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*Patreon-only Bonus Episode Teaser* Dean and Kristen are looking back - episode by episode - at their time on By The Book. Today, they give behind-the-scenes stories and updates on French Women Don't Get Fat, by Mireille Guiliano. To hear the full episode, get biweekly episodes of Dean & Kristen Look Back, listen to our complete Patreon-only bonus season of By The Book, read our weekly advice column, access the written rules of every book we've lived by, and more, visit Patreon.com/ListenToByTheBook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we're talking about aging with style and attitude. Join us we share the things we learned and things we will be practicing after reading the book, French Women Don't Get Facelifts by Mirrelle Guillano. I'm a fan recommendations Mindy's leggings Julie's recipe We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:  Instagram: Midlife Matters Podcast  Website: midlifematterspodcast.com Email: midlifematterspodcast@gmail.com

Do you want to live to be 100? Today we're talking about aging with attitude. Join us as we talk about life expectancy and healthy living thoughout the last half of your life!  Links in this episode French Women Don't Get Facelifts by Mireille Guiliano I'm a fan recommendations Mindy's show Julie's YouTube videos Marie's book We'd love to hear from you! Find us here: Instagram: Midlife Matters Podcast Website: midlifematterspodcast.com Email: midlifematterspodcast@gmail.com

Today we're talking about sleeping, playing, and eating as we age. Join us as we share ways to stay current in these areas while aging with style and attitude!  Links in this episode French Women Don't Get Facelifts by Mireille Guiliano I'm a fan recommendations Julie's recipe Mindy's jacket We'd love to hear from you! Find us here: Instagram: Midlife Matters Podcast Website: midlifematterspodcast.com Email: midlifematterspodcast@gmail.com

Today we're talking about beauty, skin care, make up and exercise. Join us as we share ways to stay current in all these areas while aging with style and attitude!  Links in this episode French Women Don't Get Facelifts  I'm a fan recommendations Julie's make up product Marie's show We'd love to hear from you! Find us here: Instagram: Midlife Matters Podcast Website: midlifematterspodcast.com Email: midlifematterspodcast@gmail.com

Today we're talking about skin care, hair, and make up. Join us as we share ways to stay current in these areas while aging with style and attitude!  French Women Don't Get Facelifts  I'm a fan recommendations Mindy's shorts Julie's lamp Marie's string lights We'd love to hear from you! Find us here: Instagram: Midlife Matters Podcast Website: midlifematterspodcast.com Email: midlifematterspodcast@gmail.com      

Today we're talking about dressing with style and attitude. Join us as we share some ways we're learning to look our best no matter what our age!  French Women Don't Get Facelifts I'm a fan recommendations Julie's lights Marie's movie We'd love to hear from you! Find us here: Instagram: Midlife Matters Podcast Website: midlifematterspodcast.com Email: midlifematterspodcast@gmail.com    

Today we're talking about aging with attitude. Join us as we explore how to be comfortable in your own skin, seeing ourselves as we really are, and developing a plan for aging!  Links in this episode French Women Don't Get Facelifts by Mirelle Guiliano I'm a fan recommendations Mindy's song Julie's gum, here and here Marie's movie We'd love to hear from you! Find us here:  Instagram: Midlife Matters Podcast Website: midlifematterspodcast.com Email: midlifematterspodcast@gmail.com

Jolenta and Kristen have recovered from living by French Women Don't Get Fat. Join the ladies as they read listener mail and talk about leeks some more. And of course, next week's book is announced!If you or anyone you know is fighting food or body-image issues, there's help. Please call the National Eating Disorders Association Helpline at 1-800-931-2237.Keep in touch with us! Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or follow us on Instagram @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta

On this episode of By The Book, Jolenta and Kristen put on their berets and live by Mireille Guiliano's French Women Don't Get Fat. The ladies experiment with leek soup, the benefits of champagne, and lots and lots of yogurt. Do French women really not get fat? We're about to find out.Keep in touch with us! Email us at kristenandjolenta@gmail.com, or follow us on Instagram @howtobefinepod. And if you haven't already, please join our How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) Facebook community! https://www.facebook.com/groups/kristenandjolenta

Podcasting legend Kristen Meinzer (How To Be Fine, By The Book, The Daily Fail) joins Grace and Conor to talk all things diet culture in the media and her experience with the infamous fad diet French Women Don't Get Fat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wondered why French women don't get fat, despite their love of good food? Well you aren't alone. There was even a whole book about it.First published in 2004, "French Women Don't Get Fat" by Mireille Guiliano has been translated into 40 languages and sold over 3 million copies worldwide.This book is all about the French's unique approach to eating, which combines a love for satiating full-fat meals, an appreciation for their culinary heritage, a love of cooking and an untainted enjoyment of what they eat.Sound familiar? Focusing on satisfying foods? Cooking at home? Enjoying your food minus the guilt?Is it possible to enjoy food without guilt and still maintain a healthy lifestyle?This episode is more than just an exploration of French eating habits. It's another notch in our belt against diet culture, aiming for a healthier and more joyful relationship with food. So, are you ready to redefine your eating habits and fall in love with food all over again?Once you've listened, you'll be inspired to start cooking at home more... so here are some FREE budget friendly recipes for you.EDIT: No doubt 'Why French Women Don't Get Fat' is 100% a diet book. While eating satisfying foods is something I am a HUGE fan of, there certainly is a lot I don't agree with in the book. I definitely don't subscribe or endorse this book or pathetic diet leek soup (which tastes like watery onion nonething-ness).

