Women in Transition

In this episode Tia has a special guest by the name of Theresa Patterson from Cleveland Ohio who is on a mission to help mothers of the next generation build godly marriages and dominate in the work God created them to do so more families are united by love and mission driven visions. Listen to Theresa's story about losing her son, following her husband to Christ, and finding her kingdom work to help women play their roles in their homes with their families and outside of their homes with the people they're called to serve.

In this episode Tia talks with a special guest by the name of Courtney Hensley who is the true epitome of a multi-faceted woman. She carries the title of mother, wife, entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and creative director. As a boutique owner, she has combined her passion for fashion and her love for people, to help women embrace their vision and embody their truth.  Listen to Courtney's journey of being a rebel to becoming a mother and wife and remaining true to herself despite her past.

On this episode, Tia is joined by a special guest by the name of Briana Ross who is a business coach specializing in branding and marketing who has a passion for helping women build their businesses in a way that aligns with the life they dream of. As a wife and mom of two, Briana understands firsthand how tough it can be juggling many roles, and she has made it her mission to help women find harmony in their business and personal lives.   Check out this episode and listen to Briana's struggle with finding work home balance and learning the importance of finding harmony instead.

This episode is to inspire you to get out of your comfort zone so that you can continue to grow. Being uncomfortable is a normal and healthy part of life that can't be avoided. Tune in to find out how you can manage being uncomfortable so that you can learn to adapt and be successful.

This episode is dedicated to the women who are experiencing burnout from helping others and are ready to help themselves. Tia shares her experience of mental breakdown and getting back to a person she recognizes again after choosing herself first.

In this short episode, Tia shares what she's been up to while on hiatus after the last episode. Listen as she shares why it's okay to be selfish as a Woman in Transition.

In this episode, Tia interviews Certified Sex Therapist Jessica Ross where they discuss what a sex therapist is, who sees a sex therapist, orgasms, sex tips for moms and wives, and more! To learn more about Jessica, visit her website: https://www.jessicaljross.com/

In this episode, Tia shares her perspective on the app Clubhouse and all the millionaire perfection experts on there. She wants you to stay woke and listen to her tips on how to avoid a scam.

Welcome back to 2021 where we are focusing on ourselves this year so that we can be the best wife, mom, business owner, sister, friend that we can be! In this episode, Tia discusses why 2021 is her Year of Self while inspiring you to do the same. You are enough!

On this episode Tia shares her experience not trusting God's plan and his timing and creating her own back up plan only to be back at square one where she's now obedient to his instruction. If this sounds familiar you may want to listen. If you're interested in sharing your story as a Woman in Transition, please e-mail connect@accordingtotia.com.

On this episode, Tia discusses the transition of staying safe in a pandemic to staying sane while being socially isolated. She also shares tips on how to cope with seasonal depression.

Hi my name is Tia and I am a woman in transition because who I have become conflicts with who I am destined to be so I am unbecoming in order to find myself again. 

In this mini episode, Tia shares some tips on how to reignite your flame after experiencing burnout. This episode is dedicated to the strong friend, the super mom, the wonder woman, and the girl boss who is tired of lighting everyone else's candle.

In Episode 18, I have a guest joining me from one of the bloggers from Putting Her First by the name of Cara Stewart. Cara is a confident, charismatic, natural born leader. She is also a wife and mother of one based in Toronto, Canada. I'm so glad she agreed to share her story about how she is adjusting to menopause in her thirties and how she's now more confident than other to start putting herself first.

In Episode 17, I have a friend joining me by the name of Madelyn Collins.  Madelyn is a wife and girl mom of two! She works as an education administrator, supporting all hospitality and tourism programs for the local school district. Her ultimate goal is to be the best example of womanhood for her daughters and leave a legacy that they'll be proud to carry on. We chat about the importance of having a black woman doctor, black women and fibroids, giving birth to her first child after her fibroid surgery, giving birth during a pandemic, and adjusting to working from home with a newborn and toddler. So many things!

In this episode, Latrice shares how giving 110% of yourself to your family, friendships, and career is a struggle and requires you to take care of yourself first. She gives us THE REAL on how motherhood affects marriage and raising a daughter and discipling the YOU out of your child. We also talk how going from having a busy social life to being stuck in the house due to the pandemic while adjusting to a new role at work and homeschooling her daughter has most definitely taught her to not put pressure on herself to do everything perfectly. Listen what advice Latrice has to the women who are overwhelmed by being Full Time everything.

