Personal Growth & Reinvention for Women | say YES to yourself!
If you're ready to stop living by everyone else's expectations and start creating a life that feels authentic, intentional, and fully your own, you're in the right place.
Say YES to Yourself! is a personal growth podcast for women navigating life's transitions and asking, "What's next for me?" Through honest conversations and inspiring stories, host Wendy Harrop interviews women who have reinvented themselves, trusted their intuition, overcome life's challenges, and created meaningful change—one courageous yes at a time.
Every Wednesday and Friday, Wendy sits down with authors, entrepreneurs, coaches, creatives, and everyday women to share honest conversations about personal growth, life transitions, and what's possible when you choose yourself.
Whether you're navigating a career change, an empty nest, divorce, burnout, caregiving, entrepreneurship, or simply feeling like you've lost yourself, this podcast will remind you that your next chapter is still waiting to be written.
You'll find conversations about:
- Personal growth and self-discovery
- Reinvention and life's transitions
- Building confidence and trusting yourself
- Purpose, fulfillment, and intentional living
- Career changes and entrepreneurship
- Relationships, boundaries, and people-pleasing
- Divorce, grief, healing, and resilience
- Creativity, courage, and living boldly
- Women's empowerment and authentic leadership
This podcast explores questions like:
• How do I reinvent myself when life no longer fits?
• How do I stop people-pleasing and start trusting myself?
• How do I rebuild after divorce, grief, or a major life transition?
• How do I find purpose in my next chapter?
• How do I create a life that feels aligned instead of expected?
• How do I build confidence after years of putting everyone else first?
• Is it too late to change careers, start a business, or follow a dream?
• How do I reconnect with the woman I've become?
If you're looking for encouragement, practical wisdom, and real stories from women who have chosen themselves—and found something even better on the other side—welcome.
Your best chapter doesn't happen by accident.
It begins the moment you say YES to yourself.
Personal Growth & Reinvention for Women | say YES to yourself!
Living Abroad as a Single Mom and Redefining What’s Possible | Jen Kantor
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Welcome to the Say YES to Yourself! Podcast—the show for midlife women, empty nesters, and anyone navigating life after divorce, burnout, or big transitions. If you're ready to shed cultural expectations, reconnect with your true self, and put your joy first—you’re in the right place.
In this episode, Wendy sits down with her dear friend Jen Kantor, a licensed clinical social worker who traded paycheck-to-paycheck life in Seattle for a bold international adventure. Jen moved to Brazil with her five-year-old daughter, then to Switzerland, creating a life filled with community, global education, and views that look like a Ricola commercial.
They explore:
- Why international schools provide housing, airfare, and full benefits—making adventure more accessible than you think
- Balancing ethical responsibility with abundance: how to stop trying to suffer the world better
- Why magical thinking takes practice and how everything always works out
Tune in for a grounded, openhearted conversation about choosing a different path and discovering what’s possible when you stop waiting for the right time and start following what feels aligned.
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Interested in learning more about therapy for for expats, individual or group clinical social work supervision, or International School Career Coaching? Schedule a time to meet with Jen here.
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