Soul of Travel: Women's Wisdom and Mindful Travel

Send us Fan Mail It is a way of traveling that is focused on experiencing the country, town, or specific location while connecting with the countrys history, people, food, and culture. Travel is not only about visiting places and taking pictures, but also about discovering new ideas and perspectives, a real investment in self.  Traveling to new places allows you to get out of your comfort zone and...

Send us Fan Mail Various organizations are acknowledging the value of women's leadership, and are actively working towards increasing the visibility and positions of women within the hospitality sector. While there has been a rise in gender diversity at operational and managerial levels of the hospitality industry, women are a tiny minority of those at senior leadership levels and the highest...

Send us Fan Mail Travel gives us new experiences, memories, and can even aid in our journey towards self-discovery. Travel is an excellent way to break monotony and rekindle our love for life. Traveling is a great way to break away from the stresses and obligations of daily life, offering newness and changes in the form of new people, sights, and experiences.  Traveling is about learning a lot abo...

Send us Fan Mail Emily Goldfischer is the Editor-In-Chief at Hertelier. She has an insatiable curiosity and deep love for hotels and the people that run them. Hertelier is a convergence of all of her passions.  Hertelier is an online media platform that enlightens and inspires women in hospitality to pursue navigate and nurture their careers at every stage through sharing information and sparking...

Send us Fan Mail Locally-led tourism initiatives are more sustainable as they sustain and promote healthier, happier communities. Community-based tourism is one of the most critical ways that travel can benefit the local economy, preservation, and wilderness.  Christine’s guest today knows all too well the magic and beauty of India. Allison Sodha is the President of Sodha Travel and Author of Go!...

Send us Fan Mail Julana Dizon is a professional model TV host and wildlife educator. Her travel and lifestyle blog called Julana Goes is inspired by wildlife and fueled by curiosity. It is her main mission to inspire millennial women and couples to get offline and get outdoors to create memories together while being mindful of our planet.  In this conversation, Christine and Julana talk about the...

Send us Fan Mail Women travelers are creating multiple communities of their own, as well as coming together to demand rights and representation. In an era where solo women travel and sustainable tourism are moving from trend to norm, communities are all the more critical for informing, inspiring, and empowering women to travel well. Christine’s guest today, Carolyn Ray, encourages female solo trav...

Send us Fan Mail Christine knows travel is one of the best things of life in spite of all of its challenges. Whether you are traveling within your own city or around the world. Learn the art of serendipity, enjoy the journey, and tackle problems one at a time.  Maybe you cannot get out there and find serendipity, but you can cultivate a mindset that accepts boldness, openness, and whimsicality.  T...

Send us Fan Mail Mehgan Heaney-Grier is a pioneering free diver, ocean explorer and longtime conservationist. With more than 20 years of experience working both above and below the waterline. Mehgan has built a career as a professional speaker, marine educator, stunt diver, podcast host and television personality. As an advocate, ocean explorer, and narrative-teller on a variety of media platforms...

Send us Fan Mail We are celebrating 100 episodes of the Soul of Travel Podcast! Thank you so much for listening and for your support, for cheering me on along the way. Christine thought this would be a great time to share some of the reflections and feedback she’s received from guests and listeners over the past two and a half years. Christine has learned after talking with a few women at recent i...

Send us Fan Mail Traveling is an integral part of the human experience. Whether it's to visit family, friends, or for a well-deserved vacation, it brings about an opportunity for reflection and self-discovery.  The most valuable part of travel is not just the destination but rather the journey itself and by partnering with socially responsible tourism initiatives, travelers can make a positiv...

Send us Fan Mail As a traveler, you may want to take photos from time to time that could be considered ethically questionable. Do we ever stop and think about why we want to take a photo? Are we really doing anything wrong by taking photos of the less fortunate? Christine’s guest knows the impacts ethical photography can have on local communities around the world. Amina Mohamed has always had a pa...

