Best Overcoming Fear In Adulthood Podcasts (2026)

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moving to a new city in your 20s 24:27

1+ y ago24:27

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#48. If you're planning on moving to a new city or just thinking about moving to a new city/needing a change in your life, this episode's for you! Sam responds to listener questions about moving in your twenties by sharing advice and personal anecdotes from her transformative journey of solo traveling and eventually relocating to Chicago post grad.…

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overcoming your fear of the unknown 47:11

1+ y ago47:11

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#49. In this episode, Sam opens up about four pivotal moments in her life where she had to overcome her (major) fear of the unknown. From moving across the country by herself at 20 years old to getting back into the dating world after she swore she'd never trust another guy again to not only solo traveling the US and Europe but also doing it while …

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24 things I've learned before turning 24 27:52

1+ y ago27:52

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#47. Throughout this episode, Sam celebrates her birthday by sharing her top 24 lessons she’s learned before turning 24, covering topics from personal growth to relationships to career changes to the unknowns of adulthood. Drawing from her own experiences, she gives candid advice on navigating life in your 20s, including the importance of letting g…

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how I accidentally started my own company 20:38

1+ y ago20:38

20:38

#46. Throughout this episode, Sam takes you through her recent personal and professional struggles, ultimately revealing how she accidentally stumbled into entrepreneurship and launched her own company. With refreshing transparency, Sam shares her post-grad uncertainties, the challenges of transitioning into adulthood, and the imposter syndrome she…

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rediscovering yourself through solo travel | Lindsay Mukaddam, Founder of OneGirlWandering 27:08

2y ago27:08

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#45. Welcome Lindsay Mukaddam, founder of OneGirlWandering, who specializes in solo travel for women who are looking to maximize their budget and PTO. Based in Austin, Texas, Lindsay has made it her mission to encourage women to step outside their comfort zones and explore the world on their own terms one amazing trip at a time. Throughout this epi…

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the secrets behind building a multi-million dollar travel company | Alexandra Jimenez, Founder of Travel Fashion Girl 54:35

2y ago54:35

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#44. Welcome Alexandra Jimenez, founder of Travel Fashion Girl, where she teaches female travelers how to pack in a light, stylish, and efficient way. Most recently, she acquired Women’s Travel Fest, an annual conference that aims to empower women through travel, community, and connection. When she’s not working on her travel businesses, Alex is gr…

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how to make money while traveling the world | Emily Cooper, Founder of EmilyEatsAndExplores 53:58

2+ y ago53:58

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#43. Welcome Emily Cooper, a solo traveling entrepreneur who in 2022, quit her job to travel the world full-time. She went from making $300/month and staying in budget hostels to making $10,000/month and staying in 5 star resorts for free. Across her social media channels, she teaches her audience how she did it and how you can do it too! Throughou…

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creating and building meaningful relationships throughout your twenties | Christopher Louis, Host of Dating Intelligence Podcast 35:19

2+ y ago35:19

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#42. Welcome Christopher Louis, host of Dating Intelligence podcast, a show that promotes candid conversations about human interaction–from first dates to happily ever afters. Throughout this episode, we will be diving into topics including the importance of maintaining a positive outlook and mindset, how relationships can change overtime especiall…

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you don’t have to quit your job to travel the world: the ultimate guide to workcations | Rachel Firchau, Founder of RachelOffDuty 40:58

2+ y ago40:58

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#41. Welcome Rachel Firchau, a content marketer, writer, travel consultant, and blogger based in Southern California. Rather than prescribing to the idea that she had to sell all of her things and book a one-way ticket across the globe, she wanted to find out what it meant to live a crazy, passionate, adventure-filled life without having to put her…

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why you should travel solo in your twenties | Dianni Hall, Host of While She’s Away Podcast 53:02

2+ y ago53:02

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#40. Welcome Dianni Hall, digital nomad and host of While She’s Away podcast, a show where women share their unique travel adventures and advice in the hopes to inspire you to get out and see the world. Throughout this episode, we will be talking about the benefits of solo travel especially in your twenties, lessons learned along the way, how to pl…

