If you've ever traveled somewhere beautiful and thought, what if I just moved here?...this week's guest did exactly that.

I've known Christy Capano and her family since we were kids, and over the last few years I've been completely captivated by the life she's built in Italy. What started as an opportunity to help renovate a farmhouse in Florence became a complete reinvention of her life. Christy left behind a career in interior design, returned to school in her 40s, earned certifications in Italian gastronomy and a Master's in Food Studies, and is now creating immersive travel experiences through her business, The Slow Travel Lab.

This is a conversation about curiosity, courage, and what happens when you choose a life that feels more aligned with your heart.

In this episode we discuss:

• Leaving an unhealthy marriage and starting over in Italy

• Reinventing yourself in your 40s

• Following intuition and taking big leaps of faith

• The Slow Food movement and food sustainability

• Food as culture, connection, memory, and medicine

• Ancestry, identity, and reconnecting with your roots

• Going back to school later in life

• Curiosity as a path through depression

• Living in Florence and adapting to Italian culture

• Foraging, herbalism, and reconnecting with the land

• Food diplomacy and how meals bring people together

• The healing power of nature, travel, and community

• Romanticizing everyday life

• Why getting older might be something to celebrate

I left this conversation feeling very inspired. In fact, after talking with Christy about foraging, I wandered into the woods behind our house and discovered an abundance of wild spinach growing everywhere. I've been harvesting it for omelets ever since.

As always, thank you for being here. It has been such a joy to share these conversations with you, and I hope they offer a little inspiration, a fresh perspective, or simply a little space to dream for a while.

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From my heart to yours, have a beautiful week.

Greta ❤️

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