Charlotte is a French author, journalist, and public speaker with 25 years of experience researching, writing, and raising awareness about timely and sensitive social issues of the day.
Her expertise in France and the United States spans various topics, with a particular focus on life transitions.
She also examines the impact of pivotal moments on women’s psychological and emotional health.
Journalist & Author
‘Investigating, explaining, sharing’
5 published books, hundreds of articles, and documentaries.
Public Speaker
‘Raising public awareness’
Conferences, dozens of TV, radio, podcast, and written press interviews.
Life Coach
‘Self-improvement advisor’
Coaching within the ICF framework to make a visible, meaningful impact on the lives of others.
Books (in French)
La ménopause,
Début d’une nouvelle vie
Collection Toi et moi on s’explique, tome 1
Publisher: Bamboo Edition
Release date (FR): Sep’20
Le syndrome du nid vide,
Quand le petit dernier s’en va
Collection Toi et moi on s’explique, tome 2
Publisher: Bamboo Edition
Release date (FR): Sep’21
Le couple en crise,
Sentiments, sexe et séduction après 40 ans.
Collection Toi et moi, on s’explique, tome 3
Publisher: Bamboo Editions
Release date (FR): Jun’24
Books (in English)
Pacita the Pacifier Fairy
Big Kid Chronicles #1
Publisher: Beyond the Bridge Publishing
Release date (USA): Aug’20
Other publications
Petit précis médical à l’usage des francophones aux États-Unis.
Ebook par Charlotte Attry. Avril 2017
Detox plastique: La Salle de bains
Ebook par Charlotte Attry et Stéphanie Regni. Mai 2019.
Education
Master’s Degree in Journalism
Institut Pratique du Journalisme
Paris-Dauphine University, Paris, FR
2001-2003
Bachelor’s degree in French Modern Literature
La Sorbonne University, Paris, FR
1997-2001
Professional Coaching for Life and Work Certificate Program
UC Davis, California
2024
Bachelor’s degree in Psychology
IED Paris VIII University, Paris, FR
2009-2014
Radio interviews
- Oct’21 – France Bleu – C’est déjà demain – Comment affronter le départ des enfants du domicile familial ?
- Dec’20 – RTBF – La Supercherie d’Anne-Sophie Delcour – « La ménopause : début d’une nouvelle vie » Charlotte Attry
- Apr’18 – France Bleu – On se dit tout – La ménopause
Podcasts
- Jan’24 – Shine #115 – Le syndrome du nid vide | Conversation avec Charlotte Attry
- Jun’23 – Le blog de mathilde Ep.20 – Charlotte réinvente son métier de journaliste en s’installant à San Francisco
- Oct’22 – Fabienne Clavier – Charlotte Attry – Le syndrome du nid vide – Ados 2022
- Mar’21 – La Maison Française of new York university – Être une femme auteure dans le monde de 2021 : Charlotte Attry
- Sep ’20 – French Expat S2E0 – Les French Expats Qui Bougent : Charlotte Attry, autrice et journaliste, sort « Pacita, la fée tétine »
- Oct’17 – Turning 50 – This Woman’s Work
Freelance writer, Reporter & Conference moderator (May 2019 – present)
French Morning USA (New York). Leading online media for French people living in the United States, with 6 local editions and 500 000 unique readers/month.
Investigation, interviews, writing.
Freelance TV Writer – Director (2016-2019) Berkeley, California
Arte (Franco-German public TV network)
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- Future Mag: TV reports about innovation (investigations, interviews & editing)
- Invitation au Voyage: Tourism documentaries
Founder, Author (2015-2017)
Beyond the Bridge (Berkeley, California)
Blog about my relocation in the Bay Area. Visits, tourism, interviews, expat information and ebooks: (Detox Plastic, e-book to get rid of plastic in bathrooms; Medical Lexicon for French people living in the USA)
Psychology Freelance Writer (2012-2015) Paris, France
Le Parisien Weekly Magazine. French daily newspaper part of LVMH Louis Vuitton group.