In this episode, Jennifer Allen who is an elopement and pop-up wedding planner shares her story on how she got married 5 days after getting engaged and how planning her EPIC wedding led her to her business Just Elope.  We also talk about pivoting her business during COVID, how BLM affects her as a mother to 2 boys, working full-time and running a full time business, planning marriage and not the wedding, and how she made it to 10 years of marriage after meeting her husband on MySpace. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In Episode 14, I have a guest joining me from The Millennial Wives Club New Orleans chapter by the name of Bianca Gaddison.  Bianca is a beautiful, energetic and enthusiastic wife mom and friend who absolutely loves life and tries to live it to the fullest. We talk about how she met her husband in the parking lot, how marriage is nothing like you see on tv, having family members affected by COVID, raising a black son today, and how's she's managing her sanity while quarantined.

In Episode 13, I have a guest joining me from The Millennial Wives Club OKC chapter by the name of Alexus Coleman. Alexus is  a millennial wife and a millennial mom to a 6 month old boy. I know Alexus as a take charge type of woman who I enjoy working with and I am so excited to get to know her even better in this conversation. I wanted to share Alexus' story because she birthed a whole baby before COVID got crazy and as a new mom to a baby boy I'm interested to hear her perspective on her thoughts raising a black son today and hear how's she's adjusting to quarantine mom life.

In this episode, Dominique shares her how becoming a teacher led her into politics. Dominique also shares how advocacy and policy affects the classroom, how she manages her mental health during today's social climate, and what she expects from black women today. She is running for Louisiana's Democratic State Central Committee (DSCC) [District 65 A] and the local Democratic Parish Executive Committee (DPEC) [District 8]. Check out her website for more information. https://www.domdallas.com/

In this episode, Britney shares her transition from being married to deciding to get a divorce and finding new love. We discuss how marriage doesn't fix problems you had prior to marriage, getting back to the basics of who Britney is, using social media for validation, finding new love, and starting a new business. Britney also shares valuable advice to the woman out there afraid to leave her marriage and start over again. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/ for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In this episode, Ariel shares how she went from living her best life in Dallas and having a long distance relationship to moving to Milwaukee where she became a wife and a mom in a new city without family and friends. She shares advice to women out there who are questioning whether or not moving to a new city for love is the right thing to do. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.    

In this episode, Liz shares her journey with love in her twenties, how she envisions love in her thirties, and how she used her journal of poetry to publish her first book under her own publishing company called The Director of Creativity. Liz also shares how social media was a very important tool to starting her publishing company and tapping into her niche. You may not be confident stepping out and doing something new but the difference between you and that person who you're admiring on social media for doing what you aspire to do is that they are doing it with fear and you're still wishing in fear. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In this episode, Lateia shares her journey on getting through medical school successfully through fasting and prayer, the sacrifices she had to make missing out on family functions sometimes, and how she still managed to make time for dating and checking in with friends. She realized that she had to believe in herself in order to remain positive throughout the times she was told No but through that experience she realizes she needed to go through those challenges to be where she is now as a medical school graduate on her way to Chicago for her residency. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In this episode, Nailah shares how motherhood has caused her to lose her identity as a millennial woman and a millennial wife. She is currently still in transition and finding her way back to who Nailah is. Tune into her story of how she met her husband, what's it like raising daughters, having to move back in with your mom with your family, and her advice to the millennial mom out there getting lost in the role of mother.

In this episode, my mom shares her transition from Miss to Mrs from the Generation X perspective, how motherhood caused her to lose who she was as a woman and still learning to this day how to do things for herself, how her and my dad had to adjust as empty nesters, and how she's still in transition as a caretaker to her own mother.   Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In this episode, Zii shares how her faith in God has allowed him to use her in ways she didn't know she was equipped for and how God put her in rooms she didn't know she'd ever be in. She also shares how to find your purpose using her TGP (Talents, Gifts, Passion) effect. Talent: Something You Have Learned. Gifts: Something You Can Do By Nature. Passion: Something You're Excited About Doing. (Negative to Positive) Figure Out How These Things Can Work Together to get to your purpose. Zii took her talents as a make up artist to use her gift to uplift and inspire women. Because she's passionate about teaching, she now teaches everyday women how to apply their makeup like a Pro.

