363: Tips & Tricks for Family Travel // Meesha Slade

363: Tips & Tricks for Family Travel // Meesha Slade

Author: Cloud10 June 3, 2024 Duration: 36:54
Do you have some fun trips coming up? Are you looking for travel tips for families? Summer is here, which means that millions of moms - literally! - will be taking trips with their families in the next few months. There will be road trips, family reunions, bucket-list trips, and even day trips. This season can be so much fun, but it can also be stressful.  Riiiight? Tell me you feel this, too!  This is why I invited Meesha Slade onto my show to share some travel tips for families. Meesha taught a class on family travel at my in-person Self-Assured Motherhood alumni retreat at the end of April. It was so timely for summer that I asked her to come on the show and share her brilliant tips with my entire community. You’re going to love it!  For full show notes, including the three takeaways, click here. *** Mentioned in the Episode:  Join my Self-Assured Motherhood Program! Related Episodes:  295: 3 Road Trip Hacks for Traveling with Kids // Brittney Hanks 193: How to Cultivate an Adventure Mindset as a Family // Chamaine Wollenzein 173: Adventuring with your Kids // Naomi Davis of Love Taza Mentioned in the Episode: Free Downloadable Copy of My Values Worksheet Travel Trivia Podcast The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi UNO Sleeping Queens Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White (audio version) Episode sponsors: Vionic Shoes: Go to vionicshoes.com and use code 3IN30 for 15% off your order. BetterHelp: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to betterhelp.com/3in30 to get 10% off your first month of online therapy!  ***

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483: Types of Support that Every Mom Needs [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:34
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Duration: 38:03
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479: Teaching Kids Life Skills This Summer // Katie Kimball [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:41
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478: What Every Mom of a Teenager Needs to Hear // Emily Ricks [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:56
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