The Beach Speaks

Send us Fan Mail Wouldn’t it be great if you could just leave your job, travel AND make a living doing it? In 2018, Alise left her corporate life and six-figure salary, feeling like she wasn’t living life fully.  She created her first business, a virtual bookkeeping company, and two years later realized and  embraced her dream of being a travel blogger. She and her husband Gregg, let their apartme...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a bit of a departure from my typical beachy conversation - I mean, what does an end-of-life, death doula have to do with the beach? Please stick with me on this one because once you hear my guest, the Sacred Servant,  Nada Frazier, I think you’ll have a good idea why I invited her back to the podcast.  My first conversation with Nada was in 2019 when the podcast wa...

Send us Fan Mail Radio Trop Rock is speaking and The Beach is listening -  because it's all about the music! Have you heard of Tropical Rock or Trop Rock ?  I have to admit I didn’t until today’s guest, Eric Babin reached out to me with a story about how he left the Navy and went from hosting house parties for local bands from Florida to Texas and in between, traveling to beach music festival...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever wonder why bad things happen to good people? My guest today, Kevin Lowe, believes everything in this life happens for a reason, and a good reason at that.  For the first 17 years of his life Kevin saw the world just like everyone else. But for the past 18 years has only seen the world through the eyes of the blind.  Kevin admits that living in a town with "Beach&q...

Send us Fan Mail Hey, Beach Lovers! You know when you meet somebody, and there’s something about their energy and excitement for life - you just want to know more?  Well, that’s my guest Elikqitie - the host of Travel Gluten Free podcast. I met her at PodfestExpo in Orlando. We were sitting in on a session about how to use Canva for our podcast, and the person that was supposed to present couldn’t...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Beach Lovers, how is the beach speaking to you today? I’m having one of those days where it’s been difficult to do any work. The weather is beautiful, and I can hear the beach - and it’s calling my name!   I’ll admit, I struggle with discipline and consistency  - especially with this podcast. And like many creatives, I’d rather be doing the fun, inspiring things - like recordi...

Send us Fan Mail Are you craving some beach time?  I’ve been noticing lately that some people seem to be able to tap into that essence of the beach at a moment’s notice, regardless of where they are, and then there are those who need a little bit of help getting there.  How do you tap into that essence of the beach? When people ask me “what’s your podcast about?” and I tell them  “the beach,” prac...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you’re in a funk?  Do you wallow in your feelings, in thoughts of sadness, self-pity or resentment? - or maybe you stuff it all down, toss a blanket of positivity over it and act like everything’s just beachy"  Been there, done that.  In fact, for the first few months of this year, I was right there - not full-blown depression - just that sad feeling that...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s be honest, how grateful are you?  Do you practice gratitude every day?  It's one thing to be grateful for the good things in your life, like your health, your family, your job,  but. . . What about the not-so-good?  What if you just found out you have cancer, lost a family member unexpectedly, or got laid off? Can you look for the gratitude in that ?  It’s a challenge -...

Send us Fan Mail Let's talk Beach rituals for a minute - do you have any? If so, what makes them so meaningful? Is it healing? Connection?  And, how about the "perfect" beach body - what do you think about that? To explore these ideas, I invited a fellow podcaster and beach lover, Chris Angel Murphy (they/them), to talk about their favorite beach rituals - and, what started as a fun...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 37  The Beach Speaks to Paige: Bonus Episode My original intention for these bonus episodes was to share something short and sweet: stories, comments, tips, or maybe a meditation - something light to listen to in between the more in-depth episodes. However, as much as I want this to be uplifting, I feel like I would be remiss if I didn’t first acknowledge what’s going on in the...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I invite Ramona back to the show to tell her side of the story - how I met my Soulmate, quit my 9 to 5, and moved to the beach - because she witnessed it all ! If you haven’t already, you might want to listen to episode 35, where I tell my whole story, and how Ramona magically appeared in my life - not as my "fairy godmother," but she did have some &quot...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever felt like you were stuck in a holding pattern in the way you’re living your life? You knew that something different needed to happen ; you just didn't know how  to make it happen. It’s like you’re the pilot of a plane circling around and around above the airport, waiting to land because air traffic control told you to “ stand by for further instructions ” - I me...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Beach Lovers! 2021 is almost over and I’m in a bit of a scramble to wrap up this episode - part 2 of my recent Beach Travel Adventure - and send to your earbuds before it’s 2022! In this episode I attempt to recap the beauty and wonder of 12 days in Costa Rica with my dear friend and luxury travel specialist, Judi ( who just so happened to plan the whole trip for me and my h...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Beach Lovers! Can you believe 2021 is almost over? How about those New Year's intentions you made way back in January?    For me, my intentions this year tended to ebb and flow like the tides - but I managed to hold steady to one: my “word” for the year which was " connected " and two: beach travel adventure ! For today’s episode, I invited my good friend and lu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, hear the details of my upcoming BEACH ADVENTURE that my dear friend and (occasional) co-host, Judi Dunlap customized for me!  The opportunity to travel came up last-minute - we only had about a month to plan - so I called Judi to work her Travel Agent magic to help make it happen.  Some of the topics we discussed: How to maximize the time you have to “do it all” (...

