THE WANDERLUSTERS MIND PODCAST
Self acceptance...why we dont accept ourselves and how we can.
What is self-acceptance and how does travelling and adventures help with accepting one’s self.
What is self-acceptance and how does travelling and adventures help with accepting one’s self.
“Everything is different, everyone is different. We all have our own quirks, gifts, annoying habits and talents. That’s part of being human. I can’t imagine what life would be like if everyone was the same.”
In the episode...
What is self-acceptance?
Why some people don’t accept themselves.
How through travels and adventure, people can learn to accept themselves.
Links
Podcast Ep. 97 - Leaning into acceptance
Podcast Ep.108 - Accepting himself, others and a new lifestyle after 7 years aboard with Billy Byrne
Accepting himself, others and a new lifestyle after 7 years aboard with Billy Byrne
After 7 years of living in Scotland, having many European adventures Billy is now settling back into the Australian way of life. Billy Moved to Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 28 in 2012. After 2 months he began a 6 months solo backpacking trip around Europe. Eventually, Billy returned to Glasgow gaining suitable work. Within 1.5 years he was involved in the operation and management of a Mexican tapas and tequila bars group, moving with the company to Edinburgh and Aberdeen over the following 5 years. With many Europe trips in between as well as a trip to India.
Billy decided to travel abroad in his late 20s basing himself in Scotland. After 7 years he returned home to start a completely new life.
About Billy
After 7 years of living in Scotland, having many European adventures Billy is now settling back into the Australian way of life. Billy Moved to Glasgow, Scotland at the age of 28 in 2012. After 2 months he began a 6 months solo backpacking trip around Europe. Eventually, Billy returned to Glasgow gaining suitable work. Within 1.5 years he was involved in the operation and management of a Mexican tapas and tequila bars group, moving with the company to Edinburgh and Aberdeen over the following 5 years. With many Europe trips in between as well as a trip to India.
“It does take a while to readjust, especially after being away for a long period because I had built a life.”
In the episode...
What it was like to first venture off solo travelling in his late 20s and 30s.
Spending this 30th Birthday in Croatia, waterskiing all afternoon.
Billy’s terrifying bus trip in Croatia.
Being able to fly to Paris for lunch and the beauty of exploring Europe when living and working in the United Kingdom.
The ups and downs of solo travel.
What it was like living and working in Scotland.
How it was great to have family close when living abroad.
The deep appreciation that Billy has for his own country after living abroad.
What it was like returning home after living in Scottland for 7 years.
The thoughts that came up for Billy after being home for 12 months.
How happy Billy is with his life and especially since he hasn’t conformed to the pressure from society.
From city to small-town and living a new lifestyle.
Accepting himself and others for who they are and learning that you can’t change people.
The wisdom Billy gained from reading “The Power of Now.”
Why Billy continues to seek out travels and adventures….the excitement of the unknown and the adventures you don’t know what you are going to have, so why not go and have an experience.
“If you choose to do what makes you happy and it fails, the only person you have to blame is yourself and then you can just try and try again.”
Links
Instagram @billybyrne84
Keeping your mind open.
Keeping an open mind is not always easy so here are my tips on how you can approach life in this way.
Keeping an open mind is not always easy so here are my tips on how you can approach life in this way.
“Open minded people embrace being wrong, are free of illusions, are free of what people think of them and question everything and even themselves.”
In the episode...
Acknowledging that it’s not always easy to be open-minded.
8 tips that I have adopted to continue to keep an open mind.
How keeping an open mind helped me when my plans changed for my adventure to Hinchinbrook Island.
“Open mindedness is something that I have to keep at the forefront of my mind.”
Travelling solo in South America, parenting and truly being open with Amy Vespa
When asked 'what do you want to do when you grow up,' 10-year-old Amy knew that all she wanted to do was travel. She loved the thought of different cultures, learning new languages, and nature adventures that were worlds away from her New York City suburb home. Amy spent years travelling abroad and, most recently, all over the USA.