In this episode, Sydney shares how leaving her corporate job to pour into her brand Baddie Brunch full time and traveling to Italy to regain clarity on her life, helped her to land a job in the event planning industry and inspired her to start other good things such as a whole new brand called The Chandler Concept. We're breaking this all the way down and she shares useful advice to the woman who is currently being thrown curveballs and feels like she can't catch a break and to the woman who wants to break into an industry that you may feel like you don't have the experience required. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In this episode, Tia shares how the transition from Miss to Mrs was SO REAL because she grew up with a traditional example of marriage yet was raised to be independent. This alone left her conflicted about whether or not she deserved to be married. Now she knows she has to redefine her definition of marriage and do what works her her and not what others are doing. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In this solo episode, Tia shares how being all over the place has helped her figure out her lane. She provides a unique perspective on "plans" and how chasing her ever-changing dreams of success has left her with no regrets because she was able to try. She shares her story in hopes that listeners can see how sometimes we go through different things to teach us how to prepare for what's next.   Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

In this episode, Tia records her very first solo episode to introduce herself and the podcast to you as a listener and the why behind The Millennial Wives Club and Women in Transition. This episode is the best example of "doing it scared" and "not waiting until it's perfect". How did she do?  Don't forget to Subscribe and Leave a 5 Star Review. Check out https://www.accordingtotia.com/listen for show notes and to submit questions for Tia to answer on the show.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the last radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “Opening The Kimono: A Woman’s Intimate Journey Through Life’s Biggest Challenges”. Our guest is Theresa Rose, an Author, Speaker, and Bringer of the Mojo. She is a dynamic motivational speaker and award-winning author. Through her collection of inspirational personal essays, Theresa helps readers become aware of their choices, connect to a force greater than themselves, and above all, recognize the many gifts underneath their gunk.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the May radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “Finding Your Voice Through Your Pen”. Our guest is Sheryl Kay, a twenty year veteran print and photo Journalist. She's written for numerous international media, including the St. Petersburg Times, as well as many corporations, non-profits, and universities. She is currently serving as a contributing editor at CURVE Magazine based in San Francisco, and has photographed many VIP's included Cyndi Lauper, KD Lang, BETTY, Joan Jett, and others. Sheryl will share with us ways that writing in various forms can help us find our voices when going through change.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the April radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “Conquering Stroke”. Our guest is Valerie L. Greene, At age 31, Valerie suffered a massive stroke that paralyzed the left side of her body and left her unable to speak. Since her stroke she has undergone several years of medical and holistic therapies in order to fully regain and refine her abilities to walk and talk. Today, Valerie is a motivational speaker and two-time published author, raising public awareness of America’s stroke epidemic.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the March radio program of "Women in Transition" titled "Money Talk". Our guest is Tish Wold, a Certified Financial Planner and a Certified Long Term Care Specialist. She founded Belleair Wealth Strategies, an independent firm, in the spring of 2009. Tish will discuss how women tend to approach their financial strategies and planning differently than men. She will offer ways that women can take these differences into consideration in making financial decisions that are unique to women.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the February radio program of "Women in Transition" titled "Loving me, Loving you". Our guest is Delene Cole, a Marriage and Family Therapist, a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE), a Certified Parent Educator. She will talk to us about having healthy relationships with ourselves and with our loved ones. Delene specializes in collaborative healthy family relationships, and healthy adolescent transitions.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the January radio program of "Women in Transition" titled "Ask the Calorie Coach". Our guest is Batina Timmons, Medical Nutrition Therapist and a Registered Dietitian. Batina's passion for food and its natural healing ability lead her into the nutrition field where her philosophy includes balancing nutrition and exercise to aid in the health and well being of all individuals. She is the founder of Tampa Nutrition Therapy LLC www.TampaNutritionTherapy.com and specializes in: • Promoting lifestyle changes (little changes that people continue to choose over a period of time) through behavior modification. • Knowledgeable of foods containing phytonutrients, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and functional foods to promote health and wellness.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the December radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “The Promise, Revealing the purpose of your soul!” Our guest is Therese Tappouni, co founder of Isis Institute. It was late in life when Therèse realized how she responded to grief was a choice only she could make. After the devastating loss of her child and the end of her 36-year marriage, Tappouni was forced to face this difficult transition head-on, turning the tragedy she faced into a positive direction for her life.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the November radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “Money Strategies in Difficult Times!”. Our guest is Wendy Namack, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Practitioner with nearly 30 years professional experience providing confidential guidance, advice and consulting services www.Namack.com. Some of the topics we plan to discuss include: • Economic Conditions – The New Normal • Managing Ourselves During Life-changing Events • Fears About Outliving Our Money • Investment Management

