After 28 years of marriage, Sandy Colling left a husband struggling with alcoholism. Within days, she was evicted. She went from food stamps and rock bottom to rebuilding her life and starting her own travel business.

In this episode of We Are Women, Unapologetically, I sit down with Sandy to talk about marrying at 20, the independence she developed early in life, and the exhaustion that came from feeling like she had to handle everything alone.

We also talk about loyalty, staying “for the kids,” and the difficult realization that staying may not protect a family in the way you intended. Sandy shares what it took to begin again financially, trust herself, and rebuild everything from nothing.

Travel has been part of Sandy’s story since childhood. When she was six, her nine-year-old brother died, and her family traveled as a way of coping with the loss. That connection eventually became a career built around helping other women experience the confidence and transformation that can come from navigating somewhere new.

Sandy is a travel advisor, author, and host of The Travel Lounge Life podcast. She also leads small-group trips for women who are ready to stop waiting and go.

Follow We Are Women, Unapologetically for more honest conversations about navigating change, rebuilding your life, and choosing what comes next—because shift happens, but you don’t have to do it alone.

Connect with Sandy:

Website: https://justtravelwithsandy.com
Email: support@justtravelwithsandy.com
Facebook group: Luxury Travel Advisor Sandy European Vacations and Group Tours for Women 45 Plus

Connect with Jessica:

Website: https://jcnewbeginnings.com
Email: jessica@jcnewbeginnings.com