On this episode of the Brazen podcast, I welcome Caroline Peterson: Copywriter, Content Creator, and Founder of Not Your Average Gal, to talk about her recent move to Hawaii in the middle of the pandemic and our experiences with connecting with people around the world.

Caroline details the challenges and mundane stress of planning the trip and moving with her husband during covid-19 and shares a few hacks for integrating yourself into a new community and creating new routines, including following locals and other travelers on Instagram.

“Instagram has been a savior of finding new places… because you don’t know what’s good, what’s not, so just following other people who are around here who seem to have been here for a while and are connected… then you can find the little coffee shops that you’re not going to see from the road.”

—Caroline Peterson

We discuss staying in touch with friends and clients who are in different time zones, with emphasis on setting boundaries and being proactive with maintaining your existing relationships, as well as observing the adjustments that people and businesses have made regarding working from home.

Caroline and I touch on the value in finding communities of supportive people and learning about the history and culture of the place that you’re living. We emphasize the importance of changing your mindset regarding the restrictions of the pandemic, while figuring out ways to feel creative and adventurous within those limitations. Tune in to hear about the books we’ve been loving recently and where we’d go if we could travel right now.

“It’s been a year of trying new things, even though it feels like I’m not trying new things at all.”

—Ashton Robertson

About Caroline Peterson

Caroline left corporate America and her job as a Senior Copywriter to build a business that encourages people and brands to push through those crippling layers of self-doubt and reveal a shiny, authentic version of themselves. The status quo is so boring. You are not, my fabulous unicorn.

She started her blog, Not Your Average Gal, as a way to not only be a story teller of her travels, but also create an encouraging community where sharing the not-so-average life together validates that we all take our own paths in life.

To learn more about Caroline and Not Your Average Gal, visit her website: www.notyouraveragegal.com

About Ashton Robertson

Ashton Robertson is a curious entrepreneur who lives for combining strategy and creativity in how we talk about ourselves & our work—especially as womxn business owners, a community that’s growing without precedent.

Like many women, she used to believe that not questioning authority or assumptions made her a ‘good girl.’ Now, she realizes that the world doesn’t need more good girls. It needs more women who have come alive. Today, she uses her communications strategy and writing skills to help other women speak up and start movements. She believes that confidence, clarity, and connection are the three keys to creating the life, business, or change you crave, and you can learn more about her courses and services at brazenstory.com

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Resources mentioned: 

The Copywriter’s Club on Facebook

Write Like a Mofo: www.writelikeamofo.online

NaNoWriMo: www.nanowrimo.org

Books mentioned:*

Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover https://bookshop.org/books/educated-a-memoir/9780399590504

Brainrush by Richard Bard https://bookshop.org/books/brainrush/9781533257604

Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii by James L. Haley https://bookshop.org/books/captive-paradise-a-history-of-hawaii/9781250070395

Untamed by Glennon Doyle https://bookshop.org/books/untamed-9781984801258/9781984801258

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