THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST

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Thank you and wrapping up 2018

Taking a look back on 2018 and thank you all for your continued support. Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters.

I was honoured to learn that The Wanderlusters Mind podcast was nominated as a finalist in the Beautiful You Awards in the category of Podcast/Book/Product.

Thank you so much for tuning in to the Wanderlusters Mind Podcast in 2018.

Thank you

Taking a look back on 2018 and thank you all for your continued support. Thank you to all my guests, listeners and supporters.

I was honoured to learn that The Wanderlusters Mind podcast was nominated as a finalist in the Beautiful You Awards in the category of Podcast/Book/Product.

Stay tuned in 2019 as I bring you more stories, lessons, learnings and travel adventures from my beautiful guests.

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Embracing opportunities, motherhood and moving to Australia with Kate Reynolds

Kate supports and coaches courageous women to create the life they deserve when they relocate to a brand new city or country. Her first international move was to Qatar, where she lived for over 5 years she then relocated to Australia and has been living here for the past 2 years.

Kate Reynolds started her career in the airline industry where she moved to Qatar for her job. Later she returned home to the UK and ended up moving out to Australia.

About Kate

Kate is passionate about helping other women who are planning a move, have just moved and who want to start creating the life that they want to lead.

“If something is presented to you, really do weigh up the pros and cons of it.”

— Kate Reynolds

When coming home...

Emotions and differences that Kate faced - Expected it was going to be the same as when she had left but realised that life had moved on without her. In particular her friendships had changed as she had not balanced them as well as she had liked.
What had changed for Kate - Kate had not lived in her home town for about 10 years, she was so used to being away and being the ‘external family member.’ Kate felt really lost after living the ex-pat life and noticed she had really changed as a person. Didn’t think it was the place for her to settle.
Biggest stress - How to fit back into the life that had moved on whilst you had not been there.
How Kate supported herself - Took time out to look after herself. Kate started to build some self-care rituals and have some time out for herself.
How her mindset changed - Enjoy the opportunities that are in front of you, be in the moment and enjoy it. Learned how to manage homesickness and saying goodbye to her friends and family.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
1. The importance of routine, keep busy.
2. Embrace the opportunities that are presented to you
3. Balancing friendships and keep them going however you can.

Advise to herself for returning home - Id start planning to meet like minded friends when I was returning home so I had a support network and people who would understand what I was going through.

“The stress was how to fit back into life that had moved on so much when you have not been there.”

— Kate Reynolds

Shining as your true self with Danielle Knight

Danielle Knight is your go-to girl for adventurous, wild + soulful living. As a Life + Soul Coach, Travel Mentor, and host of The Sip + Soul Podcast she's on a mission to empower her fellow dreamers, seekers and gypsy souls to unlock their potential, believe in themselves + confidently do, be, have, and experience all they desire, on their own terms. Danielle fuses her experience from traveling the world for the last 10 years with her coaching skills to help others break free and connect with themselves, their passions and one another.

Danielle Knight has grown up travelling the world which has lead her to understand why its always so important to be unapologetically yourself.

About Danielle

“It’s a lot easier when your travelling to make new friends because everyone is in that zone but its hard when you come back home and everyone is in their normal routine.”

— Danielle Knight

When coming home...

Emotions and differences Danielle faced - Not loose herself in the process of integrating as she didn’t realise she would stay for so long. Things are familiar and the same which is different to when you travel where everything is new and exciting. Not experiencing as much diversity as in her travels.
What had changed for Danielle - There was a big contrast in her friendship groups and what their interests and experiences were.
How Danielle supported herself - Went to workshops and events that resonated with her and put herself out there to create a community and network. Used Meet up to find new friends. Allow yourself to shine and be the person you want to be, if not you risk not attracting the people who you ultimately want to connect with.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

To be unapologetically myself - there is no such thing as normal or one way to do things.
The power of connection with other humans.
The value of giving back and sharing your life in someway with others - being involved in stuff that matters to you.

Advise to herself for returning home - Just breath, dont be in a rush to have all the answers, trust the opportunities that come and put one foot in front of the other.

“You have to be vulnerable and brave enough to show all the parts of yourself.”

— Danielle Knight

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Travelling with space and feminine essence with Leticia Ringe.

Leticia is a Life & Purpose Coach, Host of the Create a Life that is Beautiful Podcast and qualified Theta Healer supporting her community to find inner peace, clarity & fulfilment through aligning with their purpose, embracing their feminine essence and creating a life that is beautiful to them. Empowering her clients to draw from both their masculine and feminine she created her signature online course, Embrace Your Feminine Essence, to teach you how to reconnect with your creative power, listen to your inner voice and develop a supportive lifestyle & mindset that allows your body, mind & soul to thrive.

Leticia was once a lawyer, she has since moved to London, set up her Life Coaching business and teaches how to have space and bring feminine essence into your life.

