Suzanne Saxe-Roux, Ed.D.         Jean P. Roux, Ph.D., LMFT

Before Angelina and Brad, Suzanne and Jean took the risk and escaped to the South of France with their young daughter to learn how to live again. After 25 years in corporate America and 3 years in a small village under the Provencal sun, they are refocusing their careers to coach, consult, write and speak with those same busy mid-lifers to help them achieve their dreams and live healthy, joyous, balanced lives.

Suzanne and her husband, Jean-Pierre Roux, Ph.D., are launching their new book, Courage and Croissants, Finding a New Way. They frequently speak, coach, and continue to write for those between 40-60 who are truly interested in finding balance and joie de vivre for themselves and their families.

Excerpt from the Introduction

Growing up, we were told we could have it all - challenging careers, a rewarding marriage, financial success, even children if we wanted. Then we found ourselves working night and day to support our lifestyle, with little time to spend together and with our young daughter. Something needed to change.

Like many people we had been living at "life speed," barely having time for ourselves, our child, or creativity. We made a decision to take one year off (which led to more) and live in a small village in the south of France to experience a different pace of living. As our time off was approaching we also realized this was a much needed opportunity to determine how we wanted to live our lives going forward with increased quality, time, creativity and new increased passion in our work. How could we live the spirit of adventure and hold close the joie de vivre of the French in a culture which focused on work above all else?

The question, of course, then becomes so if not this, what? We have a young daughter, not enough money to retire and desires that go beyond corporate life.

As authors we present you with a "How -To" book against the backdrop of an inspiring family story. At its heartare the decisions, choices, and commitments we make to live a simpler and joyous life, no matter where we live in the world.

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Professionally Speaking.. Who we Are

Suzanne Saxe-Roux, Ed.D., and Jean-Pierre Roux, Ph.D., LMFT are business and organizational consultants, certified Life and Executive coaches and successful entrepreneurs who have spent the past twenty-six years consulting with and educating corporate America. Their life work focuses on helping organizations and people to develop, personally and professionally. Suzanne is founder and past president of Advance Consulting, Inc., a management consulting and training company in the San Francisco Bay Area, and co-author of consultants bible, !The Consultative Approach: Partnering for Results!  published by Jossey-Bass in 1998. Her pioneering work was in the forefront of corporations working with their customers as business partners.

Jean-Pierre Roux, Ph.D., LMFT is a health psychologist, psychotherapist, executive coach, and ex-Human Resources Executive. As experts in helping people navigate life transitions, experienced public speakers, and having first-hand knowledge of successfully maneuvering the process themselves, they are spreading the message that it's time we all take a look at how we want to live our lives going forward and be proactive about making decisions and consciously committing to choices that will make us happy, joyous, and healthy.

Suzanne Saxe-Roux, Ed.D. and Jean P. Roux,Ph.D.