How you can plan your travel with more passion, meaning and fun to feel more alive?

How you can plan your travel with more passion, meaning and fun to feel more alive?

Do you crave more meaningful travel experiences? Have you ever returned from a vacation feeling like you checked all the tourist boxes—but still missed something? What if travel could be more than sightseeing? What if it could help you feel more alive, connected and inspired? In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, host Treena Innes shares her personal Travel Like Treena philosophy and the six travel habits that have transformed the way she explores the world. From backpacking with her teenage son to volunteering in remote villages and discovering hidden gems with local guides, Treena reveals how stepping off the beaten path can become one of the most powerful ways to improve your Fun Health. Whether you're planning your next adventure, dreaming about traveling more intentionally, or simply looking for ways to bring more curiosity and aliveness into your life, this episode will help you rethink what travel can be. ✈️ Why local travel companies often create the most authentic and memorable experiences ❤️ Creative ways to incorporate philanthropy, volunteering, and giving back while traveling 💰 How to travel more affordably through house sitting, work exchanges, and creative accommodation options 🎒 Why Treena swears by a dusty backpack over a rolling suitcase 🗺️ The surprising reason you should spend more time exploring one country instead of rushing through many Travel—especially travel that challenges you to step outside your comfort zone—can reignite curiosity, confidence, wonder, and play. Treena shares how her own adventures across the globe have taught her that the goal isn't simply to visit more places. It's to understand the world more deeply, meet people whose lives are different from your own, and return home with a renewed sense of appreciation for life. "I just want to go where I've not been, so I can have the best understanding of the world before I leave it." Treena, Founder Mind Doodles *** Special Links: I have listed the local companies I have usedrecently for you to check out at:  https://minddoodles.ca/travel-like-treena/ [https://minddoodles.ca/travel-like-treena/]https://www.volunteerhq.org/ [https://www.volunteerhq.org/].   https://www.workaway.info/ [https://www.workaway.info/]https://www.homeexchange.com/ [https://www.homeexchange.com/]Follow the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast for more practical tools, inspiring conversations, and fun habits that help you create a brighter, lighter, and healthier life. **** Want more ideas, tools and tips on how to have more fun in your life? Join my email list! and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace to benefit your wellness. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

“I’m Not Fun” — How to Stop Letting That Be Your Story.

Do you ever wonder… am I a fun person? Or quietly ask yourself, “Why do I feel boring?” or “Why don’t I enjoy things like I used to?” If you’ve been craving more passion and joy in your life and asking, “How do I have more fun in my life?” — this episode is for you. In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, Treena Innes sits down with Tanya LaBuick of Strong Like a Girl to unpack the hidden belief behind “I’m not fun” — and how it may be stopping you from feeling more alive, energized, and connected. Together, they explore how to have more fun without needing to be silly, loud, or someone you’re not — and how redefining fun can bring more joy, creativity, and freedom back into your life. ✨ In this episode, you’ll learn: • How to have more fun by redefining what fun means for you • Why you might feel boring or like you’ve lost your spark (and how to get it back) • Simple ways to bring more passion, joy, and energy into your everyday life 🎧 Listen now to feel more alive, bring back your spark, and start having more fun in your life. — Thank you to special guest, Tanya LaBuick, founder of Strong Like a Girl, celebrating strong women through stories of trauma, triumph, and growth. https://stronglikeagirl.ca/ [https://stronglikeagirl.ca/] https://www.stronglikeagirlpodcast.ca/ [https://www.stronglikeagirlpodcast.ca/] **** Want more ideas, tools and tips on how to have more fun in your life? Join my email list! and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace to benefit your wellness. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

Did you know being silly is one of your FUN super powers?

