Travel & Transformation

You don't need a divorce, a diagnosis, or a breakdown to change your life. Sometimes you just need to buy a one-way ticket.Pascale Landriault sold her house, gave away her furniture, and flew to Paris in her late 50s with no return date and no plan beyond eventually reaching Bali. Today, at 65, she's still going — and she wrote a book on what solo travel actually does to a woman from the inside out.In this episode, Pascale shares the story that stopped her in her tracks: robbed in Sardinia, left with a bathing suit, a towel, and a phone — no passport, no credit cards, no crypto keys. What happened next wasn't just survival. It was the deepest healing of her life. If you've been waiting for the "right time" to travel solo, or convinced yourself it's too unsafe, too lonely, or too late, this conversation will dismantle every excuse you have.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Why selling everything and leaving in her late 50s wasn't a crisis — it was a callingWhat getting robbed in Sardinia taught her about childhood wounds, surrender, and real freedomThe myth that solo travel is lonely, unsafe, or only for the youngHow to heal by feeling — not fixing, not pushing throughHer two coaching programs for women ready to travel transformatively or go fully nomadicRetreats in Bali (May 2026) and the Moroccan Desert (November 2026)Connect with Pascale here - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/pascale-landriaultWant to learn more about Pascale’s work? Visit her website at pascalelandriault.comHere is Pascale Landriault - SHE TRAVELS: Real Stories of Women Transformed Through Solo TravelBEST MOMENTS:"Travel is the catalyst, the mirror, the container, and the medicine.""I just don't buy the idea that after a certain age you start declining. To me, that's mass conditioning.""The biggest act of healing is surrendering. Surrendering to whatever's there and whatever's coming up.""When you try to repress it, it keeps coming back. But if you let it flow through, the cloud moves away quicker.""You don't realize how heavy you are until you're lighter.""The more you shed what's not the real you, the more you realize — I didn't even know I was heavy before.""Vulnerability is courage. First to yourself — and once you can do that, it becomes easier with others too.""There's a gift in every situation. Travel teaches you to trust that everything's going to be okay."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

You're not stuck because life is hard. You're stuck because you're in the way.I just drove cross-country from California to Oklahoma, moved into a place a third the size of my old one, in a city where I know absolutely nobody—and then I showed up for my pop-up Zoom and not a single person came. And I'm here to tell you that every bit of it was exactly what needed to happen.In this solo episode, I get radically honest about the excuses I made, the fear underneath them, and the moment I had to tell myself to get up, get dressed, and go outside. If you keep explaining away why your life hasn't moved yet, this episode is the mirror you didn't know you needed.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Excuses vs. fear: how we justify standing still and what's really underneathWhy not keeping your word to yourself is quietly destroying trust—with you and othersBlaming circumstances vs. owning your response to themThe melancholy trap: what courageous action looks like on your hardest daySelf-doubt after a big decision, and how to come back to yourself"Good girl syndrome" and why putting everyone first is keeping you lastBlind spots: the beliefs running your life that you can't even seeHow to start becoming the woman you want to be—in small, identity-shifting stepsBEST MOMENTS:"Underlying those excuses were levels of fear. I was just afraid nobody was going to show up, nobody was going to want to hear what I have to say.""Nobody showed up. So I had the opportunity to actually face my fear—and I didn't die.""I told myself: pick your ass up and go outside. And that was courageous action.""When you're not keeping your word to yourself, you're not only self-abandoning—you could be creating a lack of trust with the very people you care about.""What looks normal to you may really just not be serving you."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

Belinda David, founder of Soul Treader and house sitting expert, looked in the mirror one day and didn't recognize the vibrant woman she used to be. Overweight, exhausted, consumed by corporate life and caregiving—she bought hiking boots and joined a meetup. That first hike nearly killed her. Today, she hikes 8 months a year across the world's most stunning trails and teaches women in their 40s and beyond that the best is truly yet to come.In this episode, Belinda shares her transformation from corporate burnout to hiking 200+ kilometers solo through Greenland's Arctic Circle Trail, reveals the exact safety tools that keep her alive on remote trails, and breaks down how house sitting allows her to fund a location-independent lifestyle without draining retirement savings.If you're waiting for "someday" to travel, stuck in the when-the-kids-leave-I'll-finally-live mindset, or convinced your best years are behind you, this conversation will show you that life at 60 can mean waking up overlooking the Mediterranean Sea on your birthday.Code for discount SOPHIA15 on all housesitting courses. housesitting101.comFree Resource: Download Hike It Right: Health, Safety and Hygiene on the Trail at soultrader.comTOPICS DISCUSSED:The mirror moment: recognizing you've disappeared while caring for everyone elseSolo hiking the 230km Arctic Circle Trail in Greenland Health, Safety & Hygiene on the Trail: the free resource every hiker needsHouse sitting as the secret to affordable long-term travel and cultural immersionWhy our bodies won't stay active forever—and why "later" might be too lateEarly retirement at 60: choosing life over endless work Want to learn more about Belinda’s work? Visit her website at soultreader.comBEST MOMENTS:"One day you look in the mirror and that youth is gone. You've given yourself to everything else.""I saw these men and women in their 60s climb that mountain far easier than I, and I thought—you are so healthy.""I just remember the lack of sound, the lack of interaction with any other people, and just this sparse tundra with lakes—it was really quite insane.""I think I've got another 10, 15 years of doing this. Our bodies aren't this active for the rest of our lives.""I want to wake up on my 60th birthday overlooking the Mediterranean Sea watching either a perfect sunrise or a perfect sunset."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

