Hola! My name is Madison MonRoe Curtis. I live in a van with my fluffy best friend Willow. What is VanLife? What is it like for your everyday home to have 4 wheels? Love Your VanLife Podcast is about learning to love your life where you're at. Not just about loving #vanlife, which is really great. This is about coming face to face with our human struggles and recognizing our passions in the search of finding our purpose/s. Join me on my journey of traveling around the world in my tiny home v ...
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Can being comfortable with being uncomfortable save your life
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This time I talk about what I experience and go through when life or situations become uncomfortable. What do I do to survive and thrive! Do I have what it takes to do a 30-day challenge? Do you? Leave a review and I'll pick one to read at the end of each episode! WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHOW? Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LoveYourVanL…
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8 ways to make remote income with just your phone
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How to travel full-time and make money while on the road!? I get this question almost daily. Phoebe, a free-spirited nomad from the UK asked if she could share her expertise on how to do so. Join our zoom call and be inspired! Your very own creative way to fund your travel dreams could be among one of these ideas! Join me as someone from across the…
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Broke In Colorado! Should I Stay or Should I Go?!
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Ever finally make it to your dream location just to check your bank account and realize you have no money?! What was your first reaction? Did you stay and make it work at all cost or did you go back home and jump back into that safe routine? Is any routine safe? Why am I in Colorado in the first place? Am I crazy or Inspiring? Both? Support the sho…
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Cancer/Honoring Austin Edmonds/Get to know your elders
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Cancer is one of the top killers in our world. My friend Cordale sat down with me in the van and told me about his cousin, more like a brother, who was taken by surprise and so so soon. While 2021 looked hopeful for many, before the first month was over, some battled the biggest fight of their life and lost... Cordale shares details of his experien…
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Life after the Breakup/ 2021 Bronco/ Where am I these days
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Where am I after ending my 6-year long relationship? What is it like to go from a "we" to a "me" From full-time vanlife to always on the road in my 2021 Ford Bronco! I say "crap" and "dump" in one sentence.. Would you take the chance to say "Goodbye" if given the opportunity? How does one maneuver through a breakup in a small town? RIP to our 26-ye…
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Conscious Thinking Toward Positive Change
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Lonely? Depressed? Suicidal? Why? Have you changed everything in your control? probably not. Partners, jobs, vehicles.. All three are very big attributes to our daily mood. None of which should define us. Who are you at your core? Today's episode was recorded on the last day my van drove.. In a time that we feel like we have lost all control and al…
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My dad tried to kill the President!??
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What would you do if your living just a regular day, and then BAM? You're surrounded and thrown to the ground by a S.W.A.T. team? Without any explanation your freedom is ripped from you without a promise it will return. On worldwide television, you are listed as a criminal to the United States. A threat. Your identity forever tainted. How would you…
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This week we were interviewed for an upcoming vanlife TV show and I am so stoked about it! Hear what it's about, who is creating this project, and how I feel about it. I chat with you about where we are currently living in the van, how I make money to travel, and what it's like to take my van everywhere I go. Do you have to have a remote job to do …
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New Vanlifer, Healing, Pain From Food/ ft. @Lifeistheadventure
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A complete stranger invited us to stay in her downstairs cabin! Right after meeting her, we went on a road trip to look at a van! Did she buy it? Are you nervous to travel alone? What does Sobriety really mean? What if food was causing your chronic pain? Can you do VanLife if you have special dietary needs? Come listen to me sit down with my new fr…
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In a world that makes us fearful of tomorrow due to covering our face for "protection," the modern-day civil war, or perhaps the basic anxieties we faced before the notorious 2020 began. Finding our voice can be tough. Combine that with actually listening to it, and that is near impossible. Only a few have succeeded in reaching their purpose while …
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What is Dispersed Camping / Best places to camp in Colorado / A mouse moved in with us
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We have been completely off-grid, traveling through the state of Colorado. How do we find the perfect camping spots? What do you need when camping in the wilderness? What did we do when we found a mouse moved in and destroying our home? Telling all the wonderful tales of our mountain adventures, new friends, and how we ended up in a two-story resor…
