Cyndie Burkhardt's guest appearances

Cyndie Burkhardt

The Bittersweet Life

Reinvent Yourself

Big Thinker Deep Feeler

Ruth Soukup

Amy Herman

Margaret Roach

Lori Gottlieb

Gretchen Rubin

Mo Rocca

Caitlin Doughty

Estrella Gomez

Chip Conley

Rob Spillman

Nancy Pearl

Sheri Salata

Gretchen Carlson

Laura Smith

Tonya Dalton

OwlTail

Photographer and visual storyteller Cyndie Burkhardt was living in New York City feeling unsatisfied with her life. Rather than continue to struggle, she decided to leave. Her goal: to visit 12 countries in 12 months and rediscover herself along the way. Nine months in, the coronavirus stopped her in her tracks. On today's episode we sit down with Cyndie to explore the journey she took, what she found, and where she is now. Follow Cyndie on her blog, at her 12 Countries, 12 Months photo project, or on Instagram at @cyndierabbit or @everywherecyndie. She traveled with Remote Year.  This episode was sponsored by Clyde Hill Publishing—partner and publisher for founders, innovators, thinkers, and tinkerers.  Their newest release is Facing Death: Finding Dignity, Hope, and Healing at the End by former guest Jim DeMaine. Katy will interview the author live at a virtual Town Hall Seattle event on Monday 16 November at 7:30pm PST and you are all invited. Get your tickets here! You can purchase the book on Amazon, IndieBound, Bookshop.org, or at your favorite local bookstore. -------------------------------------- ADVERTISE WITH US: Reach expats, future expats, and travelers all over the world. Send us an email to get the conversation started. BECOME A PATRON: Pledge your monthly support of The Bittersweet Life and receive awesome prizes in return for your generosity! Visit our Patreon site to find out more. TIP YOUR PODCASTER: Say thanks with a one-time donation to the podcast hosts you know and love. Click here to send financial support via PayPal. (You can also find a Donate button on the desktop version of our website.) The show needs your support to continue. SUBSCRIBE:  Subscribe to the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode. Click here to find us on a variety of podcast apps. WRITE A REVIEW: Leave us a rating and a written review on  iTunes so more listeners can find us. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: If you have a question or a topic you want us to address, send us an email here. You can also connect to us through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Tag #thebittersweetlife with your expat story for a chance to be featured! NEW TO THE SHOW? Don't be afraid to start with Episode 1: OUTSET BOOK: Want to read Tiffany's book, Midnight in the Piazza? Learn more here or order on Amazon. TOUR ROME: If you're traveling to Rome, don't miss the chance to tour the city with Tiffany as your guide! 

Photographer and visual storyteller Cyndie Burkhardt was living in New York City feeling unsatisfied with her life. Rather than continue to struggle, she decided to leave. Her goal: to visit 12 countries in 12 months and rediscover herself along the way. Nine months in, the coronavirus stopped her in her tracks. On today's episode we sit down with Cyndie to explore the journey she took, what she found, and where she is now. Follow Cyndie on <a href="https://photo-diaries.com/blog-international-travel-stories/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">her blog</a>, at her <a href="https://photo-diaries.com/12-countries-12-months/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">12 Countries, 12 Months</a> photo project, or on Instagram at <a href="instagram.com/cyndierabbit" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@cyndierabbit</a> or <a href="instagram.com/everywherecyndie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">@everywherecyndie</a>. She traveled with <a href="https://www.remoteyear.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Remote Year</a>.  This episode was sponsored by <a href="https://clydehillpublishing.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Clyde Hill Publishing</a>—partner and publisher for founders, innovators, thinkers, and tinkerers.  Their newest release is Facing Death: Finding Dignity, Hope, and Healing at the End by former guest <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-320-facing-death-with-jim-demaine-md/id843351111?i=1000477984540" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jim DeMaine</a>. Katy will interview the author live at a virtual Town Hall Seattle event on Monday 16 November at 7:30pm PST and you are all invited. Get your tickets <a href="https://bit.ly/2Iswp22" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>! You can purchase the book on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Facing-Death-Finding-Dignity-Healing/dp/1734979100" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>, <a href="indiebound.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">IndieBound</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/facing-death-finding-dignity-hope-and-healing-at-the-end/9781734979107" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Bookshop.org</a>, or at your favorite local bookstore. -------------------------------------- ADVERTISE WITH US: Reach expats, future expats, and travelers all over the world. Send us an <a href="mailto:bittersweetlife@mail.com">email</a> to get the conversation started. BECOME A PATRON: Pledge your monthly support of The Bittersweet Life and receive awesome prizes in return for your generosity! Visit our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thebittersweetlifepodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon site</a> to find out more. TIP YOUR PODCASTER: Say thanks with a one-time donation to the podcast hosts you know and love. Click <a href="PayPal.me/thebittersweetlife" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to send financial support via PayPal. (You can also find a Donate button on the desktop version of our <a href="thebittersweetlife.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.) The show needs your support to continue. SUBSCRIBE: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bittersweet-life/id843351111?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe</a> to the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode. Click <a href="linktr.ee/thebittersweetlifepodcast" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> to find us on a variety of podcast apps. WRITE A REVIEW: Leave us a rating and a written review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bittersweet-life/id843351111?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> so more listeners can find us. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: If you have a question or a topic you want us to address, send us an email <a href="mailto:bittersweetlife@mail.com" rel="noopener">here</a>. You can also connect to us through <a href="https://twitter.com/BitterSweetPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bittersweetlifepodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebittersweetlifepodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. Tag <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/thebittersweetlife/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#thebittersweetlife</a> with your expat story for a chance to be featured! NEW TO THE SHOW? Don't be afraid to start with <a href="http://thebittersweetlife.net/episode-1-outset" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 1: OUTSET</a> BOOK: Want to read Tiffany's book, Midnight in the Piazza? Learn more <a href="https://www.tiffany-parks.com/book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> or order on <a href="https://amzn.to/2rNYdD7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. TOUR ROME: If you're traveling to Rome, don't miss the chance to <a href="https://www.tiffany-parks.com/tours/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">tour the city</a> with Tiffany as your guide!

