In a world crowded with noise, expectations, and constant connection, there is a quieter call many women feel—but don’t always answer.

It is the call to go alone.
Not to escape life, but to meet it more honestly.
Not to run away, but to walk toward something truer.

Julie's keynote, “Soulful Solo Wandering,” invites women into the transformative power of travelling alone—not as an act of bravery for bravery’s sake, but as a profound act of self-listening.

Because solo wandering isn’t about distance covered or stamps in a passport.
It’s about what becomes audible when the white noise of the ordinary falls away.
When we travel alone, we move at the speed of our own breath.
We choose our own rhythm.
We notice what we’ve been rushing past.

A morning coffee tastes different when no one is waiting for you.
A city speaks more clearly when you walk without an agenda.
A conversation with a stranger becomes richer when you are fully present—unperforming, unguarded, open.

Solo wandering teaches women the art of conversation—with cultures unfamiliar, with people who owe us nothing, and, most importantly, with ourselves.

WHY IS JULIE STAFFORD THE BEST PERSON TO PRESENT THIS KEYNOTE?

Through personal stories drawn from decades of solo journeys across cultures, continents, and inner landscapes, Julie reveals how travelling alone awakens something dormant—confidence not borrowed from others, intuition sharpened by silence, and a deep trust in one’s own capacity to navigate the world.

It’s about learning to find calm in chaos.
It’s about discovering that solitude is not loneliness—it’s clarity.
It’s about realising that when you remove the familiar mirrors of home, routine, and roles, you begin to see yourself more clearly.

Soulful solo wandering teaches us that the extraordinary does not only live in grand moments. It lives in:
— a shared smile with a woman in a market you can’t pronounce,
— the quiet dignity of navigating a foreign street alone at dusk,
— the courage it takes to order dinner for one—and savour it fully,
— the small internal shift when you realise: I’ve got this.

This keynote is not about wanderlust. It’s about wisdom:
It’s about the woman who didn’t plan to travel solo—but arrived there through change, loss, reinvention, or longing.
The woman who sensed there was more to her story than mere survival.
The woman who was ready to taste life again—slowly, richly, deliberately.

Audiences will walk away with:
A redefinition of solo travel as a pathway to self-trust, confidence, and renewal
Insight into how cultural curiosity and human connection expand the soul
Practical ways to quiet external noise and listen inward—wherever they are
Permission to choose themselves, their pace, and their path
A renewed understanding that the extraordinary often reveals itself only when we walk alone long enough to notice

You don’t need to travel far to begin wandering soulfully. You need courage, curiosity, and a willingness to be alone without being empty.

In “Soulful Solo Wandering,” Julie Stafford offers women something rare and resonant:
not a call to escape their lives—but an invitation to return to them more awake, more grounded, and more themselves.

Because when a woman learns to wander soulfully, she doesn’t just travel through the world — she comes home to herself.