OFF STAGE with Lisa O'Neill

Monday Morning Meeting with Myself | I'm a Kiwi Italian

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Oct 19, 2025
After a transformative trip to Europe, the host embraces a blend of Kiwi and Italian lifestyles. She shares her new love for intense espressos and discusses how to keep her walking routine exciting back home. Listeners hear about Italian culinary delights she's adopted and her newfound passion for stylish dressing inspired by Milanese fashion. Reflecting on the self-discovery that travel brings, she playfully recounts language mishaps and suggests practical ways to incorporate small Italian habits into daily life.
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ANECDOTE

Tiny Espresso, Big Change

  • Lisa describes returning from Europe feeling different and adopting an Italian identity for a while.
  • She recounts switching to tiny, intense single-shot espressos and enjoying multiple small coffee moments each day.
INSIGHT

Travel Should Change You

  • Lisa believes travel changes you and staying the same after a trip wastes the experience.
  • She frames travel as an opportunity to bring back parts of a different self rather than revert to old habits.
ADVICE

Replace Big Coffees With Little Rituals

  • Try replacing large daily coffees with several small espressos to create more frequent meaningful moments.
  • Use tiny shots to get the same caffeine hit while enjoying four distinct coffee rituals each day.
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