How can travelling help to increase self love and self esteem?


 How can travelling help to increase self love and self esteem?


My love affair with travel started when I was only 18 years old and I passed my driving test on my first attempt, I remember telling my mum I was going for a little drive and ended up in Scotland!

I then went to work as an Aupair for a year in the US that was the plan anyway, my family knew I wanted to travel and thought I'd go and 'get it out of my system' but that year turned out to be the best year of my life and within me it was as if a light had turned on and hence my passion and obsession with travelling began.

To date I've been travelling on and off between work now for as long as I've been qualified as a massage therapist (35 years) and in that time I've visited over 70 countries and intend to visit many more in the future. So what does this have to do with self love?

Travelling for me is not just my passion but its my peace and my joy. I have such a busy life in London that it can be hard to switch off and getting on a plane allows me to have the distance and time to do that. It is not just about seeing a new destination as exciting as that is, for me it is feeling free from responsibilities and being able to be fully independent in those moments to do as I choose .

I travel alone in addition to with groups, so it has been very beneficial to increase my confidence as meeting complete strangers that you will be spending time with in addition to trying to navigate unfamiliar situations can be challenging. Luckily, the people I have met during my journeys have been lovely and many of them have become life time friends.

Travelling gives me time to reconnect with myself again as I do give so much to others through my work. Planning for and visiting new countries is not only incredibly exciting but it also gives me a sense of accomplishment and empowerment to be living and fulfilling my dreams...

Travelling will always be a part of my life as its etched so far into my soul, but in the future when love comes my way of course I'll change priorities but for the time being while I have my health, time and ability I'll carry on making new memories I can cherish in the years to come.

#travel #selflove #selfconnection #internalvalidation #globetrotting 

Elizabeth Lock      Holistic Therapist 
www.yourcuddletherapy.co.uk   heal@yourcuddletherapy.co.ukwww.yourinnerglow.co.uk         heal@yourinnerglow.co.ukwww.yourtantrictouch.co.uk      heal@yourtantrictouch.co.uk

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