A dieting book or a how-to guide for an eating disorder? Pourquoi pas les deux ?Support us:Hear bonus episodes on PatreonDonate on PayPalGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks!The By The Book episode The NYT interview with Mireille GuilianoGabrielle Deydier: what it's like to be fat in FranceInhaling Their FoodPublishers sell snobbery by the pageChampagne and Pizza'French Women Don't Get Fat': Like Champagne for ChocolateThanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!Support the show

In this episode I provide tactical ways to get out of a cooking rut, explain toolbox recipes and how to expand your culinary repertoire to new cuisines. I'll also give you my top 3 cookbook recommendations and what I've learned from them. Episode takeaways: Cooking ruts are normal - you should have a toolbox of recipes you feel confident cooking. If you're in a rut, it's time to build out your toolbox. Toolbox recipes should be seasonal FWAL menu plan program and cooking classes are designed to build your toolbox of seasonal recipes while teaching a framework of how to menu plan in the future. https://www.foodiewithalife.com/menuplanning The Seasonal Recipe Bundle (SRB) membership delivers toolbox recipes each season that save you time and keep you inspired. https://bit.ly/3BHktkvSRB Get out of a rut by looking through cookbooks, magazines and cooking websites Recommended cooking websites: Smitten Kitchen, The Kitchn, 101 Cookbooks, The Spruce Eats Recommended cooking magazines: Bon Appetite, Cooks Illustrated, Food & Wine Expand into new cultures by checking out cookbooks at the library Top 3 cookbooks that have gotten me out of a rut: French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbook by Mireille Guiliano, East by Meera Sodha, Nothing Fancy by Alison Roman Support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes: anchor.fm/christina-conrad/support --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/christina-conrad/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/christina-conrad/support

Dr. Melina is joined on episode seven of Practically Healthy by Mireille Guiliano, the former CEO of Veuve Clicquot's American subsidiary, co-founder of the Guiliano Global Fellowship Program, and best-selling author of "French Women Don't Get Fat". Mireille shares her uniquely French approach to life and how the myriad decisions we make each day about food, friendship, activity, and appreciation can either enrich our lives or simply be missed opportunities to add depth. Quality, moderation, and intention are concepts that define this fascinating conversation, as well as some surprising facts about the food and ingredients we use and consume regularly. A discussion that explores incredibly meaningful ideas and concepts in a casual way, you've got to listen-in to get the full dose of wisdom encapsulated in this one episode. To learn more about the incredibly eclectic and interesting work and life of Mireille Guiliano, visit her website: mireilleguiliano.com

