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Inspired to say yes to travel after this conversation? Wendy has three all-inclusive travel experiences where everything is already done for you. Just check your calendar, book your flight, and pack your cute outfits:

Edinburgh, Scotland | July 6-10, 2026 | Discover castles and gardens

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Cognac Jewelry School, France | June 27-July 4, 2026 | Deep dive into silversmith jewelry making with Jessica Hickman-Woolcott

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Walnut Grove Cooking School, Normandy | August 27-September 2, 2026 | Cook with an amazing French chef

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In this episode, Wendy sits down with Melissa Byron, travel blogger and group trip leader who started solo traveling in 2009 when she realized she wasn't going to wait around for someone to take her to Rome. What she didn't expect? The shame she felt about traveling alone, the pressure she put on herself to make everything perfect, and how none of it turned out like "Eat Pray Love."

They explore:

• Why her first solo trip wasn't magical (and why she felt guilty about that)
• How solo travel gave her the confidence to move to Germany on a self-employment visa
• Why her travel blog went nowhere for years and why she kept going anyway

This is a conversation about what happens when you stop waiting. Solo travel gave Melissa the confidence to do almost anything—move to another country, start a business, build community. If you're tired of waiting for someone else to give you permission, this one's for you.

Connect with Melissa:

Instagram instagram.com/asolowomantraveling

Facebook facebook.com/groups/solofemaletraveleurope

Website asinglewomantraveling.com

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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.

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If something in your life or work is asking for space, you can learn more about the Creative in Residence experience at the Phineas Wright House here: phineaswrighthouse.myflodesk.com/cyekpegz8g

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Lisa Danahy, yoga therapist, who helps clients peel back layers and roles to rediscover the essence of who they were before the world told them who to be. Lisa works with people who learned early on to look for external validation over their internal knowing, and helps them come home to themselves.

They explore:

• Why rumination is actually how we're wired, and how to reprogram it
• How your safety as a child depended on adapting to what others told you to be
• Why we hit an upper limit and self-sabotage when life gets too good

This is a conversation about coming back to that little you who knew exactly who you were before someone told you to settle down. When you were a child and you felt into your bigness, your joy, your essence, and somebody said "contain it." Lisa's work is about giving yourself permission to be your big, wild, unique, authentic self again.

Connect with Lisa:

CreateCalm.org

Instagram: instagram.com/yogatherapywithlisadanahy

Her Book, Creating Calm in Your Classroom: https://a.co/d/011ZP0PA

Referenced in this Episode:

The Yoga Way to Radiance by Shakta Khalsa: https://a.co/d/029XTeXI

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Website: Phineas Wright House
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Podcast Production By Shannon Warner of Resonant Collective
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Treat yourself to gorgeous peonies from the Phineas Wright House! Enroll in the 3 week peony subscription and you’ll receive 2 dozen gorgeous peony stems each week, harvested at the perfect stage for a long vase life. Pick up in Bolton, MA.

Get all the details here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/peony-subscription-2026

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: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Anusia Gillespie, author of Soul Toll, a self-help fiction book based on her hero's journey. Anusia spent 10 years transitioning from law firm lawyer to aligned life, and she's honest about how hard it is to resist the pull of comfort when you're in the messy middle of transformation.

They explore:

• How to live in "the seat of your body" instead of constantly in your mind
• Why it's easy to snap back to comfort (and how conviction keeps you moving forward)
• Why publishing her book was her calling card to find her soul team

This is a conversation about staying aligned even when everything in you wants to retreat. When you see things for what they are but still have to maintain relationships that aren't soul-aligned, conviction is what carries you through.

Connect with Anusia:

Website: AnusiaGillespie.com

Get her book, Soul Toll: https://a.co/d/0avvaLcd

Instagram: instagram.com/anusiagillespie

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/anusiagillespie

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Instagram: @wendy.harrop
Facebook: Phineas Wright House

Website: Phineas Wright House
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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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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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Treat yourself to gorgeous peonies from the Phineas Wright House! Enroll in the 3 week peony subscription and you’ll receive 2 dozen gorgeous peony stems each week, harvested at the perfect stage for a long vase life. Pick up in Bolton, MA.

Get all the details here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/peony-subscription-2026

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: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Robin Nielsen, hormone expert and Certified Clinical Nutritionist, who helps women understand why their energy is draining and their hormones are out of balance. Robin breaks down the four distinct hormonal phases women go through and why choosing (instead of living by default) is the key to keeping your hormones balanced.

They explore:

• Why saying yes to yourself is actually choosing, and how choice protects your hormones
• The hormone deal breakers that drain your energy like to-do lists that never get shorter
• How to replace your to-do list with a "Doing Now / Not Doing Now / Never Doing Now" system that actually works

This is a conversation about protecting your life force. When you don't choose—when you let life happen to you, when you tolerate the wrong piano or the wrong house cleaner—your energy drains and your hormones suffer. But when you choose, even when it's a no, you protect your spark.

Connect with Robin:

Instagram: instagram.com/robinanielsen

NaturalHormoneSolution.com

Complete Hormone Assessment: NaturalHormoneSolution.com/sayyes

Hormone Reset Program (Details coming soon!)

