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Stories, Sourcing & Styling at Château de Brives:
Join Wendy Harrop and Sarah & George Haslett for an intimate French antique experience at Château de Brives, November 17–23, 2026. Spend six nights at the château, source alongside the experts at local brocantes and Bordeaux’s renowned Quinconces Antique Show, cook and gather around the table, and experience France through the lens of the collector. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/antique-experience-france
A French Christmas with Chef Eric Duvin:
Join Wendy Harrop and Chef Eric Duvin for an intimate French Christmas culinary experience, December 4–11, 2026. Cook alongside Chef Eric at The Walnut Grove Cookery School, explore Brittany at Christmastime, and enjoy three fabulous nights in Paris filled with incredible meals and chef-led culinary experiences. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: thewalnutgrove.fr/christmas-in-france-experience
Neuroscientist Dr. Tiff Thompson tells the story of the day she lost it on a gardener for cutting a limb off the tree outside her Santa Barbara office, and what she learned when she got curious about her own rage. Wendy and Tiff talk about the small, split-second judgments we make about other people and what those judgments may be telling us about ourselves. They also get into giving yourself permission to not always be bright and sparkly, and why Tiff believes staying open can help you live longer.
In this episode, they discuss:
What happens in the brain during rage, and how getting curious about her own outburst gave Tiff compassion for an emotion that rarely gets any
Micro-judgments: the quick, automatic judgments we make about strangers, and why noticing them without beating yourself up is the first step to changing them
Openness, comparison, and why “monotony compresses time, novelty unfolds it” makes a case for saying yes now
If you’re in a season of reinvention and catching yourself in old patterns, this one will make you want to grab a flashlight and take a closer look.
Connect with Dr. Thompson:
Website: neurofieldneurotherapy.com
schoolofneurotherapy.com
Instagram: instagram.com/neurofieldneurotherapy
Facebook: facebook.com/NeuroFieldNeurotherapy
Referenced in this Episode:
The Big Five Personality Test: bigfive-test.com
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Website: Phineas Wright House
PWH Farm Stays
PWH Curated Experience and Travel
Interested in being a guest on the show?
Send your pitch to podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com
Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
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Fan Mail: Tell Wendy how you're saying yes to yourself!
Stories, Sourcing & Styling at Château de Brives:
Join Wendy Harrop and Sarah & George Haslett for an intimate French antique experience at Château de Brives, November 17–23, 2026. Spend six nights at the château, source alongside the experts at local brocantes and Bordeaux’s renowned Quinconces Antique Show, cook and gather around the table, and experience France through the lens of the collector. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/antique-experience-france
A French Christmas with Chef Eric Duvin:
Join Wendy Harrop and Chef Eric Duvin for an intimate French Christmas culinary experience, December 4–11, 2026. Cook alongside Chef Eric at The Walnut Grove Cookery School, explore Brittany at Christmastime, and enjoy three fabulous nights in Paris filled with incredible meals and chef-led culinary experiences. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: thewalnutgrove.fr/christmas-in-france-experience
What if organizing your home began with deciding how you want to feel when you walk into it? Professional organizer and coach Tracy Hoth joins Wendy to explore the connection between our physical spaces, our stress, and the stories we tell ourselves about what we own. Tracy combines practical organizing skills with mindset coaching to help women make decisions, let go without lingering regret, and create homes that support who they are becoming. Together, she and Wendy also examine the grief that can accompany releasing objects connected to former roles, relationships, and seasons of life.
In this episode, they discuss:
The questions that can help you decide what belongs in the life you’re creating now
How your future self can help you release regret about past decisions
Why decluttering sometimes requires grieving an identity or season that has ended
Getting organized is about more than creating a tidy room. It can also be an opportunity to understand what you value, practice trusting your decisions, and create space for what you want next.
Connect with Tracy:
Tracy’s free 15-Minute Declutter Challenge, which teaches her five steps for decluttering and organizing any physical or digital space: simplysquaredaway.com/declutter
Learn more about Tracy, her programs, and Organized Life Academy at: simplysquaredaway.com
The Organized Coach Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-organized-coach-productivity-business-systems/id1687840766
Referenced in this Episode:
More Hours in My Day by Emilie Barnes: amazon.com/dp/0736922539?=syty-20
The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18106144
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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 podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com
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!
Stories, Sourcing & Styling at Château de Brives:
Join Wendy Harrop and Sarah & George Haslett for an intimate French antique experience at Château de Brives, November 17–23, 2026. Spend six nights at the château, source alongside the experts at local brocantes and Bordeaux’s renowned Quinconces Antique Show, cook and gather around the table, and experience France through the lens of the collector. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/antique-experience-france
A French Christmas with Chef Eric Duvin:
Join Wendy Harrop and Chef Eric Duvin for an intimate French Christmas culinary experience, December 4–11, 2026. Cook alongside Chef Eric at The Walnut Grove Cookery School, explore Brittany at Christmastime, and enjoy three fabulous nights in Paris filled with incredible meals and chef-led culinary experiences. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: thewalnutgrove.fr/christmas-in-france-experience
When life changes, our first instinct is often to do something, but Leann Rose Crook says making the bold move is step four, not step one. Drawing from the eight years it took her to regain stability after her first husband left, Leann shares the six-step process she developed to help women move through major transitions with greater clarity and less pain. She and Wendy explore what it means to identify the true shift taking place, own your story, stand in your strength, and intentionally build the routines of your new life. This conversation offers a grounded approach to moving forward without rushing past the inner work that makes lasting change possible.
