#002: Is your next trip an adventure, or an escape? In this episode, I dive into the hidden cycle of travel-as-avoidance, how to know if you’re running toward something or away from something, and what it really means to design a life you don’t need to escape from.

Pack Light Live Full is a podcast about building a meaningful life on your own terms. Host Carmen Van Kerckhove shares candid stories from her unconventional career path—from investment banking analyst to martial arts school owner to million-follower travel influencer—exploring how to create success that feels as good on the inside as it looks on the outside. Through honest conversations about career, social media, travel, and life's big transitions, Carmen challenges conventional wisdom about what it means to "have it all."