Down by the River: Conversations from life on the road

Claire changed the rules of her life to take off in search of her family history, childhood memories and finding a place that held so many questions. It all really started with her grandparents and a family homestead and continued with her own feeling of being nomadic moving many times in her childhood. Claire is a writer, thinker and creator and you can follow her as she shares her experiences on...

Chris & Morgan (aka Chorgan Travels) changed the rules of their life to live and work as nomads out of an airstream as part of their mission to figure out where they wanted to put down roots. It all started with an epic wedding elopement in Alaska, grew during covid lockdown and finally found its start in a 25 foot airstream trailer where they give their doodle George the best life a dog could dre...

Welcome back to season two of Down by the River! As we kick off our second season we look back on what has happened in our crazy lives since our season one wrap up in June. Summer in Alaska was magic and had so many wonderful moments, visitors and adventures including the adventure of saying goodbye and making the trek back through Canada to the Lower 48. The start to fall didn't lack for adventur...

As we wrap-up season one join me to catch up on how Vanlife has changed since September, What being a podcast host has taught me and all about the adventure of a lifetime Overlanding to Alaska. I share stories about focusing on the most important relationship of my life with Myself, about how knowing what enough is will change how you relate to the people in your life and all about the unexpected...

The last 9 days have been a whirl wind of adventure here in Alaska. My parents joined me in Alaska just before the end of May for a two week vacation here in the 49th state and last wild frontier. In the past week we have enjoyed so many adventures and incredible sights that I couldn’t help but ask them to come back onto the podcast this week and share all about their experience of being vanlifers...

While I have been doing both part time and full time vanlife people always ask me what my parents think about what I am doing and if they worry all the time. So I thought why not bring them both on the pod and have them share their perspective of what being the parent of a vanlife girl is really like for them. Enjoy hearing from my Mom this episode about her prospective of being the mom of a vanli...

While I have been doing both part time and full time vanlife people always ask me what my parents think about what I am doing and if they worry all the time. So I thought why not bring them both on the pod and have them share their perspective of what being the parent of a vanlife girl is really like for them. Enjoy hearing from my Dad this episode about his prospective of being the dad of a vanli...

This week hear from Kathryn about her childhood growing up in England with a stutter and how her love of dance combined with her speech services inspired a career transition. Kathryn went back to school to study speech-language pathology to help students find their voices and teach them how to advocate for themselves and their needs. Resources: NSA (National Stuttering Association): www.westutter....

Diane's life has taken many turns while raising her family in California and building her career as an empty nester. Diane moved to Colorado to go back to school as a non-traditional student and found a path forward leaning into her passion for helping those less fortunate. Her work has now taken her into working with Veterans who have struggled to find their place since their time in the service....

Happy Mother's Day week! This week join me as we hear from the amazing mother and daughter operation who started Our Lavender Co. a lavender farm in western Nebraska. Peggy, Stephanie and Nicole are the three women changing a slice of their 4 generation family homestead corn farm into a blossoming lavender farm welcoming people from all over the globe to enjoy the peace, joy and love felt on the f...

Join me this week as we hear about the journey Braden took from being a music student in college into the world of being a Social Worker and Therapist. Braden shares with us about pivotal moments in his life that shaped him, from influential teachers to positions he held in higher education. These experiences prepared Braden to be the listening ear and sounding board for members of the LGBT+ commu...

Its been 8 months since I recorded episode one, join me as I talk about what life has been like since September. I share about my journey through developing this podcast, my adventures both in mental health and in my travels, where I am headed next.

Hear from Shannon about living her life by Faith, building her family with a focus on kindness, love and commitment and leaping into law school to make be a part of the change she wanted to see in the world. Shannon is a self-proclaimed work in progress and shares with us all about the journey she has taken to become the woman she is today and how there is still progress to be made as she looks to...

Join me for a conversation with Leah, owner of La-Tea-Da tea shop in San Antonio. Leah raised her family while teaching high school english and administrator in and around the San Antonio area, a few years ago she had the opportunity to retire from education and start a small business. Leah's love for tea is so evident in the space she has created, bringing the community together over a tasty cup...

Join me for a conversation with my mentor Abby. She discusses her family legacy of education and a love for learning that has shaped her career starting in higher education and moving into hospitality. Her passion for creating sustainable systems benefits both the people she is working with and supports her in her role as a mother.

Jonnie, owner of Midwest Van Builders took a leap away from a career in nursing to start a van shop and build custom camper vans. Her love of the outdoors and helping others has turned into her business and built a vibrant community of nomads. Connect with Jonnie through her youtube channel Jonnie's Journey (youtube.com/@JonniesJourney) or through Midwest Van Builders (https://www.midwestvanbuilde...

Join me for a conversation with my friend and woman of wisdom Melissa as we hear about her work as a mentor, her journey of building a family and how she protects her peace every day.

Life is a wonderful journey of making choices and taking different paths. This first episode of Down by the River focuses on our Host, Georgia Gleason and her journey to Vanlife and building a podcast to share stories. We explore the concept for this podcast, my life journey to now and the moments that shaped who I am today.