If She Can Do It, So Can You!
Women share wisdom, wit, and grit in this empowering and inspirational podcast that airs on the first of every month. Listen as women share their trials and triumphs in stories of challenges overcome, barriers broken, stereotypes silenced, and dreams achieved. Find your own strength, healing, and motivation in their success—because if she can do it, so can you.
Episodes
16 episodes
S2, E3: Kai Butler on Self-Worth and Changing our Narratives
With over 10 years in the education field, Kai Butler holds a B.A. in English from Old Dominion University. She taught as an English teacher, but after three years, she saw the need to deepen her theory and practice for helping inner city yo...
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35:43
S2, E2: Lesley St. James on her Cozy Mystery Series, Publishing Company, and Writing Process
Lesley St. James is the author of The Jill Cooksey Mysteries, a cozy mystery series about a public relations professional whos...
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1:01:10
S2, E1: Crystal Harrell on her #1 Best Selling Book, Motivation, and Education
Crystal Harrell is a #1 Best Selling author, Les Brown-trained speaker, and certified coach. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Public Health at Yale University and serves part-time as a ...
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37:08
S1, E12: Lauren McManamay on Self-Discovery and Living Authentically
Lauren McManamay is a Registered Nurse, advocate for mental health and LGBTQ+ issues, and a current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has presented on Veteran mental health...
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41:57
S1, E11: Jessica Bowser on Advocacy, Podcasting, and the Great Outdoors
Jessica launched Virginia Outdoor Adventures Podcast because she wanted to provide a platform for individuals to tell their stories, to share their connection to the outdoors, a...
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Episode 11
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1:11:54
S1, E10: Jessica Chenard on Healing, Hiking, and Memoir
Jessica Chenard is a writer of purposeful adventures, healing and legacy; hiking and writing give her a sense of creativity and purpose. She is a business owner, mother, wife, daughter, sister, community builder, and friend.Che...
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53:16
S1, E9: Joanna Lee on Poetry, Running, Entrepreneurship
Joanna Lee is the author of Dissections (2017), a co-editor of the anthology Lingering in the Margins (2019), and founder of the Richmond, Virginia community River City Poets. Her work has been p...
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1:03:36
S1, E8: Nanea Hoffman of Sweatpants & Coffee on Building an Online Community and Managing Anxiety
Nanea Hoffman is the founder of Sweatpants & Coffee, a social media platform, online community, and lifestyle brand focused on comfort, creativity, inspiration, and fun. She launched SweatpantsAndC...
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Episode 8
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1:18:04
S1, E7: Nicole Boyd and Narshara Cade on Black Girls Hike RVA and Making the Outdoors Accessible
Black Girls Hike RVA was founded in May 2020 by Nicole Boyd and Narshara Cade. These two friends and middle school teachers found joy in hiking and posted their adventures on social media. While on the trails, the two noticed a lack of diver...
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1:09:17
S1, E6: Lisa Ellison on Mindfulness, Intention-Setting, and Writing
Lisa Ellison is a writer, speaker, and coach with an Ed.S in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a background in mindfulness. She regularly presents and teaches courses on the use of mindfulness in ...
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55:40
S1, E5: Tamsen Kingry, CEO of the Richmond SPCA, on Animal Welfare, Non-Profit Work, and Leadership
As the CEO of the Richmond SPCA, Tamsen Kingry oversees the development of the Richmond SPCA’s short- and long-term strategies to achieve maximum lifesaving. Before being named CEO in 2019, Tamsen was the...
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Episode 5
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1:05:10
S1, E4: Ellen Kanzinger on Pushing Your Limits and Living Your Dreams
Ellen Kanzinger is a documentary photographer and journalist based out of Charlottesville, Va. She currently works as the travel editor for Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine, covering outdoor recreation an...
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1:13:20
S1, E3: Valley Haggard on Following Your Writing Dreams
Valley Haggard has written in short and long-form all her life. She is a big fan of the postcard, the 6-word memoir, and drawers full of unfinished manuscripts. She has slept in tents, hostels, motels, couches, tool sheds, log cabins, bu...
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1:07:54
S1, E2: Courtney Paulk on Long-Distance, Open-Water Swimming
Courtney Paulk, the first female president of Hirschler Law, discusses how long-distance, open-water swimming makes her a better lawyer and a stronger person. “The hardest thing is jumping off a perfectly good boat in the dark," Pau...
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Episode 2
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1:10:51
S1, E1: Anne Moss Rogers on Suicide Prevention and Life After Loss
Despite her family’s best efforts, Anne Moss Rogers's 20-year-old son Charles died by suicide on June 5, 2015, after many years of struggle with anxiety, depression, and ultimately addiction. Emotionall...
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Episode 1
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