Nomad + Spice

We are going on hiatus for an exciting reason! Flashback to our 2021 end of year episode We might well be back, so keep us in your podcast feed! Managing creative and physical energy with long covid  Our Patreon will remain open to keep the N+S website and episodes up We're still hoping to do our retreat Thank you for listening and supporting in so many ways. We love you! Support us on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

US police solve only 2% of all major crimes   Defunding the police will actually make us safer   Aboriginal deaths in custody in Australia Ursula K Le Guin's speech at National Book Awards Feminist writer, coach and business woman Kelly Diels  Sophie Lewis' “Abolish the Family” book The family structure we've held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many For a lovely vision of what anti-capitalist living could look like, read A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Also read: Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism Communal living is taking off in the US: Leaving Cambridge for the comfort of strangers - The Boston Globe Map of communal living spaces in the US: Cohousing Assn of the US Financial Times: Britain and the US are poor societies with a few very rich people Chart on income inequality in the UK & US  Sustainable and ethical brand rankings: Good On You Jenny Lachs tells us why she thinks feminism and capitalism can't co-exist Rich people who want to be taxed more: She's Inheriting Millions. She Wants Her Wealth Taxed Away. - The New York Times ‘Tax us now': ultra-rich call on governments to introduce wealth taxes Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know Join your local Buy Nothing group Tiff shares with us why she thinks capitalism and feminism are antithesis   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

We discuss end-of-year rituals and bid farewell to the year: We talk about Wintering: The power of Rest & Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May  What the heck is the Gregorian Calendar anyway? The Celtic Calendar sounds much more our style Kit recommends Spirited, the movie musical, for some holiday fun Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Viv is planning to do the Year Compass as an end-of-2022 ritual

It's our fifth anniversary!  The episode Kit regrets….  Viv is proud of our queer episode, although we'd do it differently now Kit shouts out our blockbuster two part episode on neurodivergence (part 2 here)  Check out our Reading Retreat… coming back (hopefully) in 2023! You can also join the Long Reads club if you wanna hang with us and  Rage Retreat. Camp Catharsis. What do you think? Let us know. Send us your voice memo on feminism and capitalism! Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Join us at the 7in7 digital nomad conference in Montréal Read with us in our long-reads club Connect with Viv and Kit on Good Reads Powell's City of Books in Portland A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Untamed by Glennon Doyle  Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein  Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake  Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel  A Room Called Earth by Madeleine Ryan Happy Endings by Bella Green The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Spoiler Alert ​​by Olivia Dade Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo Black Widow by Leslie Gray Streeter How to How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Kit mentions our [very old] hobby episode Viv mentions our [also very old] vacation episode Jenny of Digital Nomad Girls shares her home base thoughts. Choir buddies! Have you joined Bumble BFF? One more old episode: How to Stay Politically and Socially Active! Carbon offsetting app Wren Marbree shares her vegetable and mushroom farming adventures Get your own Sleigh the Patriarchy jumper here   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Jewels talks about the conflicting objectives of modern weddings and how she made her wedding an event that still has her guests asking for a reunion 10 years on Jon's proposal to Viv Viv's favourite ever proposal (still makes me cry ten years after I first saw it) Wedding magazine editor Sally tells us why she loves weddings despite being a feminist  Janice stresses the importance of considering your intentions for wanting to get married Watch the first dance Kit and Claire choreographed for Viv and Jon's wedding And if you really want to see the whole show, here's the [edited!] wedding video Kyrie tells us about her own unconventional wedding plans Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Please fill out Kit's survey on neurodivergence in nomads Angie shares why she decided to take medication and learned to forgive herself for years of feeling incapable  ADHD expert Dr Ned Hallowell on TikTok The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: is it an American condition? The Great Indoors: The Surprising Science of How Buildings Shape Our Behavior, Health, and Happiness Make cleaning fun with the Sweepy app Daisy tells us what it's like to have been diagnosed with both ADHD and autism Hannah shares how getting her ADHD diagnosis improved her relationships and gave her the right vocabulary to explain what she is experiencing Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price  Kathryn tells us about her neurodivergent journey and autistic burnout Fidget toys Calmer earbuds Martina tells us how realised she may have ADHD after two of her close friends were diagnosed ADHD self-assessment for women Autism self-assessment Highly Sensitive Person self-assessment So, You Think You Have ADHD? PDF (includes Facebook groups and other useful links) Have you had or been to a feminist wedding? Share your stories here to be featured in one of our upcoming episodes Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

