YOU on the Camino de Santiago
You want to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain but where do you start? What is your first step in preparing and planning for such a big undertaking? Whether you have just now heard of the Camino, or if your flights are booked and you have a start date, this podcast will walk with you as you take your first steps of preparing, planning, and starting your Camino experience. Guide and long-time pilgrim Nancy Reynolds shares her nearly 20 years of experience walking the Camino and leading 15 small groups on the Camino Francés - plus interviews with new pilgrims getting ready for their first ever Camino walks.
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
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/
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
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 top ideas that will guarantee your success of 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/
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2 days ago
2 days ago
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/
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YOU on the Camino de Santiago
With guide and long-time pilgrim,
Nancy Reynolds of
The Camino Experience
www.thecaminoexperience.com
@youonthecaminodesantiago
Click here to join Nancy on the Camino!