Last week I shared my own dieting story! This week, I want to share more about my intuitive eating journey. I especially want to share about the beginning phases; I’m spilling all the details! My intuitive eating journey spans two babies, an international move, starting a business and more. It has changed, grown, and come right along with me through it all. That’s one of the reasons I often remind people that intuitive eating is extremely sustainable! (Not always easy….but definitely sustainable.) Like any other self-discovery journey, there are good days and bad. Intuitive eating, however, remains the best way I’ve found to live my fullest life! Real quick: The Quit Dieting for Good program is open! I’ve been running it over 4 years now, and it’s changed the lives of so many participants. You’re invited to join us at any time. You can learn more HERE. This is for anyone — women who have already been on the journey solo, and women who are getting started! 2014: The Start of My Intuitive Eating Journey In May of that year, I was sick of dieting. My husband and I had a ton of upcoming travel plans, and I wanted to be able to do it all and enjoy it! That meant I had to be able to eat sustainably (not binge on vacation and come home and do yet another juice fast). After a bit of looking, I came across an intuitive eating course and gave it a shot. As a result, I started to see it was possible to enjoy food and love my body without restrictions. An early experience I remember was having dinner and dessert with a friend, and then meeting up with other friends for drinks. There was a dessert at the table, and I was offered some. If you know me at all, you know I LOVE dessert. Normally I would have been all about it….but because of intuitive eating I realized I legitimately didn’t want more dessert in that moment. I was satisfied with what I had already had, and I just wanted to enjoy champagne with my friends. So I passed….something I would have never done before my intuitive eating journey. I also noticed that when I went out with my husband to an Italian place, I ordered pasta and enjoyed half of it. Not because I felt like I “had” to restrict anything, but because I felt full and was done. The Daily Bread During this time, I also started to enjoy a local bakery that I had avoided my entire first year in Switzerland! They were literally called The Daily Bread (in French), and obviously their main trade was bread. During my dieting years I had thought of bread as “bad” and was used to not allowing myself to enjoy it. My intuitive eating journey helped me come to realize that I can absolutely enjoy bread in a way that feels good for me and my body. No rules necessary! Little changes like this opened my eyes to just how restricted and guilt ridden I had been for SO long! My intuitive eating journey also gave me newfound confidence in myself and my intuition. Once I started trusting myself around food, I realized I could trust myself in other areas as well. It felt so good! In fact, I started literally standing taller. (A man in my yoga teacher training commented on it because he noticed the change in me.) Even though nothing major had changed about me and my body, my confidence and energy did change….and it changed how I stood and moved through the world. Sensitivity & Eating Rules Part of intuitive eating is about eating foods that feel right for your body. I was eating to fuel myself, and losing the guilt and shame that had long been wrapped up in food choices. Around this time, a number of people I knew were taking food sensitivity tests. Since I wanted to give my body the best and nourish her well, it seemed like a good choice, so I took one too. Although I took it from the right place….it also messed with my mind a little bit! The test said I was highly sensitive to eggs, pineapple, oats, gluten, and dairy. Because of that, I started almost cutting them out completely. I was pretty hard core (something I had done before with Whole 30). It was hard! Shortly after, I went back to the US for a wedding, and got a lot of comments about my weight loss. I told them about intuitive eating and yoga teacher training….and also my food insensitivity testing. In retrospect, I was still pretty steeped in diet culture. I was really excited my weight loss, and I was also still weighing myself pretty often. My worth was still too tied to the number on the scale, and I was more impacted by “rules” and restrictions than I realized. Eventually, I started to experiment more with “sensitivities”. What I learned from my body was that many of those foods were just fine in my body. (I have a friend who is a dietitian who has also shed a lot of light for how inaccurate they are!) Following my intuition and listening to my body was more accurate than the tests. 2015: The Artist’s Way My early intuitive eating journey had a lot of connections to feeling good in my body. I was able to move, enjoy foods that tasted good, travel, and otherwise practice self-care. (Because of our international move I still wasn’t cleared for working, so I had lots of time for all that!) I also discovered The Artist’s Way (by Julia Cameron). It’s a 12 week program in the form of workbook and daily exercises, like Morning Pages. Every morning, first thing, you’re encouraged to write in order to bring out things you might not have been fully aware of. If you do it consistently, you really learn a lot about yourself! You’re also encouraged to do a weekly Artist’s Date. This could be anything enjoyable you wanted to do with yourself. It might be a walk in the park, a trip to a museum, or anything that might strike your fancy. (I did a whole episode on how to date yourself!) Learning to enjoy your company increases your self-confidence, which is amazing! I believe some of these practices gave me the self-awareness to know I wanted to be a health coach, and the confidence to pursue it. Getting Pleasure From Food With a few free days that fall, I was able to go to small hotel for a personal getaway. During that time, in addition to practicing tons of self-care, I was also reading French Women Don’t Get Fat. NOTE: Some of this is still a part of diet culture. However, it also focuses on learning how to get pleasure from food. One of the practices she suggested was sitting with your food with no other distractions. I LOVE that practice, and recommend my clients try it as well. (However, I do NOT recommend the “leek cleanse”!) I found myself getting more satisfaction from my food, and also being more aware of what it felt like when my body was full. My Morning Pages, self-care, and experiences of food as pleasure all led me towards the next part of my intuitive eating journey: becoming a health coach! I found the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), made some calls, asked my questions, and enrolled! While I loved the program, I would note that they also teach you about all the diets on the market. Although it was a holistic approach that focused on how unique each person is, it was still sometimes tempting to try to the various diets we learned about it. And of course, many of those diets focused on weight loss, which is almost always a topic of interest when discussing food plans and diets. In spite of some of the diet-focus, I did enjoy the program and all that I learned. (I’m also glad I continued my own intuitive eating education beyond that, however!) Real Food First My first coaching offer was a 4-week meal plan called Real Food First. However….in retrospect I realized that Real Food First was based on the end of my intuitive eating journey, not the beginning! I didn’t quite have the confidence to teach and share about the process, and meal plans felt a lot safer. Now, however, I love working with women on the process part of their own intuitive eating journeys. Although I’m glad that I took the chance to start something new, I’m also really glad that I pivoted into my true passion: intuitive eating! Stay tuned to learn more about that part of my intuitive eating journey has unfolded next week!

In this week’s edition of Tranquility du Jour, I celebrate 500 episodes with my partner Tim, special guest Jamie Cat Callan, and the pugs. Learn my most meaningful interviews, how we're adjusting during the pandemic, what's next for me, and why I love my Oklahoma roots. I also announce August's book club pick and end with gorgeous passage from John Lewis and a toast to YOU! Direct download: Tranquility du Jour: 500th Soirée. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app such as Spotify, Apple Podcast or Overcast. Visit kimberlywilson.com/podcast for more episodes and the Tranquility du Jour Podcast App: iPhone and Android. New to Tranquility du Jour? Welcome and learn more here! Upcoming Events Fall TDJ Live on Sunday, September 20 from 8-9pm ET Sign up to learn eight seasonal tranquility tips. Special Guest Jamie Cat Callan is the author of four French lifestyle books, including the best selling French Women Don't Sleep Alone, Bonjour, Happiness!, Oooh, La La!, and most recently Parisian Charm School. Her books have been translated into thirty-one different languages.   Inspired by her French grandmother, Jamie has traveled to Paris many, many times, beginning in the 1970's.  Today, she and her husband live on La Belle Farm in Upstate, New York, where they garden, bake bread and make their own brand of hard sparkling apple cider from their apple trees.   She believes in living simply, with pleasure and lots of joie de vivre. And she loves sharing her French secrets with you! Let's Connect Join our TDJ Insider's Facebook group. Share resources, get inspiration, make connections, be part of the online book club.  Sign up for weekly inbox love, Love Notes: invites, inspiration, and more. Browse my 6 Books and planner. Follow along on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT. Share a review on iTunes, Amazon, or Goodreads and you may hear it shared on the show. Deets on kimberlywilson.com/review. Techy To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click here to listen to older episodes. New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411. Do you have iTunes? Click here and subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released. Get the Tranquility du Jour apps to download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android

Today I will give you a little background on my journey and help bring a little bit of light on where I’m at on this winding road. Also side note, I said my son’s birthday was in December then corrected it to October a little bit later. #mombrainThe books mentioned today:French Women Don’t Get Fat by Mireille GuilianiThe Whole Foods Diet by John Mackey

