Virago 24/7

Lyanette Talley
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Virago 24/7 is a podcast for women who are done shrinking. I’m your host, Lyanette Talley—mother, wife, truth-teller, and warrior in progress.Here is where we unlearn silence, honor our roots, and reclaim our voices.We talk real life—identity, marriage, motherhood, leadership, and healing—with boldness and truth. If you’ve ever been told you’re too loud, too much, or too ambitious...You’re exactly where you need to be.This is everyday growth. Everyday healing. For everyday warriors.We’re not shrinking. We’re taking up space.

  1. 2D AGO

    The Stories That Shape Us

    Some stories don’t tie themselves into a neat bow. They pull you backward through memory, family, and the moments you’d rather skip, until you finally see what shaped you. That’s why I wanted to sit down with Annie Dyke, author of Clovis, a character-driven coming-of-age novel that’s raw, funny in places, and unflinching where it counts. We talk about what’s rooted in Annie’s real life and what becomes fiction, why the book opens with Callie in a hospital bed, and how childhood instability can echo into adult choices. Annie shares why she writes from multiple points of view and how stepping into a parent’s mind can change everything, especially when you’re trying to untangle trauma, identity, grief, and forgiveness. If you love literary fiction that feels emotionally true, this conversation digs into the craft behind that honesty. We also go beyond the page. Annie explains how she built a law career that supports writing and travel, why she moved away from defending corporations, and what it’s like to work behind the scenes as an attorney. Then we get into sailing, cruising life, and the surprising truth that the ocean isn’t always the scariest part, sometimes it’s being alone with your own thoughts. If this hit home, subscribe to Virago 24/7, share the episode with a friend who loves powerful women’s stories, and leave a five-star review so more listeners can find us. What line from a book has ever made you stop and rethink your life? https://anniedikeauthor.com/ Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

    39 min

  2. APR 8

    Hormones Under Pressure

    You can look “fine” and still be running on empty and your body will keep sending signals until you finally listen. I sit down with Dr. Alicia Newsome, physician, speaker, and women’s health advocate, to talk about what’s really happening when high-achieving women feel exhausted, overwhelmed, moody, and disconnected from their bodies, especially as hormones start shifting in perimenopause.  We dig into functional medicine and why it focuses on root causes instead of quick fixes. Dr. Newsome explains her “test, don’t guess” approach, including advanced labs that look at how your body is functioning, from cortisol patterns and stress hormones to nutrient status and gut health. We also unpack the cycle basics many of us were never taught and why painful periods, crushing fatigue, and extreme PMS may be common but not normal. Her check engine light analogy makes it clear: covering symptoms without asking “why” only delays the breakdown.  We also get practical. We talk savory breakfast and protein for steadier glucose and energy, small daily movement that improves insulin sensitivity, and why maintaining muscle matters as we age. Dr. Newsome shares simple stress resilience habits you can actually do with a full life, plus a smarter view of detoxification and everyday toxin exposure. Finally, she connects health to leadership through her integrated framework of business, body, and belief and gives a preview of her book "Worthy of Rest: For the Woman Tired of Being the Strong One." If you’ve been told your labs are “fine” but you don’t feel fine, this conversation will give you language, next steps, and hope. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review with the biggest signal your body has been sending you lately. https://www.dralicianewsome.com/ Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

    1h 1m

  3. APR 2

    The Five-Minute Emotional Reset

    Your brain tells you to be furious, scared, or ashamed and then your body follows. But what if those reactions aren’t “just who you are,” and what if you could turn down the emotional charge in minutes? We sit down with Stacey Nye, co-creator of the F.I.X Code, to unpack a simple, repeatable emotional clearing process that Stacey says works for everyone from CEOs and sales teams to school staff, moms, and five-year olds. Stacey shares her own path from an Olympic-family upbringing and decades in high-stakes global event operations to a breaking point marked by trauma, betrayal, and a season where self-help stopped working. Then a referral led her to Daniel Flear and a method that felt like guided meditation, spirituality, and practical psychology colliding, with fast relief that made old memories feel neutral. We get specific about how the F.I.X Code works, what “F.I.X” stands for, and the single “magic question” that reveals the emotion really driving your stress, anxiety, or shutdown. We also talk about why people sometimes think it didn’t work, how layered feelings can sit on the same event, and what it looks like when triggers show up but you feel oddly unbothered. If you’re looking for anxiety relief, trauma support tools, emotional healing, mindset coaching, or a practical mental health routine that fits real life, you’ll take away a clear framework and a next step. If this conversation hits home, share it with someone who’s carrying too much, subscribe for more, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What’s the one feeling you’d want to clear first? http://thefixcode.com Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

