TheFemiNinjaProject

Cheryl Ilov
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The FemiNinja Project is about overcoming obstacles, personal empowerment, finding your voice, standing your ground, alternative health and healing, restoring human dignity one person at a time and helping YOU unleash your personal power. It is also about living well and looking good, at every stage of life.

  1. 1d ago

    Episode #444: "Small Steps, Big Results: How Simple Habits Reverse Weight Gain and Chronic Disease" with Graham Hawley

    Graham Hawley is a Certified Health and Wellness Coach and founder of Simply Health Conscious who guides people to sustainable weight loss, prevent and reverse lifestyle diseases, and reclaim their energy without crash diets, gimmicks, or counting calories. Graham's mantra is Small Steps, Big Results, and his proven approach is based on what he refers to as the 5 pillars of health. He is the author of the book titled "Small Steps, Big Results: Simple Strategies for Sustainable Weight Loss, Lasting Energy, and Lifelong Health," which illustrates how small daily habits lead to lasting weight loss and better metabolic health and wellbeing. Graham shares his personal experience of watching both his father and his brother struggle with chronic health issues along with devastating complications from lifestyle diseases. He describes how his father and brother both endured years of decline from type 2 diabetes and related conditions like heart disease, ulcers, and even gangrene. Rather than accept that same path for his own future, Graham dove deep into nutrition, fitness, and holistic wellness. What he discovered not only changed his life, it also became the foundation for Simply Health Conscious, his now-thriving health coaching practice.     Graham shares many simple tips, insights, and valuable information on how we can all improve our health, wellness, fitness, longevity, and quality of life without the threat of weight gain, chronic disease, and disability hanging over us. And it is shockingly easy, affordable, and accessible to take small steps, reap big results and how simple habits reverse weight gain and chronic disease. Download this powerful, positive, and information packed episode to hear Graham's story and his proven method to lasting weight loss and better health and wellbeing. Great information!     Connect with Graham: https://www.simplyhealthconscious.com/ https://www.facebook.com/graham.hawley.52?rdid=oQz0Z4rsm1jW4Mk1&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1AtPNKDWGq%2F# https://www.youtube.com/@SimplyHealthConscious https://www.instagram.com/simplyhealthconscious/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamhawley/   Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

  2. Aug 11

    Episode #443: The Real Path to Recovery from Chronic Illness with Dr. Jess Armine

    Dr. Jess Armine is putting together the pieces of the healthcare puzzle. As a DC, RN, former EMT as well as a relentless researcher with over 50 years of clinical experience, he has made some amazing discoveries. He specializes in Long Covid, post-viral syndromes, and complex chronic illnesses. His work focuses on mitochondrial dysfunction, immune dysregulation, oxidative stress, and nervous system imbalances, helping patients recover when conventional approaches fall short. Dr. Jess explains how and why his work is so effective in helping people heal. It is not about treating symptoms. It's about his ability to translate complex cellular biology into clear, practical insights. He connects the dots between genetics, metabolism, hormones, and the nervous system while he explains complicated physiological and biological processes into language that is easy to understand, as well as educating the listeners and giving them a deeper understanding of why they feel the way they do, and empowering them to what can actually be done about it.   Download this fascinating and informative episode to hear Dr. Jess's powerful and  positive story as well as his marvelous sense of humor and message of hope and healing so we can all follow the real path to recovery from chronic illness and achieve optimal health, for life! Great episode!        Connect with Dr. Jess: https://www.drjessarmine.com/ https://www.facebook.com/jess.armine.2025 https://www.instagram.com/drjessarmine724/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-armine-dc-rn-a0537329/ Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

  3. Aug 4

    Episode #442: How to Survive and Thrive with Courage, Resilience, and Determination with Kenneth Kunken

    Ken Kunken has a truly remarkable and inspirational story of courage, resilience, determination, and strength of the human spirit. Ken broke his neck playing football for Cornell University in 1970, leaving him almost completely paralyzed from the shoulders down. After a long hospitalization, he returned to Cornell and completed his degree in engineering. He then earned a Master of Arts degree at Cornell in education, and a Master of Education degree at Columbia in psychology. He became a nationally certified rehabilitation counselor and worked for more than 2 years at Abilities, Inc., where he provided vocational and placement counseling for severely disabled individuals. Wanting to accomplish still more, Ken enrolled in Hofstra University's school of Law and worked for more than 40 years as a Nassau County assistant district attorney, where he became a Deputy Bureau Chief. Ken's memoir is titled "I Dream of Things That Never Were: The Ken Kunken Story," and was published in October 2023. He and his lovely wife Anna are the proud parents of triplet boys.    Ken shares his experience of trying to navigate his own healing as well as his new reality in an era where little was known about spinal cord injuries, and little to no hope of creating a productive life was presented by the medical community. He describes the many challenges of returning to Columbia in a time before the ADA was established and having navigate around a campus with was not wheelchair accessible. With the help and support of his friends, family, and his many caregivers, Ken managed to achieve what all of the medical "experts' had deemed impossible. He shares many pearls of wisdom including how to make the most of a bad situation, that life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans, just because it has not been done before, does not mean, you cannot do it now, maintaining high expectations for yourself as well as for others, and the importance of giving back and helping others. Download this powerful and inspiring episode to hear Ken's story and discover the power of surviving and thriving with courage, resilience, and determination. Such a powerful story of inspiration against all odds! Connect with Ken: https://kenkunken.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566473121422 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUUa2hyQF8ubUmEARY9WKA https://www.instagram.com/ken.kunken/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-j-kunken-b4b0a9a8/   Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

