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| 22 Mar 2022 | Creating the Change You Want to See in Your Life with Jacinda Fuller | Ep 46 | 00:26:59 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak with Jacinda Fuller, an American living in Spain. Jacinda moved abroad just about 6 months after the pandemic hit the world. Listen in to see why she left the U.S., what it was like to move during unprecedented times, and how life in Spain has been! What we discuss
About Jacinda Jacinda was born and raised in Oklahoma, home of tornado alley. She's an educator and virtual assistant. She have a love for learning and new experiences. You can likely catch her taking in the sun while strolling the paseo. It’s her go-to place. She's currently living in Spain and loving the cañas, vino, and Andalucian lifestyle! Follow Jacinda and connect with her on Instagram. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 23 Feb 2021 | Feel It & Heal It! Hitting Rock Bottom & Rising Above with Hannah Dixon | Ep 34 | 00:43:04 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I speak to women in the travel industry who are making an impact and helping others live their best lives. We cover everything including corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this episode I speak with Hannah Dixon, founder of Digital Nomad Kit. She is a former guest, joining me on Episode 8 to talk about her trainings and how to become a VA, however in today's episode we change gears and get personal to talk about her challenging year and half moving through and recovering from a painful break-up and burnout in her business. Hannah was very open about her struggles on social media and I was so impressed with her candidness, vulnerability, and strength and wanted to tap into her journey as from the outside it seemed she had everything to be grateful for. Her story is a reminder that we all face challenges in life, no one is spared a struggle no matter how accomplished we may be. Listen in as she talks about the ups & downs since 2019 and fills us in on where she’s landed.
We also talk about therapy, if you are looking for affordable, private online counseling that you can access anytime, anywhere check out BetterHelp.com. Get 10% off your first month with our discount code refresh. If you're interested in becoming a virtual assistant sign-up for her FREE 5-Day VA Challenge! | |||
| 28 Jul 2021 | From Philly To Malaga: One Woman's Pre-Move Adventure of Relocating a Family of 4 to Spain (Part 1) | Ep 39 | 01:05:37 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I speak to women in the travel industry who are making an impact and helping others live their best lives. We talk about everything including corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this bonus episode I speak to She Hit Refresh member Lori Tharps about her upcoming move from the U.S. to Spain with her husband and two children. At the time of recording this podcast Lori was just 9 days away from hopping on a plane and making her life abroad dream with her family a reality! Listen in as Lori gives us an insight into those last final days of closing up shop on your life in one country and prepping for a big move with your family to another continent. Is she packed? What do the kids think? Did she quit her job? Is she nervous? Where will she live and so much more! What makes this episode really special is that in 6 months we’ll be checking in with Lori to see how her life has unfolded in Spain since we last talked! Lori L. Tharps is an author, journalist, educator, and podcast host who uses her words to spark conversation and change around issues of race and diversity. She is the author of the book, Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America and the memoir, Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain and she has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Essence and Glamour magazines. Lori is the mother of three, can say, "I Love You" in seven languages and considers any independent bookstore her happy place. Connect with Lori on her website My American Melting Pot and on Instagram and Twitter. Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 04 Jun 2019 | Ep. 13 - Fly for Free: How to Start Travel Hacking with Lisette Austin | 00:34:53 | |
Welcome to our final episode of Season 1 of the She Hit Refresh podcast! Thank you so much for your support, it's been a great ride! To help us wrap up this season we have special guest Lisette Austin who here to help you lean how to earn free travel. She is an award travel expert and has racked up millions of airline miles and hotel points using regular household spending and travel credit cards, saving herself over $100K in travel costs! She also has an award winning podcast, the Globetrotter Lounge Podcast where she speaks with diverse women who have found creative ways to travel more. I was even a guest! Listen here. Here's what to expect from this episode:
More about Lisette: Jet Set Lisette | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to show your support for She Hit Refresh you can do so through our new Patreon account. | |||
| 18 Dec 2019 | Spectacularly Sixty! Transitioning from One Phase to the Next and Consciously Creating the Life of Your Dreams | Ep 24 | 01:03:51 | |
In this episode I speak to two women in their 60's who have taken control of the narrative of their life. Wanting to fulfill and dream and live a life they love, they took action and made it happen. Both women still reside in North America, which means you don't need to move abroad to hit refresh! First up we have Janice Tomich, from Vancouver and 62 years young! After a long career as a dental technician she developed an allergy that caused her to leave her career and start anew. Find out how she went from that to a communication specialist! Next I'll talk to Peggy, who is from the U.S. and 63 years young. She recently retired from a 39 year career in Public Health and started a life on the road as an RVer! What We Discuss
About Janice Janice Tomich is a communication specialist located in Vancouver, Canada that believes everyone has a story to tell...one that people will sit up and take notice of. Janice works with professionals and executives, either in person or online, to improve their public speaking skills to help them create winning presentations and speeches. She also coaches clients to use powerful, clear language to create a confident presence, which often rockets their business growth or career trajectory. Follow Janice on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. About Peggy Employed for 39 years in the field of Public Health, mother of 2 daughters with 3+ grandchildren. Married but living separately. Retired Dec. 2018 and decided to fulfill a desire to travel. Purchased a Class B RV and have been living in it full time since. Hoping to travel to at least 49 states but also want to go farther afield. Taking a Rhine River cruise in the spring of 2020. Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 26 Nov 2019 | Enough is Enough. Quitting Your Day Job to Build an Online Business | Ep 21 | 00:55:49 | |
Are you ready to leave your draining corporate job to start your own online business? These two women did just that! In this episode we'll hear from Andreia Olaru who realized there was more to life than a fancy job title and living for the weekends. We'll also hear from Chardét Durbin, whose physical symptoms of stress caused by the work culture in NYC led her to hit refresh and move to the U.K. What We Discuss
About Andreia "Study hard, work hard, buy a house, live for the weekends, retire at 65." - That's what Andreia knew since she was a child. And like everybody else around her, she thought that this was normality. An unhappy period in her life forced her to snap out of this model. From 9-5 safe jobs to self-employment, the road wasn't easy. She had to re-program my whole set of beliefs and habits. Now she's doing work aligned with her values and around her lifestyle. She helps young entrepreneurs to establish a digital presence when they launch their businesses. Andreia live in places she was only dreaming of going on vacations and waking up without an alarm is part of her daily routine. She doesn't believe in retirement and she does think we need to work tirelessly to see our dreams a reality now! Read more of her story in our Member Spotlight series. Follow her on Facebook or visit her website. About Chardét Chardét Durbin is a Brazilian-American online wellness coach that helps busy women get stronger, fitter and more confident without dieting, gyming or missing out on life. She is a NASM Personal Trainer and certified nutrition specialist with experience coaching clients around the world from Rio to London through her online programs, workshops and international wellness retreats. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram @corpaofitness and her website. Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 29 May 2022 | What It's Like to Become an (Unintentional) Digital Nomad in Your 60s! with Siobhan Farr | Ep 52 | 00:42:42 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. What we discuss
About Siobhan In 2019 she started selling off 30 years of her Dallas, Texas life to begin her nomad years on 4 March 2020. Siobhan was looking forward to adding new countries to the 34 she had already visited. However, the pandemic locked her in the first destination of her ‘6 Countries x 6 Months’ 2020 itinerary. Those initial three weeks in Ecuador stretched to 13 months! As a result, Siobhan pivoted her plans to market and manage her business full-time remotely; she became an Unintentional Digital Nomad. In search of others who are older Location Independents, her personal experience growing a meet-up to 1300 members led her to become the Spark Originator of Digital Nomads Beyond 50. DNB50 is an online community for people in their late 40s+ who currently travel/work, plan to, or are just curious about this life. She turned to her previous profession in corporate Learning & Development to organize the DNB50 Virtual Summit June 2021, 30+ topics presented by 28 experts. This June in Medellin, Colombia she’ll host the first Digital Nomad CoLiveWork specifically designed for older nomads! Siobhan is truly a home-free Digital Nomad. She has no permanent base; her home is wherever I lay my head on the pillow that night. September - December she's back in Dallas to work in-person Medicare and ObamaCare Annual Enrollment. The other eight months of the year, from various global locations, she serves her clients via internet. As a multi-income steam entrepreneur, she publishes the travel blog Bronze Abroad Nomad and, via Amazon, The Ultimate Digital Nomad Travel Planner + Journal series. As a solo Digital Nomad in her 60s, and a woman of color, Siobhan want to inspire others to banish the belief that it's too late to reinvent themselves. Flip the page, the future is still unwritten! Connect with Siobhan on her website Digital Nomads Beyond 50 and join her Facebook group.
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| 20 Mar 2025 | Golden Visa Countdown: Making the Move to Spain Before April 2025 | Ep 60 | 00:38:13 | |
Cait Church is a music marketing professional, full-time wanderluster, and typical Pisces. With a passion for amplifying the voices of women in country music, Cait built her career at a major record label as a marketing director and promotion director. But burnout led her to step away, and she embarked on an adult gap year, traveling across Europe with her wife and Winston, their one-eyed Chihuahua mix. Now based in Valencia, Spain, Cait is a freelancer, working on projects that are in alignment with her lifestyle, including collaborating with She Hit Refresh and working in international marketing at an artist management company. On weekends, you’ll find her eating tapas, taking walks along the Mediterranean, or hopping on a train to explore somewhere new. In this episode:
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This episode is sponsored by International Living. | |||
| 17 Apr 2022 | How Life Listens When You Dare to Take a Chance with Maria Rivera | Ep 49 | 00:43:00 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak with Maria Rivera, 48 years young. Maria was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Alabama and spent the past 22 years of her life in Texas before moving to northern Spain for love! If you are looking for love then this episode is for you! Maria gives us all her best advice for setting yourself up for success to find the partner you deserve. What we discuss:
About Maria Connect with Maria on her website Haven Abode and on Instagram a Frankie and Pili Go to Spain. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 04 Feb 2021 | Trading Your 9-9 for Freedom, Travel, and Entrepreneurship with Jakiya Brown Thiaw from The Travelingfro | EP 33 | 00:52:33 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I’ll be speaking to women in the travel industry who are making an impact and helping others live their best lives. We’ll be covering corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this episode I speak with my friend and mentor Jakiya Brown Thiaw who I met in 2018 at a Blogger’s Bootcamp in Javea, Spain. Jakiya left the corporate world in 2016 to travel the world and since then has gone on to create her own brand The Traveling Fro where she helps transform aspiring entrepreneurs into to business owners.
