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Explore Wendy's bespoke experiences in 2026: 
Space to Dream: Workshops Around the World
Edinburgh July 6-10 
Walnut Grove Cookery Aug. 27 - Sept. 2
More Trips & Experiences
In this episode, Wendy sits down with Eva Kennedy, empowerment speaker who teaches women how to say yes to the highest version of themselves. Not the version society, family, or friends say you should be—the version you were always meant to become.
They explore:
Why saying yes to yourself isn't selfish—it's living in alignment with the highest version of yourself
How to stop shrinking and allow your light to shine which gives others permission to do the same
Why surrendering the outcome is easier and more freeing than trying to control the how
This is a conversation about remembering who you are, living from a place of grace and gratitude instead of fear and resistance, and understanding that the only limitations we have are in the choices we make. What if 2026 is the elevation era—and you get to say yes to whatever has been placed on your heart?
Connect with Eva:
The Power Summit: Chicago, March 28, 2026
Website evamkennedy.com
Instagram @evamkennedy
LinkedIn
Facebook Community: 1 Million Women, 1 Million Steps
Referenced in this Episode:
A Course in Miracles
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Linkedin
Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
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Join Wendy for her dreamy Summer Solstice White Party on Saturday June 20, 2026 —an al fresco evening of delicious food, intention-setting, and celebration at the Phineas Wright House. Wear white, gather at the long table in the field, and toast to the season ahead. Save you spot here.
Learn more about The Women's Lunch Place in Boston. 
In this episode, Wendy sits down with Marile Borden, marketing agency owner who decided in her first year of empty nesting to start a side hustle with her husband: buying an Italian-made wine truck and becoming a professional partygoer. When friends sent them pictures of a wine truck at a graduation party, Marile and her husband—in different parts of the house—saw the photos simultaneously and both thought: we could do that. Three weeks later, they said yes.
They explore:
How to recognize inspired action when your body says yes
Why having a project to do together as a couple makes empty nesting exciting instead of empty
What it takes to start a side hustle over 50 
This is a conversation about trusting your instincts, taking action on entrepreneurial ideas even when you're "supposed to be" winding down, and building something fun with your partner during a major life transition. What if empty nesting isn't an ending—it's the perfect time to start something new?
Connect with Marile:
thegetawaybar.co
Instagram @the.getawaybar
Facebook
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Connect with Wendy:
Linkedin
Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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Creative in Residence at the Phineas Wright House
While I’m traveling this year, I’m opening my home for Creative in Residence experiences. These are two-week stays for writers, founders, artists, and deep thinkers who want uninterrupted time to create, reflect, and execute on the work that matters most. If you’ve been craving dedicated creative time this year, you can get more information here. 
In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dr. Sofia Din, board-certified family physician with over 25 years of medical experience, who calls it like it is: the U.S. healthcare system is not about health—it's a sickness management system. And menopause? It's not covered. Because menopause isn't a sickness—it's a normal phase of life that happens to be an all-system pause. Not just your reproductive system, but your gut, your brain, your immune system, your bones, and your skin. And nobody told us what to expect beyond "you won't have a period anymore."
They explore:
Why stepping into your power requires decoding your genetic code—understanding your ancestors, your trauma, and the possibilities within you
How your skin and brain cells are eternal quantum entangled soulmates (and what happens when one fails)
Why aging gracefully and aging helplessly are distinctly different things
This is a conversation about reclaiming your power, refusing to age helplessly, and understanding that knowledge applied is power. What if you stopped waiting for your insurance to tell you what's important and started advocating for your own health and well-being?
Connect with Dr. Din:
Instagram @drjuvanni
LinkedIn
Her Podcast: Bathroom Diaries
Her Book: Do We Really Need Botox? Handbook of Anti-aging
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Connect with Wendy:
Linkedin
Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!
Explore Wendy's bespoke experiences in 2026: 
Space to Dream: Workshops Around the World
Edinburgh July 6-10 
Walnut Grove Cookery Aug. 27 - Sept. 2
More Trips & Experiences
Questions? Email Wendy!
In this episode, Wendy sits down with Bianca D'Alessio, real estate entrepreneur and author of Mastering Intentions: 10 Practices to Amplify Your Power and Lead with Lasting Impact, who knows what it's like when everything starts working. Not the hustle-and-grind kind of working—the aligned, ease-filled, things-fall-into-place kind of working. The kind that comes after you've been through seasons of difficulty and built the resilience to shift.
They explore:
Why you don't need to qualify your desires or explain every step of your journey to make someone else comfortable
How to stop living in the version of yourself from 6 versions ago
Why giving people grace for where they are on their journey changes how you show up
This is a conversation about alignment, inspired action, and recognizing that we're all crossing paths at different points in time. What if you stopped waiting for the world to understand and just said yes to yourself anyway?
Connect with Bianca:
Get her book, Mastering Intentions: 10 Practices to Amplify Your Power and Lead with Lasting Impact
Instagram @biancadalessio
LinkedIn
biancadalessio.com
Referenced in this Episode:
The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin
Coffee Chat with Dina Berrin
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Connect with Wendy:
Linkedin
Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.

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Join Wendy and Christine Santos for Harness Your Morning, a live two-hour masterclass on March 4th. If you've ever felt behind before your feet even hit the floor, this practice may shift everything for you. You'll leave with a customized, sustainable blueprint to design a morning rhythm that fits your real life—one that supports your energy, your focus, and the direction you're heading. 
Register here.
In this episode, Wendy sits down with Kate Lowry, CEO coach and author of Unbreakable: How to Thrive Under Fear-Based Leaders, who wrote a book she didn't want to write. Kate would have much rather written about strengths-based leadership—but when she noticed that 7 out of 10 leaders were operating in high-control, hierarchical, "my way or the highway" styles, and her friends kept jumping from one toxic workplace to another, she realized something had shifted. And people needed tools to protect themselves.
They explore:
Why you can't leave a toxic job when you need health insurance or a steady paycheck—and how to protect yourself anyway
What it means to fill yourself to overflowing and give from the saucer (not pour from an empty cup)
How to create meaning from workplace adversity instead of letting it drain you
This is a conversation for women who need to stay where they are (for now) but refuse to lose themselves in the process. What if you could thrive even when your boss is the problem?
Connect with Kate:
Get her book, Unbreakable: How to Thrive Under Fear-Based Leaders
LinkedIn
Instagram @kateunbreakablelowry
Substack
Referenced in this Episode:
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
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Connect with Wendy:
Linkedin
Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House
Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to [email protected]
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
Want to start your own podcast? Let's chat!
If this episode resonated, follow Say YES to Yourself! and leave a 5-star review. It helps more women in midlife discover the tools, stories, and community that make saying YES not only possible, but powerful.