Average circulation in 2015 : 331,000
Chief Editor (2012-2013) Paris, France
Troisieme Oeil production
Team recruitment & management (journalists, directors, editors…) for French documentaries. Documentary writing, monitoring of casting, shootings, editing, relationships with different channels.
Chief Editor (2011-2012) Paris, France
M6 Network. (Audience: 10.6% in France). Maria Roche Production. Paris, France
Team recruitment, management, chief of operations: investigations, reports, pitch writing…
TV Director (2008-2011) Paris, France
TF1 (French most popular domestic network – 24% audience in France).
- C’est quoi l’amour ? – TF1 – Family stories (Isoete Prod)
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- Combien ça coûte – TF1 – Business & Finance (Coyote Prod)
- Reporters – NT1 (AB Productions / No Name Productions)
- Escales (AB Productions / No Name Productions)
Author & Chief Editor (2003-2012)
Julie Magazine. Milan presse. Toulouse, France
Writing and managing the team of editors. Monthly magazine for teenage girls. 100,000+ readers.
TV Director (2005-2008) Paris, France
France2 (French Public National Television Channel)
Writing and directing Reports about social issues. More than 2M viewers/each TV show.
- Ça se discute (Reservoir Prod).
- Toute une histoire (Reservoir Prod).
- « Le cancer sort de l’ombre » (Mar’07)
Prime time TV SHOW on cancer (F2) : enquête, repérage - Jour après Jour
Anchor, Presenter – Freelance (2004-2008)
French Army – The Ministry of the Armed Forces (France, California)
Anchor and presenter for the TV magazine of the French army, conducting interviews, writing reports, etc. >> Youtube video
Reporter (2003-2005) Paris, France
France3 News Broadcast – Clermont, France
Writing and directing Reports for the first French regional TV Network.
TV Films, reports and Documentaries Writing:
- “Poverty in France” (Society): “La précarité” (12’ – 2005 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Love obsessions” (Psychology): “L’obsession amoureuse” (13’ – 2005 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “What would you do to save your child” (Psychology): “Jusqu’où peut-on aller” ? (14’ – 2005 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Housewives” (Society): “Les femmes au foyer” (13’ – 2005 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Weight losing diets” (Health): “Les régimes” (12’ – 2006 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Dealing with Pain” (Psychology) “La douleur” (15’ – 2006 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Fantaisies” (Psychology) “Fantasmes : doit-on aller jusqu’au bout ?” (15’ – 2006 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Burn out” (Psychology) “Le burn out” (12’ – 2007 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Family trials” (Society) “Famille : Règlements de compte au tribunal (14’ – 2007 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Organ donation” (Health) “Don d’organes : Caroline” (14’ – 2007 – Toute une histoire – France2)
- “Virtual Infidelity” (psychology) “Infidélité virtuelle” (15’ – 2007 – Toute une histoire – France2)
- “Cancer decrypted” (Health) “Le cancer sort de l’ombre” (15’ – 2007 – Prime time TV show – France2)
- “Adults Anorexia” (Health) “L’anorexie des adultes” (13’ – 2008 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Family secrets” (Society) “Secrets de famille” (13’ – 2008 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Homosexuality and Family” (Psychology) “Quand l’homosexualité bouleverse la famille” (13’ – 2008 – Ca se discute – France2)
- “Living in a large family” (Society) (26’ / C’est quoi l’amour / TF1 / Isoëte productions / 2008)
- “Doctors of the impossible” (Health) (“Reporters / NT1 / 13’ / AB Production/No Name Productions / 2009)
- “Size acceptance” (Psychology) (“Reporters / NT1 / 13’ / AB Production/No Name Productions / 2009)
- “Behind the French lingerie’s scene” (Society) (“Reporters / NT1 / 13’ / AB Production/No Name Productions / 2009)
