The TravelMama Podcast

Episodes

1. 25

   #25. Gai Ma - Co- Founder Inanitah - Ometepe Nicaragua

   Hey Fam, I'm happy to bring you this interview with Gaia Ma, the co-founder of Inanitah and Fire Season, on Ometepe Island in Nicaragua. Ometepe is a really sweet little space in the world - a volcanic island filled with people who are on board to keep things clean and local in the world. They...

   Oct 26, 2020

   37m
2. 24

   #24. The Future of YouTube - Studio 71 with Matt Baker

   Hey Fam, I had a great conversation with my very good and dear old friend Matt Barker who is the senior talent developer at Studio 71, one of the biggest reppers of Youtubers out there. Ever thought of starting a channel? He comes with the goods on what to take into consideration, what works and...

   Oct 26, 2020

   49m
3. 23

   #23. Psychic & BitCoin Astrologist

   Hey Fam, I had the pleasure of speaking with Aura Wright this weekend - it was one of the best conversations I've had in all this Covid-19 mess that's been happening. She is an Astrologer and Psychic and predicts the Bitcoin market. Her insight is invaluable. Anyone who is interested in knowing...

   Oct 26, 2020

   50m
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   #22. Evolutionary Astrologist

   Hey Fam, I had the pleasure of speaking with Lila Rasa Brown this week about where we are at from an evolutionary perspective in astrology. The astrology of the east is one of the oldest formats to explain the universe - our karma - why we are here and how we can do better in this life moving...

   Oct 26, 2020

   23m
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   #21. Immigration to Mexico - Post Covid

   Hey Fam, Maria and I had a great chat about what it takes to immigrate to Mexico - who are the "ideal" candidates now, and what immigration will look like in the "new normal". If you ever wanted to know what the requirements are for temporary and permanent residency, then grab a pen and paper for...

   Oct 26, 2020

   33m
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   #20. The Role of Media Post Covid 19 - Where Are We Going Next?

   Hey Fam, I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend and colleague - Hanifa Sekandi last week and we got into it about the role of media going forward after Covid-19 and #BlackLivesMatter. Hanifa is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the lifestyle website, The Things I Wish I Knew. She's a...

   Oct 26, 2020

   1h 21m
7. 19

   #19. Psychotherapist & Clinical Social Worker - Mental Health Month

   Hey Fam, I had an opportunity to sit down with Juseth Giron, a Guatemalan American psychotherapist and addictions counsellor living in Reno, Nevada. Her insights on how to cope during this pandemic emotionally and how to be supportive of others, especially when you don't relate to their…

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   Oct 26, 2020

   1h 10m
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   #18. Intuition & Narcissist Recovery Counsellor - Mental Health Month

   Hey Fam, I am so excited to bring you this great interview with Emma Zeck, a writer, photographer, artist and abuse survivor turned narcissist recovery counsellor. I found her on Instagram after I had already done the lions share of my own toxic family system abuse recovery work, and the way she…

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   Oct 26, 2020

   45m
9. 17

   #17. Psychotherapist & Relationship Expert - Mental Health Month

   Hey Fam, Allison Villa is a psychotherapist and a relationship expert living in Toronto, Canada. I was so excited to chat with her about Covid-19 and how it's affecting people stuck in their homes with their kids and their partners and what we can expect now that our collective cage is being...

   Oct 26, 2020

   1h 01m
10. 16

    #16. Global Mental Health Lead - Expedia Group - Mental Health Month

    Hey Fam, Welcome to Mental Health month! This is the best time to talk about mental health since it's been the most affected by this global crisis. And just in time for a month dedicated to it! Laura and I met on YouTube, yup, you heard that here first! We have a similar story about leaving the...

    Oct 26, 2020

    1h 06m
11. 15

    #15. Mom and Business Owner in Ometepe - Nicaragua

    Hi Fam, So great to catch up with Monica, who is a mom and business owner living on the island of Ometepe in Nicaragua. Like Mexico, Nicaragua has not closed it's airports or borders and has only given a strong suggestion to people to practice social distancing, and wash their hands. I lived on...

