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Digital Nomad Life Podcast

Welcome to the Digital Nomad Life Podcast hosted by long-time digital nomad and online business coach, @ChristabellaTravels.

These episodes are for people who WANT to travel the world and live a life of freedom, BUT feel stuck in their current situation.

Whether you’re in a thankless 9-5, working your @$$ off in hospitality ora hospital, or even currently out of work, this podcast is meant to serve the masses as a place of inspiration and (seriously helpful and actionable) information & advice.

Your host, Christa Romano (aka @christabellatravels on IG, TikTok, etc) started her digital nomad journey way back in 2013. Since then she has traveled ALL OVER THE WORLD to dozens and dozens of countries, all while working full time online.
 
Christa been a freelancer, a remote employee, a content creator, influencer, consultant (so she has tried all the ways to become a digital nomad) and now business coach. She specifically works with people who want to create online businesses to become digital nomads. 

Christa’s digital nomad coaching in the Digital Nomad Life Academy takes people who have “no idea where to start” or people who have “no online skills” from start to finish: you’ll discover what skill you can leverage (or learn!) to become a digital nomad, and then walks you through the step-by-step process of creating a business around that skill. 

In a matter of months, clients can gain a full time online income, ultimate freedom of location, and of course bragging rights to truthfully call themselves an online entrepreneur. 

Follow Christa at @christabellatravels / @DigitalNomadLifeAcademy on IG or TikTok and get in touch!

Enroll in the Digital Nomad Life Academy here: https://www.christabellatravels.com/dnla 

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Episodes

101) Becky’s Digital Nomad Journey From Burned Out Corporate VP to Feminine Energy Coach

This episode might be the wake-up call you didn’t know you needed. Today's guest and my former client Becky Evans was a former vice president in corporate investment banking who found herself have a panic attack from serious burnout and stress from her current life. She vulnerably shares how she left the corporate grind and redefined her identity, becoming an emotional energy coach and living her dream life as a digital nomad. If you're yearning for a different path but don’t know what’s next, B...

Jun 03, 202557 min

100) The 6 Freedoms That Change Everything (Q: How Big Would You Dream If You Had All 6?)

Today marks the 100th episode of the Digital Nomad Life Podcast, and I want to celebrate by talking about my favorite subject: abundance. I’ve traveled to over 66 countries before the age of 30, hit the million-dollar mark in my business just four years in, and now I’m living out my dream digital nomad life in Bali as an entrepreneur. But it hasn’t always been this way… In this episode, I’m sharing what my old life looked like in New York—stuck in a cubicle, working for horrible bosses, and livi...

May 27, 20251 hr 18 min

99) How Long Does it Actually Take to Build an Online Business?

Let’s get real . Are you tired of online gurus telling you that you’ll hit 10K months in 90 days- or is this just a smooth marketing tactic? Well I’m breaking down the real timelines and mindset shifts behind launching a location-independent business so you can finally live your dream digital nomad life. I'll walk you through the honest truth about how long it actually takes to build an online business that supports a remote work lifestyle. Whether you're starting from scratch with zero digital ...

May 20, 20251 hr 13 min

98) How to Stop Letting Fear of Failure Hold You Back From Your Dream Business

Today we’re diving into a conversation most people avoid . We’re talking about fear of failure : why it keeps so many aspiring digital nomads stuck and how to completely shift your relationship with it. I share the raw story of getting fired from my “dream job” in New York City and the shame spiral that followed… and how that failure actually cracked the door open to the freedom lifestyle I live today in Bali (yes, it’s as dreamy as it sounds). Plus, I break down the real reason most people neve...

May 13, 20251 hr 7 min

97) Successfully Asking Her Company to Be Remote: Noemely's Story

Are you ready to go remote in your current job and transform your life in 2025, but don't know how to ask your company? Today we have on my client Noemely, who is a graphic designer who loved their current job, but also wanted her dream life of becoming remote as a digital nomad. We talk about her brave transition from a traditional office-based graphic design career to thriving as a digital nomad . We are no recording this episode in the studio in Bali as Noemely recounts how she built the conf...

