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Having raised her four children as a full time mom for twenty years, Sharon Santoni saw the empty nest looming and decided to react: she set about to reinvent herself and find a new way to channel her energy and creativity. In 2010 at the age of 51 she started a blog about her life in France and quickly found an audience. A few years later she published two successful books, and in 2017 she created a luxury subscription box which today delivers curated collections of French products to thousands of clients around the world.

In 2019 Sharon published the first edition of her print and digital magazine, My French Country Home Magazine.  She also offers an on-line boutique and runs high end tours, welcoming clients to the most beautiful regions of France.

Today, she is 64 years old and her business is still growing with a team of over 10 people. She calls herself an “accidental entrepreneur”, and says that she has learned from the past 10 years that staying creative is vital to her balance and well being.

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Surrounding yourself with beauty is important for you to create a fabulous next chapter. Since moving to Paris and being immersed in beauty, I have shifted my mindset and become opened up to new possibilities. You don't have to move to Paris to experience this shift, you can start with the room you are in now! How can you bring more beauty into that room? How do you feel when you put yourself in the midst of beauty? Let's explore an important step of designing your next chapter and let the beauty surround us!

In this episode, you will hear:

• my personal and painful story of healing after a three-year-long divorce and the role beauty played in my journey
• the benefits of finding beauty in nature and the impacts on our well-being
• how to embrace beauty right where you are now
• much more!

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With a lifetime designing award winning gardens, floral art and self-taught photography, Lucy Hunter's work is constantly looking at ways in which we can soften and meld the boundaries between the inside and out. Her work focuses on capturing for a moment the fine and transitory shifts in nature, the light of the changing seasons and always, colour, form and composition.

When she is not travelling, Lucy retreats to her own, invariably interwined garden and studio in the mountains in North Wales. UK. She designs, teaches and has a constant ongoing dialogue with the weeds in her garden. She has written 2 books, “The Flower Hunter” and “Creating a Floral Love Story Inspired by the Landscape”, which is due to be published Sept 23.

In this video, you will learn from her inspiring story:

• how she balances being a wife and mother with being a landscape designer and artist
• the importance of making time for creativity and finding the fuel for creating
• why she thinks melding the the boundaries between the inside and out is important
• much more!

I fell in love with Paris in 2011, and although the honeymoon phase of my love affair has passed, I still feel more myself in Paris than anywhere else in the world.

But living in Paris isn’t easy, especially in mid-life as a solo who doesn’t speak fluent French! There are many challenges I’ve had to overcome. I am grateful because these new experiences are making me grow in many areas of my life, and the lessons are right on time.

When my marriage ended after 25 years, I knew deep down that there was a new adventure waiting for me. I refused to just give up, call it quits, and stay at home. It was important for my mental health and personal well-being to explore and spread my wings. But, just like a baby bird being pushed out of the nest, there were turbulent flights ahead.

In this video, I open up about how living in Paris half the time as a US citizen is pushing me to grow in a few areas. I hope this vulnerable video inspires you to push yourself toward your fabulous next chapter! 

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Dr. Sara Zeff Geber is a recipient of the “Influencers in Aging” designation by PBS’ Next Avenue. She is an author, retirement transition coach, and professional speaker on retirement and aging.

She has developed a niche specialty as an expert in “Solo Aging,” informing people who have no children or who are aging alone how to have a safe and fulfilling life in their retirement years.

Dr. Geber is the author of the 2018 book, Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers: A Retirement and Aging Roadmap for Single and Childless Adults, which was selected that year as a “best book on aging well” by the Wall Street Journal. Find out more at www.LifeEncore.com

In this interview, Sara describes:

• the three legs of the stool to solo aging with security...legal, financial and social.
• the importance of building community...all types of community. 
• Sara provides encouragement to those of us who may struggle with building community. She says being patient is key. It takes a good amount of time to make a good friend. 
• how her encore career has impacted her own retirement significantly. In retirement, it doesn't matter the path, but that you extend yourself, make connections and build friendships.