This is the first of our two-part series on ADHD, autism and the whole spectrum of neurodivergence. Jon's bird content Please do Kit's survey on neurodivergence in nomads! Dani Donovan's ADHD comics  The “Faces of ADHD” and the “3 Types of ADHD” (more great cartoons here and here) Angie shares how she balances nomading and neurodivergence Jenny of Digital Nomad Girls shares her diagnosis journey  Daisy's Irish Independent article [paywall] “Vivienne” tastes like purple icing Here's the reason to retire “Aspergers” from your vocabulary #ActuallyAutistic on Instagram and Twitter and TikTok  Buzzfeed News article about person-first language Two sides of ADHD  So, You Think You Have ADHD? PDF Hannah Dixon of Digital Nomad Kit talks about her diagnosis journey ADHD self-assessment for women Autism self-assessment Highly Sensitive Person self-assessment Check out Viv's “autastic” friend Jay's YouTube channel ND accounts on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/connor.dewolfe/ https://www.instagram.com/danidonovan/  https://www.instagram.com/adhd_alien/  https://www.instagram.com/nd.narratives/ https://www.instagram.com/the_mini_adhd_coach/  https://www.instagram.com/authenticallyadhd/  https://www.instagram.com/iampayingattention/  https://www.instagram.com/actuallyautistictiktoks/  Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

What happened when Kit got Covid We mull over what next year might look like The Art of Gathering People making plans for 7in7 Shoutout to our excellent VA, Charlotte! Join the Long Reads club on our Patreon We announce our career change to screenwriters The most Australian thing ever (you are welcome) Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Content note: In this episode, we cover diet culture and fatphobia, so if that's not good for you maybe give this one a miss! If you wanna get a sneak peek at Viv's wedding here's a 45 second trailer And here was the honeymoon resort in case you're looking for the best all-inclusive holiday you've ever had  Contribute to our episode on neurodivergence that we're planning for next year Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole and Elise Resch Give @foodpeacedietitian, Ragen Chastain and Kirsten Ackerman a follow to find out more from a nutrition perspective Listen to the podcast Maintenance Phase by @yrfatfriend and Michael Hobbes, author of Everything You Know About Obesity is Wrong Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Need more Nomad + Spice in your life? Join our Long Reads club on Patreon With restrictions being lifted in the UK, are we seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? Dealing with uncertainty in a pandemic How Delta exposed Australia's pandemic weaknesses Sally wonders how the pandemic has changed our norms and behaviour and what anxieties we will we be taking into the future with us The pandemic made clear that Consent Is About More Than Sex Colour coded consent wristbands indicate your comfort levels with physical touch Sarah shares how the pandemic taught her spontaneity, but also raised concerns about having to re-learn how to socialise and date Marie tells us how it took the world coming to standstill for her to discover her true priorities in life Robin reflects on losing part of her identity as a traveller, while also discovering new desires and boundaries   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Want to read with us? Join the Long Reads club on Patreon Be our friends on Goodreads! Kit and Viv Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino Convenience Store Woman by Sakaya Murata How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Know your Baldwin: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin If Beale Street Could Talk - Netflix documentary Kindred by Octavia Butler The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Get a Life Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang Just read any Taylor Jenkins Reid book One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston Follow Rachel Cargle Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Women of colour lost the majority of the jobs in the economic downturn Report that found women booked vaccination appointments for their male partners and their parents Women skipped medical appointments more than men during the pandemic People are reporting weird periods after getting vaccinated 1% pay rise for healthcare workers in the UK is a big UGHH The phenomenon of feminised job roles  A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking Why Women Had Better Sex Under Socialism “Covid took a crowbar into gender gaps and pried them open”   Kim Stanley Robinson's piece about the positives in global decrease in population  ...but don't let racism drive arguments about overpopulation “One for mum, one for dad, and one for the country” Find out more about Viv's friend who got paid for the childcare on Viv's other podcast Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Our new Patreon tier!! Black lives still matter Ambar shares about how learning about herself has been an important project for her this year Read more about the Dunning-Kruger Effect Women You Should Know  Activists to follow: @blairimani @amandangocnguyen @iamrachelricketts @rachel.cargle @michellekimkim @keah_maria @melaninmvskoke @ajabarber @beyonkz @joshuaobawole @teresabaker11 @pattiegonia Stop Asian Hate Greta's got it Audrey shares her conflicted feelings about activism and learning You're Wrong About Maintenance Phase Roxane Gay's Writing for Social Change Masterclass Check out Kit's dance vids! Witch, Please Sonia on professional and intentional learning Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Kit’s current “home” Salem, Massachusetts, US Viv’s current “home”: Westward Ho!, Devon, UK Sarah shares her homes with us Indigenous Women Hike on Instagram (+ their story on what makes someone a local) A short summary of Australia Day protests  “The past is a foreign country” Martina shares the push/pull relationship she has with her family home Angie describe what home means to her    Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

We talk about the (few) unexpected upsides of this year, the goals we’ve surprisingly reached as a result of the pandemic and what that tells us, and set vibes (NOT goals) for the coming year/s. With, you know, laughs. Happy end of 2020! Help Lines: US, Canada, UK, Ireland - Crisis Text Line (also available on Facebook Messenger so you can ) Australia - Lifeline Anywhere in the EU/EEA: call 116 123 US: call 800-273-8255 Everywhere: IASP  Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Back when we knew nothing about the pandemic, we recorded this episode! Benedict Cumberbatch can’t pronounce “penguins” Here’s our beautiful castle … we can’t wait to go back once we’re allowed Kathryn shares her close call with the law Marie reflects on illness on the road The definition of bogan Nomads who…. scrub toilets? Angie Cole shares a cautionary tale about late night transportation

