Keynote Speaking

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REBUILDING AND RECLAIMING YOUR LIFE

At most any age, and anywhere we live, we can chose to rebuild and reclaim our lives. We can find our voices and carry the message. Mine is focused on courage, resilience, hope, and going for it. At the age of 60, I began to triumph from a personal tragedy, reevaluated my life, and saw that I now wanted it to be in France. Instead of allowing my voice and personal agency to be taken from me, I took them back. I now live a life of increasing purpose and joy.

I relocated to France from California in December 2024. Then in June of 2025, I ended up in the emergency room barely able to walk, move, or stand up on my own. I was in great pain, anxiety, and could not get much sleep. Eventually, after much testing, I received the diagnosis of osteonecrosis of the hips, meaning bone death. I had a full left hip replacement in September 2025 and a full right hip replacement in March of 2o26. The hips are the foundation of our bodies, they are what allow us to move and walk and stand. They are also considered in many disciplines to be one of the main places we store unprocessed emotional trauma in our bodies. My hips, and therefore the foundation of my body, have been completely rebuilt. Symbolically, the bone death has been cut out and replaced with titanium. I have had the trauma released by both the scalpel and much deep internal work. Through all of these experiences, my warrior spirit has become activated. We all have this warrior inside of us but sometimes life gets to be too much and we lose sight of it. From my beautiful garden flat in Fontainebleau near Paris, now I advocate for others to relocate and reclaim theirs.