Soul of Travel: Women's Wisdom and Mindful Travel

Send us Fan Mail Samantha Bray’s passion for geo-tourism and sustainable travel is truly infectious. She came from a small community and was fascinated, during school, with the ways small communities could be bolstered by tourism. Now, she is the Managing Director of the Center for Responsible Travel, and her daily work ranges from food waste to energy use to connecting cross-culturally. In this s...

Send us Fan Mail Christine sits down with her friend, Jennifer MacNiven. Jen is a brand and lifestyle photographer and the author of Mind, Body, Soulmate: Successful, single, and still looking? Jen grew up in a military family, and traveling the world is in her blood. It’s not every day you get to sit with a dear friend to connect, and this conversation is a real treat because it dances with camar...

Send us Fan Mail “We can only go everywhere from here.” This was something that was said in Christine and Bex’s preparatory conversation for this episode, and it really is the foundation for this hour. The pandemic, while turbulent for the travel industry, also acted as an equalizer. This is a conversation about the possibilities that are alive because of that equalizing effect. This conversation...

Send us Fan Mail Brie McNeal has made ethical, sustainable products her passion and purpose. (She’s really good at it, too.) She is the Supply Chain Manager for The Earthling Co, where she works to ensure total supply chain transparency and that all ingredients are sourced ethically. She is also the founder of SHANAE With Love, an ethically sourced and curated boutique. In this conversation, Brie...

Send us Fan Mail “We don’t inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.” This is Jami Savage’s ethos around tourism, and she has so much more to say about that and family travel in this enlightening conversation. Christine and Jami talk about family travel - why it’s important and why they love traveling with their kids. They encourage you to explore with your family and c...

Send us Fan Mail What are your dreams? How do you call them in? What do you value, what makes you happy? This wonderful conversation with Jeannette Ceja, of Jet Set with Jeanette, will have you considering these questions and more. She and Christine talk about vision boards, the importance of representation in travel, and being super clear on your why. This conversation is open-hearted and vulnera...

Send us Fan Mail So many of the listeners of this podcast are thoughtful beings who care deeply about the environment and climate change - and it’s hard to ignore the number of carbon emissions the travel process produces. Christina Beckmann is here to change that. She is the Co-Founder of Tomorrow’s Air and the Vice President for Global Strategy at the Adventure Travel Trade Association. She asks...

Send us Fan Mail This conversation with Tomiko Harvey is an essential listen for travel brands and operators interested in making their services truly inclusive. Tomiko is the Founder and Editor of Passports and Grub, Conference Director for TBX North America, and the VP of the Black Travel Alliance. Her experience with race, diversity, and travel is vast.  In this conversation, she and Christine...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Nick Ellis and Matt Kinch sit down with Christine to talk about their organizations, the MEDLIFE Movement and Good Life Expeditions.   After following the call to travel to Peru, Nick ended up becoming a MD and creating MEDLIFE to support rural communities in a different way.   As they began bringing more travelers to volunteer, the role of tour operator naturally evolved and...

Send us Fan Mail Kelly Lewis is a women's travel industry maven who knows the ins and outs of being a woman in the travel industry. She and Christine talk about the birth of the Go Girl Guides, Women's Travel Fest, and more. They discuss the process of a dream or vision - how it requires a strong idea, flexibility, and trust in the magic of the process.  She poignantly shares about the w...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation with Dr. Michael Bennett, you’ll see why he has been described as “a disarmingly earnest combination of spiritual guru and travel agent with a strange obsession with Joseph Campbell.” Michael is a seasoned traveler, speaker, educator, and entrepreneur dedicated to transforming others’ lives through travel. In this bonus conversation, he and Christine discuss h...

Send us Fan Mail "You crave to be the person you are when you travel when you come home." In this lively episode, 'Diving Journalist' Lisa Niver shares tales of her epic moments of travel, including 7 years at sea and a walk across Asia - amongst other incredible things. This episode will transport you to Thailand, the Galapagos, and more, and connect you to the question: &quot...

