HUMANS OF VANLIFE

Well folks something very exciting just happened! Clarissa has become the Co-Founder of Humans of Vanlife and I couldn't be more stoked. Together we decided to team up and work together from the road to cover peoples stories. Listen to the full episode to hear about what else we are creating for our valued followers. We could not be doing this without ALL of YOU!  Love and gratitude, Nikky & Clarissa >3

Hi all you beautiful people,

This episode is extremely unique and sacred. Alex shares his heart and soul with us. He takes us on his journey of being a young musician and living in a van at 16 years old whilst dealing with his own ego, to moving through the most traumatic experience of his life, to hitting the road and finding himself through community. Alex teaches us a lot about the importance of self-improvement and how it is with people that we can transcend, grow and come together in the most beautiful way Thank you Alex for the most beautiful gift of going through this with me, sitting with me and holding space. It all needed to happen. 

You can feel Alex’s radiant energy through the microphone and get the opportunity to know Alex on a very intimate level.

This episode is particularly different as during the podcast I experienced anxiety and had to take a break to centre myself. The importance here is that my main priority with this podcast is to keep it as authentic as possible and from this experience I learnt that: I AM HUMAN- I AM LEARNING- I AM EXPLORING MYSELF THROUGH OTHERS and I am fully stoked on this. SO tune on in and hold space as both Alex and I get real vulnerable and share our truth with y’all.

Episode 25 is with Noami & Dustin from @irietoaurora

Sitting down with these two legends was epic. Dustin and Noami both amaze me with heir humbleness and desire to stand up for what they believe in. They both speak their truth no matter what the situation is and that’s damn inspiring.

They have been living in their west for 3 years now and have been through it all. Most recently they had considered giving up. On this episode you get to find out things that you probably never knew about these two beings such as what does fear mean to them and more. Additionally, you get the opportunity to hear about what projects these two are involved with and they bring you along on their tragic experiences with their van and how they have overcame such adversity.

Dustin and Noami are humans you must meet! Tune in to hear their full story.

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Welcome to episode 24! 

Katie, a super power of a woman discuss her journey of healing her broken heart on the road. 

Katie opens up about her experience of leaving the corporate world and becoming an entrepreneur on the road. We get real and honest with y’all and talk about mental health, heart break, societal expectations, overall wellbeing, the pressures we face from our family and how Katie navigated all of this while being a solo traveller. Tune in to hear more about Katies intimate experience on the road. 

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Thanks for tuning in!

Love & gratitude,

Nikky 

Episode 23 with the legend @freetired is out 🎉

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Steve has been living in his built out sprinter van for 3 years now and shares with us his journey of reconnecting with community and the impact it has had on his wellbeing. -

I am thankful for Steves willingness to share about the difficulties of starting relationships while living in the van and his ability to be express his honest experiences from the road.

- We get real serious about our desires, love, shame, independence, and all the tribulations that come with vanlife and relationships. -

If you want a real look into relationships and living on the road this is the episode for YOU. Plus, there is a special appearance from the king questioner @nathan_tomsic so you ain’t going to want to miss this magic 👑

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Love,

Nikky ❤️

I met Scott in Yellowstone National Park when my van broke down and I was stuck all alone. Scott is one of those incredible humans who gives with his heart and expects nothing in return. After spending about 48 hours with Scott I quickly learned that he has been on an amazing journey that took him giving up his 40 hour work week to hike the Appalachian trail for 5+ months and has never gone back. Not only does Scott have an incredible heart, he also has an incredible story that is worth sharing! 

Subscribe to hear the whole episode and feel free to share this podcast if you are inspired too! 

With gratitude, 

Nikky 

Scotts insta: @beastbeyondboston

Nikkys insta: @veeweethevanagon 

What a rewarding experience it was getting the opportunity to sit down with Mooey and explore with him on a deeper level. What I thought would be a normal episode of exploring the individual inside the van quickly turned into a deep profound conversation about vulnerability and the affects that being vulnerable can have on you. Mooey shares with us his experience of journalling and how it has helped him become more honest with himself and others as he gets the chance to explore what’s within. Additionally we explore many other topic such as the freedom of moving from a home into a van and all the freeing feelings that come along with it. Tune into the full episode and subscribe to hear Mooeys story. 

Mooeys insta: climboncollins

I had the pleasure of sitting down and getting to know Josh. Josh is one of those people who you know right off the bat is a beautiful soul in which you want to get to know on a deeper level.

Thankfully, Josh helped remind me that opportunity is so easily followed by living the van life as you can literally just start driving towards your dreams at any time. It is inspiring to see Josh following his dreams and consciously creating his ideal adventurous life admits all the barriers and pressures of our societal norms. 

Your going to want to listen to the full episode to hear Josh's story. 

Josh's insta: @joshmackenz

Nikky insta: @veeweethevanagon

This episode is raw. Clarissa takes us on a honest journey of what it is like to be a women in van from having your period to getting ready and going out partying. Clarissa shares her journey of leaving her hometown at the age of 22 and hitting the road for what she thought would only be a short amount of time. Two years later Clarissa is still living full-time vanlife and is loving every minute of it... mostly.  Listen to the full episode to hear her wild journey. 

Insta: @clarissakiing

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Follow along to hear the journey of Evan, a 22 year old from Calgary who has fallen in love with vanlife and all it has to offer. 

Evan rolled up to our community about 2 months ago and has become an instant brother and life long friend. Together we explore the dichotomy of living secluded from community vs the importance of growing within a community. Evan reminds us that living out of our comfort zone is necessary in order to grow and thrive. He also highlights the mindfulness that can be cultivated through living this lifestyle. Tune into to hear Evan's full story 

Instagram: evansmethurst

Nikky and Kayla are back at it again!

This podcasts guides you through the hard truth of Kayla and I's experience with the law and touches upon the reality of the housing crisis here in Victoria, BC. You can expect to hear an honest conversation of our challenges with vanlife, as well as our social justice voices as we plea and advocate that others educate themselves about the housing crisis here in Victoria. I believe awareness and knowledge= power. 

Nikkys instagram: @veeweethevanagon

Kaylas instagram: @queiladouglas

Photo from: @bedifferentmedia