{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/32dbc2ec-ca42-4062-bb32-a4b401da8020/6511910ad1933f0012a0cc74?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How I overcame my anxiety around travelling ","description":"<p>Subscribe to my substack <a href=\"carolineforan.substack.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>. </p><p>Sign up to Owning It: Real Time to help with your travel anxiety while en route <a href=\"https://plus.acast.com/s/32dbc2ec-ca42-4062-bb32-a4b401da8020\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HERE</a>. </p><p>Brought to you in partnership with British Airways Holidays, this solo episode explores my experience of travel anxiety. It's something that held me back from getting on a flight for such a long time and it meant I missed out on a huge amount&nbsp;of formative experiences. Eventually, I worked through it with some mindset shifts laid out in this episode and other coping mechanisms, leading to once-in-a-lifetime trips to Thailand and Japan. Part of managing travel anxiety, be it the kind I experienced or the general stresses that surround travel, for example when holidaying with children, is booking with the right provider.&nbsp;British Airways Holidays are making it so much easier to enjoy your holidays without the stress. All their holidays are ATOL protected, they offer a 24hr helpline should you need them when you’re away and allow you to book with a low deposit. You can enjoy flexible payments&nbsp;until you fly*, and&nbsp;can even use Avios points towards your holiday too! Plus, all their holidays include a 23kg baggage allowance per person, so no surprises when you book. If this episode inspires you to take your holidays more seriously you can head to&nbsp;<a href=\"http://ba.com/holidays\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ba.com/holidays</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>*&nbsp;Full balance due four weeks before departure for short haul or seven weeks for all other holiday bookings.</p>","author_name":"Caroline Foran"}