- “India: From the palaces to the country: immersion in Jodhpur” (Society) (Documentaries series « Fenêtres sur le monde » / Channel : Escales. 2 x 26’ + 52’ / AB Production/No Name Productions / 2010)
- “Sex toys and business” (Society) (10’ / Combien ça coûte / Coyote Productions / 2010)
- “Singers’ rights after their death” (Society) (10’ / Combien ça coûte / Coyote Productions / 2010)
- “This is my life – obesity” (Health) – Editor in Chief of 10 writers for forty 30’ documentaries / 2011
- “This is my life – Maternity” (Health) – Editor in Chief of 10 writers for forty 30’ documentaries / 2011
- “This is my life – Autism” (Psychology) – Editor in Chief of 10 writers for forty 30’ documentaries / 2011
- “This is my life – in vitro fertilization” (Psychology) – Editor in Chief for forty 30’ documentaries / 2012
- “This is my life – Depression” (Psychology) – Editor in Chief for forty 30’ documentaries / 2012
- “Stepfamilies today” (Society) (80’ / Tellement Vrai / NRJ12 / Rewriting – Editor in Chief / 2012)
- “The American Dream of the 2 Gay fathers” (Society) (Development writing – 3e oeil Productions / 2012)
- “Woman singlehood” (Society) (80’ / Tellement Vrai / NRJ12 / Rewriting – Editor in Chief / 2012)
- “Raising a teenager” (Society) (80’ / Tellement Vrai / NRJ12 / Rewriting – Editor in Chief / 2012)
- “Saving African Moms” (Development writing) (AB Production/No Name Productions / 2012)
- “Expat’life” (Society) (80’ / Tellement Vrai / NRJ12 / Rewriting – Editor in Chief / 2013)
- “Alt-station: Improve your posture at work” (Health) (Future Mag/Arte/2016)
Articles
- “Helping retired workers” (Society) (Sud Ouest – daily newspaper / 2002)
- “Music saved my life” (Psychology) (Sud Ouest – daily newspaper / 2002)
- “Casamance operation” (Society) (Sud Ouest – daily newspaper / 2002)
- “Protect your eyes” (Health) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2003)
- “I am tired” (Health) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2004)
- “My puzzle family” (Society) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2004)
- “Stop Poverty” (Society) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2004)
- “Better understand religions” (Society) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2004)
- “Live with diseases” (Health) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2005)
- “All different, all equals” (Society) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2005)
- “War on earth” (Society) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2005)
- “Understand jealousy” (Psychology) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2005)
- “Human body” (Health) (JE MAG – Monthly Magazine / 2008)
- “Achieving greater concentration and focus” (Psychology) (JE MAG – Monthly Magazine / 2009)
- “Why am I sweating” (Health) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2009)
- “What is acne?” (Health) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2009)
- “The fundamental role of imitation games” (Psychology) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2009)
- “The psychological function of Santa Claus” (Psychology) (Julie Magazine – Monthly Magazine / 2009)
- “Aggressivity behind the wheel” (Psychology) (Le Parisien Magazine / 2012)
- “How to overcome your anxiety” (Psychology) (Le Parisien Magazine / 2012)
- “The impact of Fog on my mind” (Psychology) (Beyondthebridge.fr / website / 2016)
- “I’ve tested an adult school in the US” (Society) (Beyondthebridge.fr / website / 2017)
- “Oceantherapy” (Psychology) (Beyondthebridge.fr / website / 2017)
- “Psychology on the plane” (Psychology) (Beyondthebridge.fr / website / 2018)
- “David Macquart-Moulin’s militant laundromats: an act of solidarity in SF (Society) (French Morning / 2019)
- “The cost of living in San Francisco” (Society) (French Morning / 2019)
- “5 Off the beaten track visits of San Francisco” (Tourism – French Morning / 2019)
- “French American Climate Talks Biodiversity” (Society – French Morning / 2019)
- “Supporting Wildlife Conservation” (Society) (French Morning / 2019)
Exhibitions
- “Suicidal behaviors at work”, an exhibit/conference for a group of psychologists. (Entr’actes 2014-2015)