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Author Amy White on Mindful Family Travel, Empathy, and Joyful Trips

Episode 74 – The Family Vacationer with Rob and Danny

🧳 What if your next vacation could bring your family closer, reduce stress, and even build empathy in your kids? In this episode, author and travel writer Amy White joins Rob and Danny to explore how we can reframe family travel as a meaningful, even transformative, experience.

🎙️ In this episode, we cover:

• How the pandemic reshaped our perspective on travel and why it’s more valuable than ever
• Why “bucket lists” might be the wrong approach—and what to consider instead
• The benefits of letting your kids help plan the trip (and how to do it)
• One-on-one trips: how Amy’s journey to Paris with her daughter deepened their bond
• Practical ways to travel mindfully and engage with local culture
• How travel boosts brain health and stimulates curiosity
• Encouraging gratitude, empathy, and respect through real-world travel experiences

🧠 “Travel is like a massage for your brain,” says Amy—offering families an opportunity to reset, reconnect, and grow together.

📖 About our guest:

Amy White is an accomplished travel and lifestyle writer whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, National Geographic, AARP, and more. She’s the author of several novels and a passionate advocate for helping families find joy through intentional travel.

🌍 Read more of Amy’s work at: www.amybrecountwhite.com