May 07, 202554 min

96) How Starting His Digital Nomad Business Forced Daniel to Grow Like Never Before

Have you ever felt trapped in a high-paying corporate job that looks perfect on paper, but leaves you feeling empty inside? What if you could quit the grind and create a remote, freedom-focused career that aligns with your true desires? Today we sit down with Daniel Lawson in our studio in Bali to talk about the total transformation he has had since he decided to quit his job and become a digital nomad. Daniel is a former corporate professional turned personal leadership coach, who walked away f...

Apr 29, 20251 hr 12 min

95) How to Step Into Your Power and Get Out of a Rut: My Sister’s Digital Nomad Story

A few years ago, my sister arrived in Bali feeling completely lost—heartbroken and unsure of her next step. Today, she’s a thriving six-figure digital nomad entrepreneur, living her dream life. How did she turn it all around? Today is a special episode with my sister Emily Romano who is a subconscious coach with Uplevel with Emily and we are telling her story today. This episode is for anyone struggling with mental health and getting themselves out of a rut and how they can step into their POWER...

Apr 15, 202542 min

94) Lucy had the Perfect Job- But She Wanted More. Why She Quit for Digital Nomad Life

Lucy love her corporate job, but it wasn't giving her the freedom of travel or financial freedom she wanted. Today we are sitting down with Lucy who is a former corporate employee who took a leap of faith, quit her job, and built a remote business that allows her to live and work from anywhere in the world. Lucy quit her job and started her business as a VA and in this episode we are going to find out how Lucy managed a quantum leap in her first business and built three digital nomad businesses ...

Apr 01, 202555 min

93) 10 Myths That Hold People Back From Becoming a Digital Nomad

What is actually holding you back from working remotely, traveling the world, and experiencing the ultimate freedom as a digital nomad? What if everything you thought you knew about becoming a digital nomad was wrong? Many aspiring digital nomads believe that remote work is only for tech experts, young influencers, or people willing to live out of a suitcase. But these are just limiting beliefs that prevent you from stepping into a location-independent lifestyle. In this episode, we debunk the b...

Mar 26, 20251 hr 7 min

92) How Angie Quit Corporate, Lost 55 Pounds, and Built her Dream Digital Nomad Life in Thailand:

Starting your Digital Nomad Business isn’t just going to change your location, opportunities, money or career, but also your health. Today I am sitting down with Angie, a former corporate analyst who was skeptical of the digital nomad life she saw on Instagram and even my stories. So she went to Bali to find out herself if this digital nomad life is real and everything changed for her there. Angie went from questioning the digital nomad lifestyle to leaving her job in Sydney, moving to Thailand,...

Mar 20, 202551 min

91) How Johannes Created Multiple Income Streams as a Digital Nomad – His Best Advice for Beginners

How do you start your first digital nomad business? Today I am in a studio in Bali with the founder of the Nomad Cruise Johannes Voelkner to talk about his story of how he became a digital nomad and also how he created one of the most well known significant digital nomad communities, The Nomad Cruise. Today we talk about: How Johannes went from a virtual assistant to building a thriving business that funds his global lifestyle. Why understanding marketing is the key to success in any digital nom...

Mar 11, 202552 min

90) How to have a passion-led Business and Life as a Digital Nomad

I think you deserve to life a passion filled life, but what if you don't know what you passion is? If you are the kind of person who doesn't know what your passion is or how to make a dream digital nomad life career out of it this episode is for you. Many of us feel stuck in unfulfilling jobs, craving a lifestyle that offers location independence, financial freedom, and work that truly inspires us. Today we dive deep into how to identify your passions and transform them into a sustainable career...

Mar 06, 202548 min

89) Advice to my Broke Younger Self, who wanted to Become a Digital Nomad

In today's episode, I am talking to my younger self and anyone out there who has lost their job, quit their job or wants to know the next steps to freedom as a digital nomad. I tell my honest story of how I lived in a shoebox apartment with no light or privacy in New York City and even eventually lost my corporate job. I had to hustle many jobs from waitressing to dog-walking and even thought about needing to move home.. I now am a successful digital nomad whose travelled to nearly 70 countries,...

