What If You Gave the American Dream the Finger? From a Decade of Van Life to Building a Desert Homestead, Naomi Grevemberg Chooses Slow, Nomadic Living & Radical Joy—on Her Own Terms

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Season 1 | Episode 20

What happens when a Black woman dares to silence the noise, leave behind the American Dream, and root herself in the wild unknown? In this soul-stirring episode, Naomi Grevemberg unpacks her decade-long nomadic journey—from the depths of burnout and depression to the liberating joy of living simply, intentionally, and on her own terms.

We explore what it means to align with your values, reclaim the power of choice, and embrace the discomfort of uncertainty. Naomi shares the truth behind her desert homestead, the healing she’s found in nature, and the ongoing, sacred work of slowing down in a world that demands we rush. This is a conversation about creative resilience, inner sustainability, and the radical act of living fully—especially as a Black woman carving her own path.

If you’ve ever felt like there had to be more to life—this one’s for you.

MORE ABOUT NOAMI

Noami Grevemberg is an author, speaker, and creator whose work explores what it really takes to create your life on your own terms. As host of Nomads at the Intersections, she explores themes of identity, resilience, and sustainability. After nearly a decade on the road, Noami brings hard-won insight to the messiness of change, guiding others to turn life's disruptions into meaningful insights.

“It’s also important for us to decide that we can slow down, we can experience the transformative and teaching ourselves and our community to release that pressure to conform. to these traditional standards that perpetuate this rush and this capitalist society, because we don’t need any of that. One of the most profound lessons for me on the road was that I don’t need a lot to be happy. And it sounds cliche, but I don’t. I live so simply. It’s like, don’t need a lot.”

— Noami