Kathleen Morton's guest appearances

Kathleen Morton

The Ownstream Podcast: New Paradigms For Limitless Living

Nomads at the Intersections

Tiny House Lifestyle Podcast

On the Road, Our Way

Gabriella Morrison

Derek Loudermilk

Eric Pearl

Nicole Antoinette

Anurag Gupta

Leo Babauta

Joshua Becker

Ronnie Landis

Danielle LaRock

Joel Zaslofsky

Madison Hampton

Kate Ortiz

Kieren Britton

Bentinho Massaro

Daniel Eisenman

OwlTail

Kathleen Morton travels and lives part time out of her 1987 Toyota van with her dog Peaches. Kathleen is the founder of Tiny House, Tiny Footprint, a community she created to share stories about those choosing alternative lifestyles, living more environmentally consciously, and spending more time in nature. She is also the co-founder of Vanlife Diaries, a social media and online platform that tells stories and connects vanlifers around the world. You might often find her backpacking in national forest, working on organic farms or climbing canyon walls in the desert. Her book, "Vanlife Diaries: Finding Freedom on the Open Road," comes out April 9 in bookstores. The book celebrates the nomadic lifestyle and community of vanlife through interviews, essential advice for living on the road, and more than 200 photos of tiny rolling homes.The post Living the Vanlife for the Long Haul: How to Build a Sustainable Lifestyle with Kathleen Morton – #057 appeared first on The Tiny House.Support the showListen. Subscribe. Rate. Review.  Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts More...  Follow Ethan.   Mastodon (my favorite!) Instagram Pinterest Facebook  Want to say 'thank you' for the show? Buy me a coffee!

Kathleen Morton travels and lives part time out of her 1987 Toyota van with her dog Peaches. Kathleen is the founder of Tiny House, Tiny Footprint, a community she created to share stories about those choosing alternative lifestyles, living more environmentally consciously, and spending more time in nature. She is also the co-founder of Vanlife Diaries, a social media and online platform that tells stories and connects vanlifers around the world. You might often find her backpacking in national forest, working on organic farms or climbing canyon walls in the desert. Her book, "Vanlife Diaries: Finding Freedom on the Open Road," comes out April 9 in bookstores. The book celebrates the nomadic lifestyle and community of vanlife through interviews, essential advice for living on the road, and more than 200 photos of tiny rolling homes.The post <a href="https://www.thetinyhouse.net/kathleen-morton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Living the Vanlife for the Long Haul: How to Build a Sustainable Lifestyle with Kathleen Morton – #057</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.thetinyhouse.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Tiny House</a>.<a href="https://pages.thetinyhouse.net/products/buy-me-a-coffee" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>Listen. Subscribe. Rate. Review. <ul> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tiny-house-lifestyle-podcast/id1372481070" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2GSwKJWt9P4dytxa4DY98L" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/tiny-house-lifestyle-podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xNjE2MTkxLnJzcw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.thlifestylepodcast.com/share" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More...</a></li> </ul> Follow Ethan. <ul> <li> <a href="https://masto.ai/@ethanwaldman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mastodon</a> (my favorite!)</li> <li><a href="https://instagram.com/ethanwaldman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://pinterest.com/ethanwaldman" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></li> <li><a href="https://facebook.com/BuildingTheTinyHouse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> </ul> Want to say 'thank you' for the show? <a href="https://pages.thetinyhouse.net/products/buy-me-a-coffee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy me a coffee!</a>

Living the Vanlife for the Long Haul: How to Build a Sustainable Lifestyle with Kathleen Morton