In this episode, they discuss:
The six steps Leann uses to help women navigate major life changes
Why making the bold move is step four, not the place to begin
How journaling, creativity, and other physical practices can move an experience out of your head and help you understand what is happening within you
Major changes may be difficult, but we don’t have to move through them unconsciously. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, identify the real shift taking place, and build your next chapter with greater intention.
Connect with Leann:
LangoLiving.com
Instagram: instagram.com/lango_living
Facebook: facebook.com/profile.php?id=61578865221642
YouTube: youtube.com/@LangoLiving
Referenced in this Episode:
The Guided Gap Year with Wendy: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/12-month-mentorship
A Course in Miracles:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/acim-remind/id737568020
https://www.amazon.com/Course-Miracles-Combined-Quality/dp/1883360242?tag=syty-20
marianne.com/acim/
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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 podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com
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!
Stories, Sourcing & Styling at Château de Brives:
Join Wendy Harrop and Sarah & George Haslett for an intimate French antique experience at Château de Brives, November 17–23, 2026. Spend six nights at the château, source alongside the experts at local brocantes and Bordeaux’s renowned Quinconces Antique Show, cook and gather around the table, and experience France through the lens of the collector. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: wendy-harrop.com/experiences-cart/p/antique-experience-france
A French Christmas with Chef Eric Duvin:
Join Wendy Harrop and Chef Eric Duvin for an intimate French Christmas culinary experience, December 4–11, 2026. Cook alongside Chef Eric at The Walnut Grove Cookery School, explore Brittany at Christmastime, and enjoy three fabulous nights in Paris filled with incredible meals and chef-led culinary experiences. Limited to just six guests.
→ Learn more and reserve your place: thewalnutgrove.fr/christmas-in-france-experience
What if the beliefs shaping your life were handed to you—and were never truly yours?
In this episode, Wendy sits down with executive coach and author Chanchal Garg to explore self-trust, self-compassion, and what Chanchal calls “the inheritance of daughterhood.” Chanchal shares how writing her memoir about spiritual and sexual abuse became part of reclaiming her story, changing the narrative for her children, and showing up more unapologetically in her life and work. Together, they examine what it means to honor the past without allowing it to define who you are becoming.
They explore:
Why a growth mindset without self-compassion can leave us feeling stuck
How to trust your growth instead of assuming you’ll repeat your past mistakes
What it means to interrupt inherited patterns while allowing yourself and your children to have different experiences
If you’re questioning the stories you inherited or learning how to trust yourself after years of doubt, this conversation offers a compassionate reminder that your identity is not static, and you are allowed to keep growing into yourself.
Connect with Chanchal:
Get her book, Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury: amazon.com/Unearthed-Lies-Carry-Truths-They/dp/B0F8LLD48L?=syty-20
ChanchalGarg.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chanchalgarg22
Referenced in this Episode:
Florence Scovel Shin Your Word is Your Wand: amazon.com/dp/0875162592/?=syty029
Episode 237: You Story Matters | Laura Patac: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/17932465
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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 podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com
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!
As we move into the final months of 2026, Wendy wants to hear from you: How are you choosing to finish this year, and what intentions are you setting for 2027?
Send Wendy an email at bonjour@wendy-harrop.com or DM her on Instagram and share what you’re calling in, leaving behind, or saying yes to next.
What if the reason you feel stuck isn’t a lack of effort, but a lack of alignment?
In this episode, Wendy sits down with leadership strategist Tricia Stover to explore the connection between personal alignment, radical ownership, and sustainable success. Tricia shares how losing her husband unexpectedly changed the trajectory of her life and eventually led her into finance, leadership development, and entrepreneurship. She also introduces the High Noon Operating System, a framework designed to help leaders and organizations understand where they are before deciding where to go next.
They explore:
Why alignment must come before strategy, and how to recognize when you’re operating reactively
How pausing to assess where you are can prevent burnout and ultimately shorten the path forward
What a season of saying no taught Tricia about boundaries, values, and recognizing the right yes
Whether you’re leading an organization, building a business, or navigating a transition in your personal life, this conversation offers a powerful reminder: you don’t have to force your way forward. Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is pause, reconnect with your why, and choose your next step from alignment.
Connect with Tricia:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tricia-stover-bfa
performance-masters.com
Referenced in this Episode:
Saying YES to Living Life by Design with Gina DeVee: buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/15316784
Gina DeVee's Book, The Audacity to Become Queen: amazon.com/Audacity-Be-Queen-Unapologetic-Manifesting/dp/0316458805?tag=syty-20
A Course in Miracles:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/acim-remind/id737568020
https://www.amazon.com/Course-Miracles-Combined-Quality/dp/1883360242?tag=syty-20
marianne.com/acim/
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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 podcast@phineaswrighthouse.com
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.