Holiday Travel After Divorce or Empty Nest: Rewriting Traditions as a Solo Woman // 157
The holidays can feel heavy when your life doesn’t look the way it used to. If you’re navigating divorce, widowhood, or an empty nest, the stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s can bring grief, ...
7 Okt 202519min
Active Group Travel for Women: Why Adventure Tours Are Rising for Solo Travelers with Avery Hale-Smith // 156
Could guided group travel be your next brave step? In this episode, Cheryl sits down with Avery Hale-Smith, Chief Experience Officer at Backroads, to explore how active, guided adventures are changing...
30 Sep 202534min
How to Choose Your Next Trip: 6 Meaningful Ways to Pick a Destination // 155
Overwhelmed by too many travel possibilities? Choosing your next destination can feel exciting—and paralyzing. In this episode, Cheryl shares six distinct approaches to picking your next getaway, from...
23 Sep 202520min
What Season Are You In? How Life’s Terrain Reveals the Right Type of Trip // 154
What if the ground beneath your feet could tell you what kind of trip you need? In this episode, Cheryl shares a powerful metaphor discovered during a solo road trip to West Texas: the terrain you’re ...
16 Sep 202515min
You’re Already a Solo Traveler: Why You’re More Ready Than You Think // 153
Think you’ve never been a solo traveler? Think again. If you’ve ever run errands alone, taken yourself to lunch, or planned something independently, you’ve already practiced the core skills of solo tr...
9 Sep 202511min
Solo Road Trips for Women: Safety Tips, Planning, and Confidence to Get Started // 152
What’s really stopping you from taking a solo road trip? For many women, it’s not the desire—it’s the hesitation around safety, logistics, and the unknown. In this episode, Cheryl walks through the es...
2 Sep 202513min
Solo Travel After 50: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started // 151
Are other people’s fears shaping your decisions? If you’ve hesitated to travel solo because of warnings, doubt, or “what if” conversations, this episode is for you. After six years of intentional solo...
26 Aug 202511min
Reading Retreats in 2025: Why Book Lovers Are Turning Travel Into Quiet Restoration // 150
What if your next trip wasn’t about sightseeing—but about slowing down with a good book? A surprising travel trend is rising in 2025: reading retreats. These quiet, intentional getaways are designed f...
19 Aug 20259min