We are back for part two of our three part series on taking back control over some areas of our lives as one year ends and we look toward the next one beginning. In Eat Better Kellie and Claire try to wade through the noise of the general public and all of the often times conflicting information about eating well. Advice Not Given:Let’s begin with the wonderful phenomenon of middle age known as a slowing metabolism. Kellie and Claire both share about their own changes in diet and how that is impacting their health and maintaining a healthy weight. Kellie shares about her family’s secret code of DTD: Don’t Tell Daddy...because her husband Andrew eats super clean and healthy. In fact, he is the maker of school lunches and Kellie has felt guilt about having her kids get school lunch while Andrew is away.Claire talks about the conundrum of “Cheap, Easy, or Good,” but it can’t be all three and how this plays into her management of her roles as household meal planner, food shopper, food "prepper," and CFO/budgeter. For many, this can also be a factor of food insecurity, which is one of the platforms Kellie’s work with MFAN researches.Kellie and Claire both share about all of the diets and fads they have tried. Claire shares about Intuitive Eating, which for her hasn’t been all she thought it would be; she admits she’s an emotional eater. Kellie has also tried all of the fads; she claims that Whole 30 did teach her a lot about what foods are good for you. She also shares about how Intermittent Fasting was actually something she did unintentionally for a long time. Claire’s husband, Ryan also does IF and it reset his metabolism.It’s hard to filter through all of the noise (especially on social media) on nutrition, but Claire says that deep down we all know what is fueling our bodies and what is not. Kellie shares about Michael Pollan’s idea to only eat fast food that you make. He has Seven Rules for Eating and a book called Food Rules. Claire references the documentary Supersize Me and the book French Women Don’t Get Fat. She says the word “treat” has been part of her downfall. She has often used food as treats for herself and kids. She also reveals how she realized last year that the location of her job/kids’ school from home caused them to eat a lot of fast food.Advice Not Given: Kellie is going to do a pantry clean out. Look at labels and take an inventory and see how far away she is from the Whole 30 standards. Claire is going to clean up the liquids in her diet-- she wants to work toward eliminating creamer from her coffee, eliminating soft drinks/replace with water, and drinking hot tea in the evenings. She doesn’t want to drink her calories. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/milspogurus)

Health fanatics will often tell you that things like salmon and eggs are the way to go if you want to eat healthy.   But even simple iceberg lettuce has more antioxidants and fiber than both.    It’s simple: going plant-based is worth it, not only for animals, but also for your own health.    Here to prove that is today’s guest, Audrey Dunham, a former fitness competitor turned actress, recipe developer, and owner of Peanut’s Bake Shop. The Bake Shop offers exceptionally delicious and high-quality cookies that are 100% vegan, gluten-free, and made from non-GMO ingredients.    Dotsie and Alexandra sit down with Audrey as she shares her journey of going from a vegetarian diet to eating entirely plant-based and opening the Bake Shop to make vegan goodies accessible to as many people as possible.    She also shares how intuitive eating and books like French Women Don’t Get Fat and How to Have Your Cake and Your Skinny Jeans Too helped her reconnect with herself after moving away from the professional fitness world.    Tune in to hear how Audrey is having her cookies and her health too, and how you can join her.   What we discuss in this episode:   -  From starring in fitness competitions to becoming a mom of twins and Bake Shop owner   - How Audrey found balance and repaired her relationship with food after leaving the fitness world   - Protein-rich foods vs. fiber-rich foods: Which is more important and why?   - It’s in the BEANS! Tips on making dishes and tasty snacks from beans   - What to do when you’re eating out and they serve you bread   - Audrey shares what When Your Eat at the Refrigerator, Pull Up a Chair by Geneen Roth taught her about intuitive eating     - How Audrey is raising her twin boys as vegans   - The vegan food show that could have been   - Follow Audrey Dunham on Facebook at @AudreyEDunham, on Twitter at @AudreyEDunham, and on Instagram at @audreyedunham. Check out her videos on YouTube at Audrey Dunham and her website at AudreyDunham.com.   - To support our mission to educate, inspire, and embolden the world to lean into eating plants instead of baby cow growth food, donate today to spread the word.     Connect with Switch4Good   - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2toqAmlQpwR1HDF_KKfGg   - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Switch4Good/   - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/switch4good/   - Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwitchForGood   - Website: switch4good.org   - Support Our Cause: https://switch4good.org/support-us/

