The Carol-Van: A (Van) Life Podcast

The Carol-Van: A (Van) Life Podcast

Have you ever fantasized about walking out the door and leaving everything behind for good? I have. And then, I actually did it. In 2019, I answered the call of my lifelong wanderlust. Since then, my home has been my trusty 2010 Toyota Sienna. My backyard is anywhere I park it. Before that, my plans for putting rubber to road were stalled by a profound depressive episode that nearly killed me. I eventually inventoried which aspects of my life I could truly control. Whatever didn’t contribute to good mental health had to go. That long process ultimately enabled me to make the leap of faith necessary to give up a stable job and leave a conventional home. While traveling the US and Canada solo as a full-time digital nomad is indeed a dream come true, it's become essential that I explore what else, besides my wanderlust, propels my travels. Turns out that living the dream has not made everything right. Why have I put so much distance between myself and my loved ones? To achieve genuine fulfillment, it’s become necessary to unpack all the baggage I’ve been dragging with me. This self-examination is serialized in my podcast, “The Carol-Van: A (Van) Life Podcast." Through deeply personal narratives, I follow breadcrumbs leading to painful, ridiculous, and triumphant revelations and confront the consequences of unresolved issues. Not only for those I love that are struggling to understand, but for my own emotional well-being and desire to reconnect. The only way forward is to expose what's holding me back.

Episodes

December 22, 2022 15 mins

Introducing Pit Stops. Mini episodes released between full-length episodes. At this Pit Stop, Carol details her struggle with her mental health during the holiday season. She discusses her depression, anxiety, as well as her feelings of worthlessness and loneliness and the toll they take on her and her relationships. 

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Episode 2 "Identity Crisis:  I Almost Lost My Sense of Self in Preparing for Van Life

Downsizing for a move to a smaller home in anticipation of van life, Carol decides to sell nearly evPreparing for Van Lifeerything she owns. This, quite unexpectedly, triggers an identity crisis in which she deeply questions her value and the place she thought she occupied in the world: as a daughter, as a friend, and even as a mother, the rol...

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April 12, 2022 23 mins

Episode 1 "Seduced: The Origin Story of My Nomad Life"

Carol Fisher shares personal anecdotes, and some mortifying confessions, about relationships and life lessons. Detailing influences and events from childhood to adulthood she connects the dots that led to her discovery and embrace of van life.

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March 16, 2022 2 mins

Coming soon! Carol Fisher hosts this (van) life podcast, produced from wherever she lands in her 2010 Toyota Sienna. Clocking three years on the road, she shares van life hacks and stories of where she's been. She also dives into personal revelations, and why she left every comfort to live in a minivan.  Enjoy (or cringe at) her awkward attempts to interview other nomads to bring you more insight into who chooses van life, and...

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