In this episode, we share from the coast of Safi in Morocco on three topics. First, we chat about why Alan Sugar would love the Ouzoud Waterfalls. We then move on to just how horrendous the Ceuta border run was for us, personally. Finally, we explore whether Ali was risking death by not dealing with his foot after trying to break up a cat fight.

nomestia explores: family van life • homeschooling • nervous system living • slow travel • parenting outside the mainstream • creative family life • location-independent living

In this podcast, we unpack Ultra-Processed People by Chris van Tulleken. Alistair read the book and has been quoting studies from it ever since, so we decided to sit down together and explore the ideas behind it. We talk about why we now discuss ultra-processed food with our children, how we think Ali lost some extra weight, common myths around exercise, and the relationship children have with sugar and a toothbrush.

In this episode we share from the side of the road in Imsouane discussing all things learning to surf at 37 in Morocco. Stray dogs and puppies- how we ended up involved with a dog and her puppies. Why we love driving a 7.5ton truck in an African country.

Each episode opens up conversations around current life, emotional realities of navigating this world in unconventional ways. We speak to the practical rhythms behind alternative lifestyles, while also holding space for the deeper layers at times such as identity, connection, capacity, and choice.

This is a space for nuance. For the beauty and the friction. For the parts that don’t always make it online. That’s the beauty of podcast.

If you’re curious about living and parenting outside the mainstream, homeschooling while travelling, or creating a life that feels more spacious and aligned, these conversations offer an honest window into what that can look like.

nomestia explores:family van life • homeschooling • nervous system living • slow travel • parenting outside the mainstream • creative family life • location-independent living

In this episode, we sit down by the “fire”, or more accurately, around our table in our Mercedes Vario in Morocco with Kate and Roger to talk all things van life.

We explore the journey that brought them here, from selling their home to travelling across Europe and into North Africa in their VW Crafter with their 8-year-old. This conversation weaves through the emotional and practical realities of choosing a life on the road the shifts, the challenges, and the freedom found along the way.

*Please note the beginning of the audio has a couple of interruptions which couldn’t be edited but it rectifies soon in.

In nomestia Fireside, we gather in conversation with women and families who are choosing to live differently.

These are not polished interviews or performative stories. They are honest exchanges, the kind that unfold slowly, there’s background noises, it’s real life with nothing perfect.

Together, we explore what it looks like to step outside conventional paths and build a life rooted in freedom, creativity, and nervous system awareness.

Each episode opens up conversations around current life, emotional realities of navigating this world in unconventional ways. We speak to the practical rhythms behind alternative lifestyles, while also holding space for the deeper layers at times such as identity, connection, capacity, and choice.

This is a space for nuance. For the beauty and the friction. For the parts that don’t always make it online. That’s the beauty of podcast.

If you’re curious about living and parenting outside the mainstream, homeschooling while travelling, or creating a life that feels more spacious and aligned, these conversations offer an honest window into what that can look like.

nomestia explores:family van life • homeschooling • nervous system living • slow travel • parenting outside the mainstream • creative family life • location-independent living

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In this nomestia episode we discuss dates growing on trees and what Xanthe found in a date. How we ended up in a garage in the desert. Going to a Hammam with children.

We share a real-time diary of our life in the van as a family living van life with children while navigating homeschooling, slow travel, and nervous-system-led living.

Rather than polished highlight reels, these episodes capture the honest rhythm of our current family van life in Europe where learning, parenting, travel, creativity, and work all blend together.

We talk about what homeschooling on the road actually looks like day to day, how our children learn through real-world experiences, and the challenges and freedom that come with full-time van life as a family.

In these nomestia diaries we share:

What our current van life routine looks like

How homeschooling while travelling works for us

The realities of raising three children in a van

Slow travel, nervous system living, and stepping away from conventional life

The emotional and practical sides of choosing family van life and location independence

If you’re curious about van life with children, homeschooling while travelling, or creating a freedom-based family lifestyle. This podcast shares the unfiltered journey: the beauty, the chaos, and everything in between.

nomestia explores:family van life • homeschooling • nervous system living • slow travel • parenting outside the mainstream • creative family life • location-independent living.

In this nomestia episode we discuss what it means to be distracted in a distracting world. After Naomi listened to Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life by Nir Eyal, it sparked a conversation around phones, screens, children and whether the screens are the issue or whether we are simply projecting our issues onto something else to avoid responsibility for the choices we make. Welcome.

In this nomestia episode, we share a real-time diary of our life in the van as a family living van life with children while navigating homeschooling, slow travel, and nervous-system-led living.

Rather than polished highlight reels, these episodes capture the honest rhythm of our current family van life in Europe where learning, parenting, travel, creativity, and work all blend together.

We talk about what homeschooling on the road actually looks like day to day, how our children learn through real-world experiences, and the challenges and freedom that come with full-time van life as a family.

In this episode we share:

What our current van life routine looks like

How homeschooling while travelling works for us

The realities of raising three children in a van

Slow travel, nervous system living, and stepping away from conventional life

The emotional and practical sides of choosing family van life and location independence

If you’re curious about van life with children, homeschooling while travelling, or creating a freedom-based family lifestyle. This podcast shares the unfiltered journey: the beauty, the chaos, and everything in between.

nomestia explores:family van life • homeschooling • nervous system living • slow travel • parenting outside the mainstream • creative family life • location-independent living.

In this episode, we begin our podcast journey, sitting down together - Ali and I- to discuss and learn more about our own schooling. Ali, a private school boarder from the age of 7, and I, an ‘underachiever,’ navigating Primary and High School. Has our own schooling made an impact on the choices our own children have made for their home education journey? We discuss. Welcome.