The Elegance of Restraint

Prefer to listen? Click below. After falling in love with the rich simplicity of French living, I’ve been on the path of “less but better for many years now. “Less” requires restraint, and historically, I was not a gal who liked to have limits, which is what restraint comes down to. I loved to keep all […]

Dear Tonya: Passion, Goals, Detractors & Body Acceptance

Prefer to listen? Click below. Sometimes a different perspective can shift everything in a woman’s life, which is why I’ve always loved advice columns And, because I receive so many questions each week, I’ve decided to start my own. On this inaugural “Dear Tonya” episode of the French Kiss Life podcast, I’m answering listeners’ questions […]

Your Petite may be your Grande (a lesson on listening to your heart)

Prefer to listen? Click below. Years ago, I sat in a room full of successful people from all walks of life at a weekend intensive.We had just been asked a rather vulnerable question by our facilitator.“How will you play big this year?”I knew my turn to give a fabulous and true answer was coming and […]

The Two Questions I Ask Every New Year’s Eve

Prefer to listen? Click below. I have four bottles of Veuve Cliquot Rose chilling in my fridge, a fancy outfit picked out and one of my dear friends is flying in for one of my favorite holidays of the year: NEW YEAR’S EVE! There’s something about the New Year that gets me all giddy inside. It’s a […]

The Biggest Dream Thief

When I ran my first marathon, it was quite comical how it came to be. I was driving home from Disney World and, out of nowhere, I had the idea to run the Disney Marathon. Within 15 minutes, I had signed up from my phone. Keep in mind, I had never run. And, the thought […]