YOU on the Camino de Santiago

A JOURNEY OF BECOMING Why walk the Camino de Santiago? Why walk it now? These are questions that will take you from the idea or dream of walking the Camino to a full-on pull to make it happen. In this episode, Janet shares her plans for walking the Caminho Português with her sister in a journey of becoming. And without too much consideration, she knows she will be doing it her way. Find out what that means as we explore Janet's plans and the health benefits of walking.   WALK WITH ME IN SEPTEMBER! If walking the Camino this year is one of your goals but you haven’t quite gotten around to planning, or if you want to walk the Camino but the idea of getting started alone is holding you back, let’s talk. I have four spots left in my September Camino Experience group, and I would love for you to take one of those spots. Interested? Go here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/walk-with-me/   JUST GETTING STARTED ON YOUR CAMINO PLANS? The Where to Start eBook series will take you from where you are now - wondering what to do first or next - all the way to getting your Camino on the calendar. Get it now: https://thecaminoexperience.com/where-to-start/   READY TO TELL YOUR CAMINO STORY? Be a guest on this podcast! Go here to let me know you are interested: https://thecaminoexperience.com/podcast-guest-request-form/   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

TURNING DOWN THE NOISE OF EVERYDAY LIFE For many people, the story of a Camino dream is a series of false starts. You hear about the Camino and hear its call, but it’s not the right time to go. Then it is the right time, and you put some dates on the calendar, and something comes up – a significant family event, like a wedding, graduation or birth of a grandchild, a loved one gets sick or injured, you get sick or injured, there’s a global pandemic, or you have to move unexpectedly. There are so many things that can derail our plans. Today I am talking with a pilgrim whose Camino dream has been brewing for quite a long time, and he is finally going to be taking his first steps on the trail next week. After a series of setbacks – some quite intense – Erik from Colorado has the perfect window to walk the Camino Francés. It’s time for him to step away from the noise of everyday life and celebrate how far he has come.   GET YOUR CAMINO ON THE CALENDAR! If you are sensing that it is time to set the noise aside and get your Camino on the calendar, I would love for you to join me on the trail this September.  Walk with Nancy and a small group in September 2025 and get your pilgrimage off on the right foot. Learn more here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/walk-with-me/ Or send me an email to let me know you are interested: nancy@thecaminoexperience.com   GUIDEBOOK BY SANDY BROWN Here is the guidebook Erik mentioned in this episode: https://sandybrownbooks.com/ Sandy and his sister, Rocky, also run Pilgrim Paths, which leads guided walks throughout Europe. They offer a Concierge Service that books rooms and luggage transport along the Camino routes. Learn more at https://pilgrimpaths.net/   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO YOUR GOALS In this episode we pick up where we left off in episode 101 by taking my #1 strategy for goal success to an even deeper level. Then I am going to share with you five tactical steps and three top ideas that will guarantee your success in reaching your Camino goals.   DO YOU NEED THE HIGH-LEVEL PLAN FOR HOW TO MAKE YOUR CAMINO DREAM A REALITY? Get your free copy of my Camino Planning Roadmap: https://pages.thecaminoexperience.com/roadmap and reach your goal of walking the Camino step by step by step.   WHAT'S STOPPING YOU FROM WALKING THE CAMINO? Bust through all your obstacles by starting your pilgrimage with my September 2025 Camino Experience group. Walk with me: https://thecaminoexperience.com/walk-with-me/   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

SAVED BY WALKING! Pilgrim Adam walks the Camino Portuguese to process and heal from some devastating losses . . . and finds his way to peace and connection. Content warning: My guest in this episode mentions his personal experience with suicide ideation and suicide within his circle of friends. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or is in a crisis situation, please know that help is available. If you are in the US, you can call 988 from any phone to access the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If you are outside of the US, there is a list of hotline numbers for the countries where most of my listeners reside below, as well as a Wikipedia link with numbers for additional countries. Again, help is available. And you deserve that help. If you are struggling, please reach out to one of the hotlines provided below, or to a trusted friend. RESOURCES  FOR SUICIDE AND CRISIS HELP : USA and Canada: call 988 For more help: https://988lifeline.org/ Australia: call 13 11 14 New Zealand: call 1737 Spain: call 024 United Kingdom: call 999, 112, or 0800 689 5652 For more help: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/ The charity mentioned by Adam: https://www.thecalmzone.net/ List of global suicide crisis lines from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE The albergue on the Caminho Português with the heated pool: https://www.gbchostel.com/   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

GO FROM CAMINO DREAM TO CAMINO REALITY Have you ever wanted something, dreamed about something, maybe even longed for something, but the wanting and dreaming wasn’t making anything happen? What’s missing there? Well, what’s missing is a clear goal. In this episode I explore: Why we’re not reaching our goals How to craft a goal that hits the mark My #1 success strategy for reaching your goals Let's do this!   READY TO GET YOUR CAMINO VISION ON? Here's how: https://pages.thecaminoexperience.com/visioning   IS 2025 YOUR YEAR TO WALK THE CAMINO? There are still spots available in my September 2025 Camino Experience groups. Get your Camino on the calendar! https://thecaminoexperience.com/walk-with-me/   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

