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The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

Shannon Ables 473 Episodes Aug 24, 2026

The Simple Sophisticate podcast, hosted by Shannon Ables, offers guidance on living a refined, quality-focused life on an everyday budget. Episodes cover topics like mindfulness, seasonal cooking, capsule wardrobes, and travel, with a particular fondness for France and Britain. The show encourages listeners to embrace simplicity and contentment over mindless consumption.

Episodes

No. 34 — The Tool that Makes the Shift: Un Moment de Méditation
No. 34 — The Tool that Makes the Shift: Un Moment de Méditation Aug 24, 2026 09:40 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment34
No. 33 — An Ease We Give Ourselves: Un Moment de Méditation
No. 33 — An Ease We Give Ourselves: Un Moment de Méditation Aug 16, 2026 07:14 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment33
432: What We Gain When We Travel and Why Contentment Ensures the Experience is Rich with Gifts
432: What We Gain When We Travel and Why Contentment Ensures the Experience is Rich with Gifts Aug 12, 2026 30:42 A change of climate, a change of culture, a change in time zone. All of these and more are concrete changes we encounter when we choose to travel far from our home and daily life. Granted a time zone change may not be part of each occasion, but still, when the sun rises and sets most likely will be. Change is what we witness when we choose to travel. And by choosing to embark on an adventure, an e
No. 32 — Catching Creativity: Un Moment de Méditation
No. 32 — Catching Creativity: Un Moment de Méditation Aug 9, 2026 06:25 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment32
431: How to Welcome More Serendipity into Your Life
431: How to Welcome More Serendipity into Your Life Aug 5, 2026 41:08 "Once we realize that serendipity is not just about a coincidence that happens to us but is actually a process of spotting and connecting the dots do we start to see bridges where others see gaps. Only then does serendipity start happening all the time in our lives." —Christian Busch, PhD, author of The Serendipity Mindset In The Serendipity Mindset, Busch defines serendipity as something that is
No. 31 — Set Yourself Free: Un Moment de Méditation
No. 31 — Set Yourself Free: Un Moment de Méditation Aug 2, 2026 07:27 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment31
No. 30 — What We Learn: Un Moment de Méditation
No. 30 — What We Learn: Un Moment de Méditation Jul 26, 2026 07:22 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment30
No. 29 —For Ourselves and Others: Un Moment de Méditation
No. 29 —For Ourselves and Others: Un Moment de Méditation Jul 19, 2026 07:10 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment29
430: A Mid-Year Check-In List for Living on Purpose
430: A Mid-Year Check-In List for Living on Purpose Jul 15, 2026 35:30 The month of July announces the second half of the year's beginning, and yet, it doesn't rush ahead. It is as if time stands still for about four weeks before picking up pace with August's arrival, and then September rapidly moves time along at the pace we seem to follow for ten months of the year. Because of this sensation of time slowing down, I find myself physically permitting myself to slow d
Befriending Ourselves — Un Moment de Méditation: No. 28
Befriending Ourselves — Un Moment de Méditation: No. 28 Jul 12, 2026 06:57 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment28
One Simple 'Fix' — Un Moment de Méditation: No. 27 — One Simple 'Fix'
One Simple 'Fix' — Un Moment de Méditation: No. 27 — One Simple 'Fix' Jul 5, 2026 07:41 Find the text for this mini-episode on The Simply Luxurious Life - https://thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/moment27
429: How Embracing Uncertainty Leads to a Fulfilling Life and How to Do It
429: How Embracing Uncertainty Leads to a Fulfilling Life and How to Do It Jul 1, 2026 50:28 "Uncertainty will happen to us even when we try to avoid it. To reach our highest potential and live our noblest values, we need to be willing to step into uncertainty." —Nathan Furr and Susannah Harmon Furr, authors of The Upside of Uncertainty From knowing how the day will unfold to how our year will unfold, we cannot know until we live it. Uncertainty surrounds us, and to deny its existence by

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