About This Episode
What if the universe was giving you signals that it was time for a new route in your life? In this episode, Paddy shares the story behind one of the biggest decisions of his life — selling everything he owned and living full-time in a van for five years. This is not a van life story. It is a story about defiance, self-discovery, and what happens when you stop living the life that fits on paper and start living the one that fits in the body.
What You Will Hear
The moment the question “is this it?” would not go away.
Why the decision to leave felt like defiance — not escape.
What five years on the road actually gave him. Space. Belonging. Self-understanding. Strength.
Why the quiet of the road still matters today.
The decision to come home — and why that took the same courage as leaving.
What all of this has to do with the life you are living right now.
The Line That Started It All
Every time I get in the van for a long trip, the quiet reminds me of why I do this.
If This Episode Landed For You
You are probably someone who has felt the pull. A life that looks right from the outside. A question you keep talking yourself out of. A version of yourself is waiting on the other side of a decision you have not made yet.
That is exactly who this show is for.
Connect With Patrick
Substack: simplypaddy.substack.com
Website: lifenursecoach.com
Want to Go Deeper?
If you are sitting with a big life question and you are not sure what to do with it — that is where coaching starts.
