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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 create...

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...

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 trave...

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...

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...

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...

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 business...

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 s...

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 an...

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. T...

Jen DeVore Richter is a former marketing executive for NASA turned entrepreneur who made the life-changing decision to move 1,747 miles across the country in her mid-40s to realize a 20-year-old dream of living in the Rocky Mountains. Moving across the country and leaving behind everything you've known for over 20 years is a bold move in mid-life. Jen DeVore Richter and her husband did exactl...

Slow living is intentional, real, and simple living which includes all aspects of our lives. This episode shares lessons I’ve learned about slow living since moving to Paris and includes tips on how to embrace slow living in our homes including: #1 Being creative with smaller spaces and less things. I will share good suggestions on how to rethink your spaces when you want to embrace the slow livin...

On today’s episode, Sharri speaks with Wendy Harrop who is a West coast wedding planner turned East coast barn lover living her lifelong New England dream. Wendy is the owner of the Phineas Wright House where she curates unforgettable experiences that women absolutely love. She is also the host of the Say Yes to Yourself podcast, a tour guide, a chef, a cocktail creator, and more! Wendy shares so...

Paris is still the number one location in the world for women to visit. Why is that? In today’s episode, Sharri shares how we all want some of that Parisian magic but what does that look like? Sharri lives part time in Paris and speaks about the differences between a French woman’s mindset and the typical American woman’s mindset. After listening to this episode, you may feel that it’s time to sta...

On today’s episode, Sharri speaks with Melissa Leon. She’s a business owner and the author of Efficiency Bitch. Melissa owns Two Sense Consulting and is a 20 year corporate finance professional. She brings so much value and perspective on how ambitious women can have it all without doing it all. Listen in as Melissa talks about women and money as well as raising kids in a career.    Resources Ment...

In today’s episode, Sharri talks about those toxic people we let into our lives and how we need to eliminate ourselves of them or they will make us sick and always, always crush our dreams. We all have them and they usually find us when we are most vulnerable. When we moved to a new city, take a new job, start a new business, experience a breakup or a big loss of some kind. That’s when those toxic...

Even exceptionally accomplished women occasionally experience self-doubt when embarking on new ventures, whether it involves relocating to a new city, starting a fresh job, initiating a business endeavor, or simply making the decision to finally invest in the makeover they've long desired. It's entirely normal to possess extraordinary qualities and still grapple with moments of overwhelm...

Are you a Multipotentialite? What is it? And how does being a multipotentilite cause someone to get stuck and not move forward on their dream idea? Today, Sharri shares how we can keep assessing what we enjoy and what we do not so we can get started on our dream, even if we do have multiple interests!      For more information on multipotentialites, watch Emilie Wapnick’s Ted Talk here: https://ww...

Are you always tired, can’t sleep, have acid reflux, or brain fog? It all starts in your gut! On today’s episode, Sharri speaks with Ellen Postolowski who is an integrative food chef, health coach, and author of the book Gut Driven. She shares how in her search to solve her own health issues, she ended up creating a signature program that she also outlines in her book. She helps others achieve opt...

Have you ever wondered if a bra could change your life? Today, Sharri discusses how the lingerie we choose to wear actually impacts our self-esteem, our self-confidence, and even our self-image. She tells about going to Paris to join a travel group of women and on their tour, they visited the Cadolle lingerie house. Sharri noticed there is a huge difference between French women and American women...

Today, Sharri speaks with Ana Bianchi. She is an artist, designer, illustrator, and a maker of beautiful things. Her love of color shows in everything she creates. She has been involved in branding for big companies, launched an illustrated clothing line for little girls, as well as teaching others how to incorporate creativity in their lives. Listen in as she shares her journey!     Ana Bianchi’s...

Dreaming is easy right? If we close our eyes, we can imagine what could be but how many of us truly believe our dreams are possible? Or that they will come true? Today, Sharri talks about how we often sabotage our dreams by focusing on our plan B and that having a plan B may not give you the security and safety you desire, but instead be the primary cause of crushing your dreams.        Extraordin...

Today, Sharri speaks with Dr. Ellen Albertson who is now known as The Midlife Whisperer. Dr. Ellen is a podcast host, a psychologist, a registered dietician, a board-certified health and wellness coach, and a mindful self-compassion teacher. She is also the author of Rock Your Midlife. Dr. Ellen's mission is to empower and inspire women at midlife and to help them find the energy, the confide...

Midlife is filled with questions and choices! In many ways, we’re like college students again with a multitude of options. It can be hard to know what to do next. Are you feeling stuck or lacking clarity in which direction to go? Today, Sharri gives you 4 tips on how to move forward on your dreams and goals!         Extraordinary Women - Extraordinary Women is THE show and magazine to help extraor...

Today, Sharri speaks with Dr. Naeemah Ruffin who is known as the Facial Fitness Doctor. She is changing the faces of women and men with her unique face fitness program and is sought out by a variety of individuals such as corporate executives, actors, and models who are looking for natural and noninvasive approaches to achieving a youthful facial appearance. She is also the Founder and CEO of Bell...