Do you miss plane food? These people are missing it this much If you’re vegan-curious, try signing up for Veganuary in 2021 Chani shares how going mostly vegan has helped with her mental health Digital Nomad Girls’ Jenny Lachs shares her environmental reasons for cutting down her meat consumption Viv refers to Yoga with Adriene, another January challenge you can do  Check out the Ultimate Vegan Brunch Tour by Suzette Burton The article reporting Black Americans are more likely to be vegan than the rest of the population Suzette suggests the Happy Cow and A Billion Veg apps to help you locate vegan food while travelling There’s a whole movement called Reducetarianism! Viv definitely didn’t make it up Hannah McGregor from Witch, Please and Secret Feminist Agenda shares her insights on veganism, fatness and political activism From the Nomad + Spice archives: Nomading While Fat  Further listening about Hannah’s perspective: the animal theory episode of Witch Please Daniel Radcliffe’s essay and the Simpsons meme For more on indigenous knowledge about plants, animals and ecosystems, read Braiding Sweetgrass An interview with Guinevere of Aide Your Health Isabel gives some practical tips on transitioning to vegan Kit’s intuitive eating dietitian Thank you to our anonymous listener for her insightful and holistic vision of veganism! Hannah Dixon brings it full circle with pointing out the link between eating animals and the pandemic Join our SECRET SANTA by filling out the form here   Indigenous Instagram accounts to follow: https://instagram.com/indigenousrising https://instagram.com/nativewomenswilderness https://instagram.com/niskapisuwin https://instagram.com/nativeapprops https://instagram.com/melaninmvskoke   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

We have thoughts, we have feelings, we have reactions. They are raw and so are we. In this episode, we talk about joy, disbelief, apprehension, and what white women all over the world need to do now. ... Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

All the books we’ve loved this year in which time has no meaning. Kit’s Goodreads list grows apace! Shoutout to the “cozy mystery” genre (and its many subgenres), introduced to us via A Deadly Inside Scoop Viv’s book recommendations: The Guest List by Lucy Foley The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams Next on the list: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Kit’s book recommendations: One To Watch by Kate Stayman-London The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin Beach Read by Emily Henry Anti-Racist Baby by Ibram X Kendi The Deep by Rivers Solomon  Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

What does the rest of 2020 look like for location independent women? We reflect on the first five months of the pandemic Marie makes the most of her new circumstances Viv bangs on about Couch to 5k (again. We have forgotten what we said on the previous episode) Tweets on capitalism Sarah is adjusting and adapting, and holding still Check out our Black Lives Matter action list Although her day-to-day life hasn’t changed that much, Janice is being kinder to herself

The second installment of our three-part documentary series tracking how nomads are handling this wild year.   In our third month of lockdown (oh, sweet summer children) Viv’s doing Couch to 5k with a remote run club  Kit’s playing Beat Saber on a VR Headset (neither of us is as good as the video) We read Braiding Sweetgrass in our book club Robin the Wandering Aunt checks in from Dallas about letting herself lean into her emotions Sally shows us up with really good sound quality and is definitely making the most of living on the beautiful Sunshine Coast during the pandemic Emily shares her lockdown experience from a small town in England   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

We offer a COVID-19 time capsule from a million years ago (March) Jenny Lachs shares how she was feeling in the early days of the pandemic, particularly around productivity and self-care We discuss how we’re parenting our parents regarding coronavirus safety Tiff shares what it’s like being stuck far from home and how the what-ifs are causing stress Jacqueline Jensen talks about the emotional roller coaster she’s been experiencing Audrey paints a picture of her life and the push and pull of inside and outside The Washington Post graphic Cynthia shares how connecting with other online business owners and home workers has helped her, and reminds us that ‘social distancing’ is a misleading phrase Elly checks in from Bali and recommends Crash Landing on You on Netflix We talk about some online experiences (Viv’s show Werewolf: Live and our friend Kayla’s online yoga classes) Kit shares all the ways digital nomad communities (including 7in7 and Digital Nomad Girls) Janice shares her introvert wisdom Viv talks about her (short-lived) experiment in being a YouTube chef Maria calls in from Buenos Aires and ponders the concept of Home “Always look for the helpers” Miranda has launched www.getremoteready.com How to run a digital coworking session  Sarah’s Benvenuti Arts  Tarek’s Nomads Giving Back Cynthia’s work   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Catch us on Instagram! @nomadandspice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the super-activist Madame Gandhi.

Check out Dani Donovan’s cartoons! My Brother My Brother and Me year names Join Viv doing Veganuary and also Yoga with Adriene’s 30 day challenge! Join the Charge What You’re Worth Club via Patreon Jennifer Miller is part of Family Adventure Summit, which is like 7in7 for families! Nab the final spot on our Scotland reading retreat!   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi. 