From the idea that French Women Don’t Get Fat, to the countless generalizations about “French Girl Style”, French women’s attitudes and whether or not French women shave, The French Woman has been packaged up, shipped out and marketed to the world. But how much of this advice is true? And could some of these myths actually cause harm? In this weeks episode of Rue Lamarck, I chat with several wonderful guests including French-born, London-based Margaux Dumas, head teacher and exam coordinator at Alliance Francaise, Margaux Josse, nutritionist, award-winning author and creator of foodwatch.com.au, Catherina Saxelby, and many more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our EQ: What is diet culture, why is it so insidious, and how is it related to white privilege and the patriarchy?Sponsor: Talking About Your Body WeightGuest: Stephanie Skaggs, high school Humanities educator from Tacoma and woman of thiccness. She’s a third generation Tacoman and has a BA and Master’s in Teaching from Western Washington University.This episode is inspired by the yearly conversation about “wellness” (aka diet and weight loss) that creeps up around the holidays. Topics include:Our history of dieting, including the heritability of diet culture (we’re looking at you, moms and grandmas). Cabbage soup, French Women Don’t Get Fat, Atkins. The WORKS.Diet trends - see this handy graph. The relationship between wellness and wealth (and thinness as a status symbol). The coded and secret language women use to talk about their bodies.The changing conversation around obesity, including shifting definitions of health.Stephanie’s extremely compelling primary source document - 1972 edition of The Joy of Sex and particularly the section entitled “Problems,” that is both fat-shaming and racist.Double standards about male and female bodies and how they’re treated (Stephanie brings some insight about growing up with brothers, including how wonderful and supportive her family was. Hope talks about growing up with sisters). We figure out that even in supportive homes, there is intense pressure from society. Sara Upson, doctor and registered dietitian. She has a blog called My Signature Nutrition and a post called Diet Culture 101 that is incredibly informative. She says:“Diet culture is a society that focuses on and values weight, shape, and size over health and well-being. Variations of diet culture also include rigid eating patterns that on the surface are in the name of health, but in reality are about weight shape or size. Diet culture is really tricky because as we have learned that diets don’t work, they (diet culture) have transformed their message to say that they are all about health. Their definition of health though, is one that is synonymous with weight- that when you lose weight (by any means necessary) then you will be healthier. By restricting your eating and eliminating food groups you will feel better and be happier. This isn’t reality. The reality is- people do crazy, unhealthy, even dangerous diet behaviors in the name of health to lose weight. That isn’t health.”How people equate thinness with happiness and use food to protect from trauma (read Roxanne Gay’s Hunger).The crossover between diet culture and multi-level marketing and diet culture in schools. Working with youth and modeling self-care for them in the classroom (including avoiding negative self-talk and body talk). Taking apart the toxic crap:The Anti-Diet Movement - comes in different forms on the internet, but the basic idea is to stop dieting and accept your body. Focusing on goals that aren’t related to weight loss, but are for your health - like daily walks with the intention of clearing your head, not racking up steps or torching calories.Studying diet culture and learn how to avoid its pitfalls. Check yourself when you’re talking about it.Being intentional about body positivity and avoiding negative language. Give more genuine compliments. Queer culture - outside the patriarchal male gaze? Guilty Favesies:Annie: Riverdale - delicious trash. Body positive actors on the show!Hope: reheated leftover coffee with sugar free hot cocoa mix. Stephanie: following body-positive Instagram accounts (gabifresh! Nabela Noor!)Do Your Fudging Homework:Annie: Read an article on the Frisky called “Girl Talk: I’m Sick of Women Talking About Weight” by Wendy Stokes. The author talks about those social situations in which women reinforce negative talk about weight with each other. The Sexual Politics of Meat by Carol J. Adams.Hope: a super awesome book about body types - Body Drama by Nancy Amanda Stephanie: Roxanne Gay - articles and books. She’s great.

Today’s guests take getting lost in a good book to a TOTALLY different level. Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg host By The Book podcast, a bookish comedy show where they live by the rules of different self-help bestseller, for two weeks at a time. Kristen and Jolenta have lived to the letter of books like The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, The Secret, The Miracle Morning, and more.Anne's high-stakes job this week is recommending 3 titles for them to live through NEXT. (No pressure.)Today’s episode includes a very brief discussion of disordered eating. If this is a topic you need to skip for your safety, the discussion starts when the book French Women Don’t Get Fat is mentioned around halfway through the show. Fast-forward three minutes to miss it.Click over to the podcast website for the full list of titles discussed in this episode, and leave us a comment to let us know what YOU think Liz should read next!Connect with Anne: Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | WSIRN InstagramCheck out By The Book podcast: Website | Apple Podcasts | TwitterConnect with Kristen and Jolenta on Twitter.

In this engaging title, Cat Callan (French Women Don’t Sleep Alone) observes how our society has lost regard for charm and the joy that it contributes to our daily lives. It seems that Tinder and “Netflix and Chill” have replaced the subtle and intoxicating process of getting to know someone new; a splurge on fresh flowers for our table is deemed wasteful; and conversation on a need-to-know basis has replaced the deliciously flirtatious volleying that comes with more relaxed encounters. Cat Callan is herself charming, and can expound on several talking points, including: · Why French women don’t date · How to bring charm into your home on a budget · Why the French are not goal-oriented in their relationships · How to go gray and stay alluring well after fifty · How French women sustain tension and passion in long-term relationships · 8 ways to slow down and bring charm into our lives About THE PARISIAN CHARM SCHOOL In an age where potential relationships are pursued with the swipe of a finger, conversations consist of emoji-filled texts, and dinner and a movie have been replaced by “Netflix and chill,” the notion of “charm” seems like a relic of a bygone era. Yet, if we reintroduce charm into our lives – in the way we consume, in the way we socialize, and in the way we approach relationships – we can become more mindful of an element of beauty and mystery that we were previously blind to and which, in turn, makes us more alluring ourselves. In PARISIAN CHARM SCHOOL: French Secrets for Cultivating Love, Joy, and That Certain je ne sais quoi (a TarcherPerigee Hardcover; on sale January 2, 2018, ISBN 978-0-143-130963), bestselling author Jamie Cat Callan reveals how her interactions with Parisian women, and their ability to incorporate charm into seemingly all aspects of their lives, showed her how this unassuming attribute was integral to their irresistible appeal. In this engaging guide to cultivating inner beauty, mystique and je ne sais quoi, Callan shows readers: · The allure of French self-reliance · Why French women prefer dinner parties to dating · The art of French flirtation · How French women sustain tension and passion in long-term relationships Filled with advice and insights from Parisian women, PARISIAN CHARM SCHOOL reveals how we can cultivate charm in all aspects of our lives so that we can embrace more love, passion, and joy in our relationships with others and with ourselves. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jamie Cat Callan is the author of the bestselling books French Women Don't Sleep Alone, Bonjour, Happiness! and Ooh La La! French Women's Secrets to Feeling Beautiful Every Day. Her books have been published in twenty-one countries and have been featured in major magazines, including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, and Time. Jamie makes her home in New York's Hudson Valley at La Belle Farm, where she and her husband have created a little bit of France and grow lavender, sunflowers and produce their own brand of French sparkling apple cider.

