I didn’t take the campervan to Wales for Instagram shots. I went to explore life beyond burnout, rebuild confidence after a car accident, and test my tools—mindfulness, yoga, and small brave steps—outside the comfort zone. This episode shares the real story from 2016–2025: leaving “five days forever,” trying three, saying yes to festivals and creative work, and what South Wales taught me about safety vs risk.

this episode is part of a larger body of work on Mels Campervan Adventures on YouTube

You’ll hear
• Schools/CAMHS-style background & why the system wears us down
• Redundancy → experiments → slower work rhythm
• PTSD recovery practices that actually helped
• Van realities (steep bays, dead battery, no signal)
• Safety vs risk in midlife—and how to choose aliveness

Links
• Work with me (coaching/mentoring): Calendly - M G
• 30-Day Wellbeing Program: (1) INTRO TO THE NEW 30 DAY SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL POWER PROGRAMME -LEVEL 2 - YouTube
• Video version on YouTube: REFLECTIONS -From Exhausted to Exploratory: My 2016–2025 Reinvention + Campervan Lessons
• Patreon: [link]

mental health, burnout, resilience, midlife, women’s wellbeing, yoga, mindfulness, travel, Wales, campervan

This trailer introduces my YouTube AND Spotify channel new project called Changing Spaces: Through the Lens — where I explore campervan travel, heritage journeys, psychology, spirituality, and the freedom to create new stories at midlife. From 30-day transformation programs to travel reflections, this channel is about how changing spaces changes lives. In this video I share:How this channel began with podcasts, campervan journeys, and 30-day programs.Why I’m launching a new series: Changing Spaces: Through the Lens.Upcoming trips — including my Scotland journey (starting Sept 10).The 7-Day Empowerment Challenge (Aug 31–Sept 7) and how to join.🌱 Subscribe if you want:Campervan freedom + heritage travel.Reflections weaving psychology + spirituality.Tools for empowerment, resilience & joy.📩 Access the 7-Day workbook + affirmations ebook: by emailing me [email protected] and have ebook in subject bar ✨ Patreon community (coming soon): behind-the-scenes, deeper reflections, live Q&A.#ChangingSpaces #CampervanTravel #MidlifeTransformation #ScotlandTravel #PsychologyAndSpirituality #mentalhealth #spirituality #wellbeing #love #relashionships #UK #campervan #solofemail #lovetotravel #tourism #photograpthy #digitalart

I’m sharing the real story behind my shift from local authorities/NHS work to a mixed life of private practice, yoga & meditation teaching, and wellbeing festivals—plus what a solo South Wales campervan trip taught me about fear, resilience, and joy. Expect practical nervous-system tools, midlife pivots, and plenty of coastal honesty.

this video forms a larger body of work on my YouTube page , Mels Campervan Adventures

(4) MELS CAMPERVAN ADVENTURE & SCENIC JOURNEYS UK - YouTube

What’s inside
• 2016: the first nudge & tiny experiments
• 2019 accident → PTSD ripples & recovery practices
• 2023 festivals: courage, community, connection
• Campervan realities (signal, space, sleep, sand!)
• Wales highlights: Portishead, Carmarthen, St Davids, Fishguard
• Tools: breathwork, state shifting, gratitude & planning the next season

Links
• 30-Day Wellbeing Planner melanie gabbi you tube

INTRO TO THE NEW 30 DAY SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL POWER PROGRAMME -LEVEL 2• Work with me Calendly - M G mental health, anxiety, resilience, midlife, women’s wellbeing, travel, campervan, Wales, yoga, mindfulness, personal growth

Education/Health & Fitness

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#resilience #anxiety #campervanlife #Wales #midlife #wellbeing #yoga #mentalhealth

anxiety, panic, resilience, midlife reinvention, women 45+, wellbeing festivals, yoga teacher life, nervous system regulation, breathwork, state shifting, PTSD recovery, campervan life UK, Wales road trip, South Wales coast, St Davids, Fishguard, Portishead, Carmarthen, dopamine novelty, personal growth, mindset, mental health tools, journaling, identity shift, career pivot, NHS to private practice

Feeling like every day is an emotional Groundhog Day—anxiety, sadness, burnout on repeat? In this episode, I share what I’ve learned over 25 years as a therapist, yoga/meditation teacher and coach—plus my own lived experience—so you can move from survival to thriving and even flourishing.

