After a breakup, I put my belongings in storage and traveled full-time for 3 years. It was the best chapter of my life.

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Samantha Caffrey

• I spent three years traveling full-time after a breakup and an unexpected layoff.
• The experience taught me that I could thrive on my own and helped me connect with other women.
• Now that my nomadic chapter is over, I feel more confident and able to live in the moment.

Three and a half years ago, I stood in my New Jersey apartment, surrounded by boxes I was about to put into storage. Tears streamed down my cheeks.

I'd recently ended a two-year...