Why You Should Stop Trying to Love Yourself
Prefer to listen? Click below. When I was a little girl, I didn’t obsess about my thighs. I didn’t worry about what people thought of me.Nor did I wonder if I was pretty or smart enough. And, my thoughts about self-love… Huh? I don’t think I thought about myself much at all. I was too busy loving life…. […]
Fat. Skinny. I was still miserable. Weight isn’t the key to happiness.
Prefer to listen? Click below. Here’s a personal story from many years ago: I looked in the mirror. There I stood – me and my extra fat. What had happened? How did this happen? I was 75 pounds over my natural weight. My once healthy and slender frame, was now buried beneath a coat of lard. I melted […]
Why wait for Santa when you have your own army of elves?
Prefer to listen? Click below. It was December 25th, years ago, when I had my big epiphany. All eyes were on me. As always, I waited to open my gifts until the very end, only so I can soak up watching everyone open theirs.I always spend a lot of time and care picking out the […]
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 […]
A story about George Clooney, Cheetoh Fingers, & the "Little Black Dress"
Prefer to listen? Click below. Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak. It was the year 2000. I looked in the mirror and sobbed. I remember it so vividly. I asked myself….. What had happened to that girl who dreamed of wearing beautiful clothes and exquisite shoes? The one who was […]
French Kiss THIS Person TODAY + 7 Prompts to Do It
Prefer to listen? Click below. I’m in Aspen celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends. The snow is falling, the turkey’s in the oven, the kids are sitting in the hot tub, the adults are sipping hot toddy and Billie Holiday playing in the background. As I sit here, I am crazy grateful for this beautiful mess […]
Frenchie Friday: The (Not So) Hopeless Romantic
Medicine, law, business, engineering: these are all noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, romance, love: these are what we stay alive for. I love love.I am a romantic.I am an idealist and a dreamer.I am a lover of classics: chateaux, castles, and churches. I am a lover of art, poetry, music and […]
Frenchie Friday: Dress for Romance
Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn. Since injuring my back a few weeks ago during my epic wake boarding attempt, I found myself living in yoga pants. Now, don’t get me wrong. I love my yoga pants (when I’m doing yoga) but day after day? Ugh […]
French Feminine Secret: Stop Chasing Happiness
Prefer to listen? Click below. If only we’d stop trying to be happy wecould have a pretty good time. Cheer Up. Don’t Worry, Be Happy! Put on a Happy Face! Smile, dammit! Dust yourself off and put a smile on that face of yours! Rah-rah-rah! Just reading this exhausts me. And, it certainly doesn’t create a sense of joie de vivire. Yet, these […]