    41 min

  4. MAR 18

    Your Nervous System Called And It Wants A Nap

    Some of the strongest women I know are the ones quietly unraveling in private, not because they’re weak, but because they’ve been carrying too much for too long. I’m joined by Vivian Moyo, a therapist and the founder of Moyo Wellness Therapy, to talk about emotional burnout, unspoken grief, and the way culture and family expectations can train us to stay silent even when we’re hurting. Vivian opens up about early loss, migration, and what it feels like to grow up without the kind of love and support a child needs. From there, we get practical about trauma healing and therapy myths. She explains why Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is more than talking and why “homework” matters if you want real change. We cover simple tools you can use right now, including journaling for mental health to release stress and organize overwhelming thoughts, plus quick breathwork to calm your nervous system when anxiety spikes. We also go deeper into suppressed trauma, inner child healing, and breaking generational patterns when your family’s rule is “we don’t talk about that.” Vivian’s message is clear and challenging: stop pretending it didn’t happen. Healing is not about rewriting the past; it’s about protecting your future, choosing self-love, and setting boundaries that bring peace. https://moyowellnesstherapy.com/ Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

    40 min

  5. MAR 12

    Whole Again

    You can have the affirmations, the routines, and the “strong mind” and still feel strangely disconnected inside. That’s the moment we lean into here: not more hustle, not another identity upgrade, but integration. I’m joined by Marvin L. Wilkerson, a spiritual coach, hypnotherapist, and astrologer with decades of experience helping people uncover karmic patterns, release emotional blocks, and align mind, body, and soul. We talk about why healing often stalls when it stays purely mental, and how the subconscious mind quietly runs the show through conditioning, fear, and negative self-talk. Marvin shares how evolutionary astrology can act like an energy map for what your soul came here to learn, and how hypnotherapy and quantum healing states can help you soften the ego’s grip so your nervous system can finally settle. We also unpack “soul fragmentation” and the real-life ways it can show up, from chronic stress and grief to feeling drained in relationships or stuck in compulsive loops. You’ll leave with grounded takeaways you can try right now, including a simple gut-check practice for separating intuition from anxious thinking, plus a clearer framework for change: beliefs shift over time, and real change usually asks us to risk something. If you’ve been craving peace, clarity, and a more centered version of yourself, press play and come sit with this conversation.  Connect with Marvin L. Wilkerson http://www.astromarv.com https://soulfusionhealing.com https://www.blhypnosis.com/meet-marvin Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

    53 min

  6. FEB 4

    Peace Starts Inside

    What if peace isn’t something we pursue out there, but something we practice inside our own bodies first? We sit down with Barbara With—composer, author, peace activist, and psychic channel—to unpack a down-to-earth process for untangling conflict by separating emotion, intuition, and intellect. Her journey from the stage to “going into the nothing” reveals how creative listening trained her to notice signals most of us ignore, and how strong boundaries keep intuitive work grounded, ethical, and useful. Barbara walks us through Conflict Revolution, a step-by-step method that starts with breath. Instead of fusing feelings with stories, you move emotion through the body, listen for a small imperative nudge of intuition, then let intellect execute what serves the good of the whole. The result is practical: family tensions soften, workplace stalemates open, and you stop outsourcing your peace to other people’s moods. We explore memorable cases—a 25-year in-law standoff, an estranged parent-child relationship—and the surprising way relationships reorganize when you change the way you treat yourself. We also dive into Barbara’s collaboration with Einstein, including a “map of human consciousness” and the idea of compassion as a fundamental force. Whether you treat these as hypothesis or metaphor, the takeaway lands the same: inner clarity creates outer change. If you’re wrestling with boundaries, prayer, or being the family “black sheep,” you’ll leave with a simple daily challenge and a hopeful lens on what’s possible when we choose compassion over ego, one baby step at a time. If this conversation sparked something, follow and share the show, leave a quick review, and invite a friend to try the Conflict Revolution challenge with you. Your next peaceful step starts now. http://www.barbarawith.com Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

