The Latitude Adjustment

What if your next great adventure didn’t require plane tickets or perfect knees—just a yes? In this laughter-packed, mud-splashed episode, Erica and Rusty paddle into the jungles of Isla Cristóbal, trip over their own feet (and fears), and discover what it really means to find adventure—no GoPro required.

You’ll meet toddlers who become jungle guides, a canoe that still carries water long after it stops carrying people, and a versio...

What do catamarans, Christmas rum, stingrays, and soul-snorkeling have to do with meditation? Everything.

In this episode of The Latitude Adjustment, Rusty and Erica invite you to toss out every polished idea you’ve ever had about meditation—and dive headfirst into the sacred mess beneath the surface. From a hilariously humbling holiday boat ride in Belize to practical, down-to-earth tools for daily mindfulness, they explore how med...

Step into the Guatemalan jungle, where two trees grow side by side—one that burns, and one that heals. In this episode, Rusty and Erica explore what those trees can teach us about critical thinking in an age of hot takes and internet rage. You’ll get a Field Kit full of tools to slice through confusion without cutting up your relationships—and a Thinking Toast to celebrate clarity, curiosity, and the courage to pause. Inspired by D...

Welcome back to The Latitude Adjustment, where island metaphors meet mental upgrades. In this episode, Erica and Rusty take you from a hammock in paradise to the top of a Panamanian lighthouse as they explore what it really means to keep your mind wild, curious, and sharp—especially as you age.

We’re serving up:

📚 A lighthouse lens metaphor that might just change how you think about thinking

🍽️ A Brain Buffet filled with five delici...

🌀 What if the truth you've been chasing has been ringing like a bell on your back the whole time?

In this deep-dive episode, Rusty and Erica take you to the sapphire stillness of Belize’s Inland Blue Hole—and into the quiet spaces of your own awareness. From a jungle plunge to the parable of the Bell Thief, this episode explores how insight really works: not as a lightning bolt, but as a lantern lit in the places you’d rather not l...

📦 Ever had your lunch stolen by a baboon mid-safari? We have. And it taught us everything we need to know about stress.

In this wild and wise episode, Rusty and Erica take you from Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater to your own nervous system, showing you how to convert stress—rather than collapse under it. With laughter, story, and science, you’ll learn how to turn pressure into power, anxiety into action, and static into sacred signal.

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Jungle detours. Melting ice cream. Sticky pineapples. And one sacred trumpet.

In this episode of The Latitude Adjustment, Rusty and Erica take you deep into the Guatemalan rainforest—and even deeper into the mindset of real optimism. Not the “just smile” kind. The kind that rises when the plan crumbles, the river floods, and the howler monkeys start yelling.

You’ll hear stories from Tikal, airport delays, and grocery line chaos, all ...

🎙️ Your mind isn’t broken—it’s just overdue for a refit. In Episode 8, Erica and Rusty take you on a four-part journey through mental renovation. From rewiring old thought loops to turning your brain into a jungle gym, this episode is packed with soul carpentry, sailboat fails, rewiring rituals, and spicy family holidays. Let go of outdated scripts, claim your mental freedom, and remember: joy isn’t out there—it’s already in you.

Aging boldly doesn’t mean winging it—it means making a plan that honors who you are now. In this uplifting and irreverent episode, Erica and Rusty explore how soulful planning can transform your days, even when the weather turns biblical (true story). From soggy beach tents to surprise jungle reroutes, you’ll hear how real-life detours shape better rhythms—and why your comeback matters more than your streak. Whether you’re rebuildi...

What if the bravest thing you could do today wasn’t skydiving—but telling the truth about what you want next? In this deeply honest and wildly soulful episode, Erica and Rusty explore what it means to live with courage—not just in crisis, but in the quiet, daily moments that define us. From a canoe in Saigon Bay to the freedom of letting go, this episode is a love letter to brave living in the second half of life. If you’ve been wa...

In this episode, Rusty and Erica challenge the cultural myth that happiness is something to be pursued or earned. Instead of chasing joy like it’s an elusive prize, they explore how true happiness emerges from presence, stillness, and letting go of outdated beliefs.

Through stories of personal growth, raw honesty, and humorous insights, they dismantle the pressure to constantly perform happiness and offer practical advice on how to ...

Feeling stuck between who you were and who you’re becoming? In this raw, unfiltered episode, Rusty and Erica tackle the messy, ash-streaked reality of transformation—the kind that doesn’t look pretty, but feels like freedom. Set against the backdrop of soul-deep reinvention, they share stories of burnout, heartbreak, and the kind of wild courage that makes you buy the motorcycle anyway.

You’ll learn how to:

🔥 Name the fire that’s bu...

Ready to stop waiting and start becoming?

In this punchy, soul-stirring episode, Erica and Rusty expose the seductive myth of "One Day"—that sneaky lie that keeps us from stepping into who we’re meant to be. Set against a Caribbean backdrop (real or imagined), they challenge you to call your own bluff and declare today your Day One.

Drawing from Jungian coaching, CliftonStrengths, wellness retreats, and their book A Guide for Aging H...

What if "cool" has nothing to do with how you look—and everything to do with how you live?

In this fired-up first episode, Erica and Rusty throw out society’s dusty scripts about aging, relevance, and playing small.

Forget chasing approval. Forget shrinking to fit. This is about living with swagger, soul, and a streak of rebellion. It’s about showing up as your full, messy, magnificent self—and realizing that the second half of life...