Jen Hardy was raised in Orange County, California and grew up going to the beach every weekend. She moved to Franklin, TN (Nashville area) and spent 20 years there where she met her amazing husband Dave. They flew to Florida to spend a week at the beach for their tenth anniversary, and decided on the plane ride home that beach life was in their future. Less than a year later, they’d relocated to Indialantic, a town on a small island on the Space Coast in Florida. They love it because they can spend their days enjoying the ocean, swimming with manatees and dolphins, and watching rocket launches from their front yard. Their younger children spend the summers going to surf school every day. It is truly paradise!
Jen’s hobbies are reading, playing board games, and spending time at the beach. She's been a homeschooling mom for the past 23 years, with 8 left to go! She also has 2 podcasts, “Fabulous Over Fifty” and “Medical Gaslighting,” and has published four books in her “spare” time. In 2022 she started her own business, Hardy Mom, LLC, and her newest project is “Jen’s Friends,” a daily video email for women that offers encouragement and inspiration.
When Jen and Dave Hardy, residents of the Nashville area, encountered health issues and decided to retire early, they embarked on a thorough search for their ideal place to spend the rest of their lives. After exploring vario...