Do you hold back from having fun because you’re afraid of looking silly? In this episode of the Finding Fun Experiment Podcast, Treena Innes challenges the belief that fun or silly is unprofessional, immature, or something to hide. Instead, she reframes fun as a powerful tool for energy, connection, creativity, and stress relief. If you’ve ever thought: 👉 “I need to be serious to be taken seriously” 👉 “Fun will make me look unprofessional” ✨ Reframe “silly” into strength, connection, and energy ✨ Give yourself permission to prioritize your Fun Health Because fun or silly isn’t childish—it’s a wellness strategy. **** Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

How to have more FUN and JOY without caring what people think.

Do you ever feel guilty for having fun? Or feeling joy? Like the moment you slow down, or do something just for you… a voice pops up: “What will people think?” In this episode I dive into one of the biggest barriers with Kim Strobel, Happiness Coach --- to living a vibrant, energized life with guilt around joy and fun. Many women are conditioned to put others first—family, work, responsibilities—while their own joy quietly slips to the bottom of the list. This episode explores the deeper reasons behind that guilt, including: * Social expectations around productivity and responsibility * Fear of judgment or being seen as “too much” * The pressure to always be doing, giving, or achieving These patterns don’t just affect your happiness—they slowly drain your energy, creativity, and connection to yourself. A large portion of your long-term happiness is influenced by your daily habits and choices—not just your circumstances. That means: ✨ You can train yourself to experience more joy ✨ You can rebuild your relationship with fun ✨ You can shift from guilt to permission And when you do, the benefits are real: * Lower stress and burnout * More energy and motivation * Better mood and resilience This episode is your reminder: 👉 You don’t need to wait for vacation 👉 You don’t need permission You can start now. Guilt doesn’t mean you’re doing something wrong. It means you’re doing something unfamiliar. When you begin prioritizing yourself, your brain resists because it’s new—not because it’s bad. Instead of waiting for guilt to disappear: 👉 Notice it 👉 Allow it 👉 And choose joy and fun anyway This is how you retrain your brain and create new patterns. Instead of asking: “What should I be doing?” Ask: 👉 “How do I want to feel today?” Energized? Calm? Playful? Free? Then take one small action that supports that feeling. This shift moves you from: ❌ Obligation → ✅ Intention ❌ Guilt → ✅ Ownership ❌ Burnout → ✅ Balance 🎧 If this episode touched you, share it with a friend who needs permission to stop feeling guilty and start living more fully. Thank you to Kim Strobel who teaches happy! Speaker, Author, Educator, & Happiness Coach. Check all her happy and joy learnings at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-finds-joy/id1487739752 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/she-finds-joy/id1487739752] www.strobeleducation.com [http://www.strobeleducation.com] / www.kimstrobel.com [http://www.kimstrobel.com] https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-strobel/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-strobel/]  https://www.instagram.com/kimstrobeljoy/ [https://www.instagram.com/kimstrobeljoy/]  **** Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca

What will happen if you save your FUN for later in life.

Living life with no regrets… isn’t that the dream? The big WOOHOO joyride version of life we all want? And yet… months (sometimes years) tick by at rocket speed, and that vision can start to feel like it’s slipping away. This Laugh to Death episode is your wake-up call (in the best way). I’m joined by Jodi Wellman — author of You Only Die Once — for a juicy, honest, funny conversation about what it really means to feel alive now, so we don’t end up at the end thinking, “Wait… what just happened?” * Why “living with no regrets” can feel harder than we expected * How fun + aliveness aren’t extras… they’re the point * The surprising link between intuition and play (yep… we went there) * The idea of being a “fun snob” (and why that might be a very good thing) Ask yourself today: Where in your life are you saving your joy for later? …and what’s one small thing you can do this week to feel more alive? Until next time… remember: you only die once — so let’s keep living lively, full of fun, laughter, and no regrets. **** Join the Global Fun Movement on my email list and get monthly tools, stories, and psychology-backed ways to spark joy and live lively: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.minddoodles.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.minddoodles.ca] 🎵 Music by Allstar musicians Per Hoffman and David Hilton Clark Treena Innes, Your Life Fun Expert, helping you have more fun in life or the workplace. www.minddoodles.ca treena@minddoodles.ca