About Jakiya In 2016, Jakiya left the corporate side of beauty as a lead brand manager for brands like Giorgio Armani, Lancôme and Philosophy to pursue her dream of traveling the world. Along the way, she reconnected with her unique gift of highly-engaged storytelling, built a community of over 20K, was featured in publications like Oprah Magazine and worked to grow hundreds of companies and personal brands with her fresh branding strategies and techniques. She now consults tired 9-5ers, entrepreneurs, influencers, full-time business owners, and everyday 'grammers a-like, on strategies and systems she's used on $4M-$400M businesses to transform aspiring entrepreneurs into to business owners, ideas into income, and stories into impact; by building a solid business around their story, skillset & expertise. Connect with Jakiya on her website The Traveling Fro (grab your free vision board template!) as well as on Instagram and Twitter. Click here to get on her waitlist for The Business of Instagram Marketing Academy. | |||
| 12 Mar 2019 | Ep. 7 - Hitting Refresh in Thailand with Chronicles Abroad | 00:43:38 | |
Have you ever thought about hitting refresh and buying a one-way ticket to Thailand? My guests in today's episode did just that! Nubia and Frantzces, are two bold and adventurous women who run the podcast Chronicles Abroad. Last May Annette and I had the opportunity to connect with them on their podcast and it's was such a pleasure to have them our ours! In this episode we talk about:
⭐️Frantzces is a single mom of a musical genius. She's a trained social worker who found herself burnt out. With having never traveled before, she embarked on a journey as an empty-nester half-way across the world by buying a one-way ticket to Thailand in 2016. Now she's been to a total of 13 countries. She's lived in Thailand (twice) and in Japan. With a history of depression and anxiety, she sees firsthand how travel is transformative. Depression and anxiety are no longer in the driver's seat.
Where to find She Hit Refresh: Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 21 May 2019 | Ep. 12 - Burnout, Belonging, and the Art of Reinvention with Kay Fabella | 00:32:10 | |
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a topic that is very dear to my guest Kay Fabella. Kay is a mentor and friend of mine. She joins us on the podcast to talk about burnout and how her diagnosis of depression led her on a path of reinvention. Part of her reinvention has been moving to Spain, starting an online business, and creating boundaries to protect her mental health. Reinvention is a life long process and one that can leave you feeling isolated and lonely when those around you don't understand the unconventional path you're on. Listen in as Kay shares her tips to find belonging and feel less alone. More about Kay: Links: Website | Book Waitlist | Free Facebook Group | Free Visibility Guide Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to show your support for She Hit Refresh you can do so through our new Patreon account. | |||
| 15 Oct 2020 | 2020, This Is My Year!...Oh Wait, Is It? | Ep 28 | 00:54:51 | |
This is the first episode of season three of the She Hit Refresh podcast! We’ve taken a long hiatus but I’m so glad to be back with this spectacular season. As you may remember in Season two we interviewed women from the She Hit Refresh community who had hit refresh and started living the lives they had always dreamed of, women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. In this season I’ll be speaking to women in the travel industry who are having an impact on the travel and helping others live their best lives. We'll cover corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! If you are looking to move abroad be sure to check out my much anticipated book: I’m Outta Here! An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe! This is the book is the ultimate guide those who want to move to Europe but feel completely lost, frustrated, or stuck with their visa options. I did the research and went through 44 European countries and narrowed it down to the 16 easiest countries that you can move to that have viable visa options. You’ll find info about each country, over 50 visa options, and details on 34 cities to relocate to. It’s literally everything you need to know about finding the right visa and location in Europe for you to start your new life! One that’s feasible, and the right fit for you. Get your copy today and start planning your exit strategy! In today’s episode I sit down with She Hit Refresh co-founder Annette Villarreal to catch up and talk about what has transpired in the last year and half since we last sat down together. We talk about our wins and our challenges, the unexpected curveballs that life threw our way, getting COVID, thoughts on turning 40 and 45, why getting off the hamster wheel and getting out of Austin is such a battle for Annette, dating, kids and where they rank on the list of priorities, we talk about what we want to focus on for the rest of the year, and my possible move out of Madrid. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Don't forget to get your copy of I’m Outta Here! An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. | |||
| 14 Jul 2021 | A Sweet Surrender Is All That We Have to Give | Ep 38 | 01:00:30 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I speak to women in the travel industry who are making an impact and helping others live their best lives. We talk about everything including corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! This is the last episode of Season 3, but don't fear we'll be back with Season 4 in the all. In this episode I'm joined by She Hit Refresh co-founder Annette Villarreal as we catch up on what’s been going on since we were last on the podcast together on Episode 28| 2020, This Is My Year!…Oh Wait, Is It? in October 2021. A lot has happened in 8 months! Listen in as we talk about everything from quitting jobs to a possible move for Annette, letting go to realizing dreams, dating...one of us now has a boyfriend...and much much more! What we discuss:
Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 28 Mar 2022 | From Nomading to Living in Argentina to Having Twins in Mexico in your 40s with Amy Scott | Ep 47 | 00:33:45 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak to Amy Scott of Nomadtopia. Amy is 46, a mother of two (twins), and currently lives in Mexico. Tune in to hear about her inspiring story of quitting her job at 29 to travel the world and how it changed the trajectory of her life. What we discuss
About Amy Originally from the United States and currently based in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, Amy Scott has spent the past 16 years traveling the world and living abroad while running multiple businesses. She’s passionate about helping entrepreneurs, freelancers, and remote workers harness the power of location independence to create freedom in their life and work. As the founder of Nomadtopia, Amy connects and supports people around the globe who are building their own version of a location-independent lifestyle (aka Nomadtopia). Clients and colleagues call her “the queen of location independence,” “a true travel/work expert,” and “the go-to resource for anyone looking to make their living while traveling the world.” When she’s not sharing resources with her community or interviewing fellow nomads for her podcast, Amy can be found reading books of all genres, tasting local delicacies, and exploring new places or relaxing in the park with her Argentine husband and their Mexico-born twin toddlers. Connect with Amy on her site Nomadtopia, Facebook and Instagram. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 18 May 2021 | Moving + Living Abroad During a Global Pandemic with Rachel V. Hill |Ep 35 | 00:53:32 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I speak to women in the travel industry who are making an impact and helping others live their best lives. We cover everything including corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this episode I speak with Rachel V. Hill. Rachel is a trailblazing Travelpreneur, Speaker, and Published Author who joins us to talk about moving and living abroad during the pandemic.
About Rachel Named one of the “11 Influential Black Women in Travel You Should Know” by Travel Noire, Rachel V. Hill is a trailblazing Travelpreneur, Speaker, and Published Author. With a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing, she has merged her expertise in Tech and Digital Marketing and passion for travel into a global brand. Now running a marketing agency, Rachel’s passion is to hit new and veteran travel professionals up level their marketing with high-ticket digital products and automated processes. | |||
| 28 Jan 2020 | The Road Less Traveled. Walking Away from a Life of Convention to Create One of Magical Moments | Ep 27 | 01:11:21 | |
This is the last episode of season two. It's been a wonderful season full of personal refresh stories from our members. If you've ever thought about radically changing your life and fulfilling that need to travel or move away you're in luck. First up we have Lynn Strough, who lived the conventional life of wife, mother, and working in a cubical. After a divorce and job layoff she took the opportunity to forge a new path and travel the world on her own at 56. Then we'll hear from Elizabeth Quintal a Houstonian who was ready to leave Texas for somewhere and chose Madrid as her new home. But she didn't come alone, it was a family affair, she moved here in her 30s with her husband and son. What We Discuss
About Lynn At age 56 after a perfect storm of job layoff, divorce, and giving up her home, Lynn hit refresh by selling almost all of her possessions and taking off with just a backpack to travel around the world solo on a shoestring for a year. This morphed into almost 4 years! She has house and pet sat, stayed in hostels, even couch surfed, in 15 countries, from Australia to SE Asia, to Eastern and Western Europe. Currently, she's back in her home state of Michigan after my daughter had a baby. While she's not sure when, she's pretty sure this won’t be her permanent landing pad, as wanderlust runs through her veins. Read more about Lynn in our Member Spotlight. Follow Lynn on her website at Travellynn Tales and Facebook and Instagram. About Elizabeth Elizabeth Quintal is a coffee fueled wife, mom, writer, photographer, and small business owner living in Spain. She is the co-founder of The New Antiquarians, a photography studio based in Madrid, believing deeply in the power of storytelling, being adventurous, and capturing the everyday magical moments. And when she’s not with her camera or chasing her son around a playground she’s working on her first book of poetry. As a passionate dreamer, lover of the journey called life (even the messy) she uses the lens and the pen to tell her story, help others share theirs, and amplify the stories overlooked, untold, or forgotten. Connect with her on her website The New Antiquarians and Instagram @thenewantiquarians and @elizabethmquintal Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 13 Jan 2019 | Ep. 0 - Welcome to the She Hit Refresh Podcast! | 00:17:25 | |
Hi! Welcome to the She Hit Refresh Podcast. We're Cepee (rhymes with "peppy") and Annette, two friends from Texas who started a Facebook group in 2017 for women over age 30 who want to change their lives through travel...and "hit refresh!" In this episode you'll learn more about us, how we met, what the purpose of the She Hit Refresh Facebook group is, and what our podcast is all about!
Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 14 Jan 2020 | Moving to Madrid! How a Move Abroad Helped These Women Refine Their Sense of Self | Ep 26 | 00:50:40 | |
Are you thinking of Moving to Madrid? In this episode we hear from two friends of mine who I met in this magical city. Both left North America to see what Spain had in store for them and by moving abroad they've been able to redefine their lives. What We Discuss
About Lisa After following the traditional path in Canada for 25 years (Bachelor and Master of Science in Dietetics, followed by an MBA and then working 12 years in direct marketing in the financial sector), Lisa hit refresh by moving to Spain in 2013, at the age of 43. She always wanted to do something “different” and be her own boss. After two years as a language assistant, she obtained her work permit (one year earlier than normal) to work as a freelance English teacher and soon created a niche specializing in Medical English (combining her previous experience and education in a surprising way that she didn’t expect). Since then, Lisa and her team have been helping medical professionals in Spain attain the level of English they need to achieve various professional goals including presenting at international conferences throughout Europe and North America, actively participating in international meetings and clinical trials, publishing their research, completing a fellowship abroad, or working as a licensed medical professional in an English-speaking country. Follow Lisa on Facebook, LinkedIn and her website. About Khephra Khephra White is a comedian, writer, actress, and occasional musician from New Orleans, LA. A series of unfortunate events inspired her to hit refresh at the age of 34. Since then, it's been 6 years filled with new experiences, new food, new adventures in dating (ugh!), and ZERO regrets! She hasn’t looked back yet, and doesn’t plan to. You can find her in the kitchen (she’s a bomb cook, y’all), on her yoga mat, on the dance floor, relaxing on a nice terrace while plotting world domination and ways to dismantle the patriarchy, or knitting - because variety is important. Follow her on Facebook and her blog Misadventures en España. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 08 Feb 2022 | Ups, Downs, Twists and Turns...But What A Ride! | Ep 42 | 01:30:03 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak to my partner in crime, co-founder of She Hit Refresh, Annette Villarreal! We catch up on what's been going on the past 7 months since our last episode together, episode 38. It was a tough year, as you'll hear. What we discuss
Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 03 Dec 2019 | Leaping without a Net. What it's Like to Move to Spain and Figure it out As You Go | Ep 22 | 01:02:39 | |
In this episode you'll hear from two friends of mine that I met in Madrid who have lived in the city since the early 2010's, long enough to call Madrid home. As you know, I love this city and one of the highlights of living here is the incredible community of women that I have met. Listen in as Jo, a 35-year old Canadian, no stranger to hitting refresh has continued reinventing herself here in Spain. I'll also talk to Maria, a 40-year old from Wisconsin, who shares with us how she's navigated the twists and turns of life abroad and what keeps here here. What We Discuss
About Jo Jo is Canadian, but living in Spain. Her most recent refreshes were leaving her job to create her own employment, shifting the industry of her career and leaving Madrid for 5 months to travel on a bike. Read more about Jo in our Member Spotlight series. Connect with Jo on Facebook, Instagram @choosing_my_way, and her website You Choose The Way. About Maria Maria first got her travel adventure bug when she studied abroad for a semester in France. She grew up in a small city in Wisconsin and had never traveled so far from US soil before, she was in awe of everything she experienced in Europe. This led her to wanting another adventure when she graduated, so she moved to Thailand for a year, where she taught English and did some modeling. After being advised to “get a job in the real world,” Maria moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in television. Not having a clue of what she wanted to do in television, she tried a number of things until she found her happy place in front of the camera, working as a TV Presenter. After 7 years of having a love/hate relationship with LA, going through a rollercoaster ride of successes and rejections, she had had enough. Maria had fallen in love with Spain 11 years before, promised herself that she would live there some day, and decided that that day had come. At 32 years old, she packed two suitcases for a 6-12 month adventure. Eight years later, she's still here :) Spain has given me a quality of life, which she defines as: great work/life balance, sunny skies, Mediterranean diet, delicious and affordable wine, a rich culture full of art and castles, universal health care, and easy access to so many travel destinations! No place is perfect, but that’s quite a good list of reasons to stay ;) Follow Maria on Facebook and Instagram @mariajenell. | |||
| 05 Mar 2019 | Ep. 6 - How to Start a Career in Digital Marketing: Kari DePhillips, The Content Factory and Workationing | 00:45:23 | |
Are you ready to break free from your 9-5 and live your best life? If you are ready to get untethered and start a career in digital marketing take a listen to my interview with online marketing expert Kari DePhillips from The Content Factory and Workationing. Kari hit my radar over the summer of 2017 when I stumbled upon her podcast Workationing. The podcast chronicles her adventures, along with her bestie Kelly Chase, as they try out the digital nomad life and take their work with them around the world. I've been following their highly entertaining podcast ever since and was stoked to have the opportunity to talk to Kari about her leap into the online world and her advice for others. In this episode we'll cover: - How she went from freelancing to starting her own thriving business, The Content Factory
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| 07 Mar 2022 | Life in Colombia & Teaching English Abroad with Kristin Montgomery | Ep 44 | 00:35:33 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak to Kristin Montgomery a teacher from Wisconsin who has been able to take her profession around the world. She is currently living in Colombia and shares her insights on living in Medellin and teaching abroad.
About Kristin Kristin is a teacher from Wisconsin whose ever-present wanderlust has taken her to live in France, Spain, Switzerland, and Singapore. She has a love for all things international and has visited over 50 countries and counting! After six years of teaching back in Wisconsin she decided to hit refresh and move to Medellín, Colombia to teach at a bilingual school. She's enjoying the year-round spring weather and the beauty of the Colombian landscape and people. Connect with Kristin on her website Growing Global Citizens. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 24 Sep 2019 | Fifty and Fabulous! Redefining Your Life (Abroad) Post-Divorce and After the Kids Have Grown Up | Ep 15 | 01:01:47 | |
In this episode we’ll hear from Cindy Sheahan, 58 years old, mother of four, originally from Chicago and for the past 20 years has called Denver home. Cindy recently discovered solo-travel and has spent almost two years traveling the world on her own! We’ll also hear from Barbara Smith, a cancer survivor, mother of two, from the San Francisco Bay Area. She's 56 years old and moved to Thailand in 2016 to start a new life! What We Discuss
About Cindy After nearly 32 years of marriage, raising 4 amazing kids and working full-time, she hit refresh - and delete. Cindy left her husband, got an apartment and quit her job to travel full time. Since then, she's traveled (mostly solo) to over 27 countries including Morocco, Madagascar and Turkey. Along the way, she began to find herself, started learning how to be alone, found a French lover on Tinder, walked the Camino, volunteered at an orphanage, housesat at a Tuscan villa, trekked in Nepal, paraglided in 4 countries, made new friends and started a travel blog. Catch more of her story in our Member Spotlight series. Check her out on The Points Guy: 7 Tips for Avoiding Crowds at the World’s Most Popular Tourist Sites Follow her on Facebook, on her website Posts from a Flashpacker, and Instagram @postsfromaflashpacker. About Barbara World traveler, Online entrepreneur, Fearless badass, Mother of two, cancer survivor, and Lover of life. Ran away from home in Silicon Valley to Thailand in 2016. Catch more of her story in our Member Spotlight series. Follow her on Facebook, check out her online business page, website, and YouTube channel. Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to show your support for She Hit Refresh you can do so through our Patreon account. Come join us in Morocco on our 2020 She Hit Refresh Retreat! Click here for more info! | |||
| 29 Oct 2019 | Corporate Runaways! Leaving the U.S. for Spain to Escape the Rat Race and Build a New Life | Ep 19 | 00:58:34 | |
In today’s episode I interview two friends of mine that I met in Madrid. Both women are in their 30s, both hit refresh to escape the rat race and build a new life in Madrid. First we’ll talk to Kelly Flowers, a former retail buyer turned English teacher who makes the most of living abroad and her holiday-filled teaching scheduled. Fun fact: Kelly and I were roommates last year! Next up we have Becca Crespo, a New Yorker who wanted something more out of life than the constant work-grind, moved to Madrid, found love and created a whole new lifestyle for herself. What We Discuss
About Kelly Kelly Flowers has lived many places in the USA (eight states and countless addresses) but considers Columbus, Ohio her hometown although Brooklyn, New York has her heart. These constant moves as a child has driven her wanderlust and adventurous spirit. She currently resides in Madrid, Spain and has used her new European home base as a way to travel more frequently. With nearly 60 countries visited and many more on the short list Kelly keeps herself busy traveling, teaching English, enjoying a nice bourbon or vermouth, and being with friends. Learn more about Kelly and other teaching assistants in our Member Spotlight series. About Becca I’m a copywriter and content creator, with a focus of bringing creativity to paper through storytelling and supplying small businesses and entrepreneurs with the content they need to provide value to their brand. Fed up with the whirlwinds of the corporate cycle, I decided to pack up my life in NYC three years ago and fulfill my lifelong dream of travel and living abroad. Follow her on Instagram @basicsbybecca, Pinterest, and on her sites Basics by Becca and Minimalism Made Simple. Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to show your support for She Hit Refresh you can do so through our Patreon account. | |||
| 07 Jan 2020 | Falling out of Love with Your Career & Changing Directions in Your Forties | Ep 25 | 00:53:06 | |
In this episode we’ll here from two women who fell out of love with their careers and changed directions in their 40s. There are two very different journeys but both very inspiring! What We Discuss
About Wendy Wendy mentors committed female entrepreneurs who are established in the marketplace, have a message that makes an IMPACT, and are marketing their business online but are struggling to generate any premium sales. She coaches them to confidently step into their visibility, reach a wider audience, and create more clients and financial freedom in a way that is easy, fun and feminine. Connect with her on her website Virtual Tea and Cake, Facebook, and Instagram. About Sia Born in Russian, as a child she lived in Cuba and Finland, moved to Germany for University. Lived and worked in Germany, UK, Switzerland and now in Australia. Sia worked 12 years in the Big 5 consulting firm. Set up (while getting divorced, moving cities with two boys (6&8) and getting married again and ... moving again) and run a social inclusion and educational online project for russian-speaking immigrant women (still ongoing); decided to change direction and got digital marketing degree (degree number 4) and started freelancing. She also host a monthly digital radio show about business. Connect with Sia on her website and Facebook. Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Get more information on our upcoming retreat here. | |||
| 19 Mar 2019 | Ep. 8 - How to Become a VA: Hannah Dixon, Digital Nomad Kit | 00:36:47 | |
Are you looking to become a virtual assistant, aka VA? It is great way to finally escape the ball and chain of the office and start working from anywhere. Today my guest is Hannah Dixon from Digital Nomad Kit and she’s helped thousands of people kick-start their VA career and she can help you too! We cover a lot of ground in this episode including: - Her work background....and like mine it’s quite colorful!