BTW: Our Sprinter Van is now available for rent! Click here to learn more &amp; view availability. “The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story.”  – Michael Margolis Kathleen Morton never understood why people seem to live by the same unwritten rules. As a child in a fairly traditional family and school, she most enjoyed the sanctuary of her bedroom, where she could shut the door on the outside workings of life, and where her natural creativity flourished. There, Kathleen would spend hours on end in the magical space of her own creation – writing and illustrating children’s stories with no limits or prescriptions. Like many of us, when she graduated high school and moved into the larger world, Kathleen believed, as her parents encouraged her to, that a traditional education and career path would bring her happiness, money and success in life. She left her childhood home and went to college to study business. She found almost immediately that this path did not work for her. No matter the effort to will herself forward, she couldn’t pay attention in class or take tests in the subject. With the encouragement of a classmate and friend who seemed to love her classes (and even the tests!), Kathleen changed her focus to something that personally inspired her. As a lifelong storyteller, she was drawn to a double major in journalism and psychology. Returning home after college, one potential story of her life flashed before her eyes: hanging out with the same friends, doing the same things every day, in a mechanical urban environment and routine. Something inside Kathleen told her that there was more to life, and called out for the vast, open expanses of nature, which spoke of unlimited possibility. She moved to Colorado, and soon, the city girl who didn’t know how to hike found herself more and more at home in the outdoors. As she spent more time in nature, packing in and packing out everything she needed and leaving no trace, she began to question the way she lived, and the footprint she was making on the Earth. At home in her apartment, she used resources from the grid (water, electricity, etc.) without thought to their potential limits, or the impact she was making on our planet. To live closer to the Earth, she bought a pop-up camper with her then boyfriend for $1,800, and messaged a bunch of people renting homes on Airbnb to see who might be willing to rent her a piece of their land. Finding space with a local family, she and her boyfriend made home there anew. They bought a composting toilet, lived without electricity, and were responsible for all of their own water. They felt the changes of seasons and morning dew directly through the permeable camper walls, and comingled with the local wildlife. Kathleen wondered – finding more financial and personal freedom – why more people didn’t live this way. What began as an experiment with tiny, off-grid living soon revealed itself as a calling, and a new story for Kathleen’s life: to live closely and in flow with nature, minimize her impact on the environment, and tell her story – and those of others making life this way – to show others that this is, in fact possible, and maybe inspire them to do the same. Today, Kathleen has brought one of her favorite childhood stories to life: she now lives and wanders through nature in a 1987 Toyota van, together with her dog, Peaches. She has created a blog and podcast where she tells her story and the stories of other van dwellers, and she serves this community by creating monthly #vanlife gatherings around the country, where the growing community of mobile, alternative home explorers can gather on the frontier, support one another in the lifestyle and movement they are pioneering. She admits openly that breaking all the rules for living and creating a new story for herself in this way has its challenges, and that she hasn’t figured it all out yet. She talks in this intimate interview about what it’s really like to live and work all over the country in a van, and why – despite the challenges – she feels endlessly fortunate that she is able to live in this way, enjoy the open freedom of her days, and create her own story of her life each day. Enjoy!  Selected Links from this Episode  Kathleen on Instagram: Tiny House, Tiny Footprint | Vanlife Diaries Websites: Tiny House, Tiny Footprint | Vanlife Diaries Vanlife Meetups REI Article on “Bears Ears &amp; Grand Staircase” Orange is Optimism, website (Idle Theory Bus)  The post OS61: Kathleen Morton – Vanlife, Breaking The Rules &amp; Creating Your Own Life Story appeared first on Ownstream.

<h6><a href="http://socalvanlife.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BTW: Our Sprinter Van is now available for rent! Click here to learn more &amp; view availability.</a></h6> “The stories we tell literally make the world. If you want to change the world, you need to change your story.” – Michael Margolis Kathleen Morton never understood why people seem to live by the same unwritten rules. As a child in a fairly traditional family and school, she most enjoyed the sanctuary of her bedroom, where she could shut the door on the outside workings of life, and where her natural creativity flourished. There, Kathleen would spend hours on end in the magical space of her own creation – writing and illustrating children’s stories with no limits or prescriptions. Like many of us, when she graduated high school and moved into the larger world, Kathleen believed, as her parents encouraged her to, that a traditional education and career path would bring her happiness, money and success in life. She left her childhood home and went to college to study business. She found almost immediately that this path did not work for her. No matter the effort to will herself forward, she couldn’t pay attention in class or take tests in the subject. With the encouragement of a classmate and friend who seemed to love her classes (and even the tests!), Kathleen changed her focus to something that personally inspired her. As a lifelong storyteller, she was drawn to a double major in journalism and psychology. Returning home after college, one potential story of her life flashed before her eyes: hanging out with the same friends, doing the same things every day, in a mechanical urban environment and routine. Something inside Kathleen told her that there was more to life, and called out for the vast, open expanses of nature, which spoke of unlimited possibility. She moved to Colorado, and soon, the city girl who didn’t know how to hike found herself more and more at home in the outdoors. As she spent more time in nature, packing in and packing out everything she needed and leaving no trace, she began to question the way she lived, and the footprint she was making on the Earth. At home in her apartment, she used resources from the grid (water, electricity, etc.) without thought to their potential limits, or the impact she was making on our planet. To live closer to the Earth, she bought a pop-up camper with her then boyfriend for $1,800, and messaged a bunch of people renting homes on Airbnb to see who might be willing to rent her a piece of their land. Finding space with a local family, she and her boyfriend made home there anew. They bought a composting toilet, lived without electricity, and were responsible for all of their own water. They felt the changes of seasons and morning dew directly through the permeable camper walls, and comingled with the local wildlife. Kathleen wondered – finding more financial and personal freedom – why more people didn’t live this way. What began as an experiment with tiny, off-grid living soon revealed itself as a calling, and a new story for Kathleen’s life: to live closely and in flow with nature, minimize her impact on the environment, and tell her story – and those of others making life this way – to show others that this is, in fact possible, and maybe inspire them to do the same. Today, Kathleen has brought one of her favorite childhood stories to life: she now lives and wanders through nature in a 1987 Toyota van, together with her dog, Peaches. She has created a blog and podcast where she tells her story and the stories of other van dwellers, and she serves this community by creating monthly #vanlife gatherings around the country, where the growing community of mobile, alternative home explorers can gather on the frontier, support one another in the lifestyle and movement they are pioneering. She admits openly that breaking all the rules for living and creating a new story for herself in this way has its challenges, and that she hasn’t figured it all out yet. She talks in this intimate interview about what it’s really like to live and work all over the country in a van, and why – despite the challenges – she feels endlessly fortunate that she is able to live in this way, enjoy the open freedom of her days, and create her own story of her life each day. Enjoy! <h5>Selected Links from this Episode</h5> <ul> <li>Kathleen on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tinyhousetinyfootprint/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny House, Tiny Footprint</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vanlifediaries/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vanlife Diaries</a></li> <li>Websites: <a href="http://www.tinyhousetinyfootprint.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny House, Tiny Footprint</a> | <a href="http://www.vanlife.com.au/vanlife-diaries/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vanlife Diaries</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vanlife.com.au/gatherings" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Vanlife Meetups</a></li> <li>REI Article on <a href="https://www.rei.com/blog/news/bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante-the-ins-and-outs-of-a-national-monument?doing_wp_cron=1524517912.3898420333862304687500" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">“Bears Ears &amp; Grand Staircase”</a></li> <li><a href="https://orangeisoptimism.com/pages/about-the-book" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Orange is Optimism</a>, <a href="http://www.idletheorybus.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> (Idle Theory Bus)</li> </ul> The post <a href="https://ownstream.co/kathleenmorton/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OS61: Kathleen Morton – Vanlife, Breaking The Rules &amp; Creating Your Own Life Story</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ownstream.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ownstream</a>.

