Episode #20
The Look, The Layers & The Woman in the Mirror
What happens when the life you’ve built is a good one—but there are still parts of you waiting for a little more room? Doreen Guarneri is the owner of The Look Salon & Spa, a product creator, wife, mother, grandmother, artist, horse girl, golfer—and, as this conversation quickly reveals, a woman with a lot of layers. We talk about what happens to those layers while we’re raising children, building careers and businesses, caring for people, and simply doing what needs to be done. They don’t necessarily disappear. Sometimes they just move farther out of view. For Doreen, those pieces show up in stories about riding horses through Cold Spring Harbor as a girl, artwork her own children didn’t know she had created, returning to golf and surprising everyone—including herself—and the career she knew she wanted from the time she was little. We also talk about the deeper work behind The Look: not simply helping someone look different, but creating a place where people can connect, exhale and walk out feeling a little better than when they came in. But the heart of this conversation comes back to something very simple: wanting to live. Wanting to have fun. Wanting to make room for the pieces of yourself that are still there. Doreen talks about recognizing those parts again and choosing to pay attention to them while she has the opportunity. This isn’t a conversation about being unhappy with the life you built. It isn’t about throwing everything away or becoming someone new. It’s about noticing what is still alive in you—and giving it some room. Doreen’s invitation to the woman listening is simple: get quiet for a minute. Remember the things you once loved. Notice what comes back to you. It might be something you want to return to, something you want to share, or even something you have always wanted to try. And maybe the question is simply: What do I want to make room for now? Come as you are. Leave feeling more like yourself. For more information on The Look Spa & Salon : Salon | The Look Spa Salon | United States
