Dr. Sheryl‘s PodCouch

Episode 070: Feeling Seen with Dr. Jody Carrington

Dr. Jody Carrington is a psychologist, best-selling author, and public speaker with an affinity for helping teams and organizations overcome their most complex, human-centred problems. Her glowing energy and incomparable ability to connect with audiences result in compelling keynotes and life-changing workshops. 

Her book Feeling Seen examines how and why humans are so disconnected right now, worse than we have been in the history of the free world. Dr. Jody looks at how we got so lost, and all the soul-ripping contributions to a disconnected world. Then, Jody deciphers with the reader a road map back home, back to each other, to discover how the simple act of acknowledgment can change the world. And then she unpacks the hardest part: when we (inevitably) lose our way again.  

You can find Dr. Jody Carrington at her website.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 069: Write Yourself In with Eric Tipler

Eric Tipler has spent the past twenty years working with teenagers as a teacher, writing coach, and college admissions counselor. His students have attended the country’s top colleges and universities, including all eight Ivy League schools. Eric holds degrees from Harvard and Yale, and he is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

With admission rates at an all-time low, getting into a competitive college is tougher than ever. At the top schools, a strong transcript and test scores will get your foot in the door, but it’s your essays, and the personal qualities that they highlight, that will move your application to the top of the pile.

Yet it’s often hard to know where to start. Seasoned college admissions expert and educator Eric Tipler has seen this firsthand. In Write Yourself In Tipler, a former high school teacher, meets students where they are and shows them how to craft a winning essay: one that is authentic, vulnerable, and highlights traits like personal growth, intellectual curiosity, and emotional maturity.

You can find Eric Tipler at his website.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 068: Middle School Superpowers with Phyllis Fagell

Phyllis Fagell has worked in both public and private schools with students in grades K-12. She currently works as the school counselor for Sheridan School in Washington, D.C. and provides therapy to children, teens and adults in private practice. She also was a previous guest on Dr. Sheryl's Podcouch, appearing in Episode 050: Middle School Matters.

Her newest book Middle School Superpowers: Raising Resilient Tweens in Turbulent Times discusses how to bolster any middle schooler’s resilience by leveraging the 12 Middle School Superpowers they need to manage disappointment, self-regulate emotions, take healthy risks, and recover from any setback.

You can find her at PhyllisFagell.com and on X.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 067: What’s Your Heaven? with Rebecca Rosen

For more than two decades, Rebecca Rosen has served as an ambassador between the spirit world and our day-to-day world—relaying wisdom and insight from angels, guides, and those who have passed on to people seeking answers in the here and now. You can visit her YouTube FAQs playlist to get the answers to some of the most common questions she is asked. 

She has written four books: international bestsellers Spirited and Awaken the Spirit Within, What the Dead Have Taught Me About Living Well, and her most recent book, What’s Your Heaven? which is what she discusses with Dr. Sheryl. Please visit RebeccaRosen.com for more.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 066: The Phone Book with Jessica Speer

Jessica Speer is the highly acclaimed author of books for kids and teens, including The Phone Book - Stay Safe, Be Smart, and Make the World Better with the Powerful Device in Your Hand. She is also the author of the award-winning, BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends)? A Girls Guide to Happy Friendships and Middle School - Safety Goggles Advised, both of which grew out of her work with kids.

Blending social science, stories, and fun activities, her writing unpacks tricky stuff that surfaces during childhood and adolescence. She has a Master's Degree in Social Sciences and a knack for writing about complex topics in ways that connect with kids. Jessica regularly contributes to media outlets on content related to kids, parenting, friendship, and social-emotional learning. For more information, visit www.JessicaSpeer.com.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 065: Beautiful Trauma with Rebecca Fogg

In 2008, Rebecca Fogg walked away from her New York life and successful career in financial services to move to London, where she co-founded the Institute of Pre-Hospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance and continues to work, write and learn Scottish fiddle. BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA: An Explosion, An Obsession and a New Lease on Life (Penguin Random House/Avery Books), is her first book. 

 

You can find all of Rebecca's links here.

