Pardon My French with Garance Doré

This week we bring you a very special story for our Carte Blanche episode on the idea of « escape. » We all know escape can be interpreted in many ways, and sometimes it can mean taking a terrifying risk to leave behind everything you know and your preset path, in order to find your true path. Today, Linne is sitting down with actor and producer, Melissa Weisz, to talk about her experience growing up in the Satmar sect of the Hasidic community in Brooklyn and ultimately her decision to leave this community to live the life she was meant to live. Curious by nature and never one to shy away from questioning things that don’t make sense to her, from a young age Melissa pushed against the expectations of women in her community while also trying to navigate her place within it. It wasn’t until years into her arranged marriage that Melissa finally made the incredibly hard decision to leave everything she knew and loved behind her, to be a stranger in her own country. Today, she is a strong, independent queer woman proudly living her life in New York City. She has navigated her journey with thoughtfulness and grace. Her story is one that we can all learn from in one way or another, and we are so honored to share it with you.

Today Christina, Vanessa and Veronica sit down to talk escaping via dream vacations, which quickly detours into the cost of said dream vacations, the dream of taking a year off, travel trends and how popularity of certain destinations can ultimately kill the vibe. Pardon My French is released on iTunes every Monday.

This week Garance chats with dating expert and coach, Hayley Quinn, after discovering Hayley through her Ted Talk, « Searching for Love to Escape Ourselves. » Based in the UK, Hayley’s approach to dating is informed by her own romantic experiences and what she learned as a ghost writer in the not to appealing, underground community of pick up artists. She is warm, real and raw all at once and brings a unique perspective to the world of dating that you won’t want to miss. Pardon My French is released on iTunes every Monday.

In kicking off our month of « escape, » we decided to invite our good friend, Megababe founder, creator of the blog, 12ishstyle, and mother of dogs, Katie Sturino, who happens to be a little bit anti-escapism to our need for escape. She chats with Veronica and Christina about how you can’t escape yourself, coloring as an escape, Sex and the City and so more! Pardon My French is released on iTunes every Monday.

Most of us have them but it can be hard to talk about them, let alone act them out. That’s right, today we’re talking about sexual fantasies! Garance, Emily and Veronica talk celeb crushes, having and acting on fantasies, sexual freedom and really just wanting to be seen. You won’t want to miss it! Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.

It’s sex month at The Atelier, which has raised a lot of questions about…. well.. sex! In this Carte Blanche episode, we decided to try and answer some of those questions like, what is it really like to go to a sex party? How do tell your partner what you want or don’t want? We also learned about an amazing space in NYC where you can go for guidance on navigating the complex world of sexuality or explore your deepest desires, curiosities and more. You can’t talk about sex without a little voyeurism, right? Carie sits down with writer, Spencer Jones, to learn about her experiences attending sex parties in NYC and abroad. And, who doesn’t love talking about sex with their ex?? Like actually talking to them about all things related to sex, which is exactly why we’re bringing back our very own Veronica and her ex boyfriend, Jeff, to answer some very important questions. And finally, there has never been a better time for something like Touchpoint to exist. Touchpoint is a town hall style event that takes place once a month in NYC and provides a space for people representing different identities, orientations, cultures and creeds to come together and talk about love, sex, and relationships. Veronica talks with founder, Jared Matthew Weiss, about why he started Touchpoint, the beautiful things he’s learned in the process and the importance of having such a space given today’s complicated climate. Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.

Today we’re bringing you a sexy bonus episode of Pocket PMF for Valentine’s Day! We definitely couldn’t do a month of sex content without chatting up some experts, so Carie sat down with one such expert, Myisha Battle. Based in the Bay Area (though serving clients the world over), Myisha is a certified sex and dating coach who’s made it her mission to help people have more fulfilling and exciting sex lives through her business, Sex for Life, and her podcast, Down For Whatever. The two of them talk about the stigmas around being and seeing a sex coach, the difference between a sex coach and a sex therapist and more. Myisha offers up some great advice and was gracious enough to answer some of your (and our) burning questions. You definitely won’t want to miss this one. Happy Valentine’s Day!

