May 16, 2019
About the episode:
In 1987, Lily Anne Fouts was eight years old. Her abusive
father was given custody of her and her sister (age six) over their
loving, magical mother due to an unfortunate judiciary decision.
Lily and her sister begged their mother not to leave them with her
father. Out of sheer unconditional motherly love in an attempt to
protect her children, Lily’s mother offered her daughters a
solution: to go on the run and escape the abuse while risking
everything.
It wasn’t long before Lily’s face appeared on the milk cartons
as a ‘missing child.’ For the next seven years, Lily, her mother,
and her sister evaded authorities throughout the United States and
Mexico, figuring out how to survive daily by the grace of good
people, community, and a series of universal synchronicity visions
that helped guide her mother along the way. This classified them as
fugitives which meant that they were constantly being hunted.
In this episode, Lily breaks down her experience as a child on
the run and all of the magic and tragedy that happened along the
way. From puking in fish markets to escaping out back alleys while
her mother was tracked by bounty hunters and cops, this story is
remarkably inspiring and full of grit.
Ever since her conversion to living on the road, Lily has not
given up the lifestyle of being nomadic. She travels and lives full
time out of her RV with her husband, and uses her experience to
help others create unconventional lifestyles of location
independence and sustainable businesses on the road.
I met Lily in 2015 at the World Domination Summit in Portland,
long before I ever moved to the Rose City. I’ve always admired and
looked up to her approach at experiencing life, and I wouldn’t be
anywhere close to where I am without her early (and continued)
influence.
You can learn more about Lily at
LilyAnnFouts.com and download a free excerpt from
her book.