THE 100th EPISODE! Thank you for tuning in and for making this podcast one of the most sought after and reliable resources for first time pilgrims walking the Camino routes in Spain, France, and Portugal. With this episode, the podcast hits a milestone – the 100th episode! I love milestones. I love the feeling of hitting a mark, of reaching a big goal, of noticing and noting when you do something significant. The significance for me is helping thousands of pilgrims get ready for their first-ever pilgrimage on one of the Camino routes. YOU on the Camino de Santiago! [grin] In this episode I lay out where we are heading next: we will be following two different themes that are sure to inspire you and also ensure your Camino dreams becomes a reality.   I NEED YOUR INPUT! What happens after the Camino? That is my "topic of the year", in terms of creating impactful content for my listeners. To help me hit the mark on that, will you take a few minutes to complete this survey? https://thecaminoexperience.com/aftersurvey/   WALK WITH ME IN SEPTEMBER Overcome your fears and doubts about walking the Camino by joining my September Camino Experience group. Details are here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/walk-with-me/   JUST GETTING STARTED ON YOUR CAMINO JOURNEY? Don’t miss a step with my Camino Planning Roadmap! Available from the home page of my website, https://thecaminoexperience.com/   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

DEAR YOU . . . Now we come to the final step of our year-end practice. The only thing we have left is my favorite New Year’s tradition. This is the one I have been doing since 1976, long before I started setting goals and intentions for the new year. Uh, long before I even knew what that meant, because in 1976 I was 11 years old. My best friend was Kristi, who lived next door and who had all kinds of fun and creative ideas. Usually, they involved getting into a little mischief and making it look like it was my idea rather than hers. The New Years idea, though, was a good one, and completely trouble-free. Although, it did involve eating an ill-advised amount of Reese’s peanut butter cups as we pushed ourselves to stay awake until midnight. I hope you enjoy this tradition as much as I do, and I hope you will incorporate it into your year-end practice each year from here on. You may even want to use this tradition when you are getting ready to leave for the Camino!   MAKE YOUR CAMINO DREAM A REALITY https://thecaminoexperience.com/ Here's how I can help:  >> Guided start on the Camino Francés   >> Camino Francés Getting Started Audio Guide - 20% off through December 26th!!!  >> One-on-one Camino coaching   P.S. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

LET'S SET THE STAGE FOR YOUR BEST YEAR YET Forget asking Santa for what you want . . . go after it yourself! In this episode we walk through my annual goal setting process. We have already reviewed our accomplishments and successes (episode 18). We tallied up what didn't go as well as hoped and planned. And we mined both those lists for lessons and messages (episode 19. Now it's time to pick our priorities for the coming year and think through and draft our goals and intentions. What do you want more of in 2025? How about less of? Let's get that going! And hopefully one of the goals on your list will be walking your chosen route of the Camino de Santiago!   MAKE YOUR CAMINO DREAM A REALITY https://thecaminoexperience.com/ Here's how I can help:  >> Guided start on the Camino Francés   >> Camino Francés Getting Started Audio Guide - 20% off through December 26th!!!  >> One-on-one Camino coaching P.S. Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah, and Happy Kwanza! #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

NOW WE LOOK AT OUR NOT-SUCCESSES In last week's episode we spent time reviewing our wins and successes for the year. This week we are moving on to the second step of the year-end process by listing our regrets and disappointments. Wait! This is not about beating yourself up or dragging yourself through the mud, or finding fault with who you are as a human being. If you are prone to self-criticism, I invite you imagine yourself setting down whatever you usually use to beat yourself up with – the frying pan, the baseball bat, the mean words. Agreed? Okay, let’s dive into this.   MAKE YOUR CAMINO DREAM A REALITY https://thecaminoexperience.com/ Here's how I can help:  >> Guided start on the Camino Francés   >> Camino Francés Getting Started Audio Guide - 20% off through December 26th!!!  >> One-on-one Camino coaching     #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast

THANK YOU 2024, AND GOODBYE! (WELL, ALMOST) As this episode releases on Tuesday, December 10, we have four Tuesdays left in 2024 and four episodes left in this season of the podcast. That timing feels perfect for me to share with you something I do every December to wrap up the year. In this episode and the next three, I am going to share with you my four-step end-of-year practice, in the hopes that you will find value in ending the year strong and setting a solid foundation for the New Year (which I am not-so-secretly hoping will be the year of your first Camino pilgrimage.) 20% OFF DECEMBER 13th - 26th! Nancy's 12 days of Christmas (plus two more, but who's counting?!?) begins on Friday, December 13th, when I will be taking 20% off my Camino Francés Getting Started Audio Guide. Through Boxing Day. Get the guide here: https://thecaminoexperience.com/getting-started-audio-guide/ GET CAMINO CONTENT IN YOUR INBOX WEEKLY! How? Easy, join my email list. In addition to my weekly Friday email which is filled with Camino tips and stories, you will also receive my Top 10 Camino tips (that don't usually show up in the top 10 lists) and my Camino Planning Roadmap. Sign up here: https://pages.thecaminoexperience.com/   #youonthecamino #caminodesantiago #firsttimepilgrim #thecaminoexperience #caminopodcast