Talking about their introductions into the world of sex, Garance, Emily and Veronica sit down to discuss firsts. They cover their first experiences, expectations, realizations and dig into the psychology around sex and more! Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.

Today Garance sits down with Alisa Vitti, hormone expert, functional nutritionist, founder of Flo Living and author of WomanCode: Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source. The two of them discuss how vital our hormonal health is and how it can impact every aspect of our lives, from fertility to creative energy and so much more. You won’t want to miss it! Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.

This episode of Pardon My French was originally recorded in French. You can also listen to the undubbed version of the episode on our website and wherever you listen to our podcast. Today’s episode is quite a special one as Garance’s conversation with the immensely wise Parisian, Perla Servan-Schreiber, was originally recorded in French, and but is offered here in English. Perla is a fascinating woman with an equally fascinating career and life. Her latest book, Les promesses de l’âge : A 75 ans, ma nouvelle liberté, teaches us about the joy of growing older and how to embrace it gracefully and with pleasure. She possesses countless words of wisdom and is an inspiration to us all. You won’t want to miss it. Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.

Il faut lire le livre de Perla Servan Schreber, tout de suite. Son message sur le vieillissement est d’utilité publique. Evidemment il résonne encore plus parce qu’elle est une femme et que comme chacune d’entre nous, connait la pression et l’injonction d’être jeune. Ça, c’est une évidence. Mais s’il faut la lire, c’est, par delà le message merveilleux, parce que pour nous, jeunes femmes de chaque générations, il est important de se baigner au soleil et à la bienveillance d’une femme aussi belle dans sa vieillesse. Perla est une intellectuelle, une femme à la carrière fascinante (elle a créé, avec son mari Jean-Louis, le magazine Psychologies) et Perla cuisine, beaucoup, et tout le temps, pour tout le monde. Nous vous laissons en présence de Perla pour un entretien (pour une fois!) Directement en français! Pardon My French est publié chaque lundi sur iTunes.

Today Garance is chatting with Veronica and Vanessa in NYC and Carie who is calling in from LA, to talk about life as an introvert versus an extrovert. The ladies discuss their respective identities, dating people who fall into the same categories, and how you identify can evolve as you age and get to know yourself. Pardon My French is published every Monday on iTunes.

Today’s episode is with a very special woman, Veronica Poblete, who Garance met in the Atacama Desert in Chile while on our « Self-Discovery » retreat. Veronica is a biologist, botanist and taxonomist who’s studied around the world and she is also the resident botanist who designed the grounds and gardens of the Alto Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa. Veronica redefines the term, « mother, » and today shares her wisdom with Garance on many things, including life, love and even sex! Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.

This month we’re focusing on « self-discovery, » so what better way to kick off the podcast in the new year than to hear Garance, Veronica and Emily talk about their respective experiences on our Art of Self Discovery retreat in Chile. They chat about how well they know themselves, the power of free journaling, the catharsis that comes from sharing and other big takeaways from the trip. You won’t want to miss it. Pardon My French is published every Monday on iTunes.

As we all know, a home does not have to be the place you were born, where you grew up or even where you live now. It can be a person or a smell and your understanding of it can evolve as you grow older. Homes can be nomadic, they can be wherever your loved ones are, or, it can even be a place you’ve never been before.    This month’s episode of Carte Blanche explores this idea of home and we talk to a few friends of the Atelier about what home means to them.  Carie spoke with our good friend, Lizzie Mac, from The Gathery, an experiential agency in New York. Lizzie is the child of refugees and a first generation Asian-American and she sat down with Carie to talk about her experience of what it’s like to be a beautiful blend of multiple cultures and how that shaped her identity. They talk about Lizzie’s decision to finally visit the country her parents had to flee decades ago and what it was like to be welcomed into a place she’d only known from afar. In the next segment, Veronica chats with one of our favorite writers, Sarah Tarca, who helms the lifestyle website, The Wayward, about editing down her life, embracing new places and spaces, new adventures (those planned and some very happy surprises along the way) and ultimately about redefining the idea of home as she knew it. Special thanks to The Smile Radio for letting us record in their studio. Pardon My French is released every Monday on iTunes.