Our first-ever Reading Retreat is SOLD OUT!  Lupita Nyong’o’s perfect holiday is the same as ours  Listen to our two-part episode on how to raise kids as a nomad: Part 1 & Part 2 The best advice for deciding if you want kids: “You’re going to regret it either way some of the time, you just have to figure out which way you’ll regret less.” Why Have Kids by Jessica Valenti is a good book to read if you’re on the fence Audrey tells us how she feels very conflicted about having kids  Emily lived with her niece for a year and learned it was a lot of effort to have a kid “Don’t ask yourself if you want to have babies, ask yourself if you want offspring. Do you want adult kids?” - advice from Viv’s wise friend Esther talks about how it’s more challenging as a lesbian and how it’s hard to leave a partner’s child behind after a breakup 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage so don’t ever ask someone if they’re going to have a baby Anna talks to us about how her life changed because of her partner’s job, NOT because of her baby  Sarah talks about how meeting nomad parents have helped her realize that she can have a kid and keep her lifestyle Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the super-activist Madame Gandhi.

Check out our glam Albanian wedding photos in the Facebook Group Kit wrote about why 7in7 is exclusively for experienced nomads - because the truth is most don’t make it past the one-year mark Buffer’s annual State of Remote Work Report Digital Nomad Girls has a great resource where 50 women share their nomad jobs Hannah Dixon’s 5 Day VA Challenge and the Bucketlist Bombshells’ courses are two programs that we know actually work to help total newbies get started Audrey from The F School says we shouldn’t listen to other’s opinions  Robin from Wandering Aunt advises newbies to take things at their own pace  Sarah tells you to JUST GO!  ALWAYS ask for a Speedtest  Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the super-activist Madame Gandhi.

We recorded this in summer, but it got pushed back by some of our other episodes, and we’re thrilled to finally get it out! Jenny Lachs from Digital Nomad Girls thinks nomads have a responsibility to be politically and socially active Activist burnout is a real thing and we need to have strategies for coping with it We discuss integrating activism into your work like the Australian play Kill Climate Deniers Audrey from The F School wants you to give money to causes you’re passionate about  Check out Lesbians Who Tech! Who wouldn’t love cuddling kittens at Coco’s Animal Welfare in Playa del Carmen? Vianessa Castaños reminds us that we need to be aware of the politics in the places we want to visit Ambar Januel encourages us to be consistent with a cause!  Phonebanking and textbanking are ways you can help get out the vote no matter where you are! RAICES Texas is a great organization supporting immigrant rights in the US Go to the Nomad + Spice Facebook Page to raise money for _________ Women on Waves gets abortions to women via boat - support them! - and check out their map of reproductive rights These Come From Trees stickers! Sami Gardner gives free career coaching to underrepresented women and prioritizes women, queer people, and minorities in the hiring process for her clients Here’s the article on making what you do explicitly political   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the super-activist Madame Gandhi.

Check out our Reading Retreat in a Scottish Castle! Just ONE spot left! A mother-daughter team created the Myers-Briggs test in the 1940s, based on a discredited idea from Carl Jung It’s now a $20 million per year industry Viv’s article on the Myers-Briggs Vox’s mini-documentary on the Myers-Briggs Janice from the Career Introvert thinks the personality tests can sway how we act Viv’s concern with these tests is that they don’t adapt, grow, and change with you Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies Quiz and her blog post describing it as a more focused test Here’s the adapted Pottermore quiz that gives you all your Hogwarts House percentages, if you want to find out how much Slytherin you have in you Here’s what little kids are learning about Growth Mindsets in school these days Michelle from Intentional Travelers finds that the tests help her work better with others Sami says they satisfy her curiosity  The Forer effect shows how we believe that standard reports are customized just for us The Enneagram model is super old “Horoscopes for business people”: What Your Myers- Briggs Personality Type Means For Your Career in Forbes Sally discovered some very helpful insights about friendship and loyalty from her personality type The Notes From Your Therapist Instagram account is wonderful Burnout is now a legitimate syndrome according to the UN Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the superheroine Madame Gandhi.

Viv’s going to bootcamp run by a 60-year-old Dolly Parton lookalike

Viv wouldn’t have read anything if it weren’t for our Book Club Kit’s thankful for our Charge What You’re Worth Club to help fund her insane Goodreads habit Viv recommends Circe by Madeline Miller and we talk about the current popularity of ancient myths Kit recommends the Shades of Magic trilogy by V.E. Schwab for all your magical adventure needs We’re plotting our own adventure: a reading retreat in a Scottish castle! Details coming soon, spots will be very limited. Email us if you’re interested in joining! Viv recommends Pachinko by Min Jin Lee and we learn about Japan’s history with Korea  Shoutout to Kim’s Convenience on Netflix!  Kit finally got around to reading Viv’s recommendation from last year’s summer book episode, The Power by Naomi Alderman and we’re obsessed Ms. Alderman also wrote the fitness app Zombies, Run! The Nomad + Spice Book Club is reading Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich in August The Crazy Rich Asians trilogy is good, clean fun for all After years of other fantasy fans asking her about it, Kit finally read The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and it’s as good as everyone says Taking a break from male authors for over a year is a WONDERFUL thing for noticing bias and the male gaze We can’t stop talking about The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker  We did NOT enjoy the award-winning “Book of the Year” Normal People by Sally Rooney “Just because a book is written by a woman doesn’t make it a feminist book.” UP NEXT: This month Kit is reading The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg, and Am I Ugly? by Michelle Elman We’re excited about the Hunger Games prequel Viv is listening to Educated by Tara Westover and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller  When we lock ourselves in a castle, Viv’s goal is to read SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the incomparable Madame Gandhi.   