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From Anger to Empathy: Transforming Feminist Perspectives for Stronger Connections with Men 39:33

2+ y ago39:33

39:33

Are you tired of being an angry feminist? Me too… Today's episode is for the ladies and gentlemen who are curious about what its like to have a conversation without divulging into negativity. I spill the tea on how to engage with men in an open and transformative way that unlocks the secrets of true interpersonal harmony. Where we can build stronge…

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booked a one way ticket and never looked back | Sahara Rose De Vore, CEO and Founder of The Travel Coach Network 43:30

2+ y ago43:30

43:30

#39. Welcome Sahara Rose De Vore, a Wellness Travel Coach and the CEO and Founder of The Travel Coach Network, a place that adds meaning and purpose to travel experiences by recognizing that there is far more to providing a transformative experience than just the cold hard facts of an itinerary. Sahara always wanted to connect travelers with travel…

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The Importance of Critical Thinking in Establishing Freedom From The Confines of Society 29:00

2+ y ago29:00

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Sophie takes you on a journey of how to question everything. In the world where we are constantly distracted by social media and being fed so much information. We forget our own autonomy and capacity to have an opinion. We have been fear mongered into never having a stake in the construction of society. We are allowed to have opinions, we all have …

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doing everything for the plot | Mafalda Vidigal, Host of For The Plotcast 49:51

2+ y ago49:51

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#38. Welcome Mafalda Vidigal, the host of For The Plotcast, a podcast all about saying yes to the things that are probably out of your comfort zone just because it will end up being a great story. Throughout this episode, we will be sharing all of our “for the plot” moments throughout our travel journeys and how they’ve ended up becoming the best s…

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Never Compare Scars 34:30

2+ y ago34:30

34:30

Visible scars are an ever present reality in my world, I cannot hide them. They exist on my face permanently, this precarious way of presenting my being, I am faced with a lot more points of contention around scars than most people. The physical representation of my scars illicit reactions within others of their own… majority are held internally. I…

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Misery We Feel - Where Does It Come From? 29:29

2+ y ago29:29

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Have you ever had those moments where you have had a good day but something is tugging at the fringes? Making you aware of the misery you may feel about the overall placement you find yourself in. In this episode we discuss the narrative around misery as a result of loss of connection. Philosophies in discussion: The myth of the ivory tower. Mindfu…

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how to create the dream life you’ve always wanted | Gabi Riveros, Founder of Happy Seeker 54:24

2+ y ago54:24

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#37. Welcome Gabi Riveros, the founder of Happy Seeker, a travel retreat company that was created to inspire travel as well as living an authentic life full of new experiences and pushing individuals out of their comfort zone. Throughout this episode, we will be talking about all the different ways you can start traveling (even if you’re on a budge…

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The Meaning of Life - Sophie's World 34:50

2+ y ago34:50

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Why can I make the bold claim of what the meaning of life is? Well first I had the wisdom to go and look for it, but now I have the balls to say it. Shall we? I discuss the forgotten cycle of life and death in the modern ways we try so hard to cheat death. Our tendency to lie about the true state of our reality. The privilege I hold in being self-a…

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Moving Through Fear - London Edition 20:28

2+ y ago20:28

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I moved to London for a man, yeah I know classic move but what if I told you that man didn't stay in London instead returned home to New Zealand… Oh f**k is the correct reaction to that, you will have to listen to the whole episode to hear how it ends! Don't worry I was already planning to move across the world. I go into detail about the decision …

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navigating entrepreneurship in your late 20s | Cassie Tucker, Co-Founder of CAMM Media 55:22

2+ y ago55:22

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#36. Welcome Cassie Tucker, co-host of the Marketing Happy Hour Podcast and co-founder of CAMM Media, a content strategy agency based in Tampa, Florida. With almost a decade of experience in social media, marketing, public relations, photography, and consulting, you could say Cassie is an expert at navigating the ups and downs of entrepreneurship, …

