Transformer Stories
The Uplifters Podcast: Transformers Collection
What distinguishes those who continuously grow and evolve from those who stay stuck? It's not that they face less uncertainty or fewer fears. It's how they process life's inevitable transitions.
Where others might have seen too much risk, these women saw possibility. Where others stayed in their lanes, they dared to explore new paths.
As you listen to their stories, consider how you see your own crossroads.
What version of yourself is waiting to emerge?
What identity have you outgrown?
What small step could you take today toward a bigger change?
What would you try if you knew you couldn't fail?
Career & Business Transformations
: best-selling author who crafted a multi-faceted creative career after a career in journalism: left a lucrative business career to write award-winning fiction: left her job as a preschool teacher to build a global teaching network: left engineering to become a chef and travel guide: traded grading essays for teaching entrepreneurs: quit her desk job to travel 39 countries: turned her organizing skills into a thriving business: left her corporate career to build Physique 57 from startup to global fitness brand: shifted from TV producer to disability rights championKymme Williams-Davis: left a career in business to start a community café
Caroline Scruggs: disillusioned with the music industry created a path to musical freedom
Personal Journey Transformations
: found lasting love after divorce: discovered sobriety and a new purpose helping others: healed her liver and lost 100 pounds: turned years of domestic abuse into a platform for healing : channeled body image struggles into children's literatureGerilynn Berg: became a bodybuilder at 70 after beating cancer
: Leaned into her creative work after losing her motherEmily Bailey: transformed her mother’s suicide into strength as a clinical psychologist
Terri Tomoff: channeled family medical challenges into art and authorship