Beautiful Baggage Podcast
1) Building Your Bravery Muscles | Episode 38
You know the expression, "Feel the fear and do it anyway"? Hmm. Easier said than done, right? Especially if your goal or dream — whether it's to travel solo around the world or embark on an exci...Show More
2) Rerouting | Episode 37
Beautiful Baggage is one year old! As we head into the next 12 months, we'll be rerouting a bit. Focusing less on travel (because, let's face it, it's not the easiest thing to do now) and more...Show More
3) Things vs Experiences | Episode 36
Which is more gratifying: collecting things, or collecting experiences? Maybe there's a middle way. Join me for this reflection on the benefits of travel souvenirs. There's also a mindfulness exerc...Show More
4) When We Travel Again | Episode 35
When we are allowed to travel freely again, where will we go? What experiences will we seek out? Some thoughts on how looking to the past when we travel could both help us better understand the pres...Show More
5) Best Days = Dressed Days | Episode 34
Did you enjoy playing dress-up as a child? If so, think about how you felt with each costume change, each subtle (or not-so-subtle) identity shift. Today's episode explores the idea that what we wea...Show More
6) Redefining Travel | Episode 33
Who says you have to leave home to enjoy the benefits of travel? Thanks to technology and global trade, we have wide access to some of the best experiences the world has to offer. This episode, reco...Show More
7) The Waiting Place | Episode 32
Waiting for a vaccine. Waiting to go back to work or school. Waiting for an end to this heartbreaking global pandemic. Due to COVID-19, most of us have been spending an unusual amount of time in a ...Show More
8) Transforming Fear | Episode 31
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is frightening, to say the least. We can do our part to curb the pandemic by staying home, curtailing our travel, washing our hands, etc. But, beyond tha...Show More
9) Intention-Setting in Uncertain Times | Episode 30
For all of us affected by COVID-19, physical travel is difficult, if not impossible. But we are still traveling —metaphorically speaking — and no one quite knows where this journey will lead. While m...Show More
10) Coping with Quarantine | Episode 29
This episode was recorded on March 18, 2020 — two days into San Francisco's COVID-19 quarantine. There are still so many questions. How long will this last? When will life be 'normal' again? Will ...Show More