Raising Critical Thinkers (And Becoming One Yourself) with Cheryle Cooper

I Got to Just Be Jackie with Jackie Kingston

What happens when the face everyone recognizes finally gets to just be herself? Jackie Kingston spent nearly two decades as a familiar face in Amarillo building a career in local television while quietly wrestling with who she was beneath it all. In this episode, we talk about walking away from a role that had shaped her entire identity, what it actually looked like to rebuild her self-esteem on the other side, and how falling in love taught her what she was worth. Jackie is now the Executive Director of the Amarillo Tribune — Amarillo's first community-supported nonprofit newsroom — and she brings that same honesty and warmth to everything she does. We talk about why local news is where your power is, how compassion is a muscle you have to keep flexing, and why curiosity might just be the antidote to almost everything. Resources mentioned:  — Amarillo Tribune: amarillotribune.org [https://amarillotribune.org/] — Rage Becomes Her [https://amzn.to/44bCG98] by Soraya Chemaly — The Revolution from Within [https://amzn.to/4vfZJdW] by Gloria Steinem — All About Love [https://amzn.to/4bsBORg] (Trilogy) by bell hooks Until next time, stay strong, stay connected, and keep growing! The Nourisher Podcast is for the woman who feels alone in her journey and is yearning for connection and sisterhood built upon vulnerability, authenticity, and open hearts.  Learn more about the mission and vision for The Nourisher Podcast at www.thenourisherpod.com [https://www.thenourisherpod.com/].  Follow us on social Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thenourisherpod] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thenourisherpod/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/106936799/admin/dashboard/] Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/thenourisherpodcast/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNourisherPodcast]

Still Standing: Surviving the Unsurvivable with Márcia Cook

Márcia Cook lost her two-year-old son in a tragic accident. Then a stillbirth. Then more miscarriages. Then her mother. All while battling her own health crisis on top of a childhood marked by abandonment, abuse, and racism. In this conversation, Márcia, author of Dare to Dream with Eyes Wide Open, talks about the moment she asked God if anyone in the world was hurting more than she was. The answer  changed everything. She opens up about what faith actually looks like in the darkest seasons, how writing became the way she survived before it ever became a book, and the therapist's metaphor about a "bed of nails" that reframed how she thinks about healing. She also shares what it took to finally speak the words she'd kept buried for years and what she wants every woman in the middle of her hardest season to know. Buy Márcia's Book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/4uHEFN7 [https://amzn.to/4uHEFN7] Connect with Márcia  Website - https://marciacook.framer.website/ [https://marciacook.framer.website/] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@marciareginacook?_r=1&_t=ZT-97Lcn0HVx3G] | Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/marcia78613?igsh=cWxka2w5amd6NWY1&utm_source=qr] | Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/marcia.daily.1?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=ESRRG6Fk0eIiIKxB&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F18tfoqhSsA%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfr#] Until next time, stay strong, stay connected, and keep growing! The Nourisher Podcast is for the woman who feels alone in her journey and is yearning for connection and sisterhood built upon vulnerability, authenticity, and open hearts.  Learn more about the mission and vision for The Nourisher Podcast at www.thenourisherpod.com [https://www.thenourisherpod.com/].  Follow us on social Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thenourisherpod] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thenourisherpod/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/106936799/admin/dashboard/] Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/thenourisherpodcast/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNourisherPodcast]