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Moving Through Fear - Solo Travel Edition 37:13

3y ago37:13

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Sophie leans into adventure any chance she gets and with that comes many lessons. In this episode she will share with you some of the biggest challenges she faced while solo traveling as a woman across South East Asia before moving to London last year. Sophie shares a few wild stories you will not want to miss! Including how she successfully travel…

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Letting Go of Resistance: The Power of Radical Acceptance 29:38

3y ago29:38

29:38

In this episode, Sophie explores the concept of radical acceptance and how it can help us deal with anxiety, self-hatred, and feeling different. We discuss the points below and she shares from a vulnerable place the trials and tribulations growing up with a disfigured face. Radical acceptance from the psychology perspective. The building of anxiety…

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the power of perception: how changing your narrative can change your life | Jessica Hurley, Founder of Instapodcasts 51:14

3y ago51:14

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#35. Welcome Jessica Hurley, host of Rich In Real Life podcast and founder of Instapodcasts, a podcast media agency that provides content strategy and high-level production for many of your favorite podcasts! Throughout this episode, we will be diving into topics including the journey of entrepreneurship, overcoming limiting beliefs to change your …

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What About Progress 23:54

3y ago23:54

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Progress and Artificial Intelligence, what does it mean for us moving into the new world order? In this episode, Sophie delves deep and gets to the bottom of what we are all feeling about the new age of AI… it's not as bad as we think it is but not for the reason you would expect. Progress… the overarching justification for it all How did we get to…

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the truth about working abroad as an entrepreneur | Nicole Vilaca, Founder of Nomad Creativ 34:00

3y ago34:00

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#34. Welcome Nicole Vilaca, the Founder of Nomad Creativ, a customer operations business helping boutique food creatives, bakers, and cake makers. Working as a digital nomad, Nicole is also the host of the Work, Wealth and Travel Podcast, where she talks all about world travel, running a business online, digital nomadism, and creating the lifestyle…

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The Foundation for Disciplined Living 27:33

3y ago27:33

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Are you struggling to maintain discipline in your life? With Sophie's practical approach and insightful advice, you'll be equipped to create a solid foundation for discipline to thrive in your life. Join Sophie as she shares her experience and philosophy on discipline. We explore how the masculine and feminine energies play a role in building a fou…

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the ultimate guide to building confidence | Marina Middleton, Founder of Empowered Confidence 33:24

3y ago33:24

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#33. Welcome Marina Middleton, a Personal Brand Strategist and the Founder of Empowered Confidence, a female-led consultancy that supports women in building, monetizing, and scaling their personal brand through community, courses, and events. As a creative outlet in 2013, Marina began sharing her life, connecting with others, and building her own p…

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Part 3. The Way Home - My Healing Journey 26:09

3y ago26:09

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Prepare to be challenged in this episode, the victim narrative is out and taking responsibility for our eternal being is in. A visit to the dreaded child physiologist. Last facial reconstruction where the lesson of not spouting your sh*t to anyone that listens will cause yourself to relive the trauma, and also me next door… CBT and group therapy af…

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Part 2. A Life Full of Operations 35:09

3y ago35:09

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What is Sebaceous Nevus Johansson Syndrome? How did a condition she was born with and the subsequent 39 operations throughout her life shape her into who she is today? Specifics of facial surgeries and the perseverance it takes to endure challenges bestowed upon us. Bullying, the teachings Sophie took away from growing up disfigured and how resilie…

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Part 1. The Telling of a Story 30:03

3y ago30:03

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Join Sophie on a journey as she goes back in time and explains where she came from and how she got to this present moment. An introduction to her world through being born with a condition that affected her face and scalp. A childhood growing up on a farm in rural New Zealand and attending boarding school in her teenage years. Ending up in a big cit…

