I've been playing golf my whole life. The game taught me tools I still use to regulate my emotions as an adult.

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Woman swinging gold club in sand pit
I (not pictured) have spent years playing golf, and the frustrating sport taught me some skills that help me regulate my emotions as an adult.

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My solo trip to Greece helped me reset, but there are 5 things that would've made it even better

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Overhead shot of Zakynthos, an island in Greece.
Katka Lapelosova took a solo trip to Zakynthos, a Greek island.

Katka Lapelosova

I'm a lifelong golfer, but how I'm treated as a woman on the course makes me never want to play with strangers

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Author Zanny Merullo Steffgen playing golf
I've been playing golf for many years, but I've recently struggled with playing around strangers.

Zanny Merullo Steffgen

I spent a week in a hospital in Ecuador when my lung collapsed. It confirmed that moving here was the right decision.

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A woman wearing sunglasses in Alausi, Ecuador, with Andes in the background.
Sinead Mulhern started having trouble breathing one day while walking near an Andean town.

Sinead Mulhern

I started using dating apps in my 50s and quickly grew frustrated. Coming up with the 'burned haystack' dating method helped.

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Jennie Young sitting outside on stairs.
Jennie Young created the Burned Haystack Dating Method.

Jennie Young

At 26, I set off on a yearlong adventure to South America. It's been 6 years, and I have no plans to leave.

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Woman in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Sinead Mulhern is happier after relocating to Cuenca, Ecuador.

Sinead Mulhern

My husband and I take turns going on solo international trips without our kids. The arrangement works for us both.

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Author Melissa Noble smiling at Tiger's Nest Monastery, Bhutan, a series of mountains with a building on the side
Traveling without my family has helped me be a better parent.

Melissa Noble

I traveled to Bali with my husband and young kids to decompress. 2 years later, we're still here.

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Woman walking down alley in Bali wearing a floral dress
Alison Emerick loves walking down Bali streets and smelling incense burning.

Alison Emerick

We traded our condo in a walkable city for a big house in the suburbs after we retired. It's been great for us and our grandkids.

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A runner on the Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac River
We loved living close to Washington, DC.

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I'm giving dating apps another try as a single mom. Men interested in open relationships are a green flag.

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Nicola Prentis sitting down in a red dress
Nicola Prentis finds that men seeking open relationships are more honest about what they want.

Nicola Prentis

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