It's so easy to overthink your vacation plans — to spend hours researching, comparing options, and second-guessing every decision. And if travel really matters to you, that probably feels completely normal. Maybe it even feels responsible.

But while we're busy overthinking certain parts of the process, it can be all too easy to underthink the pieces that actually shape how the trip feels once we're there.

In this episode, we're breaking down three common areas where this happens — those parts of vacation planning that get too much of our mental energy, and the areas that deserve a little more of our attention instead.

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Vacations have a way of feeling like they disappear faster than we expect. You wait for them, plan for them, and look forward to them for months — and then in the blink of an eye they're over, leaving you sad and wondering where the time actually went.

Why the heck do vacations feel like they fly by? In this episode, we're calling out those sneaky patterns that cause this so we can be aware of them while we're planning our trips.

I'm also sharing about how small, intentional shifts in the way you plan and move through a trip can make your vacation feel richer, slower, and more memorable without adding a single extra day.

If you've ever come home feeling like your trip flew by in a blur, this conversation will help you understand why — and how to make your future vacations feel like they truly lasted.

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Episode 230: The Perfect Pace for a Multi-Leg Trip

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Episode 280: My #1 Hack for Making a Vacation Feel Longer

Have you ever hit the last night of a trip and felt that sinking realization that your vacation is already over — like it just slipped right through your fingers? Or you get home, unpack your bags, and it's almost hard to believe you were even gone at all.

In this episode, I'm sharing one simple shift that can dramatically change how long a vacation feels — not by rearranging dates or squeezing in more time, but by changing how you experience the trip while you're there.

If you've been craving vacations that linger a little longer in your body and your memory — instead of disappearing the moment you get home — this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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