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unlocking your potential: how to start your self-growth journey | Jack Hayes, Founder of Profit Jack Enterprises 31:40

3y ago31:40

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#32. Welcome Jack Hayes, the founder and CEO of Profit Jack Enterprises, an agency that automates the social media process to leverage major brands and influencers around the world. Throughout this episode, we will be talking about self growth, the importance of putting yourself first, how to find different opportunities to grow both professionally…

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everything you need to know before moving abroad | Vanessa Vermaas, Travel Content Creator 54:00

3y ago54:00

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#31. Welcome Vanessa Vermaas, a 25 year old travel content creator who, in this past year, picked up her life in the mountains of Canada and moved to the city of Sevilla, Spain where she teaches English throughout the week and explores different European countries on her days off. So basically she’s living her dream life! Throughout this episode, w…

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HTL 110: 2022 Year-In-Review, with Dr. Laura Jaget 23:45

3y ago23:45

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This marks the 110th episode of the How To Life podcast! I just completed the 3rd year of this podcast, and I thought I would give you a 2022 year-in-review. We had some great interviews about self-care, business, personal development, communication… health. As well as some basic life skills, of course. So here is a highlight reel of all the past y…

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stay tuned...BIG things coming in 2023 5:13

3y ago5:13

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#30. Are you ready for 2023? We sure are! Get ready for things to look a little different around here; don't worry, everything you love about Lifestyle Redesigned will still be available to you but a little facelift is in order. Stay tuned for a whole new look and all new resources coming your way soon! Connect with Sam:Instagram: @samevanstravel &…

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HTL 109: Why Gut Health Matters, with Karin Banghart 30:06

3y ago30:06

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This one is in a very different direction than the last few. We are talking about your health today. Particularly your gut health. And since we are just about through the holiday gorge, you may be remorseful about what you have been eating and are ready to hit the reset button on your eating habits and metabolism. My guest today is Karin Bangart. A…

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HTL 108: How to Become a Speech Therapist, with Rose Griffin 24:04

3y ago24:04

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Since the last show was a What Can I Do With My Life episode, I thought I would give you another one since we are kind of on a role with that. Today’s episode is about what it takes to become a speech therapist, a rewarding and versatile job. And here is talk about that is my guest, certified speech-language pathologist, Rose Griffin, Rose has been…

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HTL 107 How To Become a Copywriter, with Karthik Vijayakumar 21:53

3y ago21:53

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#107: This is going to be another segment of the unofficial What Can I Do With My Life series. I have a few of these where people come on and talk about their jobs; what it entails, how to become it, what it can offer you, etc. If you are a good writer, this episode may be particularly interesting to you. I am speaking with Karthik Vijayakumar who …

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HTL 106: How To Use YouTube for Business, with Itai Nusbaum 31:55

3y ago31:55

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We are continuing on talking about business. If you have your own business or want to start one, even as a side hustle, everyone could use a little support. Today’s topic is about using YouTube for your business. So many of us use social media these days -mostly socially. And it seems easy and self-explanatory. Right? Seems like everyone can do it.…

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HTL 105: How To Network and Get Your Foot In The Door, with MV Braverman 18:15

3+ y ago18:15

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You are about to hear an interview with MV Braverman who is here to talk about how to reach out to someone you don’t know and…ask. You know, “the ask”. Whether it is a sales call, or you would like to inquire about working for them, or working for their company, making a “cold-call” can be an unpleasant and intimidating situation. But it is a tacti…

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how one decision can change your life w/ Dario Smith Jr 45:44

3+ y ago45:44

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#29. The episode you've all been waiting for! We're answering your questions about our relationship, our entrepreneurship journey, and how every decision we've made has gotten us to where we are today. Going from friends to partners, living at home to moving half way across the country together, working unfulfilling day jobs to starting our own bus…

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HTL 104: Online Business Coaching for the Absolute Beginner, with Trudy Rankin 26:44