Feb 18, 202543 min

88) Scared to be Lonely as a Digital Nomad? Julia Kallweit on How & Where to Find Digital Nomad Communities

A big fear stopping people from traveling the world as a digital nomad is the fear of loneliness on the road. I personally have experienced feeling lonely as a digital nomad until I found digital nomad communities, specifically one fateful trip with Wifi Tribe . So today we have my friend and community manager of the Digital Nomad Life Academy, Julia Kallweit of co-founder of Wifi Tribe on today. We talk about Julia's incredible journey of working remotely for 13+ years, living in over 60 countr...

Feb 11, 20251 hr

87) How to Live Extraordinarily and Design Your Dream Digital Nomad Life ( + journal prompt)

Today I am recording this this episode for anyone who thinks differently and doesn’t feel like they want the same life as everyone around them. We are talking about designing your dream digital nomad life and have your pens and paper ready to journal by the end of the episode. We are also talking about the pros and cons of backpacking, getting a remote job or whether to start your digital nomad business to truly have the freedom and access to your dream life. Whether you want to become a digital...

Jan 30, 20251 hr 7 min

86) Dying to Become a Digital Nomad, But it's not Happening? THIS is probably why ( Tough Love on Work Ethic)

Today I'm sharing with you some tough love advice on why you haven’t become a digital nomad yet and it has to do with Kim Kardashian, yes Kim Kardashian. If you are tired of your commute to work, the boss you hate, or the job that gives you no pleasure, I get it. If you are tired of watching others travel the world and watching, I get it. Today I am going to give you insight into the MINDSET you need to become successful as a digital nomad, so you can stop dreaming and actually live the life. In...

Jan 21, 202549 min

85) How (& Why) to Balance Masculine & Feminine Energy in your Digital Nomad Business

Today I want to turn you on to the topic of masculine and feminine energy and how masculine and feminine energy are actually really important concepts when it comes to building a digital nomad business that feels sustainable for you. Building your digital nomad business is all about balance and even having the energy to do so. I’ve seen entrepreneurs with too much masculine energy burn out and quit their businesses and then entrepreneurs who make no money because they are too tapped into their f...

Jan 14, 202548 min

84) How to Become a Digital Nomad in 2025

It's 2025 and I thought that what better opportunity than to actually dive in on what I truly believe is the best way to become a digital nomad. So that way this time by summer 2025 you are traveling the world to that tropical dream destination or you’re just able to quit the job your hate and start your life with the ultimate freedom of having a digital nomad business. Today, I want to share with you the fastest, easiest, and most effective way for anyone to become a digital nomad. Believe it o...

Jan 07, 202535 min

83) How Olatz Built her Digital Nomad Business in the Busiest Time in her Life

This episode is for anyone who thinks they don't have enough time to learn a new skill and create a business to become a digital nomad. Today we have on my client Olatz from Repurposing for Revenue who created her digital nomad content repurposing business while she was on her working visa exploring Australia, enrolled in college classes and working multiple jobs. Despite having barely anytime Olatz made it WORK because she knew how much her life could change and the freedom she can have once sh...

Dec 31, 202449 min

82) The Secret to Online Marketing and Creating a Thriving Digital Nomad Business

Guess what your not bad at marketing, you just might not understand the science and strategy behind it.there are so many people who are digital nomads or they want to become digital nomads and it's just not really working and it's because this whole marketing beast that they can't get a grip on. Online marketing becomes this looming thing that people feel so scared of and so intimidated of and so intrigued by or just mystified by it stops them from changing their lives. In today's episode I want...

Dec 24, 202450 min

81) The Realities of Having Your Own Digital Nomad Business. Client Interview w/ Marie Walker

Today we have on my podcast editor and former client Marie Walker from the Culture Cult Show and Anarie Productions to talk about the real difference between being a backpacker and a digital nomad with a digital nomad business. We cover digital nomad romances, digital nomad decision fatigue, work realities and even what happens if your worst case scenario comes to life. For Marie her worst case scenario did happen her first year as a digital nomad. She actually didn't love her first year as a di...

Dec 17, 202450 min

80) 2025 Astrology: Why Now is the Time to Become a Digital Nomad. Client Interview w/ Brandon Byrne

Today we are talking about how Pluto going into Aquarius is about to shake up the world in ways it hasn’t seen in 250 years and how it will affect your finances and career. We are recording this episode today with one of my clients Brandon Byrne host of The Money Nomad Podcast and Bitcoin Wealth Coach, who has flown across the world to meet me and the rest of the DNLA community in Bali. This episode is a big one for many reasons as we are changing into a new year and as Brandon explains Pluto go...