    50 min

  7. JAN 28

    Quiet Cravings, Loud Truths

    One choice can change everything. That’s the heart of this raw, unguarded conversation about alcoholism, binge drinking, bulimia, and the quiet rituals people use to cope with pain. I, along with Briana Deck, sit down with author and coach Colleen Clifford (Life Beyond the Binge) to unpack the 95/5 factor—the idea that most drinking nights seem “fine,” but the rare wild-card moment can upend a life. Together, we draw a clear line between willpower and sustainable recovery. Colleen shares how reframing from alcohol helped her move from “I can’t” to “I don’t want it,” a mindset shift that reduced cravings and restored choice. We talk through practical tools for high-risk moments: eat before evening triggers hit, identify the people and places that spike urges, leave early when the vibe turns, and keep honest support on speed dial. The conversation widens to eating disorders and the shared roots beneath addictive patterns: dysregulated emotions, the need for control, and unresolved grief. You’ll hear a candid sobriety story marked by detoxes, anxiety, and blackouts, and the relief that comes with telling the truth, setting boundaries, and building a life you don’t want to escape. Colleen reveals why she’s shifting from coaching to speaking, with a mission to reach teens and young adults about blackouts, consent, and the hidden risks of binge culture. If you’ve ever wondered whether your relationship with alcohol is serving you, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and next steps. Listen, share it with someone who needs hope, and if the conversation resonates, follow the show, leave a five-star review, and tell us what mindset shift changed your life. Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

    1h 5m

  8. JAN 15

    Saving Love When Trust Breaks

    When love is on the line, panic makes smart people do reckless things. We brought in Dr. Becky Whetstone, a nationally recognized marriage crisis manager, to show how to stop the spiral, make clear choices, and protect your family whether you reconcile or part.  We walk through the moments that matter most: how to tell if change is possible, the difference between treatable issues and entrenched personality patterns, and when to pivot from repair to amicable divorce. Becky shares an approach most therapists never teach—directive, research-backed, and designed for high-stakes decisions. We also get honest about dating after divorce and the landmines of blended families. Expect practical guidance on trauma triggers, coupling errors that turn every red flag into a false alarm, and why slow, wide-sample dating leads to better partners and better selves. On stepfamilies, Becky offers hard-won insight: start as an ally, let the biological parent lead discipline, and accept that belonging takes years, not weeks. If you’re staring down infidelity, emotional shutdown, or the crossroads between repair and divorce, this conversation gives you a plan. If this helped, tap follow, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a quick review so more people can find the show. Your support helps us bring more grounded, compassionate guidance to those who need it most. https://www.marriagecrisismanager.com Book: "I (Think) I Want Out: What to do When One of You Wants to End Your Marriage" Send us Fan Mail Go to my website http://www.virago247.net for all things Virago 24/7 You can email me at virago247podcast@gmail.com Instagram: virago24_7 Facebook: Virago 24/7 Thanks for listening and don't forget to share, share, share! Everyday growth, everyday healing with everyday warriors! Music by Deli Rowe: "Space to Move" Logo by Kaylin Talley

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Virago 24/7 is a podcast for women who are done shrinking. I’m your host, Lyanette Talley—mother, wife, truth-teller, and warrior in progress.Here is where we unlearn silence, honor our roots, and reclaim our voices.We talk real life—identity, marriage, motherhood, leadership, and healing—with boldness and truth. If you’ve ever been told you’re too loud, too much, or too ambitious...You’re exactly where you need to be.This is everyday growth. Everyday healing. For everyday warriors.We’re not shrinking. We’re taking up space.

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  • Creator
    Lyanette Talley
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    117
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Virago 24/7
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    Virago 24/7