Episode 341: Around the World in Twelve Months (with Cyndie Burkhardt)

Cyndie Burkhardt was living the corporate dream: handling $100,000 marketing campaigns, meeting incredible people, and traveling the world.  But she was also working 60 hours a week, experiencing night sweats, black outs, and brain fog so bad that she couldn’t read the newspaper. Self care, she says, “wasn’t on my radar.”  One day after leaving work exhausted, she got into bed, and couldn’t get out. “I was paralyzed; I couldn’t move.”  With no doctor able to diagnose her, she sought help from alternative practitioners and a nutritionist who called it adrenal fatigue. After recovering, Burkhardt entered nutrition school (“to help others...so they won’t get sick!”), pursued her interest in writing and photography (www.photo-diaries.com), and became a health coach. Last year she wanted to study alternative medicines around the world. She sold all her possessions and booked a trip for 12 months in 12 places but was forced to end her trip at the 3/4 mark when the pandemic pinned her down in Split, Croatia. “A pandemic stopped me dead in my tracks and it’s wonderful,” she says, noting that she walks to the beach every morning at dawn for a swim before settling down for work. " I’m going to listen for the answer [about what’s next] and figure things out.”   

Cyndie Burkhardt was living the corporate dream: handling $100,000 marketing campaigns, meeting incredible people, and traveling the world.  But she was also working 60 hours a week, experiencing night sweats, black outs, and brain fog so bad that she couldn’t read the newspaper. Self care, she says, “wasn’t on my radar.”  One day after leaving work exhausted, she got into bed, and couldn’t get out. “I was paralyzed; I couldn’t move.”  With no doctor able to diagnose her, she sought help from alternative practitioners and a nutritionist who called it adrenal fatigue. After recovering, Burkhardt entered nutrition school (“to help others...so they won’t get sick!”), pursued her interest in writing and photography (<a href="http://www.photo-diaries.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.photo-diaries.com</a>), and became a health coach. Last year she wanted to study alternative medicines around the world. She sold all her possessions and booked a trip for 12 months in 12 places but was forced to end her trip at the 3/4 mark when the pandemic pinned her down in Split, Croatia. “A pandemic stopped me dead in my tracks and it’s wonderful,” she says, noting that she walks to the beach every morning at dawn for a swim before settling down for work. " I’m going to listen for the answer [about what’s next] and figure things out.”

#110: Cyndie Burkhardt (From corporate burnout to living her around-the-world dream)

We talk about:    Leaving work one day because she didn’t feel well… passing out once she got home… and waking up hours later on the floor paralyzed. The very real and incredibly detrimental impacts of stress. Why people (like her and I) end up going to alternative medicine practitioners. (It isn’t because we want to or think that it is better or “right.”) Are crazy mystery health issues your body’s way of telling you that you’re out of alignment in your life? How you end up in a place so far from your True Self. Stepping into spirituality in a non-religious sense (and what “spirituality” actually means.) The drastic effects of being ignorant to our interconnectedness. “Crazy is underrated.” How listening to herself and her intuition allowed her to sell all of her things and leave her home in NY to travel the world for a year. “It was the most freeing and liberating thing I have ever done.”              - Guest info: www.photo-diaries.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/cyndierabbit  https://www.instagram.com/everywherecyndie   - Why the World Needs You Facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/whytheworldneedsyoucommunity/ Ben’s Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/benjamin.m.fritz   - Intro/outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit  bigthinkerdeepfeeler.substack.com

We talk about: <ul> <li>Leaving work one day because she didn’t feel well… passing out once she got home… and waking up hours later on the floor paralyzed.</li> <li>The very real and incredibly detrimental impacts of stress.</li> <li>Why people (like her and I) end up going to alternative medicine practitioners. (It isn’t because we want to or think that it is better or “right.”)</li> <li>Are crazy mystery health issues your body’s way of telling you that you’re out of alignment in your life?</li> <li>How you end up in a place so far from your True Self.</li> <li>Stepping into spirituality in a non-religious sense (and what “spirituality” actually means.)</li> <li>The drastic effects of being ignorant to our interconnectedness.</li> <li>“Crazy is underrated.” How listening to herself and her intuition allowed her to sell all of her things and leave her home in NY to travel the world for a year. “It was the most freeing and liberating thing I have ever done.”</li> </ul> - Guest info: <a href="http://www.photo-diaries.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.photo-diaries.com</a> IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cyndierabbit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/cyndierabbit</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/everywherecyndie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.instagram.com/everywherecyndie</a> - Why the World Needs You Facebook group: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/whytheworldneedsyoucommunity/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.facebook.com/groups/whytheworldneedsyoucommunity/</a> Ben’s Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/benjamin.m.fritz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.instagram.com/benjamin.m.fritz</a> - Intro/outro music: Jeff II - Wait For Me <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuBBSQI2XDQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/YuBBSQI2XDQ</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://bigthinkerdeepfeeler.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> bigthinkerdeepfeeler.substack.com</a>

Ep. 31: From Burnout to Selling Everything to Travel the World with Cyndie Burkhardt