THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST
Pip Honour - A wellness journey and a travelling adventure.
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.
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.”
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
- Continue to be open minded and be considerate of others.
- We get to choose how we create our life.
- 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.”
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.”
What is Reverse Culture Shock?
What you can expect and the different phases when your transitioning through Reverse Culture Shock. What is Reverse Culture Shock? Is a upsetting and disturbing feelings and emotions experienced by some people upon returning home from spending a significant time overseas.
What you can expect and the different phases when your transitioning through Reverse Culture Shock.
What is Reverse Culture Shock?
Is a upsetting and disturbing feelings and emotions experienced by some people upon returning home from spending a significant time overseas.
Signs that you could be experiencing reverse culture shock.
- You have changed and notice that you don’t relate as well to old friends and those around you.
- You feel alone as if there is no one who understands
- You feel bored
- You're living in your past travels and experience far too often
- You compare your current situation to your past experience overseas
- You only think about the good things of your travels or time abroad
Different phases of this transition.
- Realisation of the return home
- Initial excitement for landing back in your motherland
- Denial of your return home
- Unhappiness, Misery, Gloom, Melancholy and sometimes depression
- Frustraion about your position
- Adjusting adapting and experimenting
- Owning your decision to return home
- Integration, finding purpose and meaning
Links
Hannah Morris - Humble beginnings to intercultural learning.
Dr. Morris (Hannah) is an international educator and world traveler 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.
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.”
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.
- Friendship groups dont magically happen when you return home, you have to work to create and foster them.
- Work to your strengths, don't just make your ideas fit.
- 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.”
Links
Website: www.interculturaltransitions.org
Facebook: interculturaltransitions
Hannahs Twitter: @hannahmorrisphd
“Be more honest, its ok to be sad!”
Jo Parker - Shaping her life during 12 months in Denmark.
Finding freedom and purpose in her life at sixteen years old whilst on Rotary exchange.
About Jo
Johanna Parker is a heart-centred life, confidence and public speaking coach, international speaker and MC, life coach trainer, authenticity-advocate, travel junkie and founder of her personal empowerment business, Heart Sparks.
Hailed by Women’s Fitness Magazine as a ‘positivity expert’, over the past ten years she has empowered thousands of young people and adults across not-for-profit, local government, education and community settings to become more connected to themselves, to confidently embrace their uniqueness, to bravely honour their voice and to build incredible, purposeful lives all over the world.
She is an avid traveller who caught the travel bug at a very young age and successfully built an location-independent business that nurtures her love of wandering while still allowing her to call Australia home.
“I just kept showing up and really threw myself into learning the language and connect with people.”
When coming home...
- Emotions Jo faced - Resisted thinking about returning home. Looming expiry date of trip. Jo felt displaced, alone, misunderstood, sad and confused for 9-12 months after returning home.
- What had changed - Felt like the world had stopped. Everything had changed but Jo felt grateful for the experience.
- How Jo supported herself - Aligned with anything that connected with who she really was. Maintaining relationships in Denmark, talking to those who were excited about her travels. When she was feeling sad, she gave herself space to process the feelings.
- 3 Lessons learned from travel and reverse culture shock
- Reverse culture shock is a real thing, its a natural part of travel so take the pressure off.
- Home is on the inside, home is wherever you are.
- The relationship that you have with yourself is paramount.
- Advise to herself for returning home - Everything will be ok, you can always choose to do something different and you have the power and the control to change things.
Jos tips for dealing with Reverse Culture shock.
- Recognise what it looks like feels like sounds like.
- Take the pressure off.
- Find people who you relate too.
- Be willing to speak up if you are struggling.
- Follow 'sparks' of what feels interesting.
- Know that if you return to where you travel.
“Denmark taught me that I wanted to work with people and that I loved working with and meeting new people.”
“I make space for adventure...in whatever form that looks like.”
Cover and above photos: Eyes of Love Photography
Hi, Im Abby...
About me...
Hi I'm Abby, Adventurer, Life coach, Speaker and Blogger.
After a successful sporting career I now love sharing what I have learned from my adventures and traveling the world.
I believe in turning into your adventurous life through your intuition and the little nudges from the universe.
Lets share the adventure. xo
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