We’ve nicked our format from Reddit’s (very interesting) AMA The villa in Bali where we had daily massages Remote nomading in Trømso   Hermione’s undetectable extension charm Moana, the DN princess His Dark Materials inspired Kit’s love of nomading Kit references our Charge What You’re Worth Club  Beck Power knows about putting yourself out there Check out St Brendan’s Isle for mail forwarding services Check out more of Natasha’s questions here   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the incomparable Madame Gandhi. 

Wanna come meet us IRL? We’ll be in New Zealand for Kit’s conference for experienced nomads, 7in7, in October If you haven’t already, check out Michelle Obama’s book Becoming Kyrie relates how being a nomad can make it harder to ask for help Ways you can connect with other nomads regularly: Charge What You’re Worth Club, 7in7 Society, Nomad Feminist Book Club Need to quit something? The Upside of Quitting is your friend Martina shares her strategy for getting better at asking for help If you’re in South America, check out Rappi – a magic delivery app Create your personal taskforce!!! Friends, contractors, therapists, family, partners, cleaners! Janice identifies the struggle of asking for help in a hustle culture Our listener Emily shares her philosophy on exchanging help in a cyclical way   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the incomparable Madame Gandhi.

TWIST! Our guest hosts are Hannah Dixon and Nicole Abramowski!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO! Lynn & Alba have our first voice memo focusing on having to come out to everyone you meet while travelling Sam talks about language and coming out to clients Kyrie offers her perspective on labels and dating on the road and introduces the classic U-Haul joke Chrys deep dives into the intricacies of dating as a queer nomad Esther reveals more of the difficulties of dating Apps: Grindr is available for queer men, but Her is one of the few lesbian-focused apps Tristan mentions 7in7 for meeting other queer nomads but how few gay men are in the community Nicole talks about her community, Queer Women* Digital Nomads Janice points out the gap between talk and action when it comes to diversity and inclusion Need amazing stock images for diversity? Head to representationmatters.me! Nat shares a unique experience from the road Hannah and Nicole end on an actionable list of ways for straights to be good allies and for queer people to find their community! (Including joining   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by the incomparable Madame Gandhi. Help us out on Patreon!

We discuss the ethics of tax paying… or not Hiring someone to help is very important! Under the UK system earning £150,000 is the same as earning over £1 million This topic makes us want to bury our heads in the sand - but let’s fight that instinct together! We got just ONE voice memo for this scary episode, from the amazing Jenny Lachs of Digital Nomad Girls US taxes are definitely legal - see the 16th amendment Some American nomads stay away from home to avoid tax   Scandinavians are happy to pay taxes Get answers to your most burning tax questions by watching Grace Taylor’s Expert Session in the 7in7 Society You actually might owe tax in Thailand, Indonesia, and Colombia This complicated mess is why we started our Charge What You’re Worth Club - JOIN US!   Support this podcast on Patreon! Email us: hello@nomadandspice.com. Join our FB Group:  Nomad + Spice. Tweet us:  @nomadandspice. Theme music: Yellow Sea by the incomparable Madame Gandhi.

The eternal carry-on versus checked baggage! Cassie from Bucketlist Bombshells has big bags – here’s what she has to say If you want to see the opposite end of the minimalism spectrum, check out Consumed on Netflix Marie Kondo’s gratitude practice – so nice! Come and join our Facebook page where our Liz Scully: she loves a pencil Viv used to carry a stuffed Totoro with her. The idea was to do something exactly like this person has (Viv is unreasonably mad to have found someone else doing her idea and having so many followers) Kyrie talks about her evolving packing style The Digital Nomad Girls Inner Circle did a digital decluttering challenge: HARD   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by the incomparable Madame Gandhi. Help us out on Patreon!

Behind every woke man… Our friend Simon talks about dicks Steve points out how the typical nomad dude might feel uncomfortable inclusive spaces Zach blows our minds If you can’t picture it, here’s Leslie Knope’s rage face Note to our emailer: #byefelipe We hear from our boyfriends who credit us with their feminist awakenings, you’re WELCOME, and Lewis shouts out How To Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran Thanks to Amirul for mentioning the great educational tool that is Tumblr   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by the incomparable Madame Gandhi.