This video forms a larger body of work on my YouTube page

in the 30 days section (4) INTRO TO THE NEW 30 DAY SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL POWER PROGRAMME -LEVEL 2 - YouTube

You’ll learn:

• How to calm your nervous system (fast) with mindfulness, grounding & breathwork

• What “state shifting” is—and how to do it in minutes

• Why repetition & a simple 30-day plan build momentum (not willpower)

• The risk–resilience lens used in services like the NHS—and how to apply it to your life

• How to turn pain and past patterns into purpose, power, and your path forward

Chapters
00:00 Why we stay stuck in emotional loops
02:18 Surviving vs thriving (and what flourishing looks like)
04:40 Risk + resilience: the two lenses that change everything
07:06 Daily stress, parenting, work & modern life
10:55 It’s not about “fixing” yourself—here’s a better frame
13:20 Tools I use with clients (multimodal approach)
18:00 Becoming curious: tiny steps that shift identity
24:30 The mental health continuum (not just diagnoses)
27:35 Neurobasics: habits, hormones & rewiring
31:45 Language matters—stop calling yourself “stuck”
33:40 Quick start: mindfulness, grounding, breathing
41:00 State shifting demo you can try today
46:30 Build your 30-day plan & keep it simple

If this helped, subscribe for weekly tools and guided practices.
📒 Want structure? Add my 30-Day Wellbeing Planner to your routine (link in description).
📝 Journal prompt: “Where in my day do I habitually tense up—and what 2-minute practice could I insert there?”

mental health, anxiety help, burnout recovery, nervous system regulation, mindfulness for beginners, breathwork, grounding techniques, state shifting, resilience, trauma informed, HPA axis, dopamine serotonin, flow state, habit change, identity shift, women’s wellbeing, midlife women, therapist tips, coaching tools, NHS risk and resilience, everyday spirituality, journaling for healing, reduce stress fast, calm the mind, practical psychology

#mentalhealth #anxiety #burnout #mindfulness #breathwork #resilience #nervoussystem #wellbeing

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Lets unpack how mindful travel resets your brain: slow dopamine vs doomscrolling, the stretch zone (safety vs risk), and how to turn great moments into anchors you can use at your desk. Honest van-life bits included: gradients, cold showers, signal gaps—and the confidence that follows.

What’s inside
• Novelty, nature & nervous system calm• Practical stretch zone: tiny risks, real wins• Beach yoga that actually works (no sand-in-everything version)• Anchoring joy: a 3-step memory → calm method• Heritage & identity: why trips spark bigger questions

Links
• Work with me (Kickstarter/Reset): [link] Calendly - M G
• 30-Day Program: [link] (2) INTRO TO THE NEW 30 DAY SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONAL POWER PROGRAMME -LEVEL 2 - YouTube• YouTube video: [link] WHAT I LEARNED ON THE ROAD AND WHY ITS BETTER THAN SCROLLING
• “Changing Spaces” / Patreon: [link coming soon)

travel psychology, mindfulness, breathwork, campervan, Wales, slow dopamine, resilience, women’s wellbeing, midlife

Welcome to my latest podcast where i talk with Diamond Drip who is a Human Design and gene Key Coach whats Human Design ?Human Design is a holistic system that provides a unique, detailed blueprint of an individual’s energetic design, helping people understand their own nature and make better decisions in life. It combines elements from astrology, the Chinese I Ching, Judaic Kabbalah, Vedic philosophy, and modern physics. Followers of Human Design consider it a "genetic blueprint" or a "user manual" for life. You can get your human design blueprint for free here and contact Diamond to go deeper and find out more about your energy type , the best way to use it , and how you make decisions and a whole lot more !!

https://www.jovianarchive.com/Human_D...check her website below https://www.diamonddripconsulting.com...get her book https://www.diamonddripconsulting.com...#mentalhealh #spirituality #wellbeing #love #relashionships #UK #campervan #solofemail #lovetotravel #tourism #photograpthy #digitalart

Podcast Description:In this episode of Midlife Reinvented, Susie and I reflect on personal growth, transformation, and empowerment in midlife. From leaving long-term relationships to embracing new career paths and global shifts in consciousness, they explore how midlife is not an end but a powerful new beginning. They discuss societal expectations, psychological well-being, menopause, and strategies for creating a fulfilling next chapter.