OS61: Kathleen Morton – Vanlife, Breaking The Rules & Creating Your Own Life Story

Whether it’s your vehicle, where you take it, or who’s in it-- being on the road sometimes means finding the right fit. And it’s not always so straightforward (in fact sometimes it’s downright messy). Sometimes looking for the right fit is an uncomfortable process and creates times of transition from one thing to the next, and when you live among an ever-changing landscape on top of that it’s important to have something consistent to lean on. Fortunately, Kathleen Morton of Tiny House Tiny Footprint knows all about the way community can play a crucial role of support, friendship, stability, and joy in this mobile lifestyle, especially during times of change. Also in this episode: what happens at a Vanlife Gathering, why the Pacific Northwest is a great place for camper life, and a short list of things Kathleen loves about vintage vehicles. Join the Women On The Road community on Facebook Thanks to our sponsor, Deuter! Check out Kathleen’s Instagram and learn more about life on the road through her website -&gt; Want to get connected to an in-person community of mobile travelers? Find a vanlife gathering near you here -&gt; Episodes air bi-weekly on Fridays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode. Follow along with Laura Hughes on Instagram and learn more about her on her portfolio site or through her travel blog, The Vanna Project. Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward and Jason Shaw.

Whether it’s your vehicle, where you take it, or who’s in it-- being on the road sometimes means finding the right fit. And it’s not always so straightforward (in fact sometimes it’s downright messy). Sometimes looking for the right fit is an uncomfortable process and creates times of transition from one thing to the next, and when you live among an ever-changing landscape on top of that it’s important to have something consistent to lean on. Fortunately, Kathleen Morton of Tiny House Tiny Footprint knows all about the way community can play a crucial role of support, friendship, stability, and joy in this mobile lifestyle, especially during times of change. Also in this episode: what happens at a Vanlife Gathering, why the Pacific Northwest is a great place for camper life, and a short list of things Kathleen loves about vintage vehicles. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/womenontheroadpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Women On The Road community on Facebook</a> Thanks to our sponsor, <a href="http://deuter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deuter</a>! Check out Kathleen’s <a href="http://instagram.com/tinyhousetinyfootprint" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and learn more about life on the road through her <a href="http://tinyhousetinyfootprint.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a> -&gt; Want to get connected to an in-person community of mobile travelers? Find a vanlife gathering near you <a href="http://www.vanlife.com.au/gatherings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> -&gt; Episodes air bi-weekly on Fridays-- subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss an episode. Follow along with Laura Hughes on <a href="http://instagram.com/howsheviewsit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and learn more about her on her <a href="http://howsheviewsit.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">portfolio site</a> or through her travel blog, <a href="http://thevannaproject.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Vanna Project</a>. Enjoy this episode? Rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. It’ll help other people find us. Music for this episode is by Josh Woodward and Jason Shaw.

The Right Fit: Kathleen Morton