From Dreaming to Doing: Moving to Paris, Reinventing Your Career & Building a Life Abroad

What happens when you stop dreaming about moving abroad and actually do it?In this episode of Women Abroad cast, we sit down with Shelley, a U.S.-trained registered nurse who turned years of dreaming about life abroad into reality. After building a career in fertility and women’s health, transitioning into health tech, and eventually launching her own consulting business, Shelly packed up her life in the U.S. and moved to Paris.She shares the real story behind the move — from choosing Paris after exploring different countries, navigating the French visa process on her own, and learning a new language to reinventing her career, building a business, and creating a community from scratch.We also dive into the differences between healthcare and fertility care in the U.S. and France, what it’s like to start over in a new country, and why community can make all the difference when you’re building a life abroad.You can connect with Shelley through Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleygautam/ Send us Fan Mail