Wiki definition of cultural appropriation. Actually quite good! Viv’s friend’s article about white male chefs Generational differences on cultural appropriation in Indian families Tips for practicing yoga minus the cultural appropriation The British Museum and its many abuses of other cultures’ stuff Check out Bond Women’s Festival Don’t buy the Buddha! Bodei sent in a voice memo and mentions the grey area of sharing cultures Beyoncé wears Indian clothing at an Indian wedding vs Selena Gomez wears a bindi cuz she likes it White people at Standing Rock being rubbish Nat Geo owns its colonialist past An overly simplistic travel essay on Australia The musical Soft Power Don’t climb Uluru! Read Dr. Adrienne Keene’s blog, Native Appropriations Buy from Beyond Buckskin instead of H&M Don’t buy smudging supplies from Sephora The violent history of the racial slur gypsy Reading about the phrase ‘spirital animal’ Antonia from Nomad Think Tank situates the debate in terms of privilege Finding out about digital blackface An elegant response to being called in Audrey recommends How Not to Travel Like a Basic Bitch and reminds us that we’re privileged and to be generous with those who don’t know   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Viv is in Sydney, and Kit is in Chiang Mai! Look us up! We’re talking about financial planning!!!!!!! The ‘By the time you’re 30’ meme Deanna Marie serves us some financial realness. You can’t be in startup mode forever! Join our Charge What You’re Worth Club! Mark Manson’s turning 30 post (not the one Viv was thinking of!) Amber Monaco owns her debt! Watch Crazy Rich Asians to find out what you can spend all your loads of money Martina reminds us that freelancers and small business owners should treat ourselves like employees Why women need to save for the future The Barefoot Investor for your Aussiest financial advice Ellevest for women’s investment The book Kit talks about: Smart Women Love Money Aspiration Bank, Australian Ethical Super Mariza leaves us on a positive note   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

We look back on 2018 and weigh up how we did on the goals we set at the end of 2017 Holiday season mental health check-in! Viv is getting a VA via our friend Hannah Dixon The Bromad episode: a perennial fave with our listeners. Our Digital Nomad with Kids episodes, How Women Build Confidence, and Advice to our Pre-Nomad Selves Highlights: the media coverage we got, our live episode and our Patreon ANNOUNCEMENT KLAXON! We’ve got a new tier in our Patreon: the Charge What You’re Worth Club!!!! SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT KLAXON! We’re creating MERCH next year. Watch this space!!! Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com. Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

We’re talking about being fat! Read this article! Everything you know about obesity is wrong Coffee with butter in it Jewels tell us what her badass curvy body can do On Eating by Susie Orbach Martina shares the bravery required to move through the world as a fat person If you don’t follow Roxane Gay, get on that right now!! And read her book, Hunger Rachel discusses the challenges of packing The body neutrality movement Rayven leaves us on a positive note Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.   Some great fat and body posi Instagram accounts to follow:   Dani Adriana Michelle Elman Round the Way Girl Kellie Brown Whitney Way Thore Sofie Hagen Megan Jayne Crabbe Jessamyn Stanley The Plus Bus Curvy Girl Chic Virgie Tovar Hannah McGregor

We had a live recording at 7in7! It was so much fun! We were talking about what it means to be a nomad Check out Amy Scott’s Nomadtopia if you don’t already know it Marbree calls in from out of town Want to come along to 7in7 next year? We’ll be in Wellington, NZ Nicole from Queer Women Digital Nomads is running Nomad Misfits in June next year Sarah goes head to head with Kit on the brand new quiz, ‘Cult Leader or Bromad’ We shout out Queer Women* Digital Nomads and Digital Nomad Girls We talk a bit more about 7in7 Check out Clementine Ford, Roxane Gay, Ava Duvernay, Rupi Kaur There’s a 1997 academic book called Digital Nomad and it predicted our way of life! Who knew?! We have a live interview with Dr Sonia Jaeger More about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy   Email us! hello@nomadandspice.com Facebook us! Nomad + Spice. Tweet us! @nomadandspice. Sling us a few dollars on Patreon! Theme music! Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi.

Watch out for our live recording from 7in7! Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make the Best Friends More on Shine Theory + CYG Episodes on Shine Theory + Shine Theory in practice Watch Anita Sarkeesian on the Smurfette Principle (and while you’re there, check out all her Feminist Frequency and Tropes vs Women pop culture analysis because they’re great) The politics photo Viv mentions Women in Congress having bipartisan meetings to get shit done The women of the Obama White House and their Shine Theory strategy Voice memo from Jewels Velky Voice memo for Mar Rosati Liz Scully explains her approach to Shine Theory Digital Nomad Girls Keep-in-Touch Tracker   How do you practice shine theory in your life? Continue the discussion with us on the Nomad + Spice Facebook group! You can also email us at hello@nomadandspice.com - we love getting your emails, it makes us super happy! You can also find us on Twitter @nomadandspice.   Thanks to Jewels, Mar and Liz for sharing their stories with us. If you’d like to be heard on the podcast, go to nomadandspice.com/speak to give your thoughts on our upcoming episodes.   Shoutout to the very shiny Madame Gandhi whose song Yellow Sea is our awesome backing music.   Can’t support us financially? You can 5 STAR rating AND REVIEW in Apple Podcasts AND tell a friend about us - it really helps new people to find the show! And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode.   See you on the road!

