women traveling alone

How Solo Travel Changes You

A staff member outside a coffee shop in Shirahama said something to me in Japanese, and instead of smiling and walking on like I usually do, I stopped and asked what she said. We ended up having a proper conversation on the street. This episode is about going back to Japan twelve years after living there, and the small decisions that show you how you’ve changed.

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How to Go From Hesitant to Confident for Traveling Alone

Most women aren’t short on courage. They’re waiting for a feeling of readiness that never arrives, and they read their hesitation as a warning sign. This episode is about the confidence ladder, and how you move from hesitant to ready by treating that moment of wanting something as the place where confidence starts.

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