~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #189 ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio | YouTube "French women will tell you that when you know who you are, you are able to become more yourself, and then you naturally and easily become more confident. When you know who you are, you are more 'contained' because you are confident, and as a result, you become more mysterious." —Jamie Cat Callan from her new book Parisian Charm School Author and Francophile Jamie Cat Callan joins me on the first episode of 2018. The author of Bonjour, Happiness, French Women Don't Sleep Alone and Ooh La la!: French Women's Secret to Feeling Beautiful Every Day, Jamie's new book offers a curriculum on cultivating a life of engaging with the world, not only with a lover or a partner, but with your neighbors, friends and the community that surrounds you. Full of detailed anecdotes inspired by the intimate conversations with French men and women as well as expats living in France, Jamie shares with readers how each of our love stories is unique, and the key is to discover the joy in the everyday. She joined me from her farm in the Hudson Valley where she calls home with her husband and shares her own love story during our conversation and how she trusted her path discovering it was exactly and more than she could have hoped for. The book Parisian Charm School: French Secrets for Cultivating Love, Joy and That Certain je ne sais Quoi will be released tomorrow, January 2nd. Visit Jamie's blog to discover her book tour schedule, and follow along on her journey via Instagram as she shares what delights her while living on a farm (view a few pics below) as well as images from her travels to France. ~Jamie's Instagram is full of images of her farm (the garlic braiding she mentioned is shown below), travels and her animals. Follow her @jamiecatcallan   ~Enter the giveaway to win a Finex cast iron skillet. ~Read TSLL's first post of 2018 to kick off the new year. ~SIMILAR POSTS/EPISODES YOU MIGHT ENJOY: ~French Everyday Living with Author & Blogger Sharon Santoni, episode #168 ~Understanding the French Culture: My Interview with Géraldine Lepere of Comme une Française, episode #169 ~14 Ways to Eat Like the French — Savor Good Food, Don't Fear It, episode #175   Download the Episode