3+ y ago26:44

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We are continuing on with the theme of being in business for yourself. In the last episode, we talked about how to know when it is time to switch jobs. If that hit home and you are thinking about trying to create your own online business or your own side hustle, I have some help here for you. Trudy Rankin, from Online Business Lift Off, is here to …

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life as a digital nomad w/ Tilly McConnell 34:46

3+ y ago34:46

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#28. Welcome Tilly McConnell, a 28 years old digital nomad currently living in Portugal (soon to be Morocco) who started working online about a year ago, wanting more freedom to travel and experience the world, instead of being stuck behind a desk 8 hours a day, 5 days per week. She does a little bit of everything to make money while traveling but …

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HTL 103: How To Know When It's Time To Switch Jobs, with Jeremy Cline 28:01

3+ y ago28:01

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How do you know when it is time to switch jobs? Have you ever asked yourself this question? Today we are talking about job satisfaction. Not so long ago, the way people approached their jobs was often... stoically. They had a job, it provided sustenance, and that is just what they did every day for 40 years whether they liked it or not. These days,…

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the truth about traveling full time while living out of a suitcase w/ Christina Davis, Digital Nomad Coach and Host of The Crazy Nomad 36:12

3+ y ago36:12

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#27. Welcome Christina Davis, digital nomad coach and host of The Crazy Nomad, who worked in corporate America for years until she realized that that lifestyle of working to live was just not for her. In 2019, she quit her job and moved to Bali, going after her dream of becoming a digital nomad. Christina later started her own digital marketing bus…

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living abroad at 22 years old w/ Vanessa Vermaas 37:32

3+ y ago37:32

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#26. Welcome Vanessa Vermaas, a now 24 year old who backpacked around Asia at the age of 22. Vanessa is the type of person who loves getting out of her comfort zone and trying new things, and learning about different cultures and ways of life, especially while traveling. Throughout this episode, Vanessa shares her personal experience of moving abro…

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HTL 102: How To Make Friends and Socialize Better, with Tony Bacigalupo 28:28

3+ y ago28:28

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Today, Tony Bacigalupo is my guest and he and I will be talking about how to make friends and socialize better. Tony is a master at bringing people together. He started Manhanten's first co-working space and discovered how fun it is to bring people together and watch how friends and relationships are created. He has been helping people start co-wor…

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HTL 101: It is Okay to take a Break! 18:21

3+ y ago18:21

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In the last podcast I published, Episode 100, I told you that I would be taking a break. And at the time I said it would be two or three weeks. Well, that has turned into three months, but I needed it. So this episode, Episode 101 of the HOW TO LIFE podcast is called, It Is Okay To Take A Break. And it is. Sometimes you need it. What happens if you…

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everything you need to know about starting a podcast w/ Lu Colmenares, Host of The Solo Female Traveler Podcast 33:01

3+ y ago33:01

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#25. Welcome Lu Colmenares, Host of the Solo Female Traveler Podcast, who interviews women from all around the world, sharing their experiences and talking about what it's like to travel alone as a female. Lu started this podcast in 2020 without much of a vision in mind for where the podcast was headed; she was just doing it for fun! But once she s…

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the power of women in the travel industry w/ Beth Santos, Founder of Wanderful 33:19

3+ y ago33:19

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#24. Welcome Beth Santos, founder of Wanderful, an international community and social network of over 40,000 people, created to help women travel the world and help shift the travel landscape for women worldwide. Wanderful has been recognized in top publications such as Lonely Planet, Skift, the Boston Globe, the South China Morning Post, Forbes, B…

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navigating the world as a solo female traveler w/ Kailey Parker 39:57

3+ y ago39:57

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#23. Welcome Kailey Parker, a 24 year old solo female traveler who is currently making her rounds in Latin America, sharing sustainable travel tips across her social media platforms. She graduated from Tulane University in 2020 and has since traveled to places like Zambia, Egypt, Costa Rica, Panama and more! Throughout this episode, Kailey talks ab…

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