Solo Travel With Social Anxiety (And What Actually Helps) | Ep. 12

Having social anxiety doesn't mean you can't solo travel, it just means you need a few workarounds...✈️ EMAIL COURSE: 7 Days To Your First Solo Trip (Even If You're Anxious) → ⁠⁠https://whereskatienow.com/solo-female-travel-email-course/⁠⁠💛 Prefer to read along or revisit anything from today's episode? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whereskatienow.com/solo-travel-with-social-anxiety/---What This Episode CoversIn this episode, I'm talking about solo travel with social anxiety, and what actually helps when ordering food out loud, checking in to accommodation, or making small talk with a stranger feels like the hardest part of the whole trip.We cover why solo travel can make social anxiety feel louder than it does at home, my own honest experience of walking twenty minutes out of my way to find a supermarket with self-checkout (and skipping restaurants entirely on some days), the small workarounds that actually helped me, from food ordering apps to prepared check-in scripts to offline translation apps, whether you need to socialise on a solo trip at all, and how to tell if now isn't the right time to go yet.If you've ever wondered whether you can solo travel with social anxiety, googled how to cope with social anxiety while travelling alone, or wondered if solo travel is even possible if you're introverted or anxious, this episode is for you!---Other Resources Mentioned💛 Join my free Facebook community to connect with other anxious solo female travellers: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/travelanywaysolofemaletravelwithanxiety⁠⁠🧳 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: ⁠⁠https://shop.whereskatienow.com/the-first-solo-trip-toolkit/⁠⁠☎️ Want more personalised support? My Solo Travel Confidence Coaching call gives you a plan built around your exact trip and worries: ⁠⁠https://shop.whereskatienow.com/first-solo-trip-confidence-call/⁠⁠📖 More stories and guides on solo travel with anxiety (and my favourite destinations too!), all in one place: ⁠⁠https://whereskatienow.com/blog/⁠⁠---🎧 New episodes every week on YouTube, Spotify, Amazon Music, and wherever you get your podcasts:⁠⁠https://whereskatienow.com/the-anxious-solo-female-traveller-podcast/⁠⁠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---Disclaimer: This podcast is based on my own personal experiences of travelling solo with anxiety and social anxiety, and is intended for information only. I'm not a therapist, doctor, or mental health professional, and nothing in this episode should be taken as medical, psychological, or professional advice.If anxiety is significantly affecting your daily life, please reach out to a qualified healthcare professional who can offer support tailored to you.Take what's helpful, leave what isn't, and always trust your own judgement when it comes to your health and travels.