Coffee with Cheryl

Welcome to the Coffee with Cheryl Podcast. My special guest today is Dr. Isola Jones, a reknowned Mezzo-Soprano with the Metropolitan Opera, music faculty at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona, a trailblazer, and a strong spiritual woman over 50.

In todays epiisode, she shares her amazing career as an opera singer, singing with legends such as Leontyne Price, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavoratti!. She also shares how at the age of 62 she decided to return to college to pursue her doctorate degree and how she transformed her body to enter a body-building competition at age 72.

With God's help, she has been reaching for the stars all of her life and achieving her goals and dreams. You will be inspired and empowered by this powerful interview.

Today, I am pleased to have as my guest, Linda Michelle Trainer known as the Global Encourager. Linda is the CEO of Be IN Courage, LLC, a personal development and empowerment company focused on supporting busy women caregivers. She is a certified transformation coach, inspirational speaker and best selling author.

In this episode, Linda shares her wisdom regarding caring for yourself while caring for others. While lovingly having to care for her mother who had dementia, and now her husband of 34 years, Linda knows the stresses and trials that come with being a caregaver. She also knows the triumphs that come from knowing she is living her God-given purpose. 

If you are a caregiver or a woman over 50 dealing with the stresses of life, Linda gives practical and sound advice on how to practice self care. Being an international flight attendant, she ciompares the need for caregivers to make sure they are taking care of themselves while taking care of their loved ones, much like when we are on a plane and are instructed to place our oxygen masks on before helping someone else.

This is one of my most inspiring and empowering interviews to date! I know you will learn important life lessons throudh her words of spirituality and wisdom.

In today's episode, Cheryl shares her personal story of loss of her sister and how that loss has led her to rethink what she is doing. Is she living her BEST life doing what she loves. The answer? Yes! And she encourages women over 50 to access their life to see if they are living their BEST life doing what they love. 

She give a few practical tips to help women find their way to doing the thing that they love and provides some helpful resources to help them through this important journey in life.

Remember, you are never too old to live your life doing what you love. The question is... are you?

"Tell your story. Shout it. Write it. Whisper it if you have to but tell it. Some won’t understand it. Some will outright reject it. But many will thank you for it. And then the most magical thing will happen, one-by-one, your tribe will gather."

In today's episode, Cheryl shares her five reasons for telling your story in 2024. As a storyteller, Cheryl believes that the world is better when we share our stories, especially women over 50. We have lived rich, full lives and learned lessons that can help younger generations and each other live a more fulfilled life.

Will you tell your story in 2024?

Welcome to Episode 33 featuring today's guest, Michelle Sumrall, author and certified life coach! Michelle is the founder of Total Life Coaching (TLC) which provides coaching resources to help you deal with personal challenges and find meaningful solutions.

In today's episode, I have the privilege of discussing Michelle's upcoming book, The Bullied, The Bully, and The Bystander, a young adult fiction that deals with the complexities of one of society's major problems facing our teens, bullying. Michelle is working on this book project with her fifteen-year old daughter Aleisha.

Today starts the beginning of National Anti-Bullying Week. This is an appropriate time to introduce her book coming in 2024 and discuss how we as 50Something women can help spead the word.

Michelle shares how she and Aleisha came to write this book and also provides some helpful tips for those who are raising teens or dealing with grandchildren who are teens.

In today''s episode, I have the privilege of interviewing Pam Smith, CEO of Pamhasfavor LLC. Pam is a certified life coach, author, and motivational speaker empowering middle-aged women to embrace their purpose and reach their full potential. With a passion for personal growth, she guides clients on a transformative journey of self-discovery and empowerment. 

Pam shares shares her personal growth journey that has catapulted her coaching business to success. Her "pearls" of wisdom have helped women find their purpose and live their passion. She shares how she transformed her business by being intentional and take a step back and planning her success.

Join me and Pam and learn how you too can transform your business and live your BEST life, right now!

In today's podcast, I am pleased to interview Adora Griffin, entrepreneur, author and a dynamic woman over 50 with a unique zest for life!

Adora is the owner of Aroda Muse, an entertainment and publishing company. She is a retired public administration professional. Her background, experiences, education and training have helped her tap into her artistic talents and live a balanced life of fun, new adventures, self-discovering, while also inspiring and helping others live their unique lives with intentionality, freedom and fun. Adora is certified in Health and Life .  In April 2023, she published her first poetry book entitled "Finally Spoken: Creative Voice Loud & Proud."

Adora talks about how she has reinvented her life after 50 and gives tips on finding balance, being healthy, inspiring others, exploring talents and living a fun-filled life!

Happy Monday! In today's episode, I am excited to interview Angela Brooks, CEO and Founder of Angie's Angels Home Health Care, LLC. Angie's Angels is a state-wide, independent, non-medical home health care business that provides a myriad of services for families and individuals who need help through stressful health-related issues.

Angela Brooks started Angie's Angels in her 50somethings and talks about being an entrepreneur. She gives practical advice to women who are contemplating starting a business and shares tips on how to be successful.

Welcome to Season 2 of the Coffee with Cheryl Podcast, a podcast for women who want to live their BEST life, right now!

To start this new season, I am intervewing women entrepreneurs over 50 who have reinvented their lives after 50 and are starting businesses, writing books, changing careers and .realizing their dreams.

Today's guest, Teresia Wlliams, has been an entrepreneur for over 27 years but recently, at 55, embarked on one of her biggest ventures with the starting of her company SumFoods, where she provides sugar-free and low-carb sweeteners to curve the use of sugar in our diets.

Teresia talks frankly about the ups and downs of owning a business and shares some practical tips for those who are starting a business or want to start a business. She also discusses the health risks of too much sugar in your diet and how reducing the amount of sugar can curb diseases such as diabetes, .high blood pressure, and heart disease.

In this episode, Cheryl talks about living your BEST life reaching for and achieving your dreams. She shares the aspects of dreaming, rather awake or asleep and shares several quotes on living your dream.

If you have stopped dreaming or do not feel as if you can make a change in your life, this is the perfect podcast to help you start dreaming again. Once you dream, Cheryl gives you tips on how to make your dreams reality through goal-setting, action planning and implementation.