Join us as they share insights from their personal journeys and professional expertise to help you embrace change and thrive in midlife.

timepoints belowall contact info on my linktree https://linktr.ee/melaniegabbi?utm_so...Themes & Time Points:⏳ [00:00] - 🔹 Mel and Susie reconnect and reflect on their past conversations and shared growth.⏳ [01:17] - Susie’s Midlife Journey & Transformation🔹 From a 30-year marriage to personal empowerment🔹 Writing 60 is the New 40 and promoting it at the Mind Body Spirit Festival🔹 The impact of societal shifts (Rolf Harris case, Me Too movement)⏳ [03:38] - Healing & Personal Growth After Toxic Relationships⏳ [04:58] - Redefining Midlife & Breaking Societal Norms🔹 Rejecting outdated narratives about aging⏳ [07:37] - The Psychology of Midlife Transition🔹 The importance of reflection and planning⏳ [08:39] - Navigating Change: Career, Relationships & Identity⏳ [10:12] - The Great Awakening & Global Consciousness Shift⏳ [12:00] - Resources for Personal Growth📌 [13:45] – Empowering Midlife Women in Dating & Relationships 📌 [20:10] – Overcoming Self-Doubt & Limiting Beliefs📌 [26:25] – The Intersection of Spirituality & Psychology📌 [32:40] – Practical Tools for Transformation📌 [39:00] – Closing Thoughts & Next Steps📌 48:49 - Living in the Dark Tunnel & Finding Hope 📌52:35 - Choosing Yourself & The Healing Journey📌56:50 - Rediscovering Joy & Midlife Transformation📌57:52 - Whispers from the Universe & Following Intuition📌1:02:18 - Self-Empowerment & Letting Go of the Old Self📌1:06:00 - Who Am I Becoming?📌1:08:30 - Manifestation & The Power of ThoughtThe conversation touches on quantum physics, making space for new experiences, and the impact of positive thinking. Suzi references books like The Secret ##

#MidlifeReinvention⁠ ⁠#MidlifeTransformation⁠ ⁠#WomenOver50⁠ ⁠#EmpoweredAging⁠ ⁠#MidlifeMindset⁠ ⁠#HealingAfterDivorce⁠ ⁠#PersonalGrowth⁠ ⁠#MenopauseWellness⁠ ⁠#ReinventYourself⁠ ⁠#ChangeGrowTransform⁠ ⁠#HealingJourney⁠ ⁠#PersonalGrowth⁠ ⁠#SelfLove

Welcome to Reflections where I explore ideas , topics and themes ,that emerge through my work and the lovely conversations I have with people on my campervan trips

All of us go through periods in our life of stress overwhelm change and transition and sometimes we can get really caught up without realising some of the key things that will help us cope better and re find stability.

#richardrudd #thegenekeys #relationships, #dating and S## as well as from my own experiences of online dating

I have worked in mental health and wellbeing for over 25 years as a psychotherapist-yoga and meditation teacher- and service development lead, on many projects across the UK . I also recently bought a campervan so that I can travel the UK and beyond going to or speaking and teaching at festivals

#travelswithmycamera #reflections #psychotherapy #psychology #campervanlife #solocamper #campervanvw #personaldevelopment

Welcome to Reflections where I explore ideas , topics and themes ,that emerge through my work and the lovely conversations I have with people on my campervan trips

All of us go through periods in our life of stress overwhelm change and transition and sometimes we can get really caught up without realising some of the key things that will help us cope better and re find stability.

#richardrudd #thegenekeys #relationships, #dating and S## as well as from my own experiences of online dating

I have worked in mental health and wellbeing for over 25 years as a psychotherapist-yoga and meditation teacher- and service development lead, on many projects across the UK . I also recently bought a campervan so that I can travel the UK and beyond going to or speaking and teaching at festivals

#travelswithmycamera #reflections #psychotherapy #psychology #campervanlife #solocamper #campervanvw #personaldevelopment

Welcome to Reflections where I explore ideas , topics and themes ,that emerge through my work and the lovely conversations I have with people on my campervan trips

#richardrudd #thegenekeys #relationships, #dating and S## as well as from my own experiences of online dating

I have worked in mental health and wellbeing for over 25 years as a psychotherapist-yoga and meditation teacher- and service development lead, on many projects across the UK . I also recently bought a campervan so that I can travel the UK and beyond going to or speaking and teaching at festivals

#travelswithmycamera #reflections #psychotherapy #psychology #campervanlife #solocamper #campervanvw #personaldevelopment