Tales She Told Me

In this episode, I talk to Sherry Shaban. At 16, Sherry was hit by a car and nearly left paralyzed. She would have her first back surgery before she was 17. Despite this setback, she was committed to fitness and later became a gym owner, only to find herself in the hospital undergoing another back surgery. Unable to demonstrate a single squat, she was frustrated with herself, disappointed and angry for being a “victim” of her circumstances. But her turning point towards recovery came from understanding that one of the central elements to transformation is to let go of debilitating and self limiting thoughts, and to begin to rewrite a new story. She now coaches people from all walks of life on how to rewrite their own story and fall in love with fitness.

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Sherry Shaban
email: [email protected]
website: www.sherryshaban.com
IG, FB and LinkedIN: @sherryshabanftiness
podcast: Fall in Love with Fitness
YouTube: Sherry Shaban Fitness

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Leah lost both of her parents by the time she was 21. Not wanting to be alone, she would go through two divorces by the time she was 36. We discuss how she rebuilt her confidence and her life. She is now a certified Divorce Recovery Coach for women and founder of Mindfully Ready, LLC. She specializes in helping women navigate the mental & emotional side of divorce so they can heal faster and move forward with confidence. 

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Leah Marie Mazur
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This  episode is actually a follow-up to a previous one I did – my episode on clarity. After running that episode, a friend reached out and said “But how? How do you get clarity?”

I share techniques I've gathered from hours of delving deep into topics like this. Full disclaimer – none of these techniques are my own. But I have tested them and found that they have worked for me. So, maybe, they will work for you too. Of course, feel free to pick and choose what you want to do. Just make sure you’re not copping out of an exercise cause it feels too hard. One of the key parts to this process is being honest with yourself, no matter what comes up. 

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Today, we meet Stacy DiStefano, CEO of Consulting for Human Services. This is one of the most joyful conversations about grief that I have ever had. In 2008, Stacy lost her daughter to brain cancer. Following that, she lost both her parents in quick succession. Shortly after, her son would struggle with a serious drug addiction and would go missing for a few months. Stacy and I talk about grief and finding the perseverance to move on.

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Stacy DiStefano
LinkedIn: Stacy Olsen DiStefano
www.consultingfhs.com

Farrah Haidar:
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Janice Goldmintz guided both of her parents through Alzheimers. In this episode, she talks about the emotional challenges of dealing with aging parents, what she wished she knew, and how she hopes to help others. She is a published author and presenter on aging and generational transition challenges. After navigating both her parents through Alzeihmer’s disease, she created Talk About Aging, a company focused on providing education and coaching to their clients to achieve the "highest quality of life, any age, any stage.". Janice has articles published on various issues, including: Caregiver Stress; Drug Misuse in the Elderly; Older Mother-Older Daughter Relationships and Healthy Eating for Older Adults. Her new book, "Getting Older, But Not Old", covers a range of topics relevant to successful aging. She has appeared on television and radio, as an expert on the issues facing today's "sandwich generation."

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Janice Goldmintz
www.talkaboutaging.com

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Chronic illness rocked Jen Hardy’s life. With seven kids and a passion for life, she wanted to find a way to stay positive. Online she found very little. So, she created it herself. This episode will inspire you to stay positive during the toughest of times as Jen shares her story of overcoming chronic illness and finding joy in every day life.

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Jennifer Hardy
Website: https://hardymom.com
Books: https://hardymom.com/jen-hardys-books/

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In this solo episode, I discuss clarity. How I see it and where I'm at with it. I have the luxury of talking to a lot of people, especially women about pivotal times in their lives, times when they had to make tough decisions. And there’s a common theme that they all have when those decisions worked out. And that is clarity.

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I hit the eject button and go exploring with Victoria Wolfe, an award-winning graphic designer and owner of Wolf Design and Marketing, who, after losing a business, sold everything and started exploring the country with her husband, Rich.

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Victoria Wolfe
Website: https://gfexplorers.com
YouTube: https://youtube.com/gfexplorers
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegfexplorers
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gfexplorers/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gfexplorers
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/gfexplorers/

Farrah Haidar:
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 In this episode, I meet Martina Clark, an international activist for HIV and author of the book My Unexpected Life: An International Memoir of Two Pandemics, HIV and COVID-19 which has won several awards including Best in Literature (2021) from POZ Magazine, the NYC Big Book Award (2022) for Social and Political Change, and was a Finalist for Social Change for the American Writing Awards (2022). Martina tells us the story of her journey from HIV diagnosis, to international activist, to abuse survivor and foster mom. 

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Martina Clark
Author of My Unexpected Life: An International Memoir of Two Pandemics, HIV and COVID-19
[email protected]
martina-clark.com 

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In this episode, I talk to Nurjahan Boulden. Nurjahan grew up with dreams of sharing belly dance with the world. But, at 21, she was shot in the leg with an assault rifle in a random attack and thought those dreams were destroyed. After a decade of healing physically and emotionally, she now teaches belly dance and is sharing her story with others. 

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Nurjahn Boulden
Website: https://www.nurjahanboulden.com/belly-dance
TikTok: @nurjahanboulden

Farrah Haidar:
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