Send us Fan Mail Maria Baltazzi is a distance walker, Emmy-award-winning television producer, and believer in the magic of travel. As the founder of the Sojourn Experience, she wants to cultivate and nourish travel for the greater good. In this sweet and thought-provoking conversation, she and Christine discuss cultivating nourishing and fulfilling inner and outer experiences, mindfully creating a...

Send us Fan Mail This interview with JoAnna Haugen will propel you across time and space. She is, amongst many things, an exceptional storyteller. She wears many hats in the worlds of sustainable tourism and social impact, and through her colorful stories the importance of her work comes alive. She and Christine talk about how to make tourism more valuable to local communities and the importance o...

Send us Fan Mail You probably know why sustainability matters, generally. But have you integrated sustainable principles into your home? Your travel business? The ways you travel? Sustainable doesn't always have to equal "more expensive." Christine and Anne de Jong talk about how sustainability benefits local communities as well as the earth and the ways it can change the tourism ex...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Spatz is the founder and CEO of Global Family Travels, and in this episode, she generously shares a wealth of stories and information to illuminate the ways Global Family Travels strives to be. She and Christine explore the difference between "voluntourism" and community-based tourism and how they shift local impact, how we can add more meaning to travel experie...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Christine sits down again with Nikki Vargas, founder of the publication Unearth Women. This publication has so many amazing features, the Feminist City Guide being one of many. Nikki and Christine talk about the mission to lift people's voices - especially women with lived experiences in marginalized identities. This conversation is packed with conversation a...

Send us Fan Mail This is a special conversation. Christine sits down with her friend Jess to talk about travel, entrepreneurship, adventure, and more. Jess has an amazing life story, and she generously shares the way she's blended travel and nurturing leadership amongst women everywhere. They talk about how, as women, it's so easy to overextend oneself - and how, if we're not carefu...

Send us Fan Mail How can we manage tourism responsibly? How can we ensure that the residents of the places we visit are taken care of? In this episode, Christine sits down with a kindred spirit: Adrienne Lee .  Adrienne is the Director of Global Impact at Tourism Cares and has so much incredible information to share about building infrastructure and the ways the communities we travel to can be sup...

Send us Fan Mail This conversation is delightful. Dr. Emily Thomas of Durham University makes the conversation of the often-heady philosophy accessible and playful. She and Christine explore the parallels between philosophy and travel, and how the fascination with the unknown i the shape that binds them together.  You will find yourself smiling and nodding, "hmmm" as Dr. Thomas generousl...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we spoke (again!) to the impressive and inimitable Maria Pacheco. You might remember from the conversation in Season 1 that Maria is a biologist, entrepreneur, and founder of Wakami Global.  In this episode, she and Christine talk about the power of collective dreams, how Wakami factors into it, and how supporting women can have the greatest global impact....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Voices of Women season, Christine sits down with Tania Carriere, Founder and Designer of Advivum Journeys . In this robust conversation, they talk about the moment travel starts (is it when you book the ticket? when you think about booking the ticket?), and how travel can be a catalyst for personal transformation. You will delight in Tania's passion for...

Send us Fan Mail "Wellness and healing cannot happen when oppression exists." This is just one of many gems that Jackie Roby drops throughout this fascinating interview. She is the  Chief Excellence Officer of Inspired Journey Consulting , a sales strategist for wellness travel businesses, and a DEI consultant for the travel industry. Her personal and professional history is rich, windin...

Send us Fan Mail This conversation revolves around the power, leadership, and storytelling prowess of women. Rosette and Hannah are the founders of Adventures with Locals Uganda , which they birthed from a passion for locals and community development. Their story and business is full of heart, female leadership, and a desire to create more safety and community in the burgeoning Ugandan travel indu...

Send us Fan Mail Susan Heinrich - AKA Midlife Globetrotter - draws a bridge between the process of living into your midlife and traveling. In this episode, she and Christine talk about the ways one can reframe midlife as an opportunity and how that parallels the lessons and opportunities of travel. This conversation was a true delight, and you'll feel like you are sitting in the room with Chr...