Where to find She Hit Refresh: Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 15 May 2022 | Learn How to Flourish in the Foreign with Christine Job | Ep 50 | 00:58:27 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak with Christine Job, 35 years young, originally from Atlanta but after experiencing a severe bout of "burnout" she took the leap abroad and landed in Spain where she has been flourishing ever since. Listen in to hear about her journey and how she's been able to create a beautiful life and sustainable business abroad. What we discuss
About Christine Christine Job is a Business Strategist & Host of the "Flourish in the Foreign" podcast which elevates & affirms the voices & stories of Black women living & thriving abroad. Her podcast also explores living abroad as a pathway to wellness. As a Business Strategist, she helps Black women & WOC leverage their talents & expertise into viable & sustainable online businesses. She believes that you can be both professionally fulfilled and financially abundant while you pursue a thriving life abroad. She is originally from Atlanta, but after experiencing a severe bout of "burnout" she took the leap abroad and landed in Spain where she has been flourishing ever since. Connect with Christine on her website Flourish in the Foreign, Follow her on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 25 May 2021 | From Project Manager to Startup Founder: Leaving Corporate America to Launch a Business in France with Nicole Caba| Ep 36 | 00:44:54 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I speak to women in the travel industry who are making an impact and helping others live their best lives. We cover everything including corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this episode I speak with Nicole Caba. Nicole is a Dominican-American who left her 6-figure salaried career in New York to hit refresh at a new life in beautiful Lyon, France to launch her own tech startup, Avvinue, that helps others plan, manage and finance their move down the block or around the world. What we discuss:
Connect with Nicole on LinkedIn and Twitter. Learn more about the all-in-one moving app Avvinue at Avvinue.com, on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 10 Apr 2025 | REPOST of Ep 39: From Philly To Malaga: One Woman's Pre-Move Adventure of Relocating a Family of 4 to Spain (from March 2021) | 01:03:30 | |
This episode from the archive features author and She Hit Refresh member Lori Tharps just before her 2021 move from the U.S. to Spain with her husband and two children. At that time, Lori was just 9 days away from hopping on a plane and making her life abroad dream with her family a reality! Lori gives us an insight into those last final days of closing up shop on your life in one country and prepping for a big move with your family to another continent. And we’ll be posting an episode this season where we’ll catch up with Lori to see how it’s going now that she’s settled into her life in Spain. In this episode:
About Lori Lori L. Tharps is an author, journalist, educator, and podcast host who uses her words to spark conversation and change around issues of race and diversity. She is the author of the book, Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America and a memoir, Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain, and she has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Essence, and Glamour. Lori is the mother of three, can say “I love you” in seven languages, and considers any independent bookstore her happy place. Connect with Lori:
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| 13 Mar 2022 | Let's Talk About Sex, Baby...and Life and Love in France | Ep 45 | 00:54:13 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak to Melanie Hamlett. Melanie from the U.S., 43 and living her best life in France! This was such a fun conversation and I think you're going to love it! What we discuss
About Melanie Melanie Hamlett is a comedian, storyteller, journalist and writing coach living in Lyon, France. After over a decade of doing comedy in NYC and LA, she moved to Europe. Since arriving in Europe, her writing career in America has taken off—she writes regularly for Glamour Mag, The Daily Beast, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Slate, The Guardian, etc etc and is now in talks with production companies to turn her stories into TV shows. This all started when she left LA to become an English teacher in Spain in the auxiliary program at 40 years old. Now she's married to a French man and is happily fulfilling her career in Lyon. She coaches new and seasoned writers on how to get bylines in major publications and get their stories out there. Connect with Melanie on here: https://linktr.ee/MelanieHamlett and check out her Glamour article Men My Age Wouldn’t Date Me, so I Became a ‘Cougar’ Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 09 Apr 2019 | Ep. 9 - An Accountant's Insight: How to Budget For Your Refresh with Sharon Kelly | 00:40:58 | |
Are you a planner? Some people have no problem leaping into the unknown on a whim while others need a detailed plan before committing to change. We have quite a few planners in the She Hit Refresh group and we often get asked for advice on how to budget for a refresh. Recently I met the perfect person to help us out with this topic! In today's episode I interview fellow refresher, Sharon Kelly. I met Sharon through the She Hit Refresh community and actually got to meet her in person in Madrid during her two year trip around the world! Sharon is an accountant and has worked in finance for 25 years, most recently in strategic planning and analysis. She used her knowledge and love of numbers to meticulously plan out her refresh - before, during, and after. Listen in as she gives us insight into: - Her own planning process and how she crunched the numbers
Follow her on Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and on her Blog. Where to find She Hit Refresh: Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 15 Oct 2019 | The Power of Community. Two Women on a Mission to Help You Live Your Best Life | Ep 17 | 01:01:24 | |
In this episode we'll here from two community builders in their 30s. First up is Jenny Lachs, founder of Digital Nomad Girls (DNG). DNG is a community for digital nomad women around the world which has quickly grown to over 20,000 members in the past 4 years! Jenny shares her fascinating journey from scientist to online business owner and the ups and downs along the way. Next we'll hear from Lou Stokes, a style and confidence coach who runs the beautiful Self Love Sisterhood community. Lou's originally from the UK and she now calls Madrid home. Listen in as she shares her personal journey of self-love and acceptance and how she helps other women learn how to love themselves. About Jenny Jenny is a former scientist turned digital nomad and the founder of Digital Nomad Girls, a global community that connects and empowers location independent women through an online membership site, the DNG Inner Circle, and in-person mastermind retreats. After finishing her PhD in chemistry in 2013, Jenny went on a 1-year around the world trip which has since turned into a full-time lifestyle. She loves eating her way around the world, is a beginner hula hooper and noodle soup enthusiast. Follow Digital Nomad Girls on Facebook, join the DNG Facebook group, follow her on Instagram @digitalnomadgirls, and the DNG website. About Lou Lou is a Style & Confidence Coach who helps women to fall in love with themselves, exude self confidence, and transform their mindset and wardrobe to become the magnetic woman they were born to be. She believes that every single woman on this planet is capable of success and worthy of a life she loves, but we have to learn to love ourselves first. Lou is also a published author of the book “Boney & I: Anorexia, Ustrasana and the Lost Apple Core,” is a true story of a young woman’s successful battle to overcome anorexia. When she's not talking self love, styling clients or hosting a retreat, you can find Lou awaiting her next journey at an airport, or spending some downtime on her yoga mat. Join the Self Love Sisterhood community, follow her on Facebook, on Instagram @byloustokes, and on her website. Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to show your support for She Hit Refresh you can do so through our Patreon account. Come join us in Morocco on our 2020 She Hit Refresh Retreat! Click here for more info! | |||
| 15 Apr 2019 | Ep. 10 - Understanding the Midlife Crisis with Megan Barnes Zesati | 00:44:34 | |
“There are consequences for squandering your gifts. There are penalties for leaving big pieces of your life unlived. You’re halfway to dead. Get a move on.” Brené Brown Did I get you're attention? I’ve got a beautiful episode for you! Today we’re talking about the midlife crisis. You might be wondering, what so beautiful about a midlife crisis? Well, it's all in your perspective. In my conversation with psychotherapist Megan Barnes Zesati we talk through what a midlife crisis is, or rather a midlife unraveling, as Brené Brown calls it. We dive into Megan’s own unraveling and how she used travel to help her through it, and touch upon why it happens and how you can find the silver-lining of this transitional phase of life. I just love how Megan approaches this subject in our conversation and dealt with it in her own life. I think this episode is going to resonate with a lot of our refreshers! Please let us know what you think and we’d love to hear about your own personal experiences. If you'd like to connect with Megan visit her site or email her at mbztherapy@me.com. Read about her own refresh in our Featured Female series. Midlife Crisis Reading Where to find She Hit Refresh: Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 14 Jan 2019 | Ep. 1 - Meet Cepee, co-founder of She Hit Refresh | 00:44:18 | |
In this episode you'll learn about She Hit Refresh co-founder Cepee Tabibian. If you are a member of our Facebook group you may already know a bit about Cepee and her journey from Texas to Spain. Come her her discuss her first trip abroad at 17 and how that changed her life, where she gets her infectious energy from, why she moved to Spain at 35, how she starting a new career in her late 30s, and how she deals with the lows of living abroad. Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 13 Mar 2025 | Work From Anywhere: How to Get a Remote Job & Redesign Your Life | Ep 59 | 00:52:32 | |
Michelle Coulson is CEO and founder of Remote Rebellion, a company that teaches people how to get remote work and design their lives with freedom and flexibility. In this episode, Michelle shares actionable tips on how to get a remote job, common mistakes to avoid, and the realities of the digital nomad lifestyle. Originally from the UK, Michelle worked as a recruiter for seven years. During lockdown, she was required to work remotely, so she took advantage and moved from London to Bali. Then in 2021, when the dreaded “return to office” call came, she said NO. She quit her job and set up Remote Rebellion. Since then, she’s empowered hundreds of people to get remote jobs that align with their values. In this episode:
Where to find Michelle:
Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of "I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe" at https://shehitrefresh.com/visaguide. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh at shehitrefresh.com, and follow us on Instagram at @shehitrefresh. The Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass is a four-day live training covering the essential steps to moving abroad, from visa options to mindset work. Join the waitlist at http://shehitrefresh.com/masterclass Thank you to our sponsor, INTERNATIONAL LIVING, for making this season possible! Check out International Living for resources on moving and retiring abroad, including: | |||
| 29 Jan 2019 | Ep. 3 - Katie Chalcraft: What is a Life Coach? | 00:42:39 | |
Have you ever wondered what a life coach does? Maybe you're already working with one? Or maybe you want to be one! Since we get a lot of questions regarding life coaching in the She Hit Refresh group, we invited coach and facilitator Katie Chalcraft to the podcast. Listen in as she provides insight on the purpose and power of working with a life coach. She'll also dive into her own refresh story, how she got started as a coach, why she has her own life coach, and where following her heart has taken her.
