Relocating to the French Riviera sounds idyllic. But how do you actually build a professional life once you arrive?
Hosted by Cecile Liconnet, Living the Dream: French Riviera explores women’s professional journeys after relocating to the South of France. Through candid, in-depth conversations, the podcast looks at what it really takes to work, earn a living, and create long-term stability abroad.
Each episode shares first-hand experiences of career change, entrepreneurship, adaptation, and reinvention. From navigating visas and local job markets to managing finances, seasonality, and cultural differences.
Authentic voices. Grounded stories. A clear look behind the postcard perfect image of life on the Riviera.
Living the Dream – Radio Edition features the special 28 minute cuts of my interviews broadcast on WRP (https://worldradioparis.org/living-the-dream-french-riviera/). These shorter episodes offer a curated glimpse into the stories of women who have reinvented their professional lives on the French Riviera.
Full-length episodes and more on the main podcast page (https://livingthedreampodcast.com).
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The Dog Walk That Became a Million-Euro Charity - Juliette Clarkin - 30 min radio cut
She left a marketing director’s career in Dublin and a boardroom seat, then spent twelve years building Mimosa, a cancer charity and community on the French Riviera that has raised close to a million euros. This is Juliette’s story.
From a corporate career she adored to a dog walk that turned into an association, Juliette Clarkin’s move to the South of France took her through French bureaucracy, a salary she had to rescale, and the loss of a title she had spent years earning. What she found instead was Mimosa, a community that became family for women living far from their own.
In this episode of Living the Dream: Women Reinventing Their Careers Abroad, Juliette talks about leaving Dublin, why her marketing skills did not transfer the way she expected, registering a charity in France, twelve years running Mimosa, stepping back as president, and how the South of France has changed for professional women over thirteen years.
A Season Two episode, hosted by Cecile Liconnet.
Help Mimosa: www.mimosamatters.org | www.mimosamatters.org/donate/
Follow Mimosa: @mimosa_matters on Instagram | facebook.com/mimosamatters
Find the podcast: www.livingthedreampodcast.com | @livingthedream.podcast
Support: buymeacoffee.com/livingthedreampodcast
Music: Kite by Claire Long
21 Sept 2026
The Other Side of Monaco: The Brave Face Behind the Glamour - Gabrielle Achilleos - Radio Edition
She was living in Monaco, working five jobs, and keeping the banknotes in a glass jar on her kitchen counter. Nobody around her knew. This is Gabrielle’s story.
Gabrielle Achilleos spent years building a life in Monaco -- co-founding a charity supporting fifty orphan children in Uganda, going through five rounds of IVF, and running fundraising events across the Principality. When her husband lost his job and COVID arrived at the same time, she found herself struggling to make ends meet in one of the wealthiest places on earth, while still responsible for the children in Uganda.
In this episode of Living the Dream: Women, Work and Relocation, Gabrielle talks about the financial crash, the five jobs, the glass jar, the shame of struggling in a place where nobody admits to it, how a chance conversation during COVID lockdown led her to retrain as a certified integrative health coach, and what it actually took to rebuild a life on the French Riviera from scratch.
She calls this chapter of her life Barefoot in Tinseltown. It is the most honest conversation I have recorded on this podcast.
Season Two of Living the Dream: Women, Work and Relocation. Hosted by Cecile Liconnet.
Find Gabrielle: @gabrielle_zest_4_life | https://linktr.ee/gabriellezest4life
Find the podcast: www.livingthedreampodcast.com | @livingthedream.podcast
Support: buymeacoffee.com/livingthedreampodcast
Music: Kite by Claire Long
30 Mar 2026
Living in English on the French Riviera: Mystical Experience and Career Limitations - 28 min Radio Cut - Kirsti Formoso
Living in English on the French Riviera is often seen as a luxury, but it can come with hidden career limitations.
In this episode, Kirsti shares her journey from yoga and bodywork to a deeper exploration shaped by mystical experience and spiritual psychology. After relocating to the Côte d’Azur without speaking French, she was able to build a life—but not without constraints.
We explore how language shapes professional opportunities, what it means to build a niche career abroad, and the reality of aligning meaningful work with making a living.
A thoughtful conversation about women, work, relocation and the trade-offs behind the dream.
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