Freedom Looks Like This – solo travel for women over 40 ready to choose themselves
Freedom Looks Like This is a solo travel podcast for women over 40 who feel restless, disconnected, or tired of waiting for the "right time" to start living differently. Hosted by Damianne President, the show explores intentional solo travel as a way to rebuild self-trust, stop waiting for permission, and create a life that actually feels like yours again.
Solo travel is just where the story starts. What this show really explores is what happens when women stop waiting, take themselves seriously, and begin making decisions for themselves, without over-explaining or asking for approval.
Episodes dive into topics like:
- solo travel for women over 40
- fear, self-doubt, and the hesitation to go alone
- learning to trust yourself again
- identity shifts in midlife
- choosing what you want and acting on it
Whether you’re planning your first solo trip or simply craving more freedom in your everyday life, Freedom Looks Like This offers real conversations and relateable reframes to help you move forward, whether at home or on the road.
Freedom Looks Like This – solo travel for women over 40 ready to choose themselves
Latest Episodes
Why “I Can’t Afford It” Keeps You Stuck Dreaming About Solo Travel
Someone says a trip is too expensive, and someone else hears "I don't have the money," when what she actually meant was "I would never spend that much on a holiday." I used to say I couldn't afford things by default, and it took me years, and a...
You Can't Afford a Solo Trip You Haven't Priced
Most of us say "I can't afford it" about a trip before we've ever sat down and worked out what it would cost. What if the number you keep saying no to is one you've never actually looked at?Jillian Johnsrud, author of Retire Often, has t...
From the Vault: Why a Beautiful Solo Trip Can Still Drain You
Even when the place is beautiful and you are grateful to be there, a trip can still leave you depleted.I used to think that meant I had chosen wrong. What I have come to think is that it is a question of fit, between what a p...
How to Use Delight to Guide Your Next Travel Adventure
I was on a walkway in Brazil, soaked through, my raincoat sitting on the bus, walking back as fast as I could and repeating under my breath, "This is crazy." Most weeks I talk about solo travel as practice for self-trust. But that Saturday at I...
Solo Travel Taught Me Mine and Ours Aren't Opposites
By the time I actually landed in Lagos, everyone else had already been there for a full day because my visa came through late. Once I was there, surrounded by family for my stepmother's 61st birthday, the same skills solo travel built in me wer...
