Anyone who's been listening long enough knows that we move. A lot. This episode is the start of a long and twisted tale about moving to a new apartment (again). A busted pipe, a change of plans, and a commitment to move out of a place with no doors and a dorm-sized fridge for something better-- check it out. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

Our family definitely wears 99 hats and works tirelessly toward the goal of getting to the top in the shark tank we call motorsport. But often we question the impact of giving up 'normal' for Ellis as a teenager. Our life would certainly look very different if we hadn't pursued this path, and while we wouldn't give it up for the world, I empathize with Ellis for wanting more independence, daily routine, and friendships. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

Here we go again my friends! We're back with Season 4 of The Whole Story-- covering the 2023 season, you'll hear my off the record thoughts about race life, family life and life on the road. In this opening episode, we're just getting the pre-season started, and I'm having a bit of a rant on social media culture and what it takes to have meaning in a content-omnivorous world. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

And that's a wrap on Season Three of The Whole Story podcast! Midflight on the way home to Germany, I'm sharing my thoughts on another year of the Age of Light, our 'special sauce' and the longtail journey about a kid we call the WonderBoy. Thanks for listening, and I can't wait to share Season Four with you. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

The Obligatory New Year's Eve entry. I thought this would be the last entry for season three, but guess what? There's one more amazing episode coming to wrap it all up. See how we spent Christmas and New year's to ring in 2023. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

We need a break. Maybe we don't need a break. Do we actually need a break? What is a break anyway? Pre-holiday musings on what the holiday break has meant over the past few seasons and what the plans are as 2022 comes to a close. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

The history of Shetangi and questioning the electric pathway. In this episode, I'm doing a bit of a deep dive on Ellis, reflecting on who he's becoming, and doing my duty of succumbing to temporary existential crisis and questioning our entire choice of life path for the past four years. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

Birthday Halloween Anniversary feels. The end of October was always a special time for us at home in Hoboken, between our wedding anniversary, Halloween and Ellis's birthday. This year felt like the first time we celebrated in a way even close to what we used to do at home, in large thanks to the Nitro Racing team and good old Peter Bravo. Happy 17th birthday Ellis. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

Let me tell you what it's like when it's a 'down month' for Team Ellysium. Take a ride with me through 4 weeks of mayhem, travel, racing and road trips and get a glimpse of what our kind of crazy really looks like. This is October in a nutshell. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠⁠@thewholestory⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@ellysium_racing⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠⁠ Facebook // ⁠⁠Ellysium Racing⁠⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠⁠Michele⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠Ellis⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

A pre-dawn thinking exercise on the Worst Case Scenario. It's always fun when your mind is on the treadmill before your eyes even open. Come along for the ride with me. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠@thewholestory⁠ & ⁠@ellysium_racing⁠ ⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠ Facebook // ⁠Ellysium Racing⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠Michele⁠ & ⁠Ellis⁠ ⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

'Home' is a topic that floats around us, always. With the holidays approaching and German residency drama in the mix, it's on the top of my mind. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠@thewholestory⁠ & ⁠@ellysium_racing⁠ ⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠ Facebook // ⁠Ellysium Racing⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠Michele⁠ & ⁠Ellis⁠ ⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

Let me recap a mind-rattling 6 week stint, giving a peek into the organized chaos of this family road show, all in the name of racing. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠@thewholestory⁠ & ⁠@ellysium_racing⁠ ⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠ Facebook // ⁠Ellysium Racing⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠Michele⁠ & ⁠Ellis⁠ ⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

The Age of Light Tour has it's 2nd anniversary! It's exactly two years since we said FILDI, and ditched the States for our European adventure, and I've got lots of (competing) thoughts. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // ⁠@thewholestory⁠ & ⁠@ellysium_racing⁠ ⁠Sign up for our newsletter⁠ Facebook // ⁠Ellysium Racing⁠ LinkedIn // ⁠Michele⁠ & ⁠Ellis⁠ ⁠www.ellysium.co⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

Hear my thoughts on my new most hated four letter word-- LUCK. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion for racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing Sign up for our newsletter Facebook // Ellysium Racing LinkedIn // Michele & Ellis www.ellysium.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

In this episode I'm still on the road, solo. A visit to the kart track and seeing lots of people I know is a reminder of how many true friends you really have. ******* TheWholeStory is a podcast about my family’s journey to follow Ellis’s singular passion of electric racing during a global pandemic. The episodes are audio recordings of the journal I’ve been keeping since the day we left home in 2020. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. And remember— life is good, life is hard. These two truths are unrelated. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing Sign up for our newsletter Facebook // Ellysium Racing LinkedIn // Michele & Ellis www.ellysium.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

In episode 53, I'm on the road! A week long trip to the UK means lots of time in the camper listening to the National, overthinking, and trying to make sense of our place in motorsport. ***************** This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing Sign up for our newsletter Facebook // Ellysium Racing LinkedIn // Michele & Ellis www.ellysium.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

Spoiler alert!! Join us for 30 minutes along the way of our 13 hour drive home from Sweden and the last round of the NXT Gen Cup. You'll get to fast forward from the current season episodes (currently in June of 2022) and hear how our championship wrapped up. ************************ This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing Sign up for our newsletter Facebook // Ellysium Racing LinkedIn // Michele & Ellis www.ellysium.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

In a rare moment, our trio is dispersed and I'm on a plane, traveling back to Dusseldorf, solo. This episode is a bit of a mental recap for me of the entire journey so far, and a moment of quiet to consider how I'm going to get the mojo to keep pushing forward. ************************ This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing Sign up for our newsletter Facebook // Ellysium Racing LinkedIn // Michele & Ellis www.ellysium.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

In this episode, I'm still home alone in Dusseldorf, eating bowls of corn flakes for dinner and trying to regroup. Finding perspective. Get inside my head here. ***************** This podcast is comprised of entries from the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing Sign up for our newsletter Facebook // Ellysium Racing LinkedIn // Michele & Ellis www.ellysium.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message

50th episode!! This definitely feels like an accomplishment. And the topic of this episode, the feeling that parenting is just the amalgam of a million tiny decisions that create a Spidey-verse of infinite possibility, seems appropriate. It all only makes sense connecting the dots in hindsight. ************************ This podcast is the audio recording of the journal I've been keeping since the day we got on the road in the middle of a global pandemic to go racing. Shamelessly authentic and always with a sense of humor, I hope this story gives you a look behind the sheen of social media-- the shiny posts about racing, travel, and of course, eating, and sheds light on what it's really like to be a family taking risks and living life on the road. Follow us online to get early access to our content & the latest news! Instagram // @thewholestory & @ellysium_racing Sign up for our newsletter Facebook // Ellysium Racing LinkedIn // Michele & Ellis www.ellysium.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thewholestorypodcast/message