Send us Fan Mail Whether you enjoy visiting the same places or exploring new ones, travel inspires the mind. The mental boost you get from adventure travel may be more important than the physical boost.  Christine’s guest today knows firsthand the benefits of travel. Becki Rupp is a Personal Trainer and Adventure Coach and owner of Trailblazer Wellness. She has hiked, biked, sea kayak and explored...

Send us Fan Mail Travel is about conscious journeys and decisions about tourism, which seek to respect and preserve local environments, cultures, and economies. Sustainable tourism is the solution in which tourism is conducted over a long period without adversely impacting natural and cultural environments.  Today, we're gonna learn how a journey to Guatemala has led Christine’s guest, Chelse...

Send us Fan Mail The world is awakening to what women can bring and being a successful woman in business means taking on this mantle and sharing it to encourage others, and using your position as a role model to those looking to be successful. After all, each woman gets to determine what success means to her, what she believes makes her life satisfying and fulfilling. Women define success, especia...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season Four! Christine is so excited for season four, she’s already began to record a few of the conversations and she’s feeling something different happening here. In this season, you're still going to hear inspirational stories about travel, how it changes our lives, and how it has led our guests to create the businesses that are changing the world. You'll a...

Send us Fan Mail Christine Winebrenner Irick, Host of Soul of Travel reflects on season 3 and some unexpected topics the came up with many of the guests. As Christine wraps up season three, she looks back on her favorite parts from this season and talks about how far we've come in this community. From the beginning of this season, fall 2021, when we were all still very much in the midst of a...

Send us Fan Mail In this pod swap,  Christine got to sit on the other side of the mic from her friend and colleague, Jackie Roby. This time she's asking the questions, and I was able to fully express the intention behind each experience with Lotus sojourns, the magic I see and travel and the importance of community in a way that I haven't before. In this conversation, Christine shares a...

Send us Fan Mail This episode originally aired on June 14, 2022 on the Lunar Inspired: The Flow Mamas Podcast and starts with a celebration of the Full Moon in Sagittarius and honors the fun loving, adventurous part of yourself. In this pod swap, Christine had the joyous experience of being interviewed by Monica de Vitry on her Lunar Inspired: The Flow Mamas Podcast. Monica, the Flow Mamas Founder...

Send us Fan Mail When Christine picked it up the book, Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, for the first time, she read the prologue, which is about four pages long, and immediately got on LinkedIn and messaged today’s guest.  This book had already shifted so much or created so many awarenesses that Christine was really excited to bring this book the conversation.   This book a...

Send us Fan Mail Just like people have a carbon footprint, trees have one too. If a tree is cut down for lumber, it is the same as a person who burned the furniture in the living room from the house — releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But trees can also generate CO2.  Christine’s guest today is here to talk about how trees and connected to travel, our carbon foot print, and climate cha...

Send us Fan Mail It is important to stay aware of the many diverse communities that make up our local, national, and global environments. This is increasingly becoming more important as travel is being enjoyed around the world by increasing numbers of people.  Diversity, equity, inclusion and women are important aspects for travel and tourism industry leaders to consider if we want our industry ta...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s guest always thought that if she climbed the corporate ladder and became the CEO of an established company, she could finally travel around the world. But after being in a high-level position at her job, working so many hours that there wasn't any time for her to enjoy herself and it just felt like she was living in a perpetual cycle of work and nothing else. Yulia De...

Send us Fan Mail Volunteer travel has its roots in the "voluntourism" through which people volunteer on projects abroad. Volunteer travel has been reimagined as a social enterprise model with a focus on working within local communities and creating value for them, rather than for the volunteers themselves.  Volunteering abroad, especially in developing countries, has become a necessary e...

Send us Fan Mail Travel has the capability to heal, reconnect and refresh you. The term wellness travel is used because it's not just about recreation and relaxation but also a mean to achieve wellness. The concept of healing is really picking up all over the world. Travel getaways and relaxation, that feeling you get when you are on a vacation from your daily routine. These days, travel ofte...