Solo Travel Anxiety: Why Waiting to Feel "Ready" Is the Real Problem | Ep. 1

Have you been telling yourself you'll travel solo when you're less anxious, more confident, or finally feel "ready"?✈️ EMAIL COURSE: 7 Days To Your First Solo Trip (Even If You're Anxious) → ⁠Join here, totally free!---What This Episode CoversIn this episode of The Anxious Solo Female Traveller, we're talking about why waiting to feel "ready" is the real thing holding you back - and why you don't have to become fearless before you book that first trip!As someone who's travelled to 24 countries solo while living with anxiety and social anxiety, I know exactly what it's like when your brain is convinced that absolutely everything is going to go wrong.The overthinking.The worst-case scenarios.The urge to cancel everything and stay home with a cup of tea instead.But over the last five years, I've learnt something really important:You don't have to get rid of your anxiety to see the world.You can learn to travel WITH it instead.In this episode, we're chatting about why confidence comes after action, why anxiety is actually trying to protect you, and the question that completely changed how I approach solo travel fears.---Other Resources Mentioned💛 Join my free Facebook community to connect with other anxious solo female travellers:⁠⁠Travel Anyway: Solo Female Travel With Anxiety⁠⁠🧳 Ready to actually plan your first trip? The First Solo Trip Toolkit walks you through it step by step, so you're never left guessing what comes next:⁠⁠Explore the Toolkit⁠⁠☎️ Want more personalised support? My Solo Travel Confidence Coaching call gives you a plan built around your exact trip and worries:⁠⁠Book a Confidence Call⁠⁠📖 More stories and guides on solo travel with anxiety (and my favourite destinations too!), all in one place:⁠⁠Browse the blog⁠⁠---🎧 ⁠⁠New episodes every week⁠⁠ on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts.If this episode helped you, I'd love it if you'd subscribe and leave a review. It genuinely helps more anxious women find the show and realise that they don't have to wait until they're fearless to start exploring the world.Katie x