Social media platforms are blowing up with the campaign #MeToo that protests the culture of silence around sexual assault. While the hashtag is used mostly by women, others are coming forward with their stories of abuse too. If my beloved mamaw were alive today, I’m not sure she would join the …
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Safety as a Woman Traveling Solo
I've learned a lot about myself as a woman traveling solo. That's my #1 reason for recommending it.
Self-Help Techniques for Fear and Anxiety
This week I joined Good Day Charlotte to talk about fear. Just in time for Halloween!
Today is Face Your Fears Day: Why are we Afraid of Clowns?
"Aren't you afraid?"
3 Reasons Why Autumn is the Perfect Time to Learn to Ride a Motorcycle
If you've been thinking "I need to learn how to ride a motorcycle," autumn is the perfect season to do so. Why?
Why I’m Writing a Book about Fear and Anxiety
FIVE years ago I learned to ride a motorcycle, and since then I've traveled the lower 48 states and parts of five Canadian provinces on my bike. Mostly solo.
Vacation Makeover: Solve 5 Common Vacation Problems
All too often vacations—even holiday weekends—don’t meet our expectations. The kids are bored and grouchy, you’re overrunning your budget, and the amusement parks are beginning to look the same.
A Solo Road Trip: 8 ways to Relaunch Your Life
Ted Simon: Lessons about Purposeful Travel
Six Ways to Respond when Someone Says, “I Have Cancer”
Everyone knows someone with cancer or another life-threatening illness, but few of us know how to talk about it.