solo travel

What safety actually looks for women when travelling alone

This episode is a reflection on what shows up when women travel alone in midlife: the excitement, the loneliness, the questions that don’t get resolved, and the pressure we feel to explain our choices. It’s not about copying someone else’s way of traveling, but about noticing what gets stirred when we see another woman living differently so that we can each choose what feels right for us.

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How Solo Travel Changes You

I went back to Japan twelve years after living there — same country,
completely different person. This episode is about what I noticed
when I stopped trying to optimize the experience and started paying
attention to the small decisions I was making. The ones that no one
else would notice. The ones that turn out to matter most.

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Deciding to Speak Up When You Travel Solo

This episode is a reflection on what shows up when women travel alone in midlife: the excitement, the loneliness, the questions that don’t get resolved, and the pressure we feel to explain our choices. It’s not about copying someone else’s way of traveling, but about noticing what gets stirred when we see another woman living differently so that we can each choose what feels right for us.

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What It Means to Be Present When Traveling Solo

This episode is a reflection on what shows up when women travel alone in midlife: the excitement, the loneliness, the questions that don’t get resolved, and the pressure we feel to explain our choices. It’s not about copying someone else’s way of traveling, but about noticing what gets stirred when we see another woman living differently so that we can each choose what feels right for us.

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The Pink Door Moments You Can’t Plan For (bring opportunities for delight)

This episode is a reflection on what shows up when women travel alone in midlife: the excitement, the loneliness, the questions that don’t get resolved, and the pressure we feel to explain our choices. It’s not about copying someone else’s way of traveling, but about noticing what gets stirred when we see another woman living differently so that we can each choose what feels right for us.

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Unexpected Pressures You Take With You When You Travel

This episode is a reflection on what shows up when women travel alone in midlife: the excitement, the loneliness, the questions that don’t get resolved, and the pressure we feel to explain our choices. It’s not about copying someone else’s way of traveling, but about noticing what gets stirred when we see another woman living differently so that we can each choose what feels right for us.

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Your First Solo Trip as a 40+ Woman Should Be “Wrong” (Yes, Really)

This episode is a reflection on what shows up when women travel alone in midlife: the excitement, the loneliness, the questions that don’t get resolved, and the pressure we feel to explain our choices. It’s not about copying someone else’s way of traveling, but about noticing what gets stirred when we see another woman living differently so that we can each choose what feels right for us.

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The Tracee Ellis Ross effect and why solo travel is trending now for women 40+

This episode is a reflection on what shows up when women travel alone in midlife: the excitement, the loneliness, the questions that don’t get resolved, and the pressure we feel to explain our choices. It’s not about copying someone else’s way of traveling, but about noticing what gets stirred when we see another woman living differently so that we can each choose what feels right for us.

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How to Go From Hesitant to Confident for Traveling Alone

In this episode of Freedom Looks Like This, learn how the confidence ladder helps women move from hesitation to readiness

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Why Midlife Is the Perfect Time to Travel Alone

Last April, Prague was taking too long to warm up, and I remember sitting in my apartment thinking, I do not have to wait for anything. I could just go. There was no debate and no long internal process. I wanted sunshine. I wanted warmth. I asked a colleague from North Macedonia a couple of…

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