~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #188 ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio "But I love New Year's Day, because I can never get over the generosity of the fact that we all get a BRAND NEW YEAR, totally for FREE — with no dents, or dinks, or mistakes yet. It's the ultimate REFRESH button." —Elizabeth Gilbert With 2018 just two weeks away, I am, as I am with each new years, inclined to be quite excited for a fresh start. No matter what the current year shared with me, surprised or delighted me with, the gift of a chance to improve is a priceless opportunity that only arrives once every 365 days. And so, I readily choose to seize it and apply what I have learned over the past 12 months and put it to practice, to improve upon who I reveal myself to be the previous year. As I look ahead to the new year with plans to finally get back to France since far too long ago (2013), I couldn't help but look to my collection of French living and culture books which I didn't fully realized is as plentiful as it turned out to be in my personal library (a sampling captured recently of many of my French themed books) for inspiration as to how to step forward into 2018. Below I've gathered 18 quotes of wisdom, insights and inspiration for beginning anew, renewed and brilliantly rested and ready to make 2018 the year we wish it to be. You Know More Than You Realize 1."a quarter to a third of all English words come from French, and good thing; otherwise, learning this language would be even harder than it is." —William Alexander in Flirting with French: How a Language Charmed Me, Seduced Me & Nearly Broke My Heart   Read Books Like You Need Them to Breathe 2. "France retains a reverence for the printed book. As independent bookstores crash and burn in the United States, the market here is healthier, largely thanks to government protections that treat the stores as national treasures . . . in France, booksellers —including Amazon —may not discount books more than 5 percent below the publisher's list price." —Elaine Sciolino in The Only Street in Paris: Life on the Rue des Martyrs   The Gift of a Balanced Life is a Beautiful Life to Savor 3. "So here is a trilogy: food/movement/know thyself. Again, these are important elements in my life and also in the lives of French women who don't get fat (and perhaps do not want or need facelifts)." —Mireille Guiliano in French Women Don't Get Facelifts: The Secret of Aging with Style & Attitude    Trust Your Journey, and As You Travel, Just Be Yourself 4. "'Seize the moment . . . pay attention to your life right now' . . . What I failed to see, sitting around the coffee table on those nights, was the possibility that I didn't have to keep looking for a family to belong to; I could create one of my own. I had conflated my deep need to belong to something bigger than myself with a more superficial need to fit in, to look and dress and act like others. But fitting in is not belonging. This seems so clear now, but at the time I didn't understand the difference. I was still floating between New York and Paris, at least in the sense that my identity was tied to both cities. I lived in New York and worked at a New Yorker's pace, but I couldn't let go of Paris —Paris, which had shaped me more deeply than college or even my Manhattan childhood. Returning to Paris felt as if I was reawakening some part of myself that had been asleep since I'd left." —Kate Betts in My Paris Dream: An Education in Style, Slang and Seduction in the Great City on the Seine   On Style: Mix It Up 5. "Forget the 'total look.' Frenchwomen love to mix and match. Pascale Camart, womenswear buying manager for the Galeries Lafayette, told me that having designer labels next to ordinary ones on the same floor was 'on purpose. The Frenchwoman likes to put different things together.' The Parisienne, she says, doesn't buy evening dresses. She sticks with basics and then finds the one distinctive jacket or scarf or top that will make the ensemble a knockout." —Harriet Welty Rochefort in Joie de Vivre: Secrets of Wining, Dining and Romancing Like the French   The Importance of Elevating the Everyday 6. " You don't go overboard, exhausting yourself over the holidays when you make every day an occasion for friendship and family, fun and celebration." —Jamie Cat Callan in Bonjour, Happiness: Secrets to Finding Your Joie de Vivre   Choose Quality in Your Food and in Your Life to Elevate the Experience 7. "Édith Piaf famously sang, Non, je ne regrette rien ('No, I regret nothing'). Although I have my share of regrets, using good chocolate to make a soufflé is never one of them." —David Lebovitz in L'Appart: The Delights and Disasters of Making My Paris Home   Let Your Body Tell You What It Needs and Listen 8. "She knows exactly what she has 'a taste' for, and once she's had enough, that's it. She eats what she wants, when she wants it, until she is satisfied. Food is not a moral or emotional issue for her. She does not describe foods as good or bad; to her they are neutral, just food." —Carol Cottrill in The French Twist: Twelve Secrets of Decadent Dining and Natural Weight Management   The Essence of Real Beauty Goes Beyond the Surface 9. "Style without substance is unacceptable, largely because it's boring, one-dimensional. In France, it's inadmissible to provoke ennui. Real style is built upon a solid foundation of informed intelligence, quick wit, and an impressive panopoly of culture references. One must hold her own in a lively conversation. The essence of beauty is to continue educating oneself and constantly to learn something new. Simply put: these are the keys to eternal youth." Tish Jett in Forever Chic: Frenchwomen's Secrets for Timeless Beauty, Style and Substance   Keep Persevering to Create More 'Luck' in Your Life 10. "Persevering is often not simply a matter of working hard and refusing to quit; often, by trying again, failing again, and failing better, we inadvertently place ourselves in the way of luck. Yet another reason to keep on keeping on." —Karen Karbo in Julia Child Rules: Lessons on Savoring Life   Cooking Need Not Be Complicated & Thus an Necessary Element of Socializing Well in Everyday Life 11. "Yes, Parisians have more fun when they go out. But they're also ten times less likely to eat out. And in Paris, there's no ordering in —you cook. It's simple cooking, really: You can have five friends over, create a fast, delicious pasta with zucchini and mint. Or you just buy cheese, figs, wine and call it a night." — Garance Doré in Love, Style, Life   Opening Your World to Other Languages & Cultures Deepens Appreciation and Perspective 12. "Linguists call America 'the graveyard of languages' because of its singular ability to take in millions of immigrants and extinguish their native languages in a few generations. A study of thirty-five nations found that 'in no other country . . . did the rate of the mother tongue shift toward (English) monolingualism approach the radity of that found in the United States.' Immigrants to America lose languages quickly; natives of America fail to acquire them. Only 18 percent of American schoolchildren are enrolled in foreign language courses, while 94 percent of European high-school students are studying English." —Lauren Collins in When in French: Love in a Second Language   Incorporate the Arts into Your Life 13. "As often as you can, take an evening off and seek out the arts. Attend the ballet, visit an art show at your local coffee shop, go see an independent theatre, attend a symphony performance or a rock concern. These moments are often too few and far between, especially when family and work life seem to always come first. Indulging in the pleasure of the arts feels decadent and is a magnificent way to recharge your soul. Purchase your tickets in advance. Knowing that you are going to attend the ballet in three weeks gives you something delightful to look forward to." — Jennifer L. Scott in At Home with Madame Chic   Luck is Hard Earned 14. "In truth, her luck was not yet finished. Not even close. These two daring shipments were to make her one of the most famous women in Europe and her wine one of the most highly prized commodities of the nineteenth century. As Louis told her, it was a succes born out of 'your judicious manner of operating, your excellent wine, and the marvelous similarity of your ideas, which produced the most splendid unity and action and execution — we did it well, and I give a million thanks to the bounty of the divine Providence who saw fit to make me one of his instrument in your future well-being . . . certainly you merit all the glory possible after your misfortunes, your perseverance, and your obvious talents.'" —Tilar J. Mazzeo in The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It   On What Is Worth Appreciating and Savoring 15. "The weight of history means that the French don't wipe the slate clean to make way for progress the way Americans do. Because of their centuries-old attachment to the land, restriction is their second nature, not expansion. The French have completely different ideas about what's public and what's private, and those ideas influence how they think about money, morality, eating, manners, conversation, and even political accountability. The French glorify what's elevated and grand, not what's common and accessible. They value form as much as content. And finally, they created many of their instituions to try to deal with the after-affects of two major wars. These factors don't add up to a neat picture that diametrically opposes French and Anglo-Americans. They just explain a lot about why the French think the way they do. Unless Americans recognize these differences, they will never understand the French." —Jean-Benoît Nadeau & Julie Barlow in Sixty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong: Why We Love France, but Not the French   Stop and Nourish Your Body & Mind Daily 16. "No matter how fraught our workload, we stop and have a proper meal. It helps us calm our brains and bodies, and we know we will work more efficiently afterward." —Mathilde Thomas in The French Beauty Solution: Time-Tested Secrets to Look and Feel Beautiful Inside and Out   The Importance of Quality Living for the Individual Living It, Not for Outward Applause 17. "Ambition—another virtue that becomes a vice when taken too seriously. Time is not money for the French. It's an ephemeral currency and should be spent doing the things that make life worth living. Remember, the French woman might have an acute sense of breveity of time and the immediacy of pleasure; that said, she also has a strong predilection to enjoy not only the finer things in life but the things that make life fine." —Debra Ollivier in What French Women Know: About Love, Sex and Other Matters of the Heart and Mind   Let Your Dreams Lead the Way and Never Stop Striving Forward 18. "Willa Carter believed that if you have a wish for something from a young age and you nourish it, if you continually make an effort to nurture this wish and stay connected to this dream, then you will live a fulfilled life. If you believe in something, it invests everything you do with meaning. Paris has always stayed with me, close to me, and I've continually felt nourished by it." —Kate Betts in My Paris Dream: An Education in Style, Slang, and Seduction in the Great City on the Seine   At the core of living well is appreciating the value of now and tempering longings and future hopes so that we are soley living in the future. Our lives are indeed right now. Just for a moment, examine where you were in your life one year ago today, now five years ago, now 10. Could you have precisely known where you would be when looking toward the future as your younger self? The future is exciting, but as many of the sage words remind, it is often the simple, the patient and present that make life truly fulfilling. Thank you for stopping by, and remember to stop by next Monday when the Top Episodes of 2017 will be shared. A new episode will return on Monday January 1st with Francophile author Jamie Cat Callan (her new book Parisian Charm School: French Secrets for Cultivating Love, Joy and that Certain je ne sais quoi will be released on January 2, 2018) as well as an excited giveaway for listeners and readers (hint: it is something for your kitchen). ~Tune in to French-Living inspired posts/episodes from the Archives: ~#4: 10 Ways to Unearth Your Inner Francophile ~#23: The French Way: How to Create a Luxurious Everyday Life ~#32: The Francophile Style Guide: The 14 Essentials ~#96: Everyday Living in France - My Interview with Sharon Santoni ~#127: 20 Ways to Live Like a Parisienne ~#144: 20 Ways to Incorporate Your Love for the French Culture into Your Everyday ~#151: 10 Style Tips to Embrace the French Woman's Approach to Effortless Chic ~#155: 6 Life Lessons for Living Well from Julia Child ~#167: My Good Life in France: Author Janine Marsh ~#168: Everyday Living with Author & Blogger Sharon Santoni ~#169: Understanding the French Culture: My Interview with Géraldine Lepere of Comme une Française ~#182: David Leibovitz Talks About Making Paris His Home   ~Check out the new addition to TSLL destination: The Simply Luxurious Kitchen. Have a look at the pilot episode below and learn more about this new venture into vodcasting in which we will focus on "Seasonal fare to elevate the everyday meal" here.     Petit Plaisir: ~Salmon en Papillote (Salmon in Paper) - view the entire recipe here   Sponsors for today’s episode: Birchbox use code sophisticate to save 20% off all gift subscriptions through 12/25 Birchbox in France Vincero Watches use the promo code SIMPLE to save 15% on your order Download the Episode

