It’s a subject very close to Ms Barney’s heart.
When she moved to Liverpool in 2020 she said she struggled to make friends as a university student during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking about what motivated her to set up Girls On The Go, she said Britain’s “drinking culture was quite a shock to me – I didn’t really connect with it very well”.
Ms Barney added: “Then when I did make a friend he sexually assaulted me and it was just a very, very isolating and lonely time for me.
“I did have endless support from my parents while I was going through everything, but I lived so far away from home, so it was really difficult.
“So that’s kind of what drives me on – 19-year-old Steph was really depressed and lonely and I just want to make sure that no-one ever feels that way.
“I hope I’m making her proud.”
Since Girls On The Go started in Liverpool in 2023 it has expanded to Manchester and Birmingham.
And Ms Barney is not content to stop there.
“We’re hoping to expand into all major cities in the UK,” she said, stressing that “in our online community we have about 200,000 [women] and I think we’ve had around 20,000 come to our events…”
Additionally, she said the Girls On The Go platform had so far raised 拢65,000 for women’s charities.