Send us Fan Mail I'm going solo this week because 1) I'm taking off for a few weekends of beach-y adventure and I decided -  at the last minute of course -  to record something for you to listen to while I'm gone and  2) I thought it would be nice to share a little bit about what's been going on with me and how the Beach has been inspiring me to new creative endeavors for the p...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Beach Lovers - I never thought I’d say this but my guest today, Terri Maxwell, just might be more of a beach lover than I am  - and that’s saying a lot!  In addition to being a true beach lover, Terri is the founder of Shift/Co a conscious business growth platform ™ created BY conscious entrepreneurs FOR conscious entrepreneurs.  If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a w...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve been feeling lead to record some shorter episodes where I call up a fellow beach lover who is actually AT the beach , and find out what it’s like where they are - like the “live on scene" reporter” we see on the news - but way more beachy. When I heard my friend Laura Gomez was traveling to her home town in Puerto Rico, I said “Hey! I’ll call you when you’re there and yo...

Send us Fan Mail Ep 28 Beach Travel Do’s and Don'ts! with Judi Dunlap In this episode, my dear friend and (occasional) co-host, Judi, returns to tell us all about her recent beach trip to Mexico and her top travel tips.  Some of the topics we discuss: Fun at the beach (even when the conditions aren’t ideal) The joys (and headaches) of planning and executing a destination wedding/vacation  Why...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Beach Lovers,  Today’s topic relates to accessibility - to the beach, that is.   The idea came to me when I heard Keith Casebonne the host of  YOU FIRST, a Disability Rights Florida Podcast, talking about eco-ableism.   I know, I know I know - you’re thinking  What is that? And, really,  what does  Disability Rights FLorida and the Beach have in common anyway?  Think: Beach ch...

Send us Fan Mail You know those ocean sounds you listen to when you want to relax, meditate, or fall asleep? Have you ever wondered where those sounds were recorded?    Well, Christie Pratt did - and she turned that thought into a podcast that she calls Journey of Relaxation where she just hopped in her car, drove to the Atlantic coast and started recording Ocean sounds! She began her journey at a...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Beach Lovers!  Ready to get your happiness on? This is it, H is for Happiness - the last episode of a weekly series with my good friend and beach junkie Judi Dunlap and guest Cathi Taucher of Destiny Travel and Group Tours - featuring all the things that spell BEACH:  Benefits, Education, Activities, Community and - you guessed it - Happiness!  Ready to book YOUR beach adventu...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Beach Lovers!   Thank you for diving in and riding the waves of change as the podcast flows - we love connecting YOU with the Beach! This is the fourth episode in a weekly series I recorded with my good friend and beach junkie Judi Dunlap. After recording episode #17 where Judi and I talked about the true meaning of Luxury Beach travel, we realized there was a LOT more to talk...

Send us Fan Mail Hey Beach Lovers!   Thank you for diving in and riding the waves of change as the podcast flows - connecting YOU   with the Beach! Because so many of you loved the episode I did about luxury beach travel with my good friend and beach junkie Judi Dunlap - we came up with the idea to do a weekly series of shorter episodes featuring all the things that spell BEACH:  Benefits Educatio...