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Website: Phineas Wright House
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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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Say YES to Edinburgh: A fully curated, all-inclusive journey through the gardens and castles of Edinburgh, paired with exceptional dining, private tours, and unforgettable moments woven seamlessly together. July 6-10, 2026

Reserve your spot here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/edinburgh

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dr. Deb Butler, former chiropractor turned mindset and weight coach who helps women understand why they overeat and teaches them to feel their feelings instead of filling them with food. After 30 years working on people's bodies, Dr. Deb realized she was better at getting into their heads, so she pivoted to brain-based eating and emotional work.

They explore:

• Why overeating isn't self-sabotage (it's your brain trying to take care of you)
• The difference between filling your feelings and feeling your feelings
• Why enjoying food mindfully is beautiful when you're not using it to avoid what you're feeling

This is a conversation about agency, permission, and the messy middle of transformation. This episode invites you to consider: What if you're not broken? What if your brain is just trying to help? And what if the only permission you're waiting for is your own?

Connect with Dr. Deb:

Instagram @drdebbutler

Her Podcast, Thinner Peace in Menopause and Beyond: https://podcasts.apple.com/do/podcast/thinner-peace-in-menopause/id1097852666?l=en-GB

Website: DrDebButler.com

Quiz: https://drdebbutler.com/foodquiz

Referenced in this Episode:

Coffee Chat with Dr. Deb: https://youtu.be/en1B3hQq3Tk?si=zxnfVnjp_9l7x4yq

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://a.co/d/03H4uKIR

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Website: Phineas Wright House
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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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Get all the details here for the Paris Christmas Market: marche-de-noel-paris-notre-dame.fr

Treat yourself to gorgeous peonies from the Phineas Wright House! Enroll in the 3 week peony subscription and you’ll receive 2 dozen gorgeous peony stems each week, harvested at the perfect stage for a long vase life. Pick up in Bolton, MA.

Get all the details here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/peony-subscription-2026

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Sophie Lechner, marketing strategist and author who helps entrepreneurs use AI to create deeper connection (not just faster content). Sophie is a connector and idea factory who believes AI is making marketing harder, not easier, because everyone sounds the same now, and people are more skeptical than ever.

They explore:

• Why AI is making it harder to stand out
• How to use prompts that take you through your entire life story to pull out what makes you uniquely you
• Why marketing stops feeling like marketing when you approach it with the same love and generosity you bring to client work

This is a conversation about human-to-human connection in the age of AI. Sophie shares how she uses AI as a thinking partner (not just a shortcut) and helps entrepreneurs dig into their clients' deeper beliefs that keep them from saying yes. When your marketing connects your humanity to your client's humanity, it stops being marketing. It becomes client work.

Connect with Sophie:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sophielechner/

Website: TheMagnetModel.com

Get her book: Unlock Your Impact: The Roadmap to Magnetic Client Attraction for Entrepreneurs Who Hate Marketing: https://www.themagnetmodel.com/book

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Instagram: @wendy.harrop
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Website: Phineas Wright House
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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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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: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dana Williams, leadership strategist and author of Internal Revolution: Lead Authentically and Build Your Personal Brand From Within. Dana helps leaders stop performing and start using their unique CliftonStrengths—because we're 1 in 34 million with those talents, and nobody else was made to do what we were made to do.

They explore:

• Why things are hard when we're performing but easy when we're using our unique talents
• How to manage your energy instead of your time
• Why procrastination is an indicator from your inner wisdom that someone else should be doing this

This is a conversation about giving yourself permission to stop honing your weaknesses and lean into what comes naturally. Dana breaks down the four domains of CliftonStrengths (executing, strategic thinking, relationship building, influencing) and why partnering with people who have complementary strengths changes everything. Stop performing. Start leading. Start being you.

Connect with Dana:

DanaWilliamsCo.Com

Get her book, The Internal Revolution: https://a.co/d/0iv4u3Rn

Dominate Your Day Podcast: https://www.danawilliamsco.com/dominate-your-day-podcast

Referenced in this Episode:

The Numerology of Endings and Renewal | Dina Berrin: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18106144

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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!

Treat yourself to gorgeous peonies from the Phineas Wright House! Enroll in the 3 week peony subscription and you’ll receive 2 dozen gorgeous peony stems each week, harvested at the perfect stage for a long vase life. Pick up in Bolton, MA.

Get all the details here: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/peony-subscription-2026

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: https://www.phineaswrighthouse.com/the-shop/p/summer-solstice-white-party

In this episode, Wendy sits down with Dyna Vink, functional medicine health coach who sold everything in Canada and moved to Panama two years ago to reinvent her life. After navigating 13 years of perimenopause with little help from traditional medicine, Dyna discovered functional medicine testing that revealed what her doctor's tests couldn't see.

They explore:

• Why most doctors have no education about perimenopause
• What functional medicine tests reveal that traditional blood work misses
• Why women put themselves last when it comes to health and resources

This is a conversation about taking your health into your own hands when traditional medicine says "your tests are normal" but you know something isn't right. Dyna breaks down the five functional medicine tests she uses, what they cost, and why investing in yourself isn't selfish—it's necessary.

Connect with Dyna:

HolisticNutritionLifestyle.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PerimenopauseRelief

Referenced in this Episode:

Aging Gracefully vs. Aging Helplessly | Dr. Sofia Din: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/18782263

Reinvention and Saying Yes After Loss | Melissa Darnay: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1872382/episodes/1697158

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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
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.