What happens when a three-week vacation turns into 411 days of full-time travel across 28 countries and 4continents — and then suddenly… it ends?

Find Adrian on Instagram: @Adrian.SJL

In this episode of Wandering Wild, Ashley sits down with her friend Adrian to reflect on a year spent constantly in motion — and the unexpected challenge of coming home. Together, they talk about burnout, identity shifts, learning to let go of possessions, saying yes to fear, and finding meaning when the movement stops.

Adrian shares how travel reshaped the way he sees success, creativity, friendships, and himself — and why slowing down after such an expansive season can feel harder than the journey itself.

This conversation is for anyone who has:
• Felt restless after a big life change
• Struggled with stillness after constant movement
• Wondered “what if?” — and chose to go anyway
• Outgrown old versions of themselves and their lives

Sometimes the wildest journey isn’t leaving — it’s learning how to stay.

Adrian on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/adrian.sjl?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==⁠

What does it actually mean to get to know yourself — without trends, social media, or outside noise?

In this episode, I reflect on self-trust, intuition, patience on hard days, and the deep connection between humans and nature. After revisiting my earliest podcast episodes during a stressful week, I found clarity, grounding, and a reminder that some wisdom is only learned through experience — not research.

We explore self-discovery, belonging, and why time alone in nature can help us feel calmer, clearer, and more at home in ourselves.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or searching for answers outside of yourself, this episode is an invitation to slow down and listen inward.

In this episode, I sit down with my friend and mentor Lelah — an artist, traveler, business owner, mother, and one of the most grounded, expansive humans I know.

We talk about living outside the blueprint, choosing adventure over convention, and what decades of travel, creativity, and courage can teach you about trusting yourself. Lelah shares stories from living in a van in her twenties, traveling without phones or plans, building a life centered on joy rather than money, and why “everything is better when it goes by slow.”

We explore comfort zones, boundaries, creativity, community, and what she understands now in her fifties that she couldn’t have known in her twenties — especially the power of having a strong relationship with yourself.
I hope it leaves you feeling more capable, more curious, and more willing to choose the story.