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Living in Paris has completely changed my relationship with food. My horizons have been broadened, my taste palette expanded, and most importantly, the way I think about food has shifted.

Living in Paris brought the freedom to enjoy food back into my life. A new addition to my joie de vivre!

I would love to share with you what has shifted for me which has created a new way of looking at food, what food choices I make, and why the word “diet” never comes into play no matter where I’m living or traveling.

I would also love to hear your thoughts on how you view food. Has your choices and perspective around food changed over time?

Be sure to leave a comment on the video, and let’s swap inspiration!

In this video, you will learn why:

• where food comes from matters and how the French approach each meal
• local food markets are so important to food quality and taste
• knowing what is in season or out of season can improve your meal quality instantly
• French people are obsessed with food (in a healthy way)
• and much more!

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Sarah Jansel was on her own at only 16. She found herself faced with a crossroads: homeless or successful. She chose the latter, but it wasn’t without challenges. Sarah struggled with the innate human desire for safety with the entrepreneurial drive to create and thrive. She took what she learned as an HR corporate executive for CarFax, taught herself new skills related to building online businesses, and was fueled by her excitement to pursue her dreams.

Sarah is called The Shopify Queen because after  20 years, she finally embraced her creative side and now builds websites that incorporate Shopify and Kajabi in her company Jensel and Co. She also is a motivational speaker.

In this episode you will learn:

• Sarah’s inspiring story of triumph over tragedy
• four beliefs that she shares with women to help you crush your fears
• the role positive psychology plays in your physical reality
• the importance of community in finding success
• entrepreneurial success secrets that apply to life
• much more!

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As a woman, in today’s world, especially in the US, we often hide or squash down our feminine energy in order to do and accomplish more. You can even fall prey to that if you are a creative!

There is a direct connection between embracing your femininity and slow living because slow living is about living with simplicity, authenticity and an awareness of yourself and the world around you and that so perfectly describes feminine energy. 

Today’s conversation is about how nurturing your femininity is a requirement to you embracing slow living and finding your joie de vivre. 

In this episode, we will discuss:

• how embracing your femininity is possible by changing your environment and even what you wear
• practical yet fun tips for making self-care a priority and how your feminine energy will change because of it
• why embracing your vulnerability and being real with yourself will make a difference in your life
• ideas for surrounding yourself with beauty as you embark on the journey to finding your joy
• much more!

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Dr. Allison Anderson is a board-certified cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and a certified life coach. She’s on a mission to help high-achieving women create relationships as extraordinary as their careers. Through a combination of evidence-based mindset tools, personal experience and practical exercises, Dr. Anderson guides her clients in navigating any and all challenges in their relationships and lives. She knows how to take a light-hearted yet skilled approach to even the most serious issues, both in the OR and in her coaching practice. She lives with her husband and daughters in Southern California. 

In this episode, Dr. Anderson shares:

• the personal story of how she manages her medical practice and her coaaching clientele and why she decided to become a life coach 
• how romantic partnerships can be mirrors of our own lives for good or bad
• the impact of struggling relationships on our personal self and what to do about it
• how to get to the next level of your life and the importance of relationships
• much more value on how to make your relationship amazing!

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As a solo, I love living in a big city. City living does have many benefits- access to an energizing social scene, loads of job opportunities, proximity to museums, clubs, theatre, and more, all right outside your door. 

But with those city benefits, come drawbacks. Cities naturally have a fast pace of life, and there is the rather constant noise of traffic and course, a concentration of people. These drawbacks can take a toll on our mental and physical health, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and stressed out if we don’t bring slow living into our city lives. 

In this episode, I share tips for slowing living in the big city including: 

• the importance of finding green spaces to enjoy and the fascinating daily habits of French people regarding nature and what we can apply to our own lives 
• the role mindfulness plays in maintaining peace within yourself despite a chaotic environment
• how to prioritize activities and social invitations so you avoid burnout and fatigue
• why reducing your commitments to activities can help you find authentic connection
• ideas for converting your living space after the kids move out or a major life change and how environment impacts slow living

Find your joie de vivre in the big city!

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