Being A Lot - Digital Nomad Life and Mental Health

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I'm Ebba, a digital nomad, mental health survivor and business owner. This is the podcast where we talk about the emotional reality of dealing with your mental health as a digital nomad. Through solo episodes and with guests, we dive into alignment, loneliness, mental health, and figuring out who you are on the other side of survival mode. Did you survive burnout or mental health struggles, look around and ask yourself "now what?" Are you curious about or already living the nomad life? Then this is the podcast for you, where we're making being a lot and choosing your own path a good thing.

  1. 22h ago

    Do all Digital Nomads struggle with mental health?

    Is digital nomad life actually good for your mental health, or are we just lying to ourselves? I got Paul McDougal on the podcast, a friend of mine who runs crazy distances to raise money for kids affected by parents with alcoholism, and we ended up having one of the most honest conversations I've had on here about whether this lifestyle actually helps your mental health or just distracts you from it. We talk about:- the real pros and cons of digital nomad life - why some digital nomads might be lying to themselves about escaping their problems - how having too many choices can make it harder to be happy - growing up with an alcoholic parent and learning to talk about it after years of silence - Paul's next challenge, running the entire coastline of England to raise money for kids affected by parental alcoholism Paul, known online as @the_geordie_challenger, runs extreme physical challenges to raise money for Nacoa, a charity supporting children of alcoholics. He previously ran the full length of the Newcastle Metro system, 118 km, in under 24 hours, and is now planning to run the entire perimeter of England in 2027. Donate to his fundraiser here: https://www.justgiving.com/page/run-the-metro Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: @being.ebba & beingalot.podcast

  2. Aug 20

    Reverse Culture Shock as a Digital Nomad

    Reverse culture shock can be unexpected when you start out as a nomad. In this episode I sit down with returning guest and friend Julie Martin, licensed marriage and family therapist for expats and nomads. She actually lived my old dream of being a therapist in New York before leaving it behind for nomad life. We talk about what living in New York was really like, why she left, and what going home feels like once you have. We talk about: reverse culture shock as a digital nomadwhat living in New York is actually likewhy going home feels harder than leavingquitting a stable job to move to Bali with no plangetting sick alone in a new countrybuilding an international therapy practice for nomads and expatsJulie Martin is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with expats and digital nomads all over the world, based between New York and Southeast Asia. Instagram: @therapy4expats Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: @being.ebba & beingalot.podcast

  3. Aug 6

    From Solo Travel to Digital Nomad Life

    Using travel to escape yourself is easy but it won't heal you. In this episode I met up with my Swedish friend Arvin at the beach in Da Nang. He went from solo traveling to settling down in Da Nang for a while to rest and heal. We talk about: using travel to escape yourself without realizing itwhat solo travel forces you to face when you're isolated and alonewhy meditation retreats and healing routines can become another form of avoidancehow traveling can become too intensehealing away from home versus healing back homewhy a lower cost of living abroad gives you more time to actually healputting down boundaries as a digital nomad without feeling like a bad person Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: @being.ebba & @beingalot.podcast

  4. Jul 23

    Solo Trip to Recharge as a Digital Nomad

    A vlog-style episode from when I went to Cham Island to relax after feeling like my stress levels were too high. Avoiding burnout as a digital nomad means catching the warning signs before it is too late. In this solo episode I take a trip to Cham Island, a tiny island outside of Da Nang, where I've been living as a digital nomad. Two years ago I came to Da Nang recovering from being close to burnout, and this time I'm recognizing the same warning signs again, so I'm forcing myself to rest before it happens a second time. Come along as I yap from the island and the beach about: avoiding burnout as a digital nomadphysical signs of burnout you shouldn't ignoretaking a solo trip to Cham Island to rechargeliving as a digital nomad in Da Nang, Vietnamwhy it's hard to rest when you love your workthe pressure of being your own boss with no one to make you take a break Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: @being.ebba & beingalot.podcast

