Fire and Fairy Dust: The Long Way Back
Sharing my healing and spiritual journey about rediscovering my voice, self- worth and love for life. I do this in hopes of guiding others back to themselves, even just a little.
Episodes
16 episodes
Ep 15- Ready Or....NOT????
Becoming a published author is super exciting! Right??? But what happens when, instead of celebrating that accomplishment, we brush it off instead? In this episode, I share my response to holding the first physical copy ...
Ep. 14 The Weight of a Thousand Pebbles
We’re taught a lot of things about emotions. We learn which ones are acceptable and which ones should be hidden. We are told when we should move on or that we should “get over it.” And somewhere along the way, many of us learned how to carry th...
Ep. 13 Boundaries and Bridges
Boundaries and BridgesSetting boundaries sounds simple. Actually learning to live by them? Not so much.In this episode, I talk about my own experience of going from having almost no boundaries, to swinging too far in the ot...
Ep. 12: Look for the Fireflies
Content note: This episode includes conversations about suicide, suicidal thoughts, depression, and mental health crises. Please take care of yourself and decide whether this is an episode that feels right for you to listen to today....
Ep. 11: Five Things I've Learned About Growth
Growth sounds great until it starts changing your relationships, your boundaries, your expectations—and the spaces where you still fit.In this episode, I share five things I've learned about growth, including some of the less comfortable...
Ep. 10: What Surrender Really Looks Like
In this episode, Cheryl gets honest about how hard surrender actually is, the lesson that revealed she hadn't truly let go of anything, and why her instinct to control every outcome makes sense but isn’t helpful. It’s a real, unpolished look at...
Ep. 9: Life Won't Weight
In episode 9, Cheryl opens up about a comment on her weight that unraveled a lifetime of hiding, and what it's meant to finally stop waiting for permission to live.In this episode, Cheryl talks openly about:The moment ...
Ep. 8: The Messy Middle
In episode 8, Cheryl gets honest about the messy middle of healing, why there's no quick fix, and why acknowledging your progress matters just as much as the growth itself. In This Episode:Why healing isn't the co...
Ep. 7: Fear - Part 2
In episode 7, Cheryl continues the conversation about fear by exploring what often drives many of our behaviors and how we can reclaim this part of ourselves.In This Episode:Why admitting she was scared became the turn...
Ep. 6: Fear - Part 1
In episode 6, Cheryl unpacks the topic that kept her stuck even after years of inner work. Cheryl speaks about the power of fear and the impact it can have if we allow it to do so.In This Episode:Why Cheryl felt guilty...
Ep. 5: The Truth About Anger
What if most of what hurts us was never really about us at all? In this episode, Cheryl unpacks a perspective that initially made her furious: that other people's actions toward us are usually not personal. She's honest that when she first rece...
Ep 4: The Identity Crisis I Didn't See Coming
In episode 4, Cheryl opens up about the identity crisis she didn't see coming: walking away from her career, the fear underneath it, and the conversation with her son that changed everything.In This Episode:Why Cheryl'...
Ep. 3: When Life Looks Amazing But Doesn't Feel Amazing
In episode 3, Cheryl gets honest about what it's like when your life looks perfect from the outside but doesn't feel that way, and traces that disconnect all the way back to childhood.Why "everything looked perfect" was never...
Ep. 2: The Cost of Being Inauthentic
In episode 2, Cheryl opens up about the cost of self-abandonment: losing her voice, her identity, and eventually her marriage, and what it took to find her way back to herself.In This Episode:The question Cheryl asks t...