How to go from Overwhelmed Mess to Calm Sophisticate
Prefer to listen? Click below. As a modern woman, you probably have experienced that “drowning in obligations” feeling that seems to be our operating set point these days. “I just can’t catch up,” one client told me. “I can’t keep doing it all,” another said. “I feel like all I do is run around from […]
When Someone Doesn’t Like You
Prefer to listen? Click below. A few months back, I was meeting with my private clients in my virtual living room. We always have tons of fun, musing on everything from style to courage. During one particular meeting, we spent an hour talking about self-belief: What do you choose to believe about yourself? One of my clients […]
25 Questions that Will Change Your Life
Back in the day when I was struggling with my weight and my overall life, I noticed something fascinating. I asked mysel the worst kinds of questions. Things like: Why am I fat? What can’t I do (insert goal here)? Why can’t I figure this out?Why am I not smart/pretty/rich enough? Your mind can be […]
What Will Your Year’s Story Be?
About six months ago, I was curled up on my sofa, sobbing. These moments of deep sadness coupled with occasions of overwhelming gratitude and joy have been my life this past year. At the beginning of 2015, I set my intention to deepen into a woman of style and substance, because one without the other doesn’t […]
How to go from Self Obsession to Truly Living
There was a time…. and then a second time…. when I almost went bat shit crazy in the name of self-help. (It’s weird writing this, because technically, my work would most likely be found in the “self help” section of Barnes & Noble…even though I like to think of the French Kiss Life Movement being […]
Want to Blow Your Own Mind? Do This Every Day
Prefer to listen? Click below. It’s an ordinary Tuesday. I have three client calls, two meetings and an article that is due. I don’t plan on leaving the house until 6PM to join up with a friend for happy hour. It would be so easy to roll out of bed, down some coffee and feel […]
Age is Not an Excuse
Prefer to listen? Click below. I ran into a friend recently who is going through a divorce. She confided in me that she wants to start dating again. She’s a smart, beautiful woman. I was full of excitement for her. Then she said the dreaded words that I hear far too often: I’m too old. She’s 55, […]
The Beautiful Things
I just spent a week in Paris, and I’m now sitting by the French Riviera. My senses have been overloaded with beautiful things — the aromas of lavender at the market, the taste of fresh pressed olive oils, a street violinist, the breathtaking view of the Seine at sunset. It’s easy to see beauty when […]
Are Your Standards Too Low?
Prefer to listen? Click below. Letting anyone who breathed be a part of my inner circleApologizing for taking up too much space.A messy financial world. Eating stale donuts because I was bored. Dressing like a homeless person at home. These are just a few of the many ways I had set the bar way too low in my […]
The 3 French Fry Method
Prefer to listen? Click below. Sitting at a quintessential Parisian cafe, my girlfriends and I ordered a typical French meal: steak and frites with a glass of Bordeaux. I couldn’t help but notice the most elegant French woman, probably in her 70s, dressed to the nines, holding herself proudly while finishing up her meal. She […]