We’re back from our summer break! VIV GOT ENGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGED, you can weep at the video here This is how it could have gone, imagine! Check out Kit’s #NASASocial posts The tweet from Amy @ Wherever Writer that starts the whole discussion Hannah at the Nomad VA shares her home-visiting philosophy Kit’s childhood friendship nursery rhyme Check out our friendship episode for an in-depth discussion Sonia shares her wisdom about seeing her family more We hear from Michelle about how she centers family and community Go to WDS if you’re looking for a cool community of nomad friends!   Do you visit home? How often? Do you feel guilty about being away from family/chosen family? Continue the discussion with us on the Nomad + Spice Facebook group! You can also email us at hello@nomadandspice.com, or find us on  Twitter @nomadandspice.   Shoutout to Madame Gandhi, whose home is almost certainly a rainbow galaxy floating above the clouds.   If you’d like to support the production of this podcast, head on down to patreon.com/nomadandspice where you can pledge to help us out from just $1 a month.

Go to our voice memo page to share your thoughts about visiting home and family as a digital nomad! And now, let's replay one of our favorite episodes, in which we talk about privilege in the nomad world! “Anyone can be a digital nomad if they try hard enough” - can they though? We hear from Chrys, Pauline and LaToya, who wade into the waters of digital nomad privilege Privilege 101: we all have some kind of privilege over someone else We quote from White privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack We dig into all the ways we can think of that we have privilege. Strap in! BTW, we allude to but don’t specifically address the issue of straight privilege. (But we know we’ve got it!)   Extra resources: Syllabus for White People to Educate Themselves Straight White Male: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is Intersectionality 101 … and so many more   Send us your thoughts on privilege! Send us a voice memo or an email to hello@nomadandspice.com, or say hi on Twitter and Facebook. Please take a minute to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!   The Nomad + Spice theme tune is Yellow Sea by the luminous Madame Gandhi

Get $100 OFF your ticket to this year's 7in7 with the code SPICE And now, let's replay one of our favorite discussions with the coolest nomad women we know... We talk to Natasha Stanley (This Is For You), Beck Power (Nomad Fly, Nomad Work and Nomad Me) and Jennifer Lachs (Digital Nomad Girls) We’re all fresh out of 7in7 and absolutely buzzing This was going on outside the apartment while we were talking How do you relate authentically? Be honest! Try to avoid talking about work for as long as possible Business opportunities are a side effect of making friends! Hot tip from Natasha: when heading to a networking event, prepare questions that will make people smile to break through the small talk Jenny talks about how she sees a potential bromad differently after one of Natasha’s authentic relating games Hot tip from Beck: bring cheese to make friends QOTD from Natasha: “Confidence is just the memory of success.” Shake hands to create a connection with someone Shoutout to Hannah Dixon for facing her balloon fears during 7in7   How do you create connections in person? Send us a voice memo or an email to hello@nomadandspice.com. Speaking of community, join us on Twitter and Facebook, and get more action and discussion on our lovely Facebook Group. Like the show? Subscribe and give us 5 stars on iTunes!   The Nomad + Spice theme tune is Yellow Sea by the venerable Madame Gandhi.

Kit’s chilling on a beach this August before 7in7 stress kicks in Viv is ramping up for Edinburgh Fringe It’s our 30th episode AND our one-year anniversary! Catch up on old episodes here How we read: paperback vs Kindle vs audiobooks The Nomad + Spice Book Club was born because of our Hobbies episode It’s helped us get in the habit of reading with other amazing women (and get rid of book guilt!) Kit’s GoodReads list is super long now Powell’s is a super cool bookstore in Portland Kit loved Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor Viv loved The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon is fun Check out all the books the N+S Book Club has read so far Join the Book Club on Patreon Viv’s summer book recommendations: The Power by Naomi Alderman Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry Kit’s summer book recommendations: The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi Dear Madam President: An Open Letter to the Women Who Will Run the World by Jennifer Palmieri Shoutout to all our friends and listeners who’ve written books recently! Kayla Kurin’s Where Can I Find Wifi? Michelle Chang’s An Intentional Travelers Guide to Unconventional Budget Accommodations: Creative Ways to Save Money on Transformational Travel Anna S. E. Lundberg’s Leaving the Corporate 9 to 5 Janice Chaka’s Introvert Insight, Women's Perspectives, Volume 1: Inspirational Stories Celebrating Female Introverts On International Women’s Day Susan Shain’s The Ultimate Guide to Seasonal Jobs     Viv wrote a book about the Edinburgh Fringe! Viv is running a super awesome nomad house during the festival in Scotland What are you reading this summer? Let us know! Get in touch on hello@nomadandspice.com, or say hi on Twitter and Facebook, where you can also be part of our Nomad + Spice Facebook group! Don’t forget to give us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts RIGHT NOW and support our Patreon page to help us create feminist critique of nomad life!! The Nomad + Spice theme tune is Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi, who is the nonfictional heroine of our hearts.

