Parenting, Adventure Travel, and Expectations with Author Meghan Ward

Meghan J. Ward is an outdoor, travel and adventure writer, and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. Meghan has written several books, as well as produced content for films, anthologies, blogs and some of North America’s top outdoor, fitness and adventure publications. As a consultant, she coaches writers and photographers to help bring their projects to life and ensure their work is seen by a wider audience. She lives in Banff, Alberta, with her husband, Paul Zizka, and their two daughters. In her most recent book, Lights to Guide Me Home, Meghan takes us on a trip around the world while chronicling her transitions through some of life’s major milestones. From Costa Rica to Nepal, Rapa Nui to Malta, Meghan explores what it means to carve out her own identity amidst family expectations, her responsibilities as a parent to young children, and her marriage to an ambitious travel and landscape photographer. Whom will she discover beneath these entanglements? Key Takeaways: The decision to have kids as an adventurer How Nepal is life-changing Planning time with your partner International travel with small children Defining courage Expectations as boundaries   Keeping hope high, expectations low Links: Learn more about Meghan Check out AG1 using this link Sign up for my weekly newsletter!  --------------The Grow the Good Podcast is produced by Palm Tree Pod Co.