  4. Jul 28

    Episode #441: How to Be the Hero of Your Own Story with Calvin Bagley

    Calvin Bagley is a Healthcare Entrepreneur, Medicare Broker, Thought Leader Advocate, Speaker, and Amazon Best Selling Author who went from having no education as a child to earning a business degree at the age of 34.    Today Calvin is the founder of several different businesses which have positively impacted the lives of tens of thousands of people. His book is a published memoir titled "Hiding from the School Bus," which tells the story of growing up in poverty, isolation, religious extremism, and navigating an education system which wasn't built for kids like him. Calvin's powerful story is one of resilience, faith, and how to turn pain into purpose. He did not set foot in a classroom until he was 22 years old. He wasn't homeschooled, he was "no-schooled." Being kept close to home with no exposure to traditional education, his older sister taught him how to read.    Incredibly, through hard work and profound stubbornness, he not only learned to read, but he learned how to speak Portuguese and Spanish when he went on his church mission at the age of 19. Calvin explains how learning Portuguese actually helped him read and write English and encouraged him to continue to pursue further education, eventually being accepted to a college and earning his business degree, which launched him on his remarkable and rewarding career. Calvin shares his story with grace and compassion as he talks about overcoming childhood adversity, resilience and faith after spiritual abuse, breaking cycles, how to build a life worth living when you started with nothing, how to love yourself with all your heart, and how to be the hero of your own story. Download this powerful and inspiring episode to hear Calvin's story and learn how we can all change the script and become the hero of our story. Such an impactful episode of faith, hope, and healing which demonstrates the strength and resilience of the human spirit. Amazing story!          Connect with Calvin: https://hidingfromtheschoolbus.com/ https://www.facebook.com/calvinbagley/ https://x.com/calvinbagley https://www.youtube.com/calvinbagley https://www.instagram.com/calvinbagley/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvinbagley/   Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

  5. Jul 21

    Episode #440: Warrior for Human Infinite Possibilities with Kimberly Spencer

    Kimberly Spencer has overcome multiple adversity in every area of life and business who learned from each challenge that ownership is essential, confidence is cultivated through cheering on your challenges, your language dictates your reality, and how to move forward with faith and vision, especially in the throes of fear. She is the founder of Crown Yourself, CEO of Communication Queens, a certified high performance coach and visibility strategist, international TEDx speaker, and author of the best-selling and multiple-award-winning book titled "Make Every Podcast Want You: How to Be So Radically Interesting You'll Barely Keep From Interviewing Yourself," which was named on the "Top Books to Change Your Life in 2024." She is also the mom of three and the host of the Crown Yourself podcast.   Kimberly shares her remarkable story of determination and persistence, regarding the circumstances, from growing up with an addict for a father, struggling (and overcoming) bulimia, abusive relationships, sexual abuse, debt, and more, to scaling 4 successful businesses and having 1 successful exit, 18+ years of entrepreneurship. As if this wasn't enough, Kimberly has experienced 72 accumulative hours of natural childbirth 3 times, including free birthing her second child during lockdown in Australia, losing 3 family members and 2 family friends while being stuck in Australia during the pandemic, only to move twice in one year to end up manifesting her family's dream homestead outside of Austin, TX, complete with a small farm of donkeys, goats, and chickens.     Kimberly's enthusiasm, positive energy, infectious optimism, and valuable insights and words of wisdom as she shares her story along with her trials and her success is inspiring and encouraging as well as a powerful testimonial to the strength and resilience of the human spirit, and a reminder that we are all warriors with infinite possibilities to help us create the life we want and deserve. Download this fascinating and uplifting episode to hear her story and release your inner warrior!       Connect with Kimberly: https://www.communicationqueens.com/book https://podmatch.com/hostdetail/1725482777348650da74d5e20 https://www.crownyourself.com/ https://www.facebook.com/crownyourselfnow https://x.com/realkimspencer https://www.pinterest.com/crownyourself/ https://www.youtube.com/c/crownyourself https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.spencer https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyspencer-crownyourself/ https://www.tiktok.com/@crownyourself.now Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