We are thrilled to have Katie join us in Marrakesh at our She Hit Refresh Morocco Retreat in April. She will facilitate our first workshop of the week which is focused on finding our top five passions in priority order.
Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 29 Oct 2020 | The Adult Orphan Club: A Journey Through Death, Grief, and Loss with Flora Baker | Ep 30 | 00:57:24 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I’ll be speaking to women in the travel industry who are having an impact on the travel industry and helping others live their best lives. We’ll be covering corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! Are you looking to move to Europe? I've got just the book for you: I’m Outta Here An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe! This is the book you’ve been dreaming about! What is it? It’s the ultimate guide for those who want to move to Europe but feel completely lost, frustrated, or stuck with their visa options. I did the research and went through 44 European countries and narrowed it down to the 16 easiest countries that you can move to that have viable visa options. You’ll find info about each country, over 50 visa options, and details on 34 cities to relocate to. It’s literally everything you need to know about finding the right visa and location in Europe for you to start your new life in! One that’s feasible, and the right fit for you! Get your copy today and start planning your exit strategy! You can purchase the digital book at https://shehitrefresh.com/move-to-europe-book/ In this episode I sit down with Flora Baker. Flora is a travel blogger and author from the UK. In 2017 she found herself a part of a club no one is prepared to join, The Adult Orphan Club, which is also the name of her new book. Having lost both of my parents, Flora felt like the right person to have this intimate discussion with. Listen in as we talk about the hard truths about grief, death, and losing our parents. Flora Baker is a travel blogger and author from London, UK. After her mum died suddenly in 2009, Flora embarked on a long-term travelling lifestyle in an attempt to avoid her grief. For the next decade, she studied in San Francisco, taught English in Ecuador, built houses in Brazil, worked with Bollywood singers, trained as a journalist in a Colombian newsroom, sailed to the Arctic, and eventually moved back to London for her masters degree. When Flora’s dad became terminally ill in 2017, both her life and writing changed focus. After a decade of privately acknowledging her own grief, Flora now uses her personal narrative writing and her online presence to engage with the grief community and help others with their own experiences of loss. Flora’s new book, ‘The Adult Orphan Club’, is a part memoir, part guide to grief. You can read more from Flora on her website Flora the Explorer, follow her on Twitter and Instagram, and find ‘The Adult Orphan Club’ on Amazon. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. | |||
| 20 Feb 2025 | Still Saying Yes: How Cindy Built a Life Abroad in Her 60s | Ep 56 | 00:51:41 | |
Your host, Cepee, is joined by a returning favorite, Cindy Sheahan, for an update on her incredible journey. Cindy learned about the possibility of obtaining Italian citizenship through descent, a much faster process than waiting for Portuguese citizenship. This led to a swift change of plans, packing up her life in Portugal and heading to Italy. Cindy's story is proof that it's never too late to rewrite your story. From solo travel at 56 to now traveling extensively with a partner and a home base in Palermo, Sicily, Cindy's adventures show that it's never too late to change course! In this episode:
About Cindy Cindy is a world traveler, American expat, wine drinker, and rule-breaker who has spent the past 7 years exploring the planet full-time. She enjoys hiking, hostels, free walking tours, and connecting with people. Cindy hopes to encourage and inspire other women to step out of their comfort zones -- and their time zones. She writes a blog about travel hacks and solo travel to places like Turkiye, Colombia, and Sri Lanka. At age 63, she continues her travels, heading to Vietnam and China with her French paraglider boyfriend (whom she met on Tinder in Nepal) and then to Korea on her own this spring. Where to find Cindy:
About Cepee Cepee Tabibian, Founder of She Hit Refresh and a citizen of the world, was born and raised in the U.S. by a Colombian mother and Iranian father. While Houston, Texas, will always be home, she relocated to her favorite country in the world, Spain, in 2015 at 35 years young and hasn’t looked back. Her mission is simple: to inspire women to take bold steps toward the life they’ve always wanted abroad—because you're never too old and it’s never too late to hit refresh. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of “I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe” at shehitrefresh.com/visaguide. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh at shehitrefresh.com, and follow us on Instagram at @shehitrefresh. Special thanks to our sponsor, International Living, for making this season possible! | |||
| 21 Jan 2019 | Ep. 2 - Meet Annette, co-founder of She Hit Refresh | 00:49:51 | |
In today's episode you'll get to learn more about co-founder Annette Villarreal and her journey. This structured, Type A personality hit refresh big time in 2017 and quit her job of almost 8 years so that she could travel the world and spend time with family. Find out what's she doing now and what's next! | |||
| 14 May 2019 | Ep. 11 - SHR Morocco Retreat: 7 Lessons Learned from Spending a Week with 12 Incredible Women | 00:37:00 | |
April 2019, in less than a year and a half of starting the She Hit Refresh online community, we ran our first ever retreat! Annette and I took a group of women to Morocco for a magical week of exploration, introspection, and inspiration. It exceeded every expectation we had! After spending 7 solid days with people you can't help but take away something powerful from the experience. In this episode Annette and I recap the retreat and talk about the 7 lessons we learned after spending a week with 12 incredible women. A big thanks to Rogue Expeditions, the logistics team who went above and beyond to make this an unforgettable and seamless experience. Where to find She Hit Refresh: Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to show your support for She Hit Refresh you can do so through our new Patreon account. To receive information about our upcoming retreats click here! | |||
| 03 Apr 2025 | Ask Me Anything: Your Move Abroad Questions Answered | Ep 62 | 00:33:08 | |
Cepee answers move abroad questions from the November 2024 Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass, providing practical advice and personal insights to help you navigate your move abroad. Moving abroad can be an emotional rollercoaster. But the challenges that you face can be overcome if you surround yourself with like-minded people and maintain a solutions-based mindset. Still have questions? The April 2025 Move abroad after 30 masterclass is a great resource to get your questions answered! In this episode:
About Cepee: Cepee Tabibian is the founder of She Hit Refresh, a global community of over 17,000 women aged 30+ who want to transform their lives by moving abroad. Her expertise and inspiring journey have been featured in top media outlets like Forbes, USA Today, The New York Times, Business Insider, CNBC Make It, and International Living. She also delivered the TEDx Talk “What immigrants can teach us about identity,” and has spoken at numerous travel and relocation events such as TBEX (Travel Blogger Exchange) and International Living’s “Ultimate Go Overseas Bootcamp.” Born in West Virginia to an Iranian father and a Colombian mother, Cepee grew up in the diverse city of Houston, Texas, with a deep-rooted curiosity about the world. While wanderlust was always in her DNA, her journey to moving abroad wasn’t easy. After numerous failed attempts, she finally succeeded in moving to Madrid, Spain, in 2015 at age 35—a life-changing decision that inspired her to empower other women to break free from their own roadblocks and create the lives abroad they’ve always dreamed of. Through her Facebook group, Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass, Refresher’s Lounge, YouTube channel, and podcast, Cepee equips women with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to move abroad at any age. Mentioned in this episode:
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| 01 Jun 2021 | Master Your Move Abroad and Live Life with Ease with Sienna J. Brown | Ep 37 | 00:48:53 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I speak to women in the travel industry who are making an impact and helping others live their best lives. We cover everything including corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this episode with my friend, mentor and source of inspiration, Sienna J. Brown. Sienna is the founder of Master Your Move Abroad where she teaches women how to find the clarity, career and community they need to build a life abroad on their own terms. Her mission is to empower and elevate women in their personal and professional lives. She's been featured in international publications like Vogue, CNN, Travel & Leisure, TEDx and more. What we discuss
About Sienna Sienna J. Brown is the founder of Master Your Move Abroad where she teaches women how to find the clarity, career and community they need to build a life abroad on their own terms. Her mission is to empower and elevate women in their personal and professional lives. She's been featured in international publications like Vogue, CNN, Travel & Leisure, TEDx and more Connect with Sienna on her website and Instagram. Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 01 Feb 2022 | Finding Opportunity in Adversity with Marla Stein | Ep 41 | 00:42:58 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. Life has thrown a lot of curveballs at Marla which we'll talk about in this episode and she'll also share how she's been able to find opportunities in every challenge.