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Life on the road vs covid and other stuff
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Someone I had a brief conversations with a year ago, saw my van as she was driving through Colorado. She hit me up on social media and days later she is like a new best friend. Hear us discuss so many life things while we are sitting in the van at a wild life refuge across from the Great Sand Dunes. Why did Bethany (my friend) move out of her condo…
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Just Surviving? ft. August Lim of The Weekly Woosah
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August is the host of The Weekly Woosah, a holistic wellness podcast. She is my GOTO daily guided mediation of choice. I always feel rejuvenated after listening to her. We talk about how to get out of the rut we either put ourselves in or fall into. What habits can we start today to make us love our lives more tomorrow? Do we have the power? Are yo…
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Everything Colorado/Is it safe to travel?/pros & cons of following dreams
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Why are we in Colorado? Who are we with? IS IT SAFE TO TRAVEL? Ever wondered what it was like to leave everything you know and move your whole family cross country to fulfill your dream!? Hear all the details here in my longest episode yet! Too many good topics to discuss. We are living in our van fulltime beside our great friends who have minimize…
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Goals? Myth or Reality. It is up to us. I just moved to the beautiful state of Colorado, with a stronger mindset, great people, and a breathtaking view. "There is no time like the present." Really! The past is over and the future hasn't happened. Now, is what you got. So, stop making excuses and make one change that will get you closer to "the you"…
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What is it like to bleed for a week while living in a van. Find out what makes it easier and if you are cut out for this lifestyle! Is it possible to be comfortable without showers and plumbing??? My male partner, Tyler, shares his side of the "lovely" monthly experience. If you are interested in doing tiny home living with someone who may feel awk…
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We chat in detail about what our quarantine life has been like living in the van. I tell my secret of how long its been since I washed my hair. Do you even shower anymore? Find out Fears, Facts, and Favorites of ours during this global pandemic. A deep breath, a positive thought, and oh a face mask can go a long way these days. Location: Back in Mi…
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I interview Tyler, my partner, on what it is like to "be a man in a van!" We cover all the juicy basics from "Does he fit?" What does he wear?" to "Where does he go to the bathroom?" If you have a man or are a man, and have ever considered "vanlife" or tiny living, then this is the episode for you!! Tyler, who has been doing tiny living with me for…
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My mother, a single mom of 4, tells her secrets of how she travels on a dime. Do you have a list of excuses for why you haven't had a vacation? Or why you simply can't afford it? Listen to real ways of overcoming those common reasons with my mom and me! I live in a van full time, while she has two full-time jobs, a fifiteen-year-old son still at ho…
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From ages 5 to 105 to every land that humans occupy, you have probably heard of the #coronavirus by now. It is a fast developing virus devastating the world as we know it. Schools, gyms, churches, and theme parks are all closed and/or closing. Tyler and I bring up everything we have learned so far and how to stay as safe as possible. Even though up…
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I invite my vanlife partner Tyler, to chat about what it was like to finally quit our jobs, leave everything we know, go on the road full time, all while living out of a van. Where are we going? What will we be doing? How will we survive?? Listen and find out! Support the showBy Madison Monroe Curtis
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I keep getting asked, "What is your morning routine?" from my coworkers. So I decided to give you a rundown on what it is like waking up in my van on a daily basis. Of course, this changes depending on my location. But, at the moment, I am at my "home base" in Tupelo, MS, where I have a daily job at a restaurant being a bartender/server. Enjoy the …
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In Episode two I'm admitting to being tired some days. Are you ever too tired to get out of bed? Are you too tired to work towards your goals? Do other responsibilities or other people get in the way of making personal progress? It's okay if so, and you are not alone. What is not okay, is not changing. It is your time! Take care of yourself. Enjoy …
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This is where I introduce myself to all of you lovely humans. I am Madison Curtis, and this is Love Your VanLife Podcast! I am so excited that you are seeing this. Self-love, purpose, history, travel, passion, and struggles are all things that we have and/or need in common. So join me on this imperfect adventure and let's talk about life. I live in…
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