About Leticia

Prior to this work, Leticia worked in the legal industry for 10 years. She was a qualified & practising lawyer in Sydney, Australia before deciding to move to London to find her purpose. At this time, she felt completely lost & alone, however with dedication, trust & surrender she was able to create a meaningful career, business & life doing what truly lights up her soul. It is Leticia's mission to support as many people as possible find work or create a business they also love & she believes understanding our feminine essence, including our cyclical nature as women is the missing ingredient.

“Each time I go back to Sydney, I find it really difficult because the environment is more difficult than willpower.”

— Leticia Ringe

When coming home...

Emotions and differences Leticia faced - Frustration and feeling out of alignment, sometimes feels angry but also feels joy, fun happy grateful and appreciative. She describes it as a whirlwind.
What had changed for Leticia - She had changed quite a lot and been more involved in personal and spiritual development. Finds it really difficult when returning to Sydney as she knows that environments is more powerful than willpower. Sometimes she reverts to old habits and patterns. Difficult to reconcile the person who she is now with the person who she once was.
Biggest stress - The constant whirlwind of emotions on the opposite end of the spectrum.
How Leticia supported herself - Grounds herself, Meditation practice, practice her usual rituals (appreciation, intuition journals, ways to set up and close her day)
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

There is a whole other world out there and its so important to see difference.
Importance of removing yourself from your environment to see how you might change and grow.
Look at space as an investment in yourself and be able to create that on your travels.

Advise to herself for returning home - Appreciate as much as possible the time she had on her travels but honour and respect how she is feeling in the now and give herself plenty of space.

“You take a lot of things for granted, but there are a lot of ways of doing things and sometimes it takes a trip to realise that.”

— Leticia Ringe

Fostering resilience, gratitude and independence during travels with Rowena Mabbott.

Rowena is a Life Coach and writer and was bitten by the travel bug early with her first round-the-world trip at age eleven. Since then she has travelled to attend school in the US, lived and worked in the UK, travelled through Europe and Africa. Rowena loves planning family travel and is now committed to ensuring her two boys are also bitten by the travel bug.

Rowena stepped out of her comfort zone and begun to form her independence. She now helps others through difficult transitions.

About Rowena

As a 16-year-old, Rowena attended school in the midwest of the US over Thanksgiving & Christmas. Then, as an 18-year old she worked as a housemistress in an English boarding school for 12 months on a GAP year, travelling through the UK and Europe on weekends and during the school holidays.

Both experiences tested Rowena's resilience and broadened her view of the world putting her out of her comfort zone and living with people she either barely knew or who were complete strangers. That alone was an adjustment. Rowena also became much more aware of how fortunate and grateful she was to live where she does

“Travelling is really different and it’s amazing but its also quite a good reminder about how fortunate we are that we don’t have to have that experience of living in one space and not know anything about anywhere else.”

— Rowena Mabbott

When coming home...

Emotions Rowena faced - She felt lonely and alone with no friends. She felt like she didn't fit in anywhere. She felt uncomfortable and a sense of longing to head back to the UK.
What changed for Rowena - Willing to meet other people (and her how people) and put your self out there. Being friendly and opening conversations.
Biggest stress - No money and being a complete dependant with no job to return to. Fostering new and old friendships back home.
How Rowena used her mindset - Used mantras like "you can do this." and "it's not so bad." Knowing that she was stronger than she thought she was because of her travelling experiences. Feeling grateful for her family and living in Australia.
3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock

You never know someone else's story and not to judge people based on your own assumptions.
Change is a constant but we can choose how we approach it.
Travelling is the best way to learn about yourself.

Advise to herself for returning home - Don't stress out, it will all work out. Give yourself time, find your people and it will all fall into place.

“Everybody has got a story and unless you take the time to say hello and greet them, you might not know it.”

— Rowena Mabbott

The one thing to do if you feel in a funk.

There are many things you can do if your struggling with the transitions, that in itself can be overwhelming. But undeniably the most important area of focus is your mindset. You must go to work on levelling up your mindset To create a conscious awareness around your thoughts and start to take control and own what you are thinking about so, if need be you can start to change it.

What do you do if you're feeling stuck, lost or feeling in a funk after your travels.

“Change the way you look at things and the way you look at things change”

— Wayne Dyer

What do you do?

How do you level up your mindset, Change your state and create new beliefs for yourself?

If you are constantly feeling sad, upset, confused, lost or frustrated with certain areas of your life, it is worth looking at what your thoughts are creating around those areas and begin making changes. There are many ways you can start to tap into your mind and create new behaviours and patterns. Ultimately you need to get yourself into alignment.

4 practices to get into alignment

Meditation / Mind awareness
Visualisation
Conscious creation and showing up as you want to be (taking inspired action)
Movement

Final Thoughts

If you are feeling in a funk after returning home from travel or any other challenging situation, start by looking at your mindset. Ask yourself these questions...

What thoughts am I thinking that are making me feel this way?
How do I want to feel?
How can I change my state, at this very moment, to make me feel the way I want to, what can I do that will make me feel joy?

Consciously start to take control and reprogram your mind to a place that serves you better so you can start feeling in alignment.