About Marla Originally from New York, Marla is a wanderlust who thrives on adventure and new experiences. To date, she's traveled to close to 40 countries and has lived in London, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, Boston, and South Korea. At the moment, she's eagerly waiting for her visa for Spain to come through so she can hit refresh in Europe. Marla holds a Bachelor's in Psychology and a Master Degree in International and Intercultural Studies. She's also a former non-profit fundraising director and has worked for health, education, and international focused organizations. While she's hit refresh numerous times, one of her most "extreme" changes was saying goodbye to her career and social life in San Francisco to teach English as a Second Language in a small town in South Korea. Since then, she's launched Marlita's Atlas Writing Service and creates content for clients in T.H.E (Travel, Health, and Education) industries. Her clients include one of the largest travel information sites in the United States and She Hit Refresh. Connect with Marla on her website Marlita's Atlas. Find more information about her experiences in Korea on YouTube at Marla S. (don’t forget the period). Learn more about why she's moving to Spain in her article 9 Reasons Why I’m Leaving the United States to Live in Spain. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 12 Nov 2020 | Welcome to Your Third Age: Talking About Retirement and What's Next with Nanette Fairley | Ep 32 | 00:50:51 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I’ll be speaking to women in the travel industry who are having an impact on the travel industry and helping others live their best lives. We’ll be covering corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this episode I speak to Nanette Fairley who I met in 2019 at the Digital Nomad Girls Retreat. She has gone on to co-found WhatNextology which is a diverse community of inspiring individuals who are getting ready to or have already retired. Listen in as we cover moving into your Third Age. What we discuss
About Nanette Nanette's plans for her Third Age which involves travelling in slo-mo around the globe, are currently on hold with the current health crises. However, she has been SO lucky to be spending COVID non-travel time in Australia with her family, something, as an expat, she has not done in 28+ years. A business psychologist by training, Nanette has more than thirty years’ experience in the corporate world, primarily in management consulting and the aviation industry. Her role has varied from culture and change projects to supporting individuals make the most of their talents and careers through leadership development, talent management, and developmental assessment. Since leaving full-time employment Nanette founded WhatNextology, a resource for those wanting to make the most of their life after full-time work and family commitments. WhatNextology provides community, support, ideas and inspiration for those planning their what's next in their Third Age. As well as working in large corporate roles, Nanette set up a bricks and mortar business in 1998 which was acquired in 2018 by a dynamic US corporate with global expansion plans. Connect with Nanette on her website WhatNextology, her Facebook community Retirement Redefined Inspiration for your ThirdAge, Instagram, or reach out to her directly at nanette@whatnextology.com Take the FREE WhatNextology Wayfinder questionnaire and report that explores important factors proven to be essential for a healthy and fulfilling Third Age. | |||
| 19 Nov 2019 | Reclaim Your Roots. Moving Overseas to Build a Future in the Home Country of Your Ancestors | Ep 20 | 00:48:26 | |
Do your parents, grandparents, or even great-grandparents hail from another country? In this episode we have two women from the U.S. who picked up their lives and moved to where their families come from. Paige Dygert moved to the Italian village of her ancestors. Her new home shares a wall with the house where her great-grandfather lived before he emigrated to the U.S. Katherine Maestas Ruiz recently hit refresh and moved to Spain! The birthplace of her mother and is starting a new life just a hop, skip, and a jump from where her ancestors lived. What We Discuss
About Paige Paige Dygert is an attorney from the USA who worked for over 20 years in the Miami area as in-house counsel for large corporations such as ADT Security, Perry Ellis and Bacardi. In 2015 she decided she had had enough of the corporate life, moved to her ancestral village in Italy and started her own translation company. She is currently the founder of Online Legal Translations, and since her company is 100% virtual she enjoys spending half the year in Italy and half of the year traveling. Follow Paige on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. About Katherine Life in California was great. Katherine had a longstanding political career and was married with three amazing children. Everything was picture-perfect. But life often takes unexpected turns. After being married for over 20 years, she and her husband divorced. She focused on her children and work, but life was no longer how she imagined it should be. Between work, being a single mother, and trying to keep everyone happy, the stress began to be too much and even began to affect her health. Life began to quickly pass her by and she had to make a change. When she was married, she and her husband dreamed of someday retiring to Spain. She decided to continue the dream without him. She was fortunate to have a Spanish mother, so she could move with Spanish citizenship. But moving has only been the beginning of the journey. | |||
| 17 Sep 2019 | Life Changing Benefits of Moving Abroad. Two Women Discover Their Strength Far Away from Home | Ep 14 | 01:07:23 | |
If you've ever thought about moving abroad, changing careers, or just shaking up your life, but felt you were too old or it was too late, this season's podcast is for you! Come get inspired as we share the stories of over 20 courageous women who took life by the horns and hit refresh! In this episode we'll hear from Jax Sanders, a 39 year old from New York whose experience with solo travel helped her build the confidence to make a drastic change and move to Sri Lanka! We'll also here from Astrid Provence, a curious, free-spirit from South Africa who came to Spain with a partner and found herself facing many unforeseen changes, including a conscious uncoupling, that reaffirmed her own strength. Jax A solo traveler, from the States, and lover of Asia on a personal quest to seek out and explore cultures. Currently living in SEAsia, settled in Sri Lanka, running a B&B as well as working with local businesses, on the vertical of tourism, to assist in implementing modern working practices. Jax’s journey is still unfolding even after almost two years abroad as she focuses on how to live local in a developing country with a societal landscape and daily struggles opposite of her homeland while embracing the growth and raw exposure of the unique emotional experience. Connect with Jax on Instagram @jaxattaxnyc and her always developing, somewhat updating, website bowwithme.com Astrid Free spirited and curious at heart, Astrid always knew she would have to see the world and learn as much about life as possible. Born and raised in between the majestic Table Mountain and where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean in Cape Town, South Africa, she is a messy mix of cultures and complicated politics with a love of people and an obsession with personal development. She has worked as a cocktail waitress, Vaudevillian and Nu Jazz singer and dancer, teacher, model, actress, facilitator and coach. Her favourite destinations include India, Holland, Ireland, Zambia, The Seychelles and Zanzibar. Moving to Madrid, Spain in 2016 has taught her hard and fun lessons about relationships, self-love, belonging, strength and that she'll never stop being curious and searching for a life of freedom. Connect with Astrid on Instagram @_talking.moon_ and on her site www.talkingmoon.com Resources for Moving to Spain Spain Immigration and Residency Questions - SpainGuru.es Tapas Forever - Helping turn the dream of living in Spain into a reality Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you'd like to show your support for She Hit Refresh you can do so through our Patreon account. Come join us in Morocco on our 2020 She Hit Refresh Retreat! Click here to learn more. | |||
| 01 Oct 2019 | Wanderlust. Using Travel as a Tool to Fully Embrace Yourself and Stand in Your Own Power | Ep 16 | 00:56:23 | |
In this episode we hear from two marvelous women who have taken life by the horns, hit refresh, and leaped into the unknown. First we'll hear from Christina Lord, who just turned 40! She shares how death and divorce drastically changed her life and led her to go on a journey of self-discovery and reinvention. We'll also hear from 43 year young Melissa Mansfield. Her love of travel and dance took her on a post-divorce journey through Latin America and helped heal in ways only dance can do.
What We Discuss
Escaping the rat race and corporate world to leap into the unknown
Backpacking around the world in your 30s
Advice for women who don’t feel like they are living their purpose but don’t know what they should be doing
Chasing your childhood dreams
Falling in love with Latin America and salsa dancing
Using dance as a tool for growth and healing
How hitting refresh doesn't solve everything
The magic that happens when you fully embrace yourself
About Christina
Christina joined She Hit Refresh back in February 2018. She currently lives in the UK and recently returned to her home town to look after her Dad following a cancer diagnosis. Around the same time she left her corporate life to setup her own Coaching business.
She Hit Refresh immediately struck a chord with her as 3 years prior, Christina hit her own refresh after the blueprint of her life irrevocably changed. She quit her corporate job of 10 years, bought a backpack and set out to travel solo for a year.
Since then she has embraced more travel, lived and worked abroad; taking the time to reconnect with her passions. It was that path that led her to train to become a certified professional Coach and Master Practitioner in Energy Leadership.
Follow Christina on Facebook, Instagram at @christinaauthenticaction, LinkedIn, and her website Authentic Action Coaching.
About Melissa
Melissa Mansfield is the host and producer of the web series "Follow My Lead", in which she travels the world pursuing her childhood dream to be a dancer.
Through Melissa's personal journey dancing with master teachers and taking on ambitious dance challenges, viewers are immersed in the dance cultures of some of the most iconic cities in the world.
Melissa has produced two seasons of Follow My Lead - living in Havana (SE01) and Buenos Aires (SE02) - and is now based in New York City, planning for Season 3.
Catch more of her story in our Member Spotlight series.
Follow her on Facebook, Instagram @melissasmansfield, and on her website Follow My Lead.