"French Women Don't Get Fat" was a New York Times best-seller. We suppose it had more sales appeal than "French Women are Big Fat Slobs," though maybe not. But the truth is the French obesity rates are on the rise. Fast. Listen in and find out why. 

Best selling author of French Women Don't Get Fat and former chief executive of Veuve Clicquot, Mireille Guiliano, joins Feisty Side of Fifty to share tips from her latest book, French Women Don't Get Facelifts. American women of a certain age already know that we can learn a lot from our French counterparts about growing older with style. So if you're on the Feisty Side of Fifty and want to learn the secrets of aging with attitude, joy, and… no surgery, you won't want to miss this one!

Tune in as Patricia interviews Jamie Cat Callan, author of Ooh La La!, Bonjour, Happiness! and the wildly popular French Women Don't Sleep Alone which has been translated into sixteen different languages and is in its seventh edition. Jamie's work has been featured in the Vanity Fair, Woman's World, The Huffington Post, Allure Magazine and in The New York Times Sunday Styles Modern Love column. Jamie taught creative writing for many years and is the inventor of The Writers Toolbox. Jamie Cat Callan, inspired by her French grandmother traveled to France to learn the secrets to joie de vivre at any age. She discusses why lingerie is the secret to a French woman's confidence, why walking is the key to romance, how French women consume less and enjoy more, and flirting a la francaise.

Tune in as Patricia interviews Jamie Cat Callan, author of Ooh La La!, Bonjour, Happiness! and the wildly popular French Women Don't Sleep Alone which has been translated into sixteen different languages and is in its seventh edition. Jamie's work has been featured in the Vanity Fair, Woman's World, The Huffington Post, Allure Magazine and in The New York Times Sunday Styles Modern Love column. Jamie taught creative writing for many years and is the inventor of The Writers Toolbox. Jamie Cat Callan, inspired by her French grandmother traveled to France to learn the secrets to joie de vivre at any age. She discusses why lingerie is the secret to a French woman's confidence, why walking is the key to romance, how French women consume less and enjoy more, and flirting a la francaise.

Learn all about the French secrets to joie de vivre. Jamie Cat Callan traveled all over France, interviewing hundreds of women to find their secrets to living a well-balanced life, enjoying more with less, and keeping stylish and sexy through middle age and beyond. Here are few of those secrets: cultivate a secret garden; walk everywhere; consume less and enjoy more; flirt a la francaise; and wear beautiful lingerie everyday. Jamie Cat Callan is the author of French Women Don't Sleep Alone which has been translated into ten languages.  Recorded On: Wednesday, January 4, 2012

What makes French women so seductive, mysterious and charming? Why don't they go on actual "dates"? Find out their secrets in this nouveau-thinking interview with Jamie Cat Callan, happiness expert and author of, "French Women Don't Sleep Alone: Pleasurable Secrets to Finding Love".

Mireille Guiliano, the author of French Women Don't Get Fat, reintroduces us to romance and shares her insights on French culture and food.