73. Joie De Vivre: Embracing Life and Living Fully Through Grief

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are moments in life that knock you down so hard they challenge your entire identity. Losing a beloved parent is one of those moments. How do you navigate forward and embrace life when this happens? In this episode, Liz and Lee talk with Sarah Catherine Garvin about her decision to put her three businesses on hold to move to Paris for two months by herself after the passing of her father.  Sarah, using her father as inspiration, once again found her joie de vivre - a French phrase for the enjoyment of life - and embraced the art of living during her solo trip. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Sarah:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.sccollectiveclt.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sarah Catherine Collective</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/collective_clt/?__coig_restricted=1"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Instagram</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-catherine-garvin-7b3b0318"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> LinkedIn</span></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Three ways to embrace joie de vivre after a difficult time:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stop delaying your life by getting ready to get ready. Just go and do what you want without overthinking it. Sometimes you just have to jump in with both feet to embrace life. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Get out of your comfort zone. In order to live life on your own terms, you often have to take a leap of faith and ignore the judgments of others. This takes courage and strength. As they say, the only way forward is through. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Use your life experiences to grow beyond the constraints that tr