Raising Critical Thinkers (And Becoming One Yourself) with Cheryle Cooper

What does it actually mean to think for yourself, and why is it so hard right now? In this episode, I sit down with Cheryle Cooper (Amarillo writer, editor, and educator) for an honest conversation about one of the most important skills we can develop as women: critical thinking. Cheryle shares how she intentionally wove critical thinking into her homeschool curriculum, why she believes we've been conditioned to outsource our thinking to outside voices, and what it looks like when we stop asking questions altogether. She also gets real about raising daughters who are now out in their communities doing exactly what she raised them to do — pausing, asking questions, and not just taking things at face value. Read Cheryle's Published Stories * Writing the Mother Road: Texas High Plains Writers Celebrates Route 66 [https://amzn.to/4xc9QCJ] * Backroads Literary Review Spring 2026 [https://www.backroadsliteraryreview.com/store/p15/Back_Roads_Literary_Review_Spring_2026.html]  * Clean Fiction: Spring Edition 2026 [https://amzn.to/4uRMTTR] * With Words We Weave, Texas High Plains Writers 2026 Anthology: The Art of Turning Lemons into Lemonade [https://amzn.to/49DcOGj] Connect with Cheryle Cooper * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ltcooper/] * LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheryle-cooper-297754260/] Until next time, stay strong, stay connected, and keep growing! The Nourisher Podcast is for the woman who feels alone in her journey and is yearning for connection and sisterhood built upon vulnerability, authenticity, and open hearts.  Learn more about the mission and vision for The Nourisher Podcast at www.thenourisherpod.com [https://www.thenourisherpod.com/].  Follow us on social Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thenourisherpod] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thenourisherpod/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/106936799/admin/dashboard/] Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/thenourisherpodcast/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNourisherPodcast]

Sweet Treat: What Do You Want Your Summer to Actually Look Like?

Welcome back to a little sweet treat episode! Today we're slowing down for a few minutes to talk about something that's been on my heart heading into summer. If you're anything like me, last summer flew by way too fast and you're determined to actually live this one. I'm getting personal about my own experience — the whirlwind of last summer, what I felt when it was over, and the simple intention I'm carrying into this season. Then I'm turning it around to you with one question I want you to actually sit with before summer hits. This one is for the girl who wants a fulfilling summer, not just a full one.  Support Our Sponsors SkinGlow by Marissa: Esthetician based in Amarillo, Texas who is all about clean, intentional treatments that bring out your natural glow. Think of it as your skin and your soul completely intertwined. See a full list of treatments and book your appointment at https://marissavishnumack.glossgenius.com/ [https://marissavishnumack.glossgenius.com/] Until next time, stay strong, stay connected, and keep growing! The Nourisher Podcast is for the woman who feels alone in her journey and is yearning for connection and sisterhood built upon vulnerability, authenticity, and open hearts.  Learn more about the mission and vision for The Nourisher Podcast at www.thenourisherpod.com [https://www.thenourisherpod.com/].  Follow us on social Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thenourisherpod] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thenourisherpod/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/106936799/admin/dashboard/] Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/thenourisherpodcast/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNourisherPodcast]

You're Still a Mom: For Every Woman Navigating Mother's Day With a Heavy Heart with Haleigh Baiada

DISCLOSURE: This episode contains open discussion of pregnancy loss, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, and infertility. If any of these topics are sensitive for you right now, please listen at your own pace or save this one for when you're ready. ----------------- Mother's Day is coming, and this episode is for the women who are navigating it with a heavy heart. This week, I sat down with my friend Haleigh, and she gave us something really rare: the unfiltered truth about what it's like to walk through infertility, pregnancy loss, and the kind of grief that doesn't come with a roadmap. Haleigh shares her journey through five miscarriages and two ectopic pregnancies, what it felt like to consider IVF, and what nobody tells you about trying to grow your family after you've already had a baby. We talk about the things people say that don't help, the moments she felt completely alone, and what it finally feels like to be on the other side even when the journey isn't over. If you're struggling with infertility, pregnancy loss, secondary infertility, or just dreading Mother's Day, you are not alone. Support Our Sponsors SkinGlow by Marissa: Esthetician based in Amarillo, Texas who is all about clean, intentional treatments that bring out your natural glow. Think of it as your skin and your soul completely intertwined. See a full list of treatments and book your appointment at https://marissavishnumack.glossgenius.com/ [https://marissavishnumack.glossgenius.com/] Until next time, stay strong, stay connected, and keep growing! The Nourisher Podcast is for the woman who feels alone in her journey and is yearning for connection and sisterhood built upon vulnerability, authenticity, and open hearts.  Learn more about the mission and vision for The Nourisher Podcast at www.thenourisherpod.com [https://www.thenourisherpod.com/].  Follow us on social Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/thenourisherpod] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/thenourisherpod/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/106936799/admin/dashboard/] Pinterest [https://www.pinterest.com/thenourisherpodcast/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNourisherPodcast]