Nomadic Balance is a travel and wellbeing space grounded in psychology, behavioural science, and real-world travel experience.
Why Nomadic Balance Exists
It exists for people who love to travel but don’t always love how travel makes them feel: disrupted sleep, unfamiliar diets, lack of movement, pressure to do everything, see everything, and somehow enjoy it all perfectly. Nomadic Balance focuses on how to travel in ways that support mental and physical wellbeing, not how to move faster or fit more in.
The lens here is both psychological and practical. I hold a master’s degree in psychology and spend a lot of time researching areas of wellbeing that function like daily necessities – food, sleep, movement, attention – and how they get compromised in modern life. Travel amplifies all of this; different environments, routines, and time zones can either support regulation or completely disrupt it.
My Background And Perspective
Travel has long been part of my life. I travel regularly and have spent time in more than 20 countries. Growing up in New Zealand, long-haul travel is routine, so jet lag, recovery, and energy management are not abstract ideas; they shape every trip. That perspective informs much of what you’ll find here.
Nomadic Balance is not a personal diary or an influencer platform. I’m not on Instagram intentionally. This project is as much about reducing digital noise as it is about travelling well. Social media has helped create unrealistic expectations of travel as effortless, aesthetic, and constantly joyful. In reality, it is often uncomfortable and overstimulating alongside the magic.
The response is not to lower standards or push through discomfort. It is to identify the predictable stressors, like sleep disruption, decision fatigue, and sensory overload, and address them directly using clear, evidence-informed strategies. When the fundamentals are supported, the meaningful parts of travel become easier to experience.
The approach is balanced rather than extreme. I care about eating well, staying active, and feeling good while travelling, but not in ways that turn holidays into optimisation projects. I value thoughtful luxury, a well-designed hotel or a considered space, and I’m equally at ease somewhere remote, quiet, and a little wild. Both can be regulating in different ways.
What You’ll Find Here
You’ll find writing on:
- Travel anxiety and overstimulation
- Sleep, jet lag, and regulation
- Food choices on the road (including UPFs and gluten-free travel)
- Digital boundaries, presence, and nature
- Building restorative routines while moving
A Note On Anonymity
Nomadic Balance is written anonymously by choice. The focus is not on a personal brand, but on ideas, tools, and perspectives that readers can adapt to their own lives. Personal experience appears only where it helps normalise challenges or ground the psychology in reality, never as the point of the work.
Ultimately, this site is about helping travel feel more sustainable, grounded, and genuinely restorative. I hope you find something here that makes your travels feel a little easier and improves how future trips feel in your body and mind.