Meghan J. Ward - Exploring the World and Balancing Parenthood. Author of Lights to Guide Me Home: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting.

In this episode, we learn about Meghan J. Ward, a writer based in Banff, Canada, who is passionate about outdoor adventure and travel. Meghan is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and the author of Lights to Guide Me Home: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting. 

Meghan has written several books, as well as produced content for films, anthologies, blogs and some of North America’s top outdoor, fitness and adventure publications.

Meghan shares her journey as a writer, her love of travel, and how she balances parenting with her passion for exploration. 

Meghan also provides practical advice for new moms who want to continue travelling and going on adventures with their children. We also learn about her current project, a documentary film about early 20th-century mountain explorer Mary Schäffer Warren. Finally, Meghan shares some words of advice for women who want to spend more time travelling and going on adventures.

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Show notes

• Who is Meghan
• Being based in Banff, Canada
• Having 2 daughters aged 4 and 10
• Being a writer and releasing her first travel memoir 
• Her passion for travel and for being outside 
• Growing up in Ottawa, Canada
• Her love of travel and where it came from 
• Being inspired by National Geographic Magazines 
• Meeting her husband, Paul in the summer of 2005 
• Starting a writing career after university 
• Being encouraged to pursue writing 
• Her writing process while travelling 
• Book: Lights to Guide Me Home: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting
• Advice for new mums who have children and want to continue travelling and going on adventures
• Practical pieces of advice for travelling with children
• Travelling with children on planes
• Travelling in a way which is good for the environment
• Slower travel and making micro adjustments 
• Artists for Air - Brave travellers cleaning up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. 
• Raising awareness for carbon removal and carbon offsets 
• Working on a documentary film about 20th-century mountain explorer, Mary Schäffer Warren 
• Going on a road trip through the Baltic Nations
• How to connect with Meghan
• Final words of advice for women who want to spend more time travelling and going on adventure.

 

Social Media

Website: meghanjoyward.com

Substack: meghanjward.substack.com

Instagram: @meghanjward

Twitter: @meghanjward

Facebook: @meghanjoyward

Book: Lights to Guide Me Home: A Journey Off the Beaten Track in Life, Love, Adventure, and Parenting

Documentary - www.wildflowersfilm.ca