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| 27 Mar 2025 | It’s Never Too Late: Denise’s Leap to the Netherlands in her 50s | Ep 61 | 00:44:19 | |
Cepee speaks with Denise, who moved from the US to the Netherlands in her 50s on the DAFT visa. A certified project manager and Prosci-certified change manager, Denise is launching her management consulting business, Pastel Fire Business Consulting, while navigating life in her new home. Denise's story will inspire you to pursue your dreams, no matter your age! In this episode:
Where to find Denise: Mentioned in this episode: I want to take care of me: Why more American women are moving abroad for a better life (USA Today) THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSOR, INTERNATIONAL LIVING! | |||
| 18 Jan 2022 | (Part 2) From Philly To Malaga: One Woman’s Adventure of Relocating a Family of 4 to Spain | Ep 40 | 01:00:35 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak to the inspiring Lori Tharps! Lori moved from the U.S. to Spain in May 2021 and joined me on podcast episode 39 to talk about her upcoming move. We sit down again 6 months later to see how Spain has been treating her and how her and her family (husband and 2 children) have adjusted!
Lori L. Tharps is an author, journalist, educator, and podcast host who uses her words to spark conversation and change around issues of race and diversity. She is the author of the book, Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America and the memoir, Kinky Gazpacho: Life, Love & Spain and she has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Essence and Glamour magazines. Lori is the mother of three, can say, "I Love You" in seven languages and considers any independent bookstore her happy place. Connect with Lori on her website Lori Tharps and on Instagram and Twitter. | |||
| 10 Dec 2019 | Stumbling upon Your Passion. What Happens When You Discover Your Purpose and Decide to Change Careers | Ep 23 | 00:48:40 | |
In this episode we'll talk to two women in their 40s who started a whole new career path and found a way to take their work online. Kelly Rodriguez shares how she went from marketer to a grade school teacher to a fully remote job in education! While she hasn't relocated yet, she found a way to untether her life, take her work with her on the road, and spend summers in Spain. Not every refresh means moving half-way across the world. Bonni Wildesen Hise found her refresh when she lost 100 pounds and went from working as an event planner to becoming a health practitioner. She shares her journey of weight loss and how that changed her life's possibilities. What We Discuss
About Kelly Kelly is a former marketer turned educator with a passion for personal development in the form of lifestyle design. After twenty years in a traditional classroom, she refreshed her career in teaching to work 100% remotely with high school students in Europe who are earning a second high school diploma here in the U.S. In addition to teaching, she has dabbled in writing and public speaking, and most recently, spoke a women’s conference leading guests through an activity in visualization and goal setting. She and her husband spend part of every year in northwest Spain, where they plan to set up a home base while they travel and enjoy the flexibility of a remote career. Kelly is a language learner, a lover of all things food, and a morning routine enthusiast. Connect with Kelly on Instagram. About Bonnie Bonni's first refresh occurred just after spending her 30th birthday, and the two weeks following, snowed in by a blizzard. That was when she realized she had to do something different. While she was there for everyone else, she neglected herself. Six months later she left D.C., landing in Southern California. With a fresh, new world, she finally lost 100 lbs. and improved her health significantly. This led to becoming a trainer and nutrition coach. What followed was a series of refreshes while she sought her purpose and place in health. Knowing another refresh was pending, she earned a degree in alternative medicine and began a mission to dispel misinformation and lies about diet and food sources. She hopes to be part of the movement helping others eat healthier and reduce the growing number of inflammatory and metabolic issues in the world. Connect with Bonnie on her website Living Kleen, or on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Check out her podcast Living Kleen. | |||
| 28 Feb 2022 | Be the CEO of Your Life with Lucy Liu | Ep 43 | 00:42:39 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. What we discuss
About Lucy Lucy Liu is a master life coach helping women in life transitions unstuck, kiss overwhelm bye, cultivate rockstar confidence, see clarity, reach new goals, and live a joyful fulfilling life! She is an unshakable optimist, wife, mother, easy-going entrepreneur, women empowerment workshop facilitator, motivational speaker, author and inspires as the host of her weekly podcast The Lucy Liu Show, She has been featured in Medium, VoyageLA, Elephant Journal, ThriveGlobal, FOX, CBS, NBC and dozens of podcasts. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 22 Oct 2019 | Living Life on Purpose. How to Ditch the Desk and Become a Full Time Traveler | Ep 18 | 01:07:45 | |
Have you ever felt there must be more to life than a 9-5, or for some of us a 9-9, to pay the bills and keep up with the Jonses? In this episode we hear from two courageous women who ditched the desk to live a more purposeful life and hit the road with their husbands for full time travel. Ellen McGregor Kortan hit refresh in her 40s and found a way to travel full time on just $24,000 a year, for two people! Tara Marlow moved back to Australia, and with her daughter in college, finally started a life of travel, something she had long planned to do. Both women had wake-up calls which reinforced the truth that tomorrow is not guaranteed. What We Discuss
About Ellen Early retired budget travel Goddess; breast cancer warrior. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram @vagabondspirit, and her website Earth Vagabonds. About Tara Tara Marlow is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, a travel blogger and a photographer. Tara ditched the desk in 2011, emptied the nest in 2017 and now travels the world full time, inspiring others, like herself, to do the same. Her philosophy is straightforward: Live life on purpose. In between writing a (fiction) novel, publishing some short stories, working on a second (non-fiction) novel and running an online business, Tara has explored some amazing places, housesitting as she goes. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram @travelfarenough, Pinterest, LinkedIn and her website Travel Far Enough. Follow us: Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 18 May 2022 | How Travel & Hitting Refresh Led Jessica Ellerbrock to FInd Her Purpose and Passion | Ep 51 | 00:30:44 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak with Jessica Ellerbrock who is 45 years young and originally from Ohio. Jessica moved up the ranks in retail buying working for large corporations like The Men's Warehouse and Sears but when she was unexpectedly let go after a 10 year run she not only lost her job but also her identity. So she did what any refresher would do in times of uncertainty, she hit the road to travel! Travel has taken Jessica all over the world and has led her to find her purpose and passion. Listen in as Jessica tells us how her road of refreshes led her to London where she currently works as a Sales & Operations Manager for a social enterprise that employs women in creative arts.
About Jessica Jessica always had wanderlust, but never had time. At 38 she lost her job in Corporate America and immediately took a refresh backpacking trip through Europe. She spent 2 months in Spain - 1 of those months was spent walking the Camino de Santiago. This journey showed her that she had a lot of work to do on healing from the death of her mother. Since then, the journey continues from volunteering in microfinance in Rwanda, going back for her masters, and to now working with a social enterprise employing refugee women in creative products. Her passion is her own small business - Wanderkarma, which is a subscription travel box supporting local artists in a new country each month. Connect with Jessica on her website, at Wanderkarma, and follow her on Instagram. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||
| 06 Feb 2025 | We’re Back! What’s New, What’s Next & Why Now? | Ep 54 | 00:21:47 | |
Welcome back to the She Hit Refresh podcast! Your host, Cepee, is thrilled to be back after a two-and-a-half-year hiatus. This episode is a reintroduction (or introduction!) to She Hit Refresh, explaining the break, what's been happening, and what exciting things you can expect this season. The She Hit Refresh podcast is for women age 30 and up who want to transform their lives by moving abroad. Host Cepee sits down with women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and beyond who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved overseas. About the host Cepee Tabibian, Founder of She Hit Refresh and a citizen of the world, was born and raised in the U.S. by a Colombian mother and Iranian father. While Houston, Texas, will always be home, she relocated to her favorite country in the world, Spain, in 2015 at 35 years young and hasn’t looked back. Her mission is simple: to inspire women to take bold steps toward the life they’ve always wanted abroad—because you're never too old and it’s never too late to hit refresh. In this episode
Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of “I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe.” Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh at shehitrefresh.com, and follow us on Instagram at @shehitrefresh. This episode is sponsored by International Living. | |||
| 06 Mar 2025 | Switzerland, Scotland & Beyond: An Educator’s Guide to Teaching at International Schools | Ep 58 | 00:44:31 | |
Alyssa is an American writer and educator with a very low tolerance for comfort zones. Ten years ago she took the leap of a lifetime, moving from Boston to teach at an international school in Switzerland. She currently lives in Scotland, where she recently completed her PhD. She loves being an advocate for other solo women looking to take their leap into life abroad. Alyssa has been a finalist for the BBC's Scottish Voices talent development program, and her unpublished novel was longlisted for Helen Lederer's Comedy Women in Print Prize. In her free time she can be found dancing (badly) doing improv and hanging out in bookstores.