    Oct 23, 2020

    1h 09m
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    #12. Illustrator Online - Mexico

    Hey Fam, It was only a matter of time before I checked in with my good friend Chepe, who is still working as an illustrator online in Mexico City. He has been my link to the country since this began since the cases are there (still none where I live) and as a Chilango (person from CDMX) he has…

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    Oct 23, 2020

    1h 05m
13. 10

    #10. Indonesian Pilates Teacher - Bali

    Hey Fam! I had a late night call with Dania - it was around midnight there in Bali and she was back at the Inna Grand with her family for Nyepi. For those of you who don't know Nyepi is Balinese new year and it's a day of inaction - no lights, TV, movement, no buying anything etc - you stay in…

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    Oct 23, 2020

    32m
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    #14. Digital Service and Social Media Promotion FOR FREE - Jess Casey - Bali

    Hey Fam, I had a great chance to catch up with my friend Jess Casey who is from Montreal Canada but has been living in Bali, Indonesia for year. She met her British husband there and they decided to stay in Bali during Covid-19 because it's their home and they can give back. I'd like to note that...

    Oct 2, 2020

    1h 02m
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    #13. Singer/Song Writer - Moscow

    Hey Fam, Cedric immigrated from Rwanda to Canada in 2001. We originally met at a giant after hours club called Stereo in Montreal - I was the bartender there on Fridays during University and we met on the dance floor. Years later, we both moved to Toronto and developed a deeper friendship while I...

    Oct 2, 2020

    1h 23m
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    #11. Digital Marketer - Colombia

    Hi Fam, Diana is my assistant at TravelMama Anna Von and if you have written to the Facebook page or to the Instagram then you may have spoken with her before. She has several clients like me and has managed to keep all her clients in this. She lives in a town outside of Bogota, Colombia and has...

    Oct 1, 2020

    26m
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    #9. Freelance Graphic Designer - Paris

    Hi Fam, We continue with this interview series I'm doing on Covid-19 here chatting with my friends from around the world on how they are coping in their various countries during Covid-19.. Triski is a friend of mine from Jakarta, Indonesia. She has been living in Paris for years, with her husband...

    Oct 1, 2020

    32m
18. 8

    #8. The Role of Media Post Covid-19 - Where are we going Next?

    Hey Fam!, I had the pleasure of interviewing my good friend and colleague - Hanifa Sekandi last week and we got into it about the role of media going forward after Covid-19 and #BlackLivesMatter. Hanifa is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the lifestyle website, The Things I Wish I Knew. She's a...

    Jun 23, 2020

    1h 21m
19. 7

    #7. Vaccines - Mental Health Month with a Nurse

    Hey Fam!, I had an amazing chat with Linda Alvaro, a Covid-19 mobile nurse and former pediatric nurse about vaccines. It was so nice to get my questions answered without any agenda for or against vaccinating. She also opened my eyes to how to get informed and ready to meet a doctor and advocate…

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    Jun 23, 2020

    58m
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    #6. Psychotherapist & Clinical Social Worker

    Hey Fam!, I had an opportunity to sit down with Juseth Giron, a Guatemalan American psychotherapist and addictions counsellor living in Reno, Nevada. Her insights on how to cope during this pandemic emotionally and how to be supportive of others, especially when you don't relate to their...

    Jun 23, 2020

    1h 10m
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    #5. Sexuality Coach - Moldova

    Today, we had a chat with my best friend, Beth. Beth lives a nomadic life and generally moves every 3 months as countries in Eastern Europe dictate - she is originally from Australia and does go back to visit, as well as makes regular visits to Japan to see her brother. She has been traveling the...

    Apr 25, 2020

    50m
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    #4. Lactation Consultant and Midwifery Student - Guatemala

    It was only a matter of time before I spoke with someone in Guatemala. My good friend Sylvia who is a mom of two, lactation consultant and midwifery student, talked with me about the swift shutdown internally as well as the borders after only 1 death and what it's like living with a curfew.

    Apr 25, 2020

    57m
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    #3. DJ and English teacher - Osaka, Japan

    I had a great chat with my good friend Misty whom I know from Toronto - both on the bar scene (she is a kick-ass DJ and even played my mom's wedding) and from my volunteer life (she used to work in the shelter system in Canada). A few years ago she followed her heart, and took off to see Japan -...

    Apr 24, 2020

    2h 10m
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    #2. Director of a Men's Shelter - Toronto

    I have been chatting offline with Sebastian as he gets slammed at his job during Covid-19. He's the director of a men's homeless shelter in Toronto and had been working 21 days straight before I got this time to sit down and catch up. They have been moving men into hotel rooms, dealing with OD's,...

    Apr 24, 2020

    1h 23m
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    #1. Spiritual Adviser - London

    Hey Fam! Much like a lot of these interviews, Felicia and I are friends from way back in Toronto. We are both ex-patriots of Canada, she has been living in London, England for close to a decade, and I've been everywhere, but mostly Latin America. We got a chance to catch up during Christmas break...

    Apr 23, 2020

    1h 22m