  6. Jul 14

    Episode #439: Elite Training for Ageless Strength with Timothy Ward

    Timothy Ward is an author, speaker, expert fitness and longevity coach who helps busy executives, and business owners, men and women 45-80 years old get fit, healthy, and strong in half the time with his trademarked systems. He is the author of the best-selling book titled "The GOAT WITHIN; Aging Healthy and Strong and How to Avoid Our Toxic World."    Tim shares his own personal story of growing up in chaos, being physically and emotionally abused, just trying to survive, but finding a way through youth sports. Sports were his escape, his safety, and eventually, his calling. Fitness saved his life. At 60 years old, Tim has a powerful message to share with the world, as well as a battle cry for anyone over 45 who refuses to fade into frailty, sickness and weakness. It's a blueprint for living strong with power, vitality, and unstoppable momentum. Tim explains how his approach to health, wellness, and longevity is firmly based in the science of biology, physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics, and why many people give up on fitness before they even begin. He also describes how the "fitness industry" often gets it wrong, causing people to throw in the towel before they even begin. He is on a mission to change that, with his proven systems, coaching, training, and client education. Download this fascinating and information packed episode to hear Tim's story and learn how we can develop ageless strength, mobility, flexibility, and longevity, at every stage of life!    Connect with Tim: https://fitnessquadrant.net/ https://www.instagram.com/fitnessquadrant https://www.linkedin.com/in/coach-timothy-ward/   Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

  7. Jul 7

    Episode #438: Mindset, Nutrition, and Healthy Movement for a Life that Keeps Getting Better with Stanley Bronstein

    Stanley Bronstein is an attorney, CPA, life coach, and multi-book author who focuses on two big missions. Which are 1) helping people reach their maximum potential and 2) helping those who need it to lose weight permanently through healthy, sustainable, lifestyle change and without drugs or surgeries. He is the creator of The Way of Excellence, which is a structured personal development system centered on living excellence as a way of life. Stanley has his own remarkable and inspiring story of losing over 220 pounds and has maintained that transformation for many years. Stanley shares his powerful story along with his insights and delightful sense of humor as he describes how we all can begin to create permanent, positive change in our lives. He addresses the four barriers to change which include Willingness, Belief, Discipline, and Commitment. But that's just the beginning of the vast amount of information he shares. Download this positive, upbeat, and fascinating, and empowering episode to hear Stanley's remarkable story and learn how to align mindset, healthy eating, and healthy movement for a life that keeps getting better. Great information! Connect with Stanley: https://thewayofexcellence.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@thewayofexcellence https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanleybronstein/ https://healthymindbodyspirit.substack.com/ Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

  8. Jun 30

    Episode #437: How to Age Out Loud and Proud with Chris Moore

    Chris Moore is an author, remodeling contractor, and a man with a message that everyone needs to hear. Which is that the current cultural narrative that we reach our peak at the age of 40 or 50 and it's all downhill from there is choking the life out of an entire generation. Fortunately, there is a groundswell of seniors who are busting the myths of aging and choosing to age out loud and proud instead of fading quietly into the sunset, with Chris leading the way. He is the author of the book titled "Age Out Loud," where he speaks from his life experience working with seniors as a remodeling contractor and to show the way how we can all make the rest of our lives the best of our lives. He is also the host of the "Aging in Place is a Team Sport" podcast. Chris shares his remarkable story along with his valuable insights and positive, uplifting perspective on aging, including that we get to choose every aspect of our life experiences and how we respond to them, the importance of intergenerational relationships, how the smallest of gestures can have a tremendous positive effect on others, that we are only as limited as we believe we are, and so much more! Download this episode and share it with your friends and family to discover how we can all age out loud and proud. Great stuff! Quote: "You are only as limited as you believe you are." ~Chris Moore      Connect with Chris: https://ageoutloudbook.com/ https://www.facebook.com/chris.moore.616651/about/?id=100005452758215&sk=about https://www.youtube.com/@SeniorRemodelingExperts https://www.instagram.com/seniorremodelingexperts/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-moore-7505b0259/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-moore-7505b0259/ https://ageoutloud.substack.com/ https://podmatch.com/hostdetail/1769183073786264182e377bf Want to be a guest on TheFemiNinjaProject? Send Cheryl Ilov a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/1620842117560x116520069523704300

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The FemiNinja Project is about overcoming obstacles, personal empowerment, finding your voice, standing your ground, alternative health and healing, restoring human dignity one person at a time and helping YOU unleash your personal power. It is also about living well and looking good, at every stage of life.

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  • Creator
    Cheryl Ilov
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    TheFemiNinjaProject