Send us a text When we first hit the road, we treated van life like a never-ending vacation - up for every sunrise, chasing every sunset, squeezing every ounce out of every day. But eventually, my body hit a wall. What started as a dream road trip turned into two months of running on empty… until a sharp pain in my chest forced everything to stop. In this episode, I’m talking about the burnout no one prepares you for, how costochondritis became my very blunt wake-up call, and what slowing dow...
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Send us a text When we first hit the road, we treated van life like a never-ending vacation - up for every sunrise, chasing every sunset, squeezing every ounce out of every day. But eventually, my body hit a wall. What started as a dream road trip turned into two months of running on empty… until a sharp pain in my chest forced everything to stop. In this episode, I’m talking about the burnout no one prepares you for, how costochondritis became my very blunt wake-up call, and what slowing dow...
Send us a text When we first hit the road, we treated van life like a never-ending vacation - up for every sunrise, chasing every sunset, squeezing every ounce out of every day. But eventually, my body hit a wall. What started as a dream road trip turned into two months of running on empty… until a sharp pain in my chest forced everything to stop. In this episode, I’m talking about the burnout no one prepares you for, how costochondritis became my very blunt wake-up call, and what slowing dow...
Send us a text This one isn’t from a beach or a scenic overlook—it’s from the backseat of my brain. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the mental baggage that somehow snuck into the van: the overthinking, the spiraling, and that inner critic who never shuts up. I share what it’s like to chase a dream life but still feel like you’re messing it up, how overthinking affects your body, and the quiet voice I’m learning to listen to instead. We’ll get into: •How your inner critic thrives on ...
Send us a text I always thought once I got the dream life—traveling full-time in a van, chasing the Pan-American Highway, waking up in epic places—I’d finally be happy. But here’s the plot twist: I got everything I wanted… and still felt like a mess inside. In this episode, I talk about the emotional side of van life that rarely makes it into the Instagram captions. The quiet pressure to “make the most of it,” the guilt of not feeling grateful enough, and the realization that external freedo...
Send us a text What do burning lady bits, Instagram expectations, and a slightly delusional travel itinerary have in common? Apparently… me. In this episode, I share the story of floating in a natural salt pool in Mexico—something that sounded like the perfect slow-travel dream but ended up being one of those “why am I doing this?” moments. We’ll talk about: • The gap between travel expectations and reality • Why some experiences are bett...
Send us a text Postcards I Never Sent is a voice memo from the road—raw, reflective, and occasionally unhinged. Hosted by Krista, a full-time vanlifer driving from Alaska to Argentina, this storytelling podcast shares the quiet moments that never made it to Instagram. These are the postcards I didn’t send—because I was too overwhelmed, too cracked open, or just emotionally distracted by bad Wi-Fi and a soggy burrito. Recorded somewhere between signal and stillness, each episode is part storyt...
Send us a text When we first hit the road, we treated van life like a never-ending vacation - up for every sunrise, chasing every sunset, squeezing every ounce out of every day. But eventually, my body hit a wall. What started as a dream road trip turned into two months of running on empty… until a sharp pain in my chest forced everything to stop. In this episode, I’m talking about the burnout no one prepares you for, how costochondritis became my very blunt wake-up call, and what slowing dow...
