Description

According to science, travel can change us. Erin chats with JoAnna Haugen about the ways that travel can change us. They unpack how turning to travel as a means for personal development is a privilege, and how we can make meaningful change both at home and abroad. 

In this episode:

• Erin and Kattie share updates. 
• Erin and JoAnna each share and discuss a recent piece of travel news. 
• Erin and JoAnna discuss the ways travel has changed them. 
• Erin and JoAnna unpack the good and the bad of looking to travel as a means to change. 

Guest: JoAnna Haugen is a solutions-oriented consultant, speaker, and writer working at the intersection of sustainable tourism, storytelling, and social impact. She is the founder of Rooted Storytelling.

Links:

Rooted Storytelling 

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For a More Creative Brain, Travel - The Atlantic 

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CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Erin Hynes

Produced by Kattie Laur

Music from Motion Array

Logo by Nicole Hall