Being A Lot - Digital Nomad Life and Mental Health
Ebba 8 episodes Sep 3, 2026
I'm Ebba, a digital nomad, mental health survivor and business owner. This is the podcast where we talk about the emotional reality of dealing with your mental health as a digital nomad. Through solo episodes and with guests, we dive into alignment, loneliness, mental health, and figuring out who you are on the other side of survival mode. Did you survive burnout or mental health struggles, look around and ask yourself "now what?" Are you curious about or already living the nomad life? Then this is the podcast for you, where we're making being a lot and choosing your own path a good thing.
Episodes
Do all Digital Nomads struggle with mental health?
Is digital nomad life actually good for your mental health, or are we just lying to ourselves? I got Paul McDougal on the podcast, a friend of mine who runs crazy distances to raise money for kids affected by parents with alcoholism, and we ended up having one of the most honest conversations I've had on here about whether this lifestyle actually helps your mental health or just distracts you
Reverse Culture Shock as a Digital Nomad
Reverse culture shock can be unexpected when you start out as a nomad. In this episode I sit down with returning guest and friend Julie Martin, licensed marriage and family therapist for expats and nomads. She actually lived my old dream of being a therapist in New York before leaving it behind for nomad life. We talk about what living in New York was really like, why she left, and what going home
From Solo Travel to Digital Nomad Life
Using travel to escape yourself is easy but it won't heal you. In this episode I met up with my Swedish friend Arvin at the beach in Da Nang. He went from solo traveling to settling down in Da Nang for a while to rest and heal.We talk about:using travel to escape yourself without realizing itwhat solo travel forces you to face when you're isolated and alonewhy meditation retreats and heali
Solo Trip to Recharge as a Digital Nomad
A vlog-style episode from when I went to Cham Island to relax after feeling like my stress levels were too high. Avoiding burnout as a digital nomad means catching the warning signs before it is too late. In this solo episode I take a trip to Cham Island, a tiny island outside of Da Nang, where I've been living as a digital nomad.Two years ago I came to Da Nang recovering from being close to b
Being alone doesn't mean you're lonely as a digital nomad
Being alone doesn't mean you're lonely, especially as a digital nomad. I sat down with my friend Kieran, a British English teacher living in Danang, Vietnam, to talk about why he craves alone time, wearing a mask as a teacher and in life, and why men's mental health is still so hard to talk about.We talk about:the difference between being alone and being lonelywhy he needs alone time u
Building an Online Community as a Digital Nomad
Elizabeth created online friendships that saved her mental health as a digital nomad, long before she ever met them in person. That's what pushed her to build an online community for young female founders. I sat down at a café in Da Nang with Elizabeth to talk about online community, friends online and friends in real life.We talk about:why online friends can be just as real as the ones you me
Finding Happiness as a Digital Nomad - Jason Nelson
In this episode I sit down with Jason Nelson, author of A Balm for Your Soul: The 6 Seeds of Happiness, at one of my favorite cafes here in Da Nang, to talk about finding happiness as a digital nomad and why being kind to yourself is the foundation everything else is built on.We talk about:finding happiness as a digital nomadthe six seeds of happiness from Jason Nelson's bookself compassion as
Boundaries to Avoid Burnout as a Digital Nomad
Avoiding burnout as a digital nomad and freelancer starts with setting boundaries with your clients. In this episode I sit down with my friend Camilla, a Finnish video editor and digital nomad based in Da Nang. We talk about starting a business when you don’t know what you want to do and why setting boundaries from the beginning as a new business owner is important.We talk about:how to avoid burno
From Depressed in Corporate to Happy as a Nomad - Kesha Omarali
Digital nomad mental health looks different for everyone. For Kesha, leaving corporate life ands starting Digital Nomad life changed everything.She decided to start an art account with storytelling and made sure it was going to work.In this episode, we talk honestly about depression, art therapy, living abroad as a digital nomad. We talk about:how depression led to art therapy and leaving the 9 to
I'm Restarting My Digital Nomad & Mental Health Podcast
Starting this podcast about digital nomad life and mental health is one of the scariest things I've ever done. I almost burned out trying to make it perfect, I froze, and I couldn't bring myself to publish for months. But it lies so close to my heart that I had to keep going.So this is a new start. I'm moving out of the polished studio in Chiang Mai and recording Being a Lot from the b
How to Make Friends as a Digital Nomad
Making friends as a digital nomad turned out to be one of the best surprises of this life. I thought I would be alone. I thought I would need a partner to do this with. I was completely wrong.In this episode I sit down with my best friend Evelina, who I met here in Chiang Mai, to talk about how to make friends as a digital nomad, why it is so much easier than you think, and what to actually do whe
Are Digital Nomads Running Away? Mental Health as a Digital Nomad
Moving abroad doesn't fix your mental health, but it doesn't have to hurt it either. It's more complicated than either of those things, and that's exactly what we got into in this conversation.I sat down with Julie Martin, a licensed marriage and family therapist who specializes in working with expats and digital nomads, to talk about what actually happens to your mental health whe
Scared of going alone as a Digital Nomad?
If you want to be a digital nomad but feel nervous about going alone, this episode is for you.I've done nomad trips both solo and with friends, and the experiences could not be more different.We talk about:Why traveling with a friend as a digital nomad can hold you back from the real experienceThe clean slate you get when you arrive somewhere and no one knows who you areHow going solo forces you t
What Living in Alignment Actually Means ft. Willo Sana
"Alignment" gets thrown around a lot. But what does living in alignment actually mean, and why is it so hard to get there even when you know what you want?I sat down with Willo Sana, transformation business coach and author of Double Down On Your Genius, to dig into the real work behind alignment: limiting beliefs, nervous system regulation, the fear that feels like death but isn't,
Is a sabbatical a gateway to nomad life?
Kirsti is a career break and sabbatical coach who thought she'd be back at her job within a few months. I invited Kirsti on because I had one question: is a sabbatical a gateway to nomad life?I didn't get the answer I expected and the conversation turned into so much more. Instead she became a yoga teacher and a coach for those who want to do a career break or a sabbatical. We talked about
Digital nomad life is not what I thought it would be
I thought digital nomad life would be to travel to loads of new places. I don’t . My day looks a lot like yours, wake up, work out, sit down and work, grab lunch, work some more. The difference is just that I'm doing it in Da Nang och Chiang Mai or some other nomad-friendly place.And honestly it is so much better then I ever could have imagined. But of course it has its cons too.This episode i
From Survival Mode to Digital Nomad Life - My Story
Gah, I started a podcast!? Hi, I'm Ebba. I'm a Swedish digital nomad, business owner, and mental health survivor. Sober, single in my 30s, and childfree. An overthinker, a fitness lover, and apparently now a podcast host.This is the podcast where we talk about digital nomad life, mental health, and what it actually looks like to leave the 9 to 5 and build a life on your own terms. Because
This is Being A Lot Podcast
Hi, I'm Ebba and I'm a lot - A digital nomad, mental health survivor and business owner.Maybe you just came out the other side of anxiety, depression or burnout and are asking "now what?" In this podcast we talk about what life looks like when you've been through mental health struggles and feel like there must be more to life than sitting in an office 9 to 5.For me, that mea
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