As a Holistic Health Coach and nutritionist, Amy has combined her love of nutrition with her love of travel and helps women feel great and love life while also continuously exploring. Amy now has a co-explorer, her 6.5 year-old daughter, who has also caught the travel bug!
Amy travelled solo through South America in her 20s and really deepened her relationship with open-mindedness. She now travels with her daughter and instils this lesson in her.
About Amy
When asked 'what do you want to do when you grow up,' 10-year-old Amy knew that all she wanted to do was travel. She loved the thought of different cultures, learning new languages, and nature adventures that were worlds away from her New York City suburb home. Amy spent years travelling abroad and, most recently, all over the USA.
As a Holistic Health Coach and nutritionist, Amy has combined her love of nutrition with her love of travel and helps women feel great and love life while also continuously exploring. Amy now has a co-explorer, her 6.5 year-old daughter, who has also caught the travel bug!
“I realised that people are so open and so friendly and want to get to know you.”
In the episode...
Amys adventure to a small town in Chile
Letting go and learning something new.
Communicating with body language.
Travelling through her home country, the US and the differing regions.
How Amy was able to lean into openness and look at things with new eyes.
The series of experiences that helped Amy to realise how putting judgements on everything leads to not having the ‘full’ experience of a new place.
How having expectations and ideas of a place can taint your experience.
What Amy took from travel and her relationship to openness and applied it to her parenting.
The way Amys openness has filtered down to her 6-year-old daughter.
Why Amy continues to seek out travels and adventures…being immersed, feeling the energy and trying to understand the different way people live and experience life.
Moving through fear by turning to your intuition.
Fear and intuition can go hand in hand and understanding one can help you understand the other.
Fear and intuition can go hand in hand and understanding one can help you understand the other.
“Fear is a feeling based on how we choose to think about something.”
In the episode...
The emotion of fear and what it really is.
Fear comes from the thoughts we choose to think.
How intuition is linked to fear.
“Sometimes our intuition can lead us to the very thing we fear the most.”
Moving to Australia and navigating intuition and fear with Kim Akrigg
Kim is an RTT(Rapid Transformational Therapy) Practitioner and Mindset Coach for female entrepreneurs. She works with women to uncover the blocks that are holding them back from what they want and rewire their beliefs so they can achieve their goals.
Kims biggest adventure has been moving to Australia from Canada on a whim 8 years ago! She got hired to shoot a wedding in New Zealand and thought she would stop in Australia along the way and has never left.
When it comes to adventures and travel, Kim believes in following your intuitive guidance and learning how to manage and understand fear.
About Kim
Kim is an RTT(Rapid Transformational Therapy) Practitioner and Mindset Coach for female entrepreneurs. She works with women to uncover the blocks that are holding them back from what they want and rewire their beliefs so they can achieve their goals.
Kims biggest adventure has been moving to Australia from Canada on a whim 8 years ago! She got hired to shoot a wedding in New Zealand and thought she would stop in Australia along the way and has never left.
“We’re always being guided and lean into your intuiition because it will never lead you wrong.”
In the episode...
How Kim came to move to Australia after going to New Zealand to photograph a wedding.
Kim had always wanted to live in a place with palm trees and originally came to Australia on a working visa.
Kim fell in love with the east coast and Byron Bay.
According to Kims Astro cartography charts she is living in a place in favour of her career and is excited to travel to Perth as this also has favourable lines and energies here.
Kims biggest lesson she has learned from travelling is knowing that you are always being guided and to lean into your intuition.
How intuition shows up for you.
How people can get confused between fear and intuition and how to step into the right choice.
What happens when you don’t follow your intuition.
Kims advise for following your intuition as we move through the pandemic.
What to do when you become overcome with fear.
Ways to stop leaning into ‘worst-case scenario’ thoughts and feelings.
Why it’s so good to see how other people are living.
What Kim wants to do once all the pandemic lockdowns are over.
Why Kim continues to seek out travels and adventures…there is always something to explore.
“Your intuition always shows up as guidance that never sounds like fear, it’s always going to be something that is coming from a place of love and it doesn’t always make sense.”
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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