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the October radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “Reflections on Cancer; One Woman’s Journey” with Sherri Strazz. Sherri will tell us about her personal story of being diagnosed with stage III endometrial carcinoma uterine cancer in 2004, shortly after moving from Oregon to Florida. Sherri will share her courageous journey to recovery and how she managed to get support through this rough passage, in a new place where she didn’t know many people.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez welcome Ms. Shirley Mitchell, the author of Fabulous after 50®, Sensational after 60® as our September guest. Ms. Mitchell will share with us her passion and knowledge of Dynamic Aging.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the August radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “Sometimes Divorce is the Answer” to support and give information to those who are in the process of separation and divorce. This month, Afsaneh presents a program to help listeners reframe their ideas about separation and divorce while gaining tools to help them through the emotional maze it creates. We will then open the phone lines to your questions and comments. Afsaneh is a speaker, change coach and consult as well as the author of “Change Thrivers – Your Resource Guide for Making Change Work”. www.ChangeThrivers.com

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will welcome Bobbie Marquis. Although she is a business woman, she will talk to us as a mother, who lost her beautiful 23-year old son, Adam, who died by suicide. The road of healing has held its pain, its gifts and its surprises. Bobbie did not think she could survive this, but she has and it is her hope that by sharing her experience she might help ease someone else's pain.

Afsaneh Noori & Venita Garvin Valdez will co-host the June radio program of "Women in Transition" titled “Find Your Passion, Then Your Job!” and the president of “Bright Future Coaching”. Our guest Ester Bird is certified life and career coach as well as the First Vice President of BPWFL. She will talk about how she coaches her clients to find their passion and then the job that embodies that passion.

Afsaneh Noori & Magda Santos will host the April program titled “When you become your parents’ parent”. You don’t want to miss the information about elder care options and resources if you are responsible for caring for elder parents or relatives. We welcome Bette Light, a registered nurse with a BS in Health Education, a Master's degree in gerontology and healthcare administration. She has been working in the field of geriatrics since 1973 and will tell us about the services available for elderly as well as what to expect if you are caring for them.

In this time of economic crisis and high unemployment, many women are looking for new careers. The March program focuses on the support women can receive from WorkForce Development Organizations when retooling for new jobs. As our main guest, we welcome Jamie Melendez, director of communications for Tampa Bay WorkForce Alliance.

In the February program, your hosts Afsaneh Noori & Yolanda Fairell focus on women being laid off. We welcome Morena Siewert. Morena’s career as a customer service representative for an international shipping company gave her financial security until the down turn in the economy caused her job to be eliminated and she was thrown into the ocean of unemployment. However being a Change Thriver, she made it back to shore and now stands looking at a most promising career in healthcare.

Your co- hosts Yolanda Fairell and Afsaneh Noori wish all of our listeners and supporters a joyous New Year. The January program is to help women transitioning to and from military. In our new segment, “President’s Insights”, BPWFL President Venita Garvin Valdez will focus on the BPWUSA Women Joining Forces Program. WJF is a signature program of BPWUSA dedicated to helping military women transition from military to civilian life. As our main guest, we welcome Seanta C Williams, the CEO of C Life Coach, LLC. A respected leader, trainer and mentor who served over 20 years in the United States Air Force, supporting, and promoting individuals of all ages, economic status, and cultures. She retired at the grade of Major. She served her last and most rewarding duty assignments as the Deputy Director/Program Manager for Senior Leader Training and Research Development at DEOMI, a jointly staffed activity under the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Equal Opportunity) for diversity, human relations training.

Your new co- host Yolanda Fairell joins Afsaneh Noori on the show as they bring you the economic news and how it affects women everywhere. In our new segment, “President’s Insights”, BPWFL President Venita Garvin Valdez will talk to us about what the election of president-elect Barack Obama could mean for the women of this country. As our main guest, we welcome Lillian King. Lillian will focus on three areas 1) Managing your budget, 2) Maintaining a strong support system both professionally and personally, and 3) Balancing your time between your job, family and yourself.

Afsaneh Noori & Magda Santos welcome Yolanda Fairell as our special guest in November. Yolanda is a professional speaker/trainer. During our interview Yolanda will use personal examples in discussing how we can use meditation, yoga, journaling, silence and other relaxation/stress reduction techniques to aid in our transitions.

Afsaneh Noori & Magda Santos speak to Venita Garvin Valdez, president of BPWFL, when she visits Women In Transition radio show and brings us up to date on the Florida Chapter of BPW. As our main guest, she will also share her ideas on balancing work and family as she shares her experiences as a working mother of two young children.