Dec 11, 202448 min

79) I spent $70k on Coaching?! Here's How it Changed my Life & Income Forever

This week is my FIVE year anniversary of my business the Digital Nomad Life Academy and I can say with my whole heart that I would not be here if I had not invest in first business coach. In fact, I have invested over $70,000 in the past five years in coaches ranging from meditation coaching, shadow work coaching, business coaches etc.. and I bet that is triggering lots of responses from you right now. So today I want to dive into why coaching is crucial if you want to quantum leap in your life,...

Dec 05, 20241 hr 13 min

78) Feeling Behind in Life? How to Trust the Timeline You're On

Today I want to talk about the timing of life and how painful it can feel when you look around you and you see everybody else is kind of doing the same thing and you feel behind in life. This feeling can be super isolating and I personally have felt behind in life so many times. So this episode is here to validate you if you feel behind in life, job, romance, finances, but also to lift you up because you just need a reframe. In this episode I want you to ask yourself do you even want the things ...

Nov 27, 20241 hr 6 min

77) Do you need Social Media to be a Successful Digital Nomad Entreprenuer?

This episode is all about social media and whether you need social media and a large audience to have a digital nomad entrepreneur business. Here’s the good news, no you don’t, but here is also news ( it really helps.) Today I am going to walk you through some clients’ success stories who have built 6 figure businesses without social media and even my story on my insecurities with social media and how I moved past that and saw my business grow exponentially. So in this episode, let's talk about ...

Nov 20, 20241 hr 11 min

76) Don't Like the President? How to Move Abroad

If you feel that suddenly your country is no longer aligned with who you are or what you value, and you are looking for an escape and you want to move abroad this episode is for you. I am making this episode in conjunction with recent events of Donald Trump becoming president again, but this isn’t a political episode or just for Americans this is for anyone who wants to know they have the freedom to leave if their country isn’t aligning with them anymore. But how do you move abroad and where sho...

Nov 14, 202444 min

75) How to Stop Over-Complicating your Digital Nomad Business & Get over Imposter Syndrome

Today I want to talk about overcoming your fears of starting your digital nomad business and to stop over complicating it. When thinking about building a digital nomad business we make it this big super risky thing when really it is truly simple if you just knew the basic steps. So I’m going to break down why having an online digital nomad business really is not complicated and it doesn't really matter the level of experience you have. The only problem you may run into and that pretty much ALL m...

Nov 05, 20241 hr 6 min

74) Child of Expats: How Delaney was Exposed to the Digital Nomad Lifestyle

Today’s episode is being recorded from my annual trip on the Nomad Cruise where I met another digital nomad entrepreneur, Delaney Thompson. Unlike most of us, Delaney actually grew up in a non-matrix lifestyle with expat parents in Costa Rica. She grew up with teachers who surfed, freedom-focused parents, and living as a traveler in nature. I think this episode is such an important discussion on exposure to the digital nomad lifestyle whether you were born to expats, travel, and meet other nomad...

Oct 08, 202448 min

73) Shadow & Light Work Digital Nomads: How and Why to Do it

There are so many people who would love to become digital nomads, but why aren't they doing it? Well, that my friend is what this particular episode is all about today, what is holding people back from taking that step to change their life and that is fear. Today we are going to talk about one of my favorite topics and crucial teachings with my students, we are going to tackle these fears by diving into shadow work and light work. In this episode, I'm going to explain what both of those are in o...

Oct 02, 20241 hr 26 min

72) My Why: the real reasons why I do what I do, live the way I live, am the way I am

Today’s episode isn’t about how I became a digital nomad, but why I became a digital nomad. At this point, I’ve traveled to 65 countries, I'm living on the other side of the planet, I have my own business, and I am doing the entrepreneurial thing and now have a house in Bali, but what's the real reason? I think that some of my reasons might surprise you, and for you to become a digital nomad and attain ultimate freedom in your life you have to figure out your why . Message me on Instagram: @chri...

Sep 24, 20241 hr 11 min
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