I Don’t Want to Eat Alone: Solo Dining Anxiety While Traveling

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.Support the showJoin the next Solo Trip Decision Workshop live on June 20. It's for women who've decided they want to take a solo trip and want help deciding the trip they actually want: https://freedomlookslikethis.com/trainingEmail: [email protected] Skool: https://freedomlookslikethis.com/community