nomestia: Alternative Living for the Quietly Rebellious

Realities of Full Time Vanlife With Three Children.In this episode, we move through our top topics on full time vanlife. This ain't no holiday. We aren't in kansas anymore...We've chosen topics not often shared such as how do relationships survive vanlife. how apps make things a challenge not necessarily an ease when making parking choices, why we chose van life (and it's not for the lifestyle or drone shots), meeting other families, costs and what happens to that grey water?This is an honest financial and emotional reality of full-time vanlife with three children. No romanticising, no highlight reel. Why we chose it, what it's actually cost us, and the truth nobody shares: close-proximity living doesn't fix your mental health, it forces you to face it. This isn't escaping the system, it's an alternative living experiment in real time, nervous systems and all.We are looking for those who want to join our flock. The sheep who follow their hearts versus society. Only those in The Field will receive the in-person gift— click here.

Welcome to The Field.Twice a year as the seasons change, we'll drop a gift in the post. A small collection to mark the turn of the year.A gift to yourself, or to someone who needs the reminder to land gently into the here and now.If you want to be part of nomestia beyond the audio and online versions: join us here: https://naomigale.myflodesk.com/thefield

In this episode we explore how we wedged our van in a Valencia car park at midnight, a police run-in mid-laundry day, and an ant invasion no one shows you on Instagram. You are welcome to join us for the unglamorous side of alternative living, vanlife included. Plus: a real reflection on pushy parenting, child-led passions, and why we're in no rush to fill our children's calendars.

Why school creates shame around reading and how we rebuilt the joy of it through home education instead. We talk through both of our own complicated reading journeys, how we handle it with three very different children on the road in a van, and end with a few book recommendations worth stealing.

In this episode we explore, beautiful waterfall days, a reflection on Sunday trading hours and why we've come to crave slow living the way the rest of Europe still protects, and behind the scenes of building a meditation library from a boiling-hot van. Plus: an update on Xanthe's health journey and what we've learned about diet and her nervous system along the way.

Real talk for anyone wanting to visit Morocco or even take a van to Morocco: the truth about insurance, cash, and cost of living, why staying with local families beats any hotel, and the cultural etiquette around dress that too many tourists ignore. Ten honest, occasionally chaotic lessons from seven months on Moroccan roads: vanlife included.If you’d like to explore joining The Field—a place where we will eventually be sending you real-life gifts click here.

A snapped door hinge turns into a lesson in Moroccan mechanics, we'll genuinely miss hammams, and a stressful scramble for cash before the ferry home. Plus: a real conversation about Naomi's return to drinking after five years sober, and why we're both a bit tired of binary thinking: alternative living included.

A visit to Crocodile Park raises more questions than answers, an unwanted car "donut" brings an old fear straight back to the nervous system, and the heart of this one is around how we navigated a genuinely difficult moment on a Moroccan beach with three children watching. Alternative living means the hard days too.