After my Mom died, I began questioning my own life. Here I was an older woman who felt lost in life. I had been caring for my Mom for several years and now wasn’t sure how I wanted my life to look. I had been happy and content with my life decisions but I wasn’t excited about ANYTHING. I knew something had to change. I knew I had to change.
A few months later, an opportunity to go to Rome, Italy, presented itself. It was an organized trip and I was to meet up with 9 other women in Rome for the month. Going on this trip to Italy was waaay out of my comfort zone. I hadn’t travelled out of the country in many years and I was traveling alone. Would I be okay for a whole month? Could I even get a new passport in time? And I worried a bit about meeting up with a group of women I didn’t know. I closed my eyes and clicked to fill out an application to go. I figured I could deal with my fears later. Everything worked out. I got my renewed passport in time, we did Zoom calls prior to the trip so I was able to meet the women beforehand, and I became more excited about going to Italy.
The trip itself was wonderful! What surprised me the most was how going to Italy felt like going home for me. I’m not Italian, I don’t speak Italian, and I had never even really considered traveling to Italy before, and yet I loved how I felt when I was there. I learned that I am actually quite adventurous and wanted to see many things, often going by myself. After a month in Italy, I almost didn’t recognize myself. I felt confident. I felt excited about life. My work that I was doing while I was traveling felt more inspired.
That’s why I now help other women over 50 who have experienced a significant transition and are feeling lost and confused about who they are now and what they want to do next in their life become clear and confident and empowered. We do all of this through intentional travel.
If you’ve been struggling a bit to figure out who you are now in this part of life or after a major life transition which has left you feeling a bit lost and unsure of who you are and what you want to do next in your life and you are open to exploring the possibilities with someone who’s been there, schedule a complimentary Transform Through Travel clarity session with me.