Find a fuck-up night near you LinkedIn: actually quite valuable for careers Nomading: not necessarily about travel Money: the bit you need to get right Metaphors: plentiful in this episode We rip on Tim Ferriss for a while Michelle Dale from Virtual Miss Friday shares her fuckup story Chani from the Unlikely Vegan shares an aromatic mess she made while traveling to Main Street Academy Liz Scully and her friend suffered from travel hubris and she’s here to warn you against it Jessa is all about minimalist travel plans Dorene has freed herself from the deadline to make nomad life work Naomi gives us a sage perspective on how to look back on mistakes Share your stories of nomad fails and realizations with us in our Facebook Group! Thanks to Michelle, Dorene, Chani, Liz, Jessa, and Naomi for sharing their stories with us, and shoutout to the practically perfect Madame Gandhi for our wonderful backing music. Before you go, we’d love it if you could support the creation of Nomad + Spice on Patreon for as little as $1 a month: patreon.com/nomadandspice Please don’t forget to give us a 5 STAR rating AND REVIEW in Apple Podcasts or tell a friend about us - it really helps new people to find the podcast! And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode. See you on the road!

BLOOPER LOL Call Your Girlfriend’s business episode Say no to yourself! We hire Podcasting Press to edit our podcast episodes We record via Zencastr Kit uses this tiny microphone We use Libsyn to distribute (check out their helpful videos and their Twitter feed) Our website is on Squarespace The story of how Kit met Madame Gandhi at Lesbians Who Tech We collect voice memos via SpeakPipe Podcast rec: Call Your Girlfriend Podcast rec: Another Round Podcast rec: Secret Feminist Agenda Podcast rec: Witch, Please Podcast rec: Flash Forward Podcast rec: Science Vs. Podcast rec: Thirst Aid Kit Podcast rec: How to be a Girl Other nomad podcasts you should check out: This is for you,  The Traveling Introvert, Nomadtopia, Republic of Freedom, NomadMe, SheNomads Are you going to make a podcast? Let us know! Get in touch on hello@nomadandspice.com, or say hi on Twitter and Facebook, where you can also be part of our Nomad + Spice group! Don’t forget to send us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and support our Patreon page to help us create feminist critique of nomad life!! The Nomad + Spice theme tune is Yellow Sea by Madame Gandhi, who is the BEST.

Viv has turned 30! Kit is in Austin! It’s harder to say no in business when you’re operating from a scarcity mindset Western culture is full of advice to say yes (i.e. Shonda Rhimes’ book and TED Talk) We heard from Audrey Louisa about how she taught herself to stop people-pleasing Look after your spoons Join the Nomad Feminist Bookclub via Patreon! Re-listen to our Confidence and Money episodes! Check out Tiffany Dufu’s Drop the Ball If you’re a newbie freelance writer, you can book in for a half hour chat with Viv Join the Nomad + Spice Facebook group! A Christian perspective on saying no that was shared by a listener Daisy Onubogu – does she have the biggest network ever? Share your stories of the power of NO via hello@nomadandspice.com, or you can Tweet us @nomadandspice, and Madame Gandhi wrote our amazing backing music. We’d love it if you could support the creation of Nomad + Spice on Patreon for as little as $1 a month: patreon.com/nomadandspice Please don’t forget to give us a 5 STAR rating in Apple Podcasts or tell a friend about us - it really helps new people to find the podcast! And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode.

Viv’s cute birthday fairytale cabin Don’t put jade eggs in your vagina Join our Nomad Feminist Book Club! It’s not just nomads: millennials and queers also love astrology Washington Post article about astrology instead of therapy We hear from Kayla Thanks to Christine for contributing your voice memo! The Wing - cool feminist co-working space in the States! Listen to Secret Feminist Agenda Women of colour get worse health care than white women Thanks to listener Abby for her thoughts! John Oliver’s church tax stunt The Guardian’s Why We Fell for Clean Eating Belle Gibson and Pete Evans, the Australian diet scammers Thanks Kyrie for weighing in! John Oliver’s climate science stunt Check out Heather Thorkelson’s podcast Carl Sagan’s pale blue dot quote Thanks Nicole for sharing your thoughts with us! Placebo effect study! Surgery placebo effect. Kids in a cancer ward, destroying the cancer cells - those kids did better with their treatment regimens Viv’s critical thinking toolkit Is there scientific evidence? Look for peer-reviewed studies Is it expensive? You could probably buy a book and get the same info? Who is selling it? Is it a white guru? Is it dogmatic? Do they have strict all-or-nothing rules? Special thanks to Kyrie, Christine, Nicole, Abby, and Kayla for sharing their thoughts with us and to Heather for letting us use a clip from her podcast. Thanks to our personal protective crystal Madame Gandhi for our amazing backing music, Yellow Sea. Don’t forget, you can support Nomad + Spice on Patreon for as little as $1: patreon.com/nomadandspice Please don’t forget to give us a 5 STAR rating in Apple Podcasts or tell a friend about us - it really helps new people to find the podcast! And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss a single episode.