As somebody who struggled in the past with OCD and now works with people as they’re navigating recovery, first of all: know that it’s not at all strange to experience a spike in OCD symptoms… Read More »5 Tips for an OCD Flare-up on Vacation
Preparing for a panic attack on your next flight is a practice that begins long before your departure date. This video covers five tips to help you significantly increase the chances of having a massive… Read More »Video: How to Have Panic Attacks on Planes
A short boat ride down the coast from Puerto Vallarta, Xinalani Retreat rests on the slopes of a leafy green hill overlooking a pristine sandy beach. For four nights this past Christmas, your Guide relaxed… Read More »Review: Christmas at Xinalani, Puerto Vallarta
Alright, vagabond laptop warriors, listen up. While the lifestyle of working from anywhere in the world sounds like it’s totally about sitting in Zen gardens all day sipping organic free-range green tea, it’s actually only… Read More »5 Tips for Preventing Digital Nomad Mental Health Issues
One of the most common questions on digital nomad and solo travel forums is some form of: Are you allowed to travel solo after 30? Can you be a digital nomad over 40? The answer… Read More »Can you solo travel after 30?
Questions and comments on whether solo traveling is lonely come up often in travel forums. Scrolling through the solo travel subreddit just now, around every third post is about struggling with traveling solo or trying… Read More »Is solo traveling lonely?
If you’re already a digital nomad and wondering how to build friendships while traveling, or you’re thinking about becoming a digital nomad but your anxious about the social situation, curious about how digital nomads make… Read More »How do digital nomads make friends?
If you want to make your mental health worse, wipe away! But if you want to take care of your mental health or recover from some mental illness struggles, then compulsions like this won’t be… Read More »Should you wet wipe airplane seats?
Whether you’ve already got your first trip booked in a couple of years, or you’re planning your first post-pandemic vacation, these tips will help you take care of that anxious trip-planner in your skull. Tip… Read More »5 mental health tips for your first trip after the pandemic
Anxieties about relapse, having a psychotic break, struggling with depersonalization, or just having a classic panic attack while traveling, is just generally one of the travel mental health topics I get asked about the most.… Read More »What if you lose control while traveling?