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  • #40 - Chaos. Goodbye!

    The final episode before Naia departs for New Zealand! Updates about how life has been in this weird, unfamiliar, challenging and transitional time of her life. Goodbyes, unknowns, facing cruelty from a devil-worshipper, living in a "spooky tear-down house", becoming homeless.. not knowing what the heck is going on! Meanwhile trying to fly to NZ with absolutely no plans.

    49 min
  • #39 - Solo Road Trip (Part 3)

    The final part of the solo road trip is here! Naia shares her experience staying a couple nights at Bella Pacifica (and the drive to and from Tofino). She also chats about her final night camping before setting off to catch the ferry the next day. Laughs, tears and sweat in this episode!

    1 hr
  • #38 - Solo Road Trip (Part 2)

    We're continuing on! In part two of the road trip, Naia wraps up her experience at HipCamp and she shares her journey around Campbell River and the drive down to Port Alberni. What started as a lonely, depressing time at the hostel, turned into a very strange, yet entertaining night (and a weird morning the next day).

    42 min
  • #37 - Solo Road Trip (Part 1)

    Naia recently went on a solo road-trip to Vancouver Island! In this first part, she shares her experience traveling to her first campsite with no sleep the night before, her challenges with no data and a dead phone, and her creepy encounter after arriving at a HipCamp site.

    43 min
  • #35 - Man Of Love

    Let's just say dating in your mid 30's heckin' sucks. In this episode, Naia shares what happened during a weekend-long date. The story (& aftermath) of a man who claimed to be someone who he wasn't...

    Ps. she still needs her poetry book back!!

    1 hr 8 min
  • #34 - Back To A Backpack?

    Naia finds time during a weird in-between phase of her life to chat about her thoughts and feels on taking the 'path less travelled'. If plans work out, will living out of a backpack have her feeling more like herself again or will she feel more lost than ever?

    25 min
  • #33 - I Got A Van!

    We're back! Naia shares her experience buying a vehicle for the first time. Count how many times the word "nervous" is used! Was it the right decision? And what should the van be named?!

    36 min
  • #32 - People Are Scary

    After an anxiety-inducing event this past weekend, it inspires Naia to get vulnerable. She shares her harrowing experience growing up bullied and navigating life with social anxiety. Experiences we have during childhood shape who we become.

    48 min
  • #31 - Would You Rather

    After an unexpected mini hiatus, RWS is back! We're smoothing into things with a fun, light-hearted episode: a game of "Would You Rather", and a bit of chatter in-between.

    29 min

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In this podcast inspired by the spirit of ‘Into The Wild’, listen to real stories and real chats, shared by real people. Raw and in the moment, embark on this journey as each episode of personal…