JULIE STAFFORD is today’s voice for the solo woman traveller — a storyteller, mentor, and guide inspiring women to embrace the power of travelling alone as a path to healing, self-discovery, confidence, and renewal. She did it, and she wants other women to do it too.

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In the 1980s and 90s, Julie was one of Australia’s most recognised voices in healthy living and mindset motivation. Her bestselling cookbooks, in the ‘Taste of Life’ series, and her motivational self-help book, ‘Stepping Out’, helped millions transform their physical wellbeing and mental resilience. But when life delivered its deepest heartbreak — the loss of her beloved husband, Bruce, from a terminal cancer the couple never imagined might be possible — Julie found herself at a fork in the road, challenged to begin again.

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Her solo journey became one of healing and rebirth. From Dubrovnik, an ancient walled city on the shores of the Adriatic sea that fought a war and won, to the cobblestone streets of elegant Paris to spice and chaos in the souks and desert landscapes of Morocco, and finally to the shores of the Ganges River in Varanasi she discovered that travelling solo wasn’t about loneliness; it was about listening — to herself, to the world, and to the quiet invitations of life waiting beyond fear.

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In her new books — ‘Losing Him, Finding Me’, ‘A Table for One’, and ‘Hats Off to Her’ — Julie, a born storyteller, shares her experiences, insights, and soulful encouragement for women ready to step into their solo journeys. Her message is simple but profound: true freedom begins when you walk alone, not to escape life, but to meet it more fully.

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