Sherley's Show

In this episode, we welcome Certified Life Coach, Public Speaker, and Author of READY ENOUGH: YOUR 7-STEP GUIDE FOR LIFE'S HARDEST DECISIONS, Marin Laukka. Marin holds a Masters in Positive Developmental Psychology and is the Founder of Yes& by Marin.

Over the course of an hour, Marin discusses how she walks women through hard and rewarding decisions. She also emphasizes the significance of not only navigating through the aftermath of decision making but exercising that muscle of positive decision making continuously throughout your entire life. While studying psychology, Marin made the decision to focus on the proactive approach to psychology, which is often forgotten. And lucky for us because there are so many gems that she has to share. Grab some coffee and tea and settle in for another inspiring episode.

In this episode, Sherley speaks with Bestselling Author of FLAUNT, Lora Cheadle. Lora is a former attorney who now specializes in helping people move through betrayal. Whether this involves an intimate partner, one's body, life, or simply the betrayal of yourself, Lora is here to create a positive change before it gets too far.

By sharing her story, Lora walks us through the importance of understanding the trauma relating specifically to the betrayal of infidelity. Buckle up, as this story includes a broken foot, a 15 year old risqué email, a naked photo in the mail, telling the kids about 5 indiscretions and so much more. It all leads to vulnerability, clear communication, taking responsibility for your actions, and becoming emotionally intelligent. As Sherley states, every negative situation can be turned into a positive. See how that happened here when you press play on this episode.

In this premiere episode of the "Advice Time" series, Sherley and Kalief walk us through their 25 year relationship, starting all the way back to the beginning when they first laid eyes on each other. It wasn't a meet-cute but Kalief took the chance. This is one episode you don't want to miss. We hear all about their early days, buying a house, making decisions regarding marriage, and more.

The two give great insight into creating healthy boundaries, seeing the better person behind the flaws, being willing to grow and work on yourselves as individuals, and accepting the fact that there will always be things about your partner that you will never know or see the same way. There is so, so, so much more to get out of this episode, so take notes if you're looking for that long term, 'til death do us part relationship.

In this bonus episode, Sherley is joined by her Advice Time Co-host, Kalief Troutman as they introduce a new bonus series in the Femme Parler Podcast Feed. In this new monthly series, take note that the co-hosts are only sharing a snippet of what goes on in their relationship and neither co-host is a therapist or mental health professional. With that said, be sure to submit your questions and/or comments to get in on the fun of this new series. Your question could be answered and your comment could be dissected on a future episode of the show! Stay tuned for Advice Time, coming soon!

This week's Story Time features Entertainment and Business Consultant, Riahna Edwards. If you've been missing our signature discussion on infidelity, we're back with a story time that follows a five plus year relationship and the journey beyond as the romance began to fizzle. In this episode, Edwards takes us through her relationship, the cheating, the challenge of still living together with her ex-partner, and the importance of therapy (before, during, and after a crisis). We close out the episode getting to know Edwards on the business side as she discusses running her own business at 25 years old.

This week's Story Time features Australian native and Founder of The Institute of Healing Through Pregnancy Loss, Sharna Southan. In this episode, Sharna frankly shares her personal experience with pregnancy loss and grief in addition to addressing the miseducation and lack of education in the medical field and in society on handling as well as normalizing talking about pregnancy and miscarriage. In addition, Sharna emphasises the importance of processing the experience of pregnancy loss before trying again to have a child. This episode is all about what they don't tell you about experiencing a miscarriage and the aftermath so if this is something you are looking to learn about or have support in, this is the episode for you.

This week's Story Time features Spiritual Business Coach, Ambila Nath. Nath's coaching not only focuses on the practical but also the spiritual and emotional shifts necessary to progress in life. But first, we hear Nath's journey that led her to becoming a Spiritual Coach. Nath touches on topics of forgiveness, rebuilding your life, healing relationships and reconnecting with estranged family members. But that's not all. She enforces the life-changing significance of not bowing to societal pressures, transitional friendships, and intuitively tapping into each other's energies. Sit back and relax for a calming and reassuring episode on rebuilding.

Trigger Warning: Abuse, Molestation

In this episode, Public Speaker and Spiritual Coach, Lisa Santiago tells us her story from tragedy to triumph. You do not want to miss this episode. Lisa discusses the importance of telling your own story vs. your story being told by others, the significance of knowing and answering your life purpose and our calling and so much more. Through Lisa's incredible life journey this far, we are inspired to forgive, to see through perspectives that are not solely our own, to be independent, and to understand that regression may come before progression. When we stop and listen to God's voice, a new beginning opens up. Lisa had to grow up very quickly in her childhood and has so many unforgettable life lessons that everyone needs to hear. Please note that this episode contains discussion of abuse and molestation.

Story Time welcomes Holistic Health Coach, Tammi Vaughn, Founder of ITT8KSAVILLAGE. In this episode, Tammi walks us through overcoming trichotillomania, an impulsive control disorder that manifests as hair plucking. She takes us through her past which includes unexpected deaths in her life and coming into her sexuality. Tammi stresses the importance of clearing your mind and being open to gaining clarity on your life in order to start your journey of healing. By doing the inner work to unpack her past as well as embracing nature and camping, Tammi has been able to tap into her healing and hopes to guide others as they work to do the same. If you're in need of a health and wellness partner, consider checking out #Camping4Clarity.

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In this episode, we're chatting with Self Love Advocate and the Author of Wired for Self Love, Neha Sonney. Neha walks us through her journey with arranged marriage in the Hindu religion, the unfortunate disconnect between genuine respect and tradition, co-parenting across countries and finding love. She emphasises the importance of freedom and belonging as well as setting boundaries and doing what makes you happy. In all of this, Neha wants those she helps to understand who they are and why they feel unworthy in order to rewrite their story and finally love themselves. If you're ready for this experience, listen to this episode and be sure to check out her book.