 

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 064: Eco-Anxiety with Rachel Arbor

Rachel is the CEO of Gaia Scholastic and the PK-8 Coordinator of Environmental Education for the Garrison School District. For both of these roles, her mission is to cultivate a generation of environmentally-literate global citizens by integrating nature and environmental concepts into the learning experiences of students of all ages and abilities. She builds interdisciplinary content in a way that challenges students to make connections - with themselves, with each other, and with nature, across content areas. A former outdoor educator, She trains teachers across the country on how to re-shape their curriculum through an environmental lens. Her educational and professional pursuits focus on bridging the gap between Mainstream and Environmental Education.

 

You can explore her consulting services here, and you can find her on X here, and on LinkedIn here.

 

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 063: The Parent Compass with Cynthia Muchnick

Cynthia (Cindy) Muchnick, a graduate of Stanford University, is an expert in the college admission process. She got her start in admission offices before opening a private study skills and college counseling business in Southern California, which she ran for over fifteen years. As an Assistant Director of Admission for the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago, she screened and reviewed over three thousand applications, interviewed prospective students, and served on the admission committee to evaluate borderline applicants and appeals cases. Then, as a private counselor, she helped hundreds of high school students navigate their academic journeys, including course selection, study skills, time management, and college applications. Since closing her private educational practice in 2011, Cindy has focused on public speaking to student, parent, school and business groups on a variety of education-related topics.

Over the course of her career, Cindy has written numerous books; The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen’s Wellness and Academic Journey in Today’s Competitive World (Familius/Workman/Hachette, 2020) is her tenth. Her other titles include The Best College Admission Essays (co-author, ARCO/Peterson’s, 1997), The Everything Guide to Study Skills: Strategies, Tips, and Tools You Need to Succeed in School (Simon& Schuster, 2011), Straight-A Study Skills (co-author, Simon& Schuster, 2012), The Everything College Checklist Book (Simon& Schuster, 2013), Writing Successful College Applications: It’s More than Just the Essay (Peterson’s Publishing, 2014), and four other books (Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House). Her essays have appeared on Zibby Owens’ Moms Don’t Have Time To Write Medium platform, Your Teen Magazine, College Confidential, Raising Teens Today, The Los Angeles Times, and The Mom Experience, among others.

Cindy raised her family in Newport Beach, CA, and moved to Menlo Park, CA, in 2018, where she resides with her husband and is parent to two teens who are still at home, a college student, and a college graduate who is a teacher. For further information, or to inquire about a potential speaking engagement, feel free to visit her website at www.cynthiamuchnick.com.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 062: Writing to Find Your Voice: Estelle Erasmus Writing that Gets Noticed

Estelle Erasmus is an award-winning journalist, writing coach, and longtime ASJA member and an adjunct instructor at New York University and for Writer's Digest. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Independent, WIRED, Huffington Post Personal, AARP the Magazine, Vox,Insider, Next Avenue, GH, Marie Claire and more. Estelle's articles for the New York Times and Washington Post have gone globally viral. She has appeared on Good Morning America, Fox News with Ernie Anastos and has had her articles mentioned on "The View". She is co-host of the Freelance Writing Direct Podcast (found on iTunes and Spotify) and was a guest judge for the Writer's Digest 2022 Personal Writing Contest. Her book WRITING THAT GETS NOTICED: Find Your Voice, Become a Better Storyteller, and Get Published from New World Library is available online and wherever books are sold. Find her on Twitter: @EstelleSErasmus, Instagram: @EstelleSErasmus, TikTok: @EstelleSErasmus  and on her website at http://estelleserasmus.com/ and on Substack https://estelleserasmus.substack.com

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.

Episode 061: Career Confinement: How to Free Yourself with Elizabeth Pearson

Elizabeth Pearson is the author of Career Confinement: How to Free Yourself, Find Your Guides and Seize the Fire of Inspired Work. Elizabeth is an executive coach who helps high-achieving women break out of their cages. She teaches practical steps to shift your mindset, unshackle yourself from your limiting beliefs, and helps you seize the fire of inspired work. In career confinement, she provides real-life client stories featuring women who broke free and are living fulfilled and abundant lives. Through easy-to-follow actionable steps for both your professional and your spiritual development, Elizabeth guides you to living the life your soul is begging you to live. For more information and resources you can download her app called EP Coaching.

Hosted by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler.