S3 Ep58: How To Take Care of Your Mental Health While Traveling

12/30/20 • 51 min

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Curious Tourism: Responsible Travel Podcast

Many of us have felt it. That sick feeling that seeps into your stomach. You anxiously wonder if your alarm clock will wake you up in time to catch that early morning flight. Or you feel intense anxiety about whether you’ll be safe exploring a new city on your own. How do we manage anxiety and mental health when we’re abroad?
We’re digging into the relationship between travel and mental health with Talia Singer, a registered psychotherapist and host of The WhateverWorks Podcast. Erin and Talia cover how to cope with stressful travel situations, how to manage expectations and disappointment, how to create a stress relief tool kit, and more. Plus, they share many of their personal experiences with mental health and travel!
Blog post covering mental health & travel: 12 Tips For Managing Mental Health and Travel
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Guest:
Talia Singer - https://www.taliasinger.com
The WhateverWorks Podcast
Mental Health Resources:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA): 800-273-8255
Crisis Chat (USA): http://www.crisischat.org/
Crisis Text Line (USA): Text 741-741
Crisis Text Line (CANADA): https://www.crisistextline.ca
Canadian Crisis Hotline: 1 (888) 353-2273

Episode Resources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610617/

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (USA): 800-273-8255
Crisis Chat (USA): http://www.crisischat.org/
Crisis Text Line (USA): Text 741-741
Crisis Text Line (CANADA): https://www.crisistextline.ca
Canadian Crisis Hotline: 1 (888) 353-2273

Episode Resources:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4610617/

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We discuss how the lifestyle is often idealized, and the importance of diversifying the nomad community.
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Guest:
Noami Grevemberg - @irietoaurora
https://irietoaurora.com
Diversify Vanlife - @diversify.vanlife
https://diversifyvanlife.com
Listen to Nomads at the Intersections Podcast
@nomadsattheintersectionspod
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S3 Ep59: LGBTQ+ Travel: Traveling as a Queer Couple

The way that we travel and experience the world is in part shaped by our identities. Our experiences can be impacted by our ethnic, racial, gender, and sexual identities. And today, we’re learning what it’s like to travel as a LGBTQ+ couple.
Traveling as a queer couple can bring up a lot of questions, like:
Is the queer community safe where we want to travel?
Should we hold hands?
What countries are "gay-friendly" and which are just giving lip service?
In this episode, we discuss LGBTQ+ travel from the perspective of Alex and Chris - aka Burrito and Tortilla. We discuss safety concerns, misgendering, advocating for yourself, understanding your privilege as a queer traveler, and what resources are available to the traveling LGBTQ+ community!
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Guests:
Chris & Alex, aka Burrito and Tortilla - @burritoandtortilla
TikTok: @chrisandalex
Watch them on YouTube here.
Queer Travel and Episode Resources: