16 episodes
If She Can Do It, So Can You! Amanda
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Women share wisdom, wit, and grit in this empowering and inspirational podcast that airs on the first of every month. Listen as women share their trials and triumphs in stories of challenges overcome, barriers broken, stereotypes silenced, and dreams achieved. Find your own strength, healing, and motivation in their success—because if she can do it, so can you.
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S2, E3: Kai Butler on Self-Worth and Changing our Narratives
With over 10 years in the education field, Kai Butler holds a B.A. in English from Old Dominion University. She taught as an English teacher, but after three years, she saw the need to deepen her theory and practice for helping inner city youth in the areas of social-emotional and academic support, as well as career exploration. She obtained her Master's in School Counseling from Howard University in 2011.She has served as a school counselor in the middle and high school sector in New York an...
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S2, E2: Lesley St. James on her Cozy Mystery Series, Publishing Company, and Writing Process
Lesley St. James is the author of The Jill Cooksey Mysteries, a cozy mystery series about a public relations professional whose clients never fail to misbehave but whose friends always have her back. In 2020, Lesley's first novel, The Sweet Scent of Death, won Richmond Magazine and James River Writers' Best Unpublished Novel Contest. Lesley then started her own indie publishing business, Madcap Mystery, and released the novel to the world, along with the sequel, Death of a Dolly Waggler. The ...
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S2, E1: Crystal Harrell on her #1 Best Selling Book, Motivation, and Education
Crystal Harrell is a #1 Best Selling author, Les Brown-trained speaker, and certified coach. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Public Health at Yale University and serves part-time as a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army. As an Academic Success Coach, Crystal has helped over 700 students successfully navigate through higher education using her virtual coaching company and education blog.Over the course of her academic journey, Crystal received over $670,000 in scholarship awards, including th...
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S1, E12: Lauren McManamay on Self-Discovery and Living Authentically
Lauren McManamay is a Registered Nurse, advocate for mental health and LGBTQ+ issues, and a current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has presented on Veteran mental health issues at the West Virginia Nurses Association and has been interviewed on the Don't Ask Don't Tell policy for the Richmond Times. Lauren is a 14-year Air Force veteran, with multiple overseas deployments, and currently serves as a Flight Nurse in the Air...
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S1, E11: Jessica Bowser on Advocacy, Podcasting, and the Great Outdoors
Jessica launched Virginia Outdoor Adventures Podcast because she wanted to provide a platform for individuals to tell their stories, to share their connection to the outdoors, and to build a local community where the outdoors are for everyone. She also wanted to tell these stories through a conservation lens to encourage others to be stewards of the outdoors. As a Virginian and outdoor enthusiast, Jessica is passionate about featuring outdoor recreation and ecotourism opportunities close to h...
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S1, E10: Jessica Chenard on Healing, Hiking, and Memoir
Jessica Chenard is a writer of purposeful adventures, healing and legacy; hiking and writing give her a sense of creativity and purpose. She is a business owner, mother, wife, daughter, sister, community builder, and friend.Chenard is the founder of Her Hike Collective, an all-women's hiking community. You can find her hosting the group's quarterly hikes in the Blue Ridge Mountains.Chenard was motivated to write here memoir, Her Hike, after spending a decade living it. She hiked to heal from ...