Through coaching, community and connection, Natalie’s mission is to create a space for women to reconnect with themselves and what is most important to them.

Natalie is also a writer and speaker, based in Melbourne, Australia. She love’s a good chai, mojito and getting out into nature. Natalie also has a background in corporate, and is a qualified yoga and meditation teacher.

What Natalie is really known for is gathering, soulfully supporting and holding space for women who find themselves raising a child with conditions from mild to severe, to life-threatening. She supports them to find purpose and peace in their extraordinarily challenging circumstances, so that they can bring that love and compassion not only to their own families, but also to themselves.

Natalie left the corporate world and set off for Europe where she immersed herself in the Mediterranean countries of Turkey and Greece. For six months she lived in a treehouse, swam in the ocean, ate delicious food and learned about the local culture. She then headed to London to start a working holiday visa which didn't quite go to plan. She found herself packing up again and heading to India where she spent 6 months in Rishikesh practicing yoga and planting her spiritual seeds. 

“That sense of adventure and connection to mother nature has just been woven through my life.”

— Natalie Roberts-Mazzeo

When coming home...

• Emotions Natalie faced - Unsettling time, the challenge was in merging her two lives together, it was a hard thing to work through.
• Biggest stress - Felt like she was starting from scratch again, like her foundation was gone, Finances, pressures from society.
• How Natalie supported herself - Get out and explore the cultures she had experienced in Melbourne. Tried to keep her sense of adventure. Yoga and Meditation.
• How her thinking changed - learned to keep an open mind and push herself out of her comfort zone.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

1. Adaptable and Resilate
2. Appreciating different cultures and making the most of your time travelling
3. Getting out of your comfort zone

• Advise to herself for returning home - keep your mind open and keep living your life on your times and enjoy the ride.

“I’ve always liked to test my personal limits my limits have always been at the edges of full on fear.”

— Natalie Roberts-Mazzeo

Links

• Website: miraclemama.com.au
• Facebook community: miracle mama community
• Natalies Instagram: @natalierobertsmazzeo
• The Reignite Program

“Returning home is like the shock of the familiar, and it’s so true because its a feeling that nothing had changed, yet for you, everything had changed.”

— Natalie Roberts-Mazzeo

Pip Honour - A wellness journey and a travelling adventure.

Creating a confident body image, mindset and setting up her own business during her travels through Europe, South Africa, India and Sri Lanka.

About Pip

Pip Honour is a Wellness Coach and Meditation Teacher. She works with women 1:1 and in groups to help them create more Confidence, Clarity and Calm in their worlds. Her work is grounded in the belief that transforming your mindset will create positive and lasting change.

Pip went on a six month adventure spending 2 months in Europe - Italy, Croatia, France, Germany and Hungary, 1 month in South Africa, 1 month in India and 1 month in Sri Lanka before returning to Australia to grow her life coaching business.

“What I’ve experienced is to be treasured by me.”

— Pip Honour

When coming home...

• Emotions Pip faced - Excitement and nervousness although felt ready to return home. Deflated. Frustration.
• What had changed - Her work and work environment from corporate to her own business. Not having a regular monthly pay check.
• How Pip supported herself - She got a puppy and took time to be appreciative for everything she had.
• How did her mindset change - Gained perspective. She didn't need a lot to live life.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

1. Continue to be open minded and be considerate of others.
2. We get to choose how we create our life.
3. Remain present.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Consistancy and routine is so important and also plan your next trip to keep your adventure alive.

“By going on this big overseas trip, I felt a real sense of perspective and the simple life that I really want to create.”

— Pip Honour

Links

Website: www.piphonour.com Scroll to the bottom of Pips home page to access your Self Retreat Freebie from Pip.

Pips Instagram: @piphonour

Facebook: piphonour

“We are our own creators and we get to make our own decisions and when we sit in this space its really really empowering.”

— Pip Honour

Hannah Morris - Humble beginnings to intercultural learning.

Having visited over 50 countries Hannah met her partner whilst living in India and now helps others with student re-entry transitions.

About Hannah

Dr. Hannah Morris is an international educator and world traveller passionate about assisting others as they navigate their own intercultural transitions. Her current work is based on her professional experiences abroad along with her research in higher education and intercultural learning and it has enabled her to combine the academic and practical knowledge of cross-cultural transitions to help students, families, and schools around the globe.

Hannah was born with the travel bug. A daughter of an adult third culture kid and a self-described gypsy, she has visited over 50 countries and lived on four continents. She met her partner at a Halloween party in New Delhi, India while she was leading a group of students in Incredible India. A year later she moved to Delhi to live with him and a year and a half later they re-entered the US to spend a year in DC, a new city for Hannah.

“Surround yourself with a really supportive group of people who you know will cheer you on.”

— Dr. Hannah Morris

When coming home...

• Emotions Hannah faced - Difficulties with political situations and reigniting friendship circles. She felt lost.
• How Hannah supported herself - Completing re-entry transition before heading off again. Being a tourist in her own town. Find things to appreciate every day. Being open to meet new people.
• How did her mindset change - Sharing her feelings with others, realising that its ok to be sad.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. Friendship groups dont magically happen when you return home, you have to work to create and foster them.
2. Work to your strengths, don't just make your ideas fit.
3. Enjoy the ride - make the best out of everything you can.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Breathe

“Celebrate what happens and celebrate what didn’t.”

— Dr. Hannah Morris

Links

Website: www.interculturaltransitions.org

Facebook: interculturaltransitions

Hannahs Twitter: @hannahmorrisphd

“Be more honest, its ok to be sad!”

— Dr. Hannah Morris

Megan Wycklendt - Biking the Americas and connecting with people.

Meeting amazing people on a 2 year bike adventure.

About Megan

Megan Wycklendt is a 28 year old adventure seeker who recently made the shift from a life as a nomad bicycle traveler and travel guide to a school counselor in Wisconsin, USA. 

In 2015 she began life as a full-time traveler when she embarked on a bicycle tour from Alaska to the bottom tip of Argentina. After roughly 2 years on the bike, Megan and her friend Gordon reached their destination and Megan continued the adventure life working as a travel guide in the Indian Himalayas.

Content in the nomadic lifestyle, Megan was contacted by an old friend about a job back home in Wisconsin. Although reluctant to leave the traveling lifestyle, she couldn't let the opportunity pass by so she packed my backpack and moved back to Wisconsin where she is currently living and working.

“I completed my dreams....and now I could think of other dreams”

— Megan Wycklendt

When coming home...

• Emotions Megan faced - Excitement, Mixed emotions.
• What had changed - Her identity.
• Biggest stress - The difference of lifestyle.
• How Megan supported herself - Self compassion and setting small weekly attainable goals.
• How did her mindset change - Continued to lean into Meditation.
• 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock.

1. People are good.
2. I am resourceful.
3. Go with the flow.

• Advise to herself for returning home - Not to lose focus on her main source of energy.

“Plans are going to fall through and I have to be open to ....”

— Megan Wycklendt

Links

Website: www.bikelivingtheamericas.com

Megans Instagram: @mindbodybike

Facebook: BikeLiving the Americas

“It’s up to me to form my life”

— Megan Wycklendt