Creating Your Happy Place

Rebecca
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Creating Your Happy Place

A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿก

  1. Suzy Wood: Living Near London

    06/15/2023

    Suzy Wood: Living Near London

    Is it your dream to buy and renovate a home in England? Wondering if it's the same as renovating in the United States?In Episode 8, the wrap-up to Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Suzy Wood shares her story of buying and renovating a home with her hubby and two kids near London, England.Professionally, Suzy Wood is an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who works with people to get control of their health by analyzing both food and lifestyle choices. Af...

    36 min
  2. Candice Bakx Freisen in Canada: Rural Life on a Chicken Farm

    06/08/2023

    Candice Bakx Freisen in Canada: Rural Life on a Chicken Farm

    You don't have to cross an ocean to become an expat - you could just move to Canada! Think the slow life on a rural chicken farm in the quiet outskirts of Manitoba sounds like a dream? You should definitely check out this episode!In Episode 7, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, we talk with Candice Bakx-Freisen about what it's like to live in rural Manitoba, and the difference between buying real estate (and living in) Canada versus in the United States. Professionally, Candice is a ...

    33 min
  3. Naomi Geidel: A Southeast Asian Odyssey

    06/01/2023

    Naomi Geidel: A Southeast Asian Odyssey

    Have you thought about living in Japan, Indonesia, or Thailand? Wondering what it might be like to call Southeast Asia home for a while?In Episode 6, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Naomi Geidel shares her story of leaving the United States and making a home for herself first in a traditional home in Japan, then in a villa in Indonesia, and finally studio apartment in a high rise flat in Bangkok Thailand. Professionally, Naomi provides support and encouragement to creatives so the...

    36 min
  4. Anu Gosai: From Mauritius to South Africa, Merging Cultures & Creating Home

    05/25/2023

    Anu Gosai: From Mauritius to South Africa, Merging Cultures & Creating Home

    What would it be like to live in South Africa? What if you were moving there from the tiny country from Mauritius? In Episode 5, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Anu Gosai shares her story of leaving her tiny island home at 18 to study to be a pharmacist. She's now a happy dual-culture woman raising two girls with her hubby in a free-standing house with a big garden in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.Professionally, Anu is the founder of Red Butterfly and works as a menstrual health coach,...

    27 min
  5. Lyon, France: Slowing Down & Making Time for Family

    05/18/2023

    Lyon, France: Slowing Down & Making Time for Family

    Is it your dream to move to France? Are you itching to pack your bags and move to the land of baguettes and berets? Do you think the foodie-friendly atmosphere of Lyon might be just what the doctor ordered? In Episode 4, Season 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, Mary Clavieres shares how she and her hubby moved their family from their fast-paced city life in Hoboken New Jersey to the quiet outskirts of Lyon, France in Feb 2022, and how their 5 and 8 years old daughters have adjusted to living li...

    37 min
  6. Thailand: When A Grief Consultant Left Home to Teach English Abroad

    05/11/2023

    Thailand: When A Grief Consultant Left Home to Teach English Abroad

    Have you ever wondered what it might be like to leave the only home you've known and move to Thailand to teach English? In Episode 3 of Creating Your Happy Place, we've got Diane Nnaemeka, a fearless adventurer who left her childhood home 5 years ago to teach English to kindergartners and grade school kids. While she's moved 5 times while living there, she's happy in her tropical life and sees no end in sight to the adventure.Diane's now left teaching behind and is a self-sustainability and g...

    26 min
  7. London, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi: Adventures of an Expat Coach

    05/03/2023

    London, Tokyo, and Abu Dhabi: Adventures of an Expat Coach

    Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live in London, Abu Dhabi, or Tokyo?In Episode 2 of Creating Your Happy Place, we've got Linda Mueller, a real globetrotter. She's lived in Tokyo, London, and Abu Dhabi with her husband and daughter. And now, she's a Certified Life Coach and mentor at The Expat Partner Coach, based out of good ol' Chicago, USA.Linda's all about empowering expat partners to adapt and thrive abroad. She's got tons of international experience, both personally and p...

    30 min
  8. Nicaragua: What I learned from my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer

    05/02/2023

    Nicaragua: What I learned from my time as a Peace Corps Volunteer

    Have you ever thought about packing up and living in another country? And have you ever wondered what it'd be like to be a Peace Corps Volunteer? Well, in this Season 2 opener of Creating Your Happy Place, Rebecca West shares her experience serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Nicaragua.Spoiler alert, it wasn't exactly her cup of tea - she ended up leaving early. But even though it wasn't a great fit for her, she still thinks it was one of the most important things she could have done. In fa...

    20 min
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A podcast that explores how our spaces support (or sabotage) our happiness and make it easier (or harder) to reach our goals, then empowers you to do whatever it takes to get happy at home. ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿก

Information

  • Creator
    Rebecca
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ยฉ 2023 Creating Your Happy Place
  • Show Website
    Creating Your Happy Place

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