One Tough B

Even though Raven Magwood is in her early 20s, she has accomplished so many amazing things in her life. From gymnastics champion to book author to non-profit founder, Raven is determined to inspire others to reach their full potential. On this episode, Raven shares how her hard work has helped her attain success, with a message that inspires others.

After her breast cancer diagnosis, Dee Burrell’s career focus took a huge shift. From motivational speaking and life coaching, to book author and breast cancer advocate, she spends her time spreading a positive message we can all benefit from. Follow her amazing journey, and learn more about what she’s doing now in today’s episode.

Scharmaine went from living in the projects with her grandmother, to earning a doctorate in nursing. Her hard work, dedication, and ingenuity helped Hurricane Katrina victims during their time of need. On this episode, Scharmaine shares how she rallied in her darkest times to keep going, and how she's using her platform to help inspire young girls to become advanced nurse practitioners through her Nola the Nurse children's book series.

When the pandemic hit, Barbara had to close her restaurant, Barbara's on the Bay, a small restaurant in a little town on the Chesapeake Bay. As she waits for the re-opening, she and a few other local chefs have been cooking donated food and delivering it to seniors in her community.

For our 50th episode, we're celebrating Mother's Day! We're joined by previous guests Crissy, Terra, Jessica, Mika, and Jen as they share the challenges they've faced and the silver linings they've found while parenting through a pandemic

When the pandemic hit, Kelly transitioned her Movement Source Pilates business online to continue to support her community. But she wanted to do more, which is how she started two special classes that are free to health care and frontline workers.  

When the pandemic hit, Alison's portrait photography business game to a halt. But when she discovered the #FrontStepsProject, she decided to join the movement and take photos of families in her neighborhood safely on their front steps, with donations accepted to her charity of choice, Covenant House.

After a tragedy struck her at a young age, Crissy made it her mission to live for today. Her own journey with coaching led her to become one herself, and now, with her coaching business and podcast Suburban Warrior, she works with women like her, to help them reignite a passion for their careers and their lives. 

When the pandemic hit, Barbara's business closed, but soon after, she was asked by her brother to make masks. Since then, she's transformed her business, Barb's Custom Alterations, and now makes masks for frontline works and friends and family who need them most, all for donations only. 

When Dayna was laid off during the Coronavirus pandemic, she decided she wanted to do something to help the frontline workers like her mother, a hospital worker, and her husband, a police officer. What started as a simple request for donations to help send pizzas became a Facebook Group  that's raised over $7,000 to provide meals and support small businesses

Loren and the team at Local Smoke BBQ have seen their business drop 40% since the Coronavirus pandemic, and the next few months look even more grim. But even so, she decided to give back to her community, and support the hard work her local hospital workers are doing with a give-back and match initiative.

Carlee is an expert helping professionals who feel overworked or overwhelmed, but her journey started when she experienced childhood trauma, which led to her own journey of overworking and then, burnout. Now she runs The Stress Less Company, which is dedicated to helping professionals around the country reduce stress through coaching. 

Grace’s love of animals turned into activism. She founded Finding Shelter Animal Rescue to help save and place animals from puppy mills. Listen to how she started her journey into saving animals and educating others to do the same. 

Connect with other women through free online classes and workshops, and support women who have lost their jobs due to the Coronavirus outbreak. From yoga to kitchen organization, and a whole lot more, take a free class daily with one of our instructors, then support them through their Venmo "virtual tip jar" account. You'll enjoy the camaraderie of our sisterhood, and support the tribe of women who need it most right now. All proceeds go directly to these women.   Visit GNIOnline.com to sign up. 

After her experience with post partum depression and OCD, Terra decided to try the mindfulness techniques she had used with her clients on herself. Now, she runs Mindful Mamas , a website and new app, that helps make mindfulness practice more accessible to all. 

Amanda's journey to self-care was not an easy one. Working too many long hours and putting others first gravely affected her health, her finances, and her family. Now, on her podcast and on stage, she speaks about the importance of radical self care.

Scharmaine went from living in the projects with her grandmother, to earning a doctorate in nursing. Her hard work, dedication, and ingenuity helped Hurricane Katrina victims during their time of need. On this episode, Scharmaine shares how she rallied in her darkest times to keep going, and how she's using her platform to help inspire young girls to become advanced nurse practitioners through her Nola the Nurse  children's book series. 

After her breast cancer diagnosis, Dee Burrell's career focus took a huge shift. From motivational speaking and life coaching, to book author and breast cancer advocate, she spends her time spreading a positive message we can all benefit from. Follow her amazing journey, and learn more about what she's doing now in today's episode. 

Beth worked for years as an editor and director of independent films, commercials, and music videos. But then in 2017, she was diagnosed with stage IV Ovarian Cancer. In this episode, she shares how her life took a turn after her diagnosis, and how it influenced her newly published memoir, Why Didn't I Notice Her Before. 

After experiencing the stillbirth of her son, Jesse, in November of 2000, Sarah Slack decided to reach out to other grieving families who experience the loss of a child. On this episode, she shares how she processed the grief, and what she hopes to accomplish with her non-profit, The TEARS Foundation.