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How an $8 Bouquet of Tulips Made Me Rich
Click below if you prefer to listen. “A flower blossoms for its own joy.” ~ Oscar Wilde I just finished arranging white tulips in a lovely crystal vase. Three arrangements, to be precise. Each week, I...
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My Parisian Spiritual Search for the “IT” Bag
Click below if you prefer to listen. Most people would not put the words “spiritual” and “handbag” in the same sentence. But, I’m not like most people. I’ve found God at Bergdorf’s. I’ve had a...
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What a Missoni Dress Taught Me About Suffering
Click below if you prefer to listen As I opened up my luggage after a trip to L.A., I was met with the strong scent of perfume. That’s when I saw it. My brand new coral and gold Missoni dress had two...
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How to recover from a style disaster {A love letter to my 12-year old self}
Click below if you prefer to listen. I’ll always remember it as my “day of humiliation.” It was sometime during my 7th-grade year. Like many young girls, I was insecure and awkward — long legs and...
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9 Ways to Frenchify Your Life
Click below if you prefer to listen. I must start out by telling you that I’m not French. And, I never will be. In fact, after so many failed attempts at speaking French (along with my constant...
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Dear Tonya: On Shyness, Embarrassed about Weight, and How to Be More Attractive
Click below if you prefer to listen. Hi Friends! Today, I’m bringing back a “Dear Tonya” podcast where I’m answering listener’s questions based on last weeks post on The #1 Killer of Charm. For the...
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6 Surprising Reasons Every Woman Should Learn The Art of Charm
Click below if you prefer to listen. I don’t know exactly how nor when I became a socially awkward person. But the day I tried to make small talk with a math teacher at a cocktail party asking, “Hey,...
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Does Self-Help Do More Harm Than Good? (Only if you fail to do this)
Click below if you prefer to listen. I’d like you to meet Kate. Her desire: To lose 20 pounds. She had discovered the world of “self-help” four years ago. And she was obsessed ever since. When Kate...
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The #1 Thing Your Dreams Ask of You
Click below if you prefer to listen. As you start to kick it into high gear to pursue your next BIG dream or goal, it’s super important that you understand what your dream is going to require of you....
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The Elegance of Restraint
Click below if you prefer to listen. 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...
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