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
I Don’t Want to Eat Alone: Solo Dining Anxiety While Traveling
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Do you remember the first time you considered going into a restaurant by yourself, and hesitated at the door?
For many women, the discomfort around eating alone isn’t really about food. It’s about visibility. About being seen. About the quiet rules we’ve absorbed around when it’s acceptable to take up space.
In this episode, Damianne reflects on a moment from her twenties that still lingers, how solo dining has followed her across decades and countries, and why certain restaurants, and certain seats, can bring up more than we expect.
This isn’t an episode about confidence tricks or forcing yourself to be brave. It’s a calmer look at what’s actually happening in those moments of hesitation, and how something as ordinary as a table for one can reveal much bigger stories about permission, desire, and how women learn to move through the world.
If you’ve ever avoided an experience because you didn’t want to do it alone or wondered why that discomfort still shows up, this conversation will likely feel familiar.
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