Unpack With GoWhee

Maud Maciak
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A show where family travel is unpacked. With unfiltered chaos, beautiful moments, and messy memories. This is the show for parents who love exploring the world with their kids… but are also tired of pretending it’s all matching outfits, magical sunsets, and kids who never melt down in public. In each episode, Maud Maciak, a worldschooling mom and CEO of GoWhee, the global travel app for parents, invites beloved travel influencers to share with us the things they don't put on their feeds! No sugarcoating. No curated perfection. Just the truth, some tips and cool recomendations, all told with humor, heart, and a whole lot of solidarity. Unpack with GoWhee is the village you needed for your next family trip!

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Unpacking Traveling with a Wheelchair & Breaking Down Barriers | Jennifer @wonderswithinreach

    Welcome to Unpack with GoWhee, the podcast where we sit down with family travel influencers to break down the perfect social media feed and uncover the real reality of traveling with kids. In this episode, host Maud chats with Jennifer Allen, the creator behind Wonders Within Reach. Jennifer shares her experiences traveling with three children, multiple disabilities, and specifically navigating the world with her son Jayden, who is a wheelchair user. Jennifer shatters the misconception that you can't travel with a wheelchair and encourages families to just say, "Watch me". We dive deep into the messy truths of family travel, discussing: The Reality of Travel: Why family travel isn't always a peaceful vacation, but rather parenting repackaged with a pretty view.Throwing Out the Rules: Why Jennifer abandoned her "no fast food" rule and why getting McDonald's after a Michelin-starred meal in Japan was a highlight for her kids.What You Don't See on the Feed: Respecting kids' boundaries online, dealing with behavioral health challenges, and why photos of the backs of her kids' heads usually mean they are crying.Accessibility Hurdles: The frustration of "accessible" venues that still have stairs, hotel bathrooms where the doors won't open, and the glaring lack of disability representation in the travel industry.Finding the Good: Jennifer's three truths for wheelchair travel, including why everything takes longer, but is always, always worth it.Overcoming Chaos: A chaotic moment carrying a wheelchair and three kids for miles, and an empowering trip to Budapest that proved she can do hard things.Stop comparing your chaotic moments to everyone else's highlight reel and join us for an unfiltered conversation about raising happy, adaptable kids on the road. Connect with us! Host / Podcast: Unpack with GoWhee With Maud MaciakWebsite: www.gowhee.comInstagram: @gowheeappGuest: Jennifer AllenWebsite: https://wonderswithinreach.com/Instagram: @wonders_within_reach

  2. Jul 15

    Unpack Fine Dining With Kids, with Shanisse Palmer from @mommiesjade

    In this episode, Maud Maciak, founder of the GoWhee App, chats with travel content creator Shanisse Palmer (@MommiesJade) about traveling and Fine dining with kids, debunking misconceptions, and sharing real-life tips for family travel. They explore topics like keeping children busy at restaurants, breastfeeding in public, managing screen time while traveling, and embracing authentic moments over perfect aesthetics, and more... Find Shanisse on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mommiesjade/ on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mommiesjade and on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnArCANcmEiWdydHoMXIvGQ Follow GoWhee: https://www.instagram.com/gowheeapp/ Or find more resources for family travel: www.gowhee.com

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A show where family travel is unpacked. With unfiltered chaos, beautiful moments, and messy memories. This is the show for parents who love exploring the world with their kids… but are also tired of pretending it’s all matching outfits, magical sunsets, and kids who never melt down in public. In each episode, Maud Maciak, a worldschooling mom and CEO of GoWhee, the global travel app for parents, invites beloved travel influencers to share with us the things they don't put on their feeds! No sugarcoating. No curated perfection. Just the truth, some tips and cool recomendations, all told with humor, heart, and a whole lot of solidarity. Unpack with GoWhee is the village you needed for your next family trip!

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  • Creator
    Maud Maciak
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Maud Maciak