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Oliver Collinson: focusing on what makes you happy
In today's episode we welcome Oliver, aka Olly aka Rosie's little brother! We kick off the conversation talking about his childhood, and how growing up with a lot of freedom and values such as "do wha
Lorraine Kyriazis: taking risks to live a fulfilled life
Lorraine's life has been a rollercoaster! She grew up in a working class family in Manchester, England. When she was 19 years old, she met the man who would become her first husband and a few years la
Ricardo Lima: Worldpackers, volunteer around the world
Imagine traveling around the world and living with locals for free in exchange of a few hours of your time. Sounds pretty amazing, right? Well, this is possible thanks to Worldpackers.com. Ricardo is
Alvey Thompson: dive into the You Can 2 book
For the 100th episode, we are bringing back our very first guest, Alvey Thompson. Alvey published his first book at the end of 2021, "You Can 2: Life Lessons From My Mom's Untimely Death" and we are e
Joanie Sharon: life in the military as a gay woman
Joanie was born in Louisiana and was expected to follow the plan her family had for her: graduate from college, find a man, get married, buy a house, have children and be a good housewife. However Joa
Bresly Frech Schipper: German Peruvian culture immersion
We had the pleasure of spending 2.5 weeks with Bresly near Oxapampa, in the middle of Peru, through the website Worldpackers (a platform listing volunteering opportunities across the world). Bresly g
Special: 2021 recap & lessons learned
Time to reflect (again)! At the end of 2020, we thought 2021 would be a smoother, easier year... well, life had other plans for us. Life, the Universe, or whoever is in charge up there decided otherw
Walter Espíndola: life in Peru & becoming an ornithologist
We met Walter during our trip in Peru when we stayed with Bresly, close to Oxapampa, for a volunteering experience with Worldpackers. Walter was born in 1988 in Lima, the capital of Peru, where he als
Lauren Wynn: IVF pregnancy after 8 miscarriages
In 2016, Lauren and her husband EJ were pregnant for the first time. As most young couples who are trying to have their first child, they were full of joy and extremely excited. A few weeks later, Lau
Tara Rahmani: navigating life & demystifying the word FAT
Tara is a young woman trying to figure out life. We start this episode talking about the important life decisions we are faced with in our late teen years and early twenties, that will have a huge imp