Ep 40 : Navigating cyclones, night crossings, and sea-based relationships with Julia Heubeck

Ep 40 : Navigating cyclones, night crossings, and sea-based relationships with Julia Heubeck

From The Soulhubber's Podcast by Soulhub

March 30, 2026 · 58 min

About this episode

Julia Heubeck shares her family's journey of living on a catamaran and the complexities of life at sea.

Julia and her family are currently in Thailand awaiting a flight to Cyprus to reconnect with their catamaran “Numa” as she is skippered across from Ko Lanta to Europe. We’ve known Julia for a few years in London, where she’s often joined us for Soulwalks in Richmond Park, for coffee and conversation, and it’s this foundation of sharing intimate experiences which leads us to re-connect across the airwaves. As you’ll hear, they left their London Richmond life, to take on a new venture and way of living on the sea, and exploring many parts of the world. Now after almost a year, they’ve travelled the Gulf of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, big tourist spots like Phuket and Krabi as well as tiny island and communities. What have they learnt? Together we jump right in to understand the drivers, but also the complexities of life at sea. The considerations, starting with how to keep themselves safe. It sounds very much like it’s a true balance of freedom and familiarity, with tasks that need to be completed, food accessed, wind and tide patterns understood, and amongst all of that the uncontrollable elements of the family dynamics. What do we learn about ourselves and relationships? Julia…

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Host: Soulhub

Guest: Julia Heubeck

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Places: Thailand, Cyprus, Ko Lanta, Europe, London, Richmond Park, Gulf of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Phuket

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