Resources from this episode: Where to find Alyssa:
This episode is sponsored by International Living. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh at shehitrefresh.com, and follow us on Instagram at @shehitrefresh. Join the waitlist for the Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass, a four-day live training covering the essential steps to moving abroad, from visa options to mindset work. Thank you to our sponsor, INTERNATIONAL LIVING, for making this season possible! Check out International Living for resources on moving and retiring abroad, including: 🌏 34th Annual Global Retirement Index 🏴 Why North Americans Should Consider Scotland for an Affordable, Scenic Life | |||
| 27 Feb 2025 | Permission Granted: How Nicole Convinced Her Boss to Take Her Remote Job Abroad | Ep 57 | 00:51:43 | |
Nicole is a 44-year-old American who moved from California to Portugal, sight unseen, with her husband, two cats, and a dog. Before moving, Nicole was successful in convincing her employer to let her work remotely from overseas. Three years later, she’s happily living in Porto, learning the language, building a community, and sharing her immigrant journey on Instagram. She has no regrets about her decision to move and enjoys the slower pace of life, affordability, and safety in her new home country. In this episode:
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Where to find Nicole: Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh at shehitrefresh.com, and follow us on Instagram at @shehitrefresh. Move Abroad After 30 Masterclass: A four-day live training covering the essential steps to moving abroad, from visa options to mindset work. Join the waitlist at https://www.shehitrefresh.com/masterclass. Thank you to our sponsor, INTERNATIONAL LIVING, for making this season possible! Check out International Living for resources on moving and retiring abroad, including: 🌏 34th Annual Global Retirement Index 🇵🇹 $2,200 a Month: How I Built My Dream Life in Porto, Portugal | |||
| 05 Nov 2020 | Femmebnb: Creating a Safe Space for Female Travelers with Yaa Birago | 31 | 00:34:51 | |
Welcome to Season 3 where I’ll be speaking to women in the travel industry who are having an impact on the travel industry and helping others live their best lives. We’ll be covering corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! In this episode I sit down with Yaa Priscilla Birago to talk about her exciting new venture Femmebnb. Yaa is a mentor, speaker, IT consultant, philanthropist and a social entrepreneur. She is the Co-founder and CEO of Femmebnb Inc., the first social networking vacation and short-term rental platform that allows women to rent their spaces to other women in hopes of maximizing safety, comfort, and peace of mind. What we discuss
About Yaa Yaa Priscilla Birago is a mentor, speaker, IT consultant, philanthropist and a social entrepreneur. She is the Co-founder and CEO of Femmebnb Inc., the first social networking vacation and short-term rental platform that allows women to rent their spaces to other women in hopes of maximizing safety, comfort, and peace of mind. She created the company to provide a safe space, peace of mind and a community for women travelers after she had a terrifying experience as a solo traveler in Rome. Yaa holds a B.A degree in Criminology and Sociology from the University of Windsor but her passion for tech, women and children advancement has led her into the Information Technology and Non-Profit sector for the past 10 years. Yaa is also the Co-Founder and President of Hands of a Hero Foundation (HOHF), a non-profit organization that provides workshop, mentorship, leadership, art and career development programs for youth and children in Canada and Ghana. Under her leadership, the organization has executed many impactful programs and projects. HOHF was a recipient of the Global Impact Award by JIC Awards of Excellence. Yaa was a recipient of Women’s Courage International Award and she was named as a Black Canadian Role Model and Top 100 Black Women to watch in Canada. She was also selected as Top30 under30 Pioneers by FOG and in March 2020, she was recognized as WOCStar Woman to watch. Yaa is passionate and enthusiastic about youth development, travel technology, women travel safety, sustainable travel, and improving women’s travel experiences across the globe. Connect with Yaa on her website Femmebnb, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. | |||
| 14 Jun 2022 | She Hit Refresh Mijas, Spain Retreat RECAP! | Ep 53 | 00:45:52 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. This episode is a special one as it's a recap of our 2022 She Hit Refresh Mijas, Spain retreat that I hosted in April. I sit down with Astrid Provence who is an experienced global facilitator, coach, speaker, and performance artist from South Africa who joined me at the retreat to help facilitate sessions throughout the week. Come listen as we give you an insight into what the retreat is all about!
About Astrid Astrid Provénce (She/Her) is an experienced global facilitator, coach, speaker, and performance artist from South Africa, now based in Madrid, Spain. She has spent over 8 years studying personal development, leadership, and spiritual principles. She has worked internationally, having developed and led workshops in over 10 countries. Having studied with The International Coach Federation (ICF), Landmark Worldwide, and great teachers like the late Shakti Malan at Shakti Shiva Academy and Mary Morrisey at The Brave Thinking Institute, she has honed her skills in holding groups through deep processes. Like many women, she grew up in a culture that did not guide, celebrate, or support her sexual development. She embarked on her own sexual awakening in her early thirties that helped her shed layers of shame and disconnection from herself. This led her on a journey to find her passion as a guide to support women in their own re-membering of their pure and empowering erotic nature. She coaches women in sensual wellness, to find their confidence from within, and live a joyful and juicy life. Astrid is the co-founder and sensual embodiment coach at Into The Boudoir (ITB). ITB offers sensual experiences for women, workshops, and boudoir photography with a mission that all women celebrate their bodies and reclaim their innate sensual power. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. | |||
| 13 Feb 2025 | Why Wait? Taking a Sabbatical While You’re Still Young, Healthy & Child-Free | Ep 55 | 00:47:37 | |
Masha is an American marketing executive from New York City. After nearly 15 years of working in advertising as a public relations specialist, community manager, social media expert and strategist, Masha decided to take a sabbatical abroad for a year with her husband and cat Trudy. Masha and her husband now live in Valencia, Spain, where they spend their days immersed in the culture, reading, creating art, and living life without the Sunday scaries. Masha believes that everyone should have the opportunity to take time off beyond a 2-week vacation or a work-sponsored sabbatical. In this Episode
TikTok: @mashadanielle About Cepee Cepee Tabibian, Founder of She Hit Refresh and a citizen of the world, was born and raised in the U.S. by a Colombian mother and Iranian father. While Houston, Texas, will always be home, she relocated to her favorite country in the world, Spain, in 2015 at 35 years young and hasn’t looked back. Her mission is simple: to inspire women to take bold steps toward the life they’ve always wanted abroad—because you're never too old and it’s never too late to hit refresh. Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of “I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe.” Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh at shehitrefresh.com, and follow us on Instagram at @shehitrefresh. This episode is sponsored by International Living. | |||
| 22 Oct 2020 | Lawyer Turned Travel Blogger, How Jen Ruiz Became Jen on a Jet Plane | Ep 29 | 00:48:09 | |
Welcome to season 3 where I’ll be speaking to women in the travel industry who are having an impact on the travel industry and helping others live their best lives. We'll be covering corporate runaway stories, remote work tips, grief and travel, planning for retirement, solo female travel, moving abroad, building generational income, and much more! Question for you...Are you looking to move to Europe? If you’ve been following along in the She Hit Refresh Facebook group which you can join at https://www.facebook.com/groups/shehitrefresh/ you’ve heard about my new digital book: I’m Outta Here An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe! This is the book you’ve been dreaming about! What is it? It’s the ultimate guide for those who want to move to Europe but feel completely lost, frustrated, or stuck with their visa options. I did the research and went through 44 European countries and narrowed it down to the 16 easiest countries that you can move to that have viable visa options. You’ll find info about each country, over 50 visa options, and details on 34 cities to relocate to. It’s literally everything you need to know about finding the right visa and location in Europe for you to start your new life in! One that’s feasible, and the right fit for you! Get your copy today and start planning your exit strategy! You can purchase the digital book at https://shehitrefresh.com/move-to-europe-book/ In today’s episode I sit down with Jen Ruiz. Jen is a lawyer turned travel blogger and author currently living in Puerto Rico. She is a three-time TEDx speaker and is a #1 Amazon Bestseller, two-time Readers’ Favorite Award winner with books like:
She runs Jen on a Jet Plane, where she helps travelers fly for less and experience more. Connect with Jen: https://www.jenonajetplane.com https://www.tiktok.com/@jenonajetplane https://www.instagram.com/jenonajetplane https://www.facebook.com/jenonajetplane https://www.twitter.com/jenonajetplane https://www.pinterest.com/jenonajetplane https://www.amazon.com/Jen-Ruiz/e/B07B7GSVSL/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_ebooks_1 Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Don't forget to get your copy of I’m Outta Here! An American’s Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. | |||
| 26 Feb 2019 | Ep. 5 Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Cepee | 00:37:48 | |
This episode of the podcast is the audio of an AMA, Ask Me Anything, Facebook live I did in the She Hit Refresh Facebook group. Refreshers got a chance to ask me, Cepee, co-founder of She Hit Refresh, any question their heart desired. Listen in to hear about: - Am I going to live in Spain forever? Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 04 Feb 2019 | Ep. 4 - She Hit Refresh Morocco Retreat Q&A with Allison Macsas Steger | 00:29:08 | |
In this episode I sit down with Allison Macsas Steger from Rogue Expeditions for a Q&A about our upcoming She Hit Refresh Retreat in Morocco! Rogue Expeditions is the tour company handling the logistics of our trip. Come listen as we address FAQs about Morocco, how our retreat is different, what's included, and what to expect from the four workshops we'll be hosting. If you'd like more information on the retreat please click here.
Join our Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. | |||
| 09 Apr 2022 | A Third Culture Kid with Five Children: Living in the Middle East with Dr. Kate Green | Ep 48 | 00:36:54 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the She Hit Refresh podcast. A podcast for women age 30 and up who want to break free from routine and start a life of travel. Specifically women who want to move abroad or travel the world long-term. I sit down with women who have made their refresh dreams come true and discuss how and why they moved abroad or hit the road to travel. In this episode I speak to Dr. Kate Green, mother of 5, who is currently a professor of psychology in the United Arab Emirates. Tune in to hear about her life in the Middle East and how she's chosen to educate her kids as they've moved around the world. What we discuss
About Kate As a life-long explorer and lover of learning, Kate Green has lived and worked around the world. She is currently back in the Middle East for a year as a professor of psychology and has moved her family to this region twice before this to help start new universities. Kate has five children born in various places around the world who are now successful young adults and teens (two still living at home) who have all been worldschooled using an unschooling approach to learning. The older three now live in varying international locations and are now 4th generation Third Culture Kids. As a former Dean and professor of psychology and education, worldschooling has often led to interesting clashes with formal systems versus out-of-the-box learning! Because of these, she now helps other parents who want to step out of limiting systems to find a new path in their family’s learning journey. The family is currently using a large white board to try and map out where they should move to next summer; getting a PhD was much easier than this. The ideas are numerous! Connect with Kate on website Dr. Kate Green and blog The World is a Book Looking to move to Europe? Get your copy of I'm Outta Here! An American's Ultimate Visa Guide to Living in Europe. Join our She Hit Refresh Facebook Group, get more tips and advice on how to hit refresh on our blog and follow us on on Instagram and Twitter. Check out our Forbes feature: How Americans Can Move To Europe (It’s Easier Than You Think)! | |||