  5. Jul 17

    Being alone doesn't mean you're lonely as a digital nomad

    Being alone doesn't mean you're lonely, especially as a digital nomad. I sat down with my friend Kieran, a British English teacher living in Danang, Vietnam, to talk about why he craves alone time, wearing a mask as a teacher and in life, and why men's mental health is still so hard to talk about. We talk about: the difference between being alone and being lonelywhy he needs alone time unlike most digital nomadswhy nomad life means constantly performing, from teaching to socializingwhy he moved to Vietnam to teach Englishthe privilege of choosing this lifestylemen's mental health and why British men struggle to talk about itovertourism in Vietnam and how to be a respectful nomadKieran is a British English teacher who has lived in Vietnam on and off for six years, now teaching online from Danang. He's also an incredible writer, you can read his work on Substack: https://substack.com/@kieranmccormack93 Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: @being.ebba & beingalot.podcast

  6. Jul 9

    Building an Online Community as a Digital Nomad

    Elizabeth created online friendships that saved her mental health as a digital nomad, long before she ever met them in person. That's what pushed her to build an online community for young female founders. I sat down at a café in Da Nang with Elizabeth to talk about online community, friends online and friends in real life. We talk about: why online friends can be just as real as the ones you meet in personwhy she felt more alone in Asia than she ever did back homehow she made her first nomad friends on LinkedIn before meeting them in personwhat made her start an online community for other female founderswhy coworking with friends only works if everyone actually shows up to workwhy people who only trust in-person friendships are missing outpicking a season of nomading and actually committing to it instead of doing both halfwaygetting fired from a job she hated and why it was the best thing that happened to herElizabeth Kershaw runs an online community for young female founders building businesses while living the nomad life. Instagram: @thatbusinessgirly. LinkedIn: Elizabeth Kershaw. Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: @being.ebba & beingalot.podcast

  7. Jul 2

    Finding Happiness as a Digital Nomad - Jason Nelson

    In this episode I sit down with Jason Nelson, author of A Balm for Your Soul: The 6 Seeds of Happiness, at one of my favorite cafes here in Da Nang, to talk about finding happiness as a digital nomad and why being kind to yourself is the foundation everything else is built on. We talk about: finding happiness as a digital nomadthe six seeds of happiness from Jason Nelson's bookself compassion as a digital nomadhow to quiet your inner criticleaving a successful 20 year corporate career in London for a happier lifesetting boundaries as a recovering people pleaserwhy real friendships matter more than surface connections as a nomadwhat changed after five years as a digital nomad Jason Nelson is a digital nomad and author of A Balm for Your Soul: The 6 Seeds of Happiness. After 20 years building a career in retail marketing and e-commerce in London, Jason left his corporate life to become a location independent consultant, and now shares practical steps for building long term happiness through self care, self mastery, kindness, boundaries, relationships and connection. Find Jason on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube: @iamjasonnelson Website and book at: https://www.abalmforyoursoul.co.uk/happiness-coaching Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: being.ebba & beingalot.podcast

  8. Jun 25

    Boundaries to Avoid Burnout as a Digital Nomad

    Avoiding burnout as a digital nomad and freelancer starts with setting boundaries with your clients. In this episode I sit down with my friend Camilla, a Finnish video editor and digital nomad based in Da Nang. We talk about starting a business when you don’t know what you want to do and why setting boundaries from the beginning as a new business owner is important. We talk about: how to avoid burnout as a digital nomad freelancersetting boundaries with clients when you're just starting outwhy new freelancers get taken advantage of and how to recognize itgoing from one-off gigs to stable freelance incomedesigning your work week around ADHD and your cyclenetworking your way to better clients as a digital nomadwhy you don't have to be an expert to get good clientslearning skills on the go and building your business along the wayCamilla is a video editor and photographer based in Da Nang, Vietnam. She works with SaaS companies on video marketing and has been living the nomad life for two years. Instagram: @wildlycami YouTube: @wildlycami Hi, I'm Ebba. The host of Being a Lot podcast. I'm a mental health survivor who decided to leave everything behind to start the digital nomad life. I started this podcast to open up the conversation about how to become a digital nomad and how to navigate nomad life when you are or have been struggling with your mental health. Follow on Instagram: @being.ebba & beingalot.podcast

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I'm Ebba, a digital nomad, mental health survivor and business owner. This is the podcast where we talk about the emotional reality of dealing with your mental health as a digital nomad. Through solo episodes and with guests, we dive into alignment, loneliness, mental health, and figuring out who you are on the other side of survival mode. Did you survive burnout or mental health struggles, look around and ask yourself "now what?" Are you curious about or already living the nomad life? Then this is the podcast for you, where we're making being a lot and choosing your own path a good thing.

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