Serenity Lesley, manifestation coach and author of "It's Time to Manifest Your Vision," transformed complex PTSD into a thriving coaching practice by mastering one truth: manifestation isn't just thinking it—it's accountability, clarity, acceptance, healing, and then becoming it.In this episode, Serenity breaks down the exact framework for turning fear into fuel, reveals why "I am" statements can trap you instead of free you, and shares the breathing technique that stops anxiety before it hijacks your prefrontal cortex.If you've been forcing manifestations that won't come or wondering why your vision board isn't working, this conversation gives you the missing piece: the healing that must happen before the manifesting can begin.TOPICS DISCUSSED:The power and danger of "I am" statements (and how to use them correctly)Accountability → Clarity → Acceptance → Healing: the manifestation frameworkWhy acceptance without over-identification changes everythingPractical anxiety relief: breath work and physical grounding techniquesCreating reminders that actually rewire your brainThe difference between feeling sad vs. being sadHow PTSD became her entrepreneurial superpowerConnect with Serenity on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/serenity-lesley-aa-%E2%93%A5-9066a0223Want to learn more about Serenity’s work? Visit her website at manifestingserenity.com/its-time-to-manifest-your-vision-2BEST MOMENTS:"Whatever you feed grows. You can either continue to feed the opposite now that you have awareness, or you can feed the new direction.""Manifestation isn't just one aspect. It's thinking it, seeing it, saying it, hearing it, and repeating.""If our emotions are too heavy and starting to go rampant, they cloud our better judgment. You have to calm yourself first before you can work on your mind.""I decided what I wanted to feel instead—that's a choice you make."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

Amanda Hinman, functional medicine health coach and bestselling author, is back for part two where we get into the neuroscience of why 86% of people abandon their New Year's resolutions by January 21st—and it's not because you lack willpower.In this episode, Amanda breaks down what insulin resistance actually means for your energy levels, why your body might not be absorbing nutrients even from clean food, and the ridiculously simple movement habits that can give you three extra hours of energy daily. If you've been told to "just exercise more" but no one explained why moving every 30 minutes beats one hour at the gym, this conversation will change everything.FREE Hormone Assessment - www.hinmanholistic.com/hormone-health-kitTOPICS DISCUSSED:The baking soda test for gut health and why most women fail itEating hygiene: how you eat matters more than what you eatWhy your body runs on old programs when you're "in your head"Creating a new identity: thoughts, feelings, and beliefs of your future selfInsulin resistance explained: why glucose can't get into your cellsTwo-minute movement breaks vs. 60-minute workouts: the study that proves frequent winsWhy gym memberships don't work and what actually doesThe Hormone Freedom Assessment and February 18th workshopConnect with Amanda on Instagram - www.instagram.com/amandahinmanWant to learn more about Amanda’s work? Visit her website at www.hinmanholistic.comBEST MOMENTS:"When we're not present, when we're not consciously tuned in, we're running on our old programs. If your old programs aren't supportive of your New Year's resolutions, you have no chance.""Your body isn't broken, it is responding. The question is: what is it responding to?""Movement of any kind contracts the muscles and allows glucose and insulin to go into the cells instead of just floating around on the outside with the doors shut. That supercharges your energy.""Every time I walk back through my office door, 10 body weight squats, 10 jumping jacks. Less than 100 seconds. That's the pattern."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

You're exhausted. You've tried the salads, the workouts, the elimination diets. You're doing "all the right things"—and you still feel like garbage.Amanda Hinman, functional medicine health coach and bestselling author, reversed her own Hashimoto's diagnosis and helped her daughter heal from daily seizures by discovering what conventional medicine misses: your symptoms aren't the problem—they're the messenger.In this episode, Amanda breaks down why eating clean doesn't guarantee cellular nutrition, reveals a free at-home test to check your digestion in 90 seconds, and explains how stress suppresses the very stomach acid you need to absorb nutrients. If you've been told your labs are "normal" but you're still struggling with fatigue, brain fog, weight gain, or mood swings, this conversation will show you exactly where to start.TOPICS DISCUSSED:What functional medicine actually means (and why root cause matters more than symptoms)Why low stomach acid causes heartburn (not high acid—and why TUMS makes it worse)The baking soda test: check your digestion at home in under 3 minutesHow stress signals your body to stop digesting and start survivingWhy "normal" lab ranges don't mean optimal healthMicronutrient testing: what's actually getting inside your cells vs. floating in your bloodThe "why bother syndrome" and how to break free from health overwhelmSimple strategies: fermented foods, chewing thoroughly, and nervous system regulationConnect with Amanda on Instagram - www.instagram.com/amandahinmanWant to learn more about Amanda’s work? Visit her website at www.hinmanholistic.comBEST MOMENTS:"Your body is always responding to the environment that we are placing it in.""If you don't have enough stomach acid, it leaves that sphincter open. It's kind of like if you didn't put the top on the blender—it flies everywhere.""How you eat is just as important as what you eat.""Common doesn't mean it's not treatable. If we're not changing things in our 40s and we're just doing the norm, we're going to end up with two or more diseases by the time we're 65."CONTACT THE HOSTWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock