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
Kara Cutruzzula: best-selling author who crafted a multi-faceted creative career after a career in journalism
Cleyvis Natera: left a lucrative business career to write award-winning fiction
Rachel Lipson: left her job as a preschool teacher to build a global teaching network
Julie Hartigan: left engineering to become a chef and travel guide
Jen Liddy: traded grading essays for teaching entrepreneurs
Heather Markel: quit her desk job to travel 39 countries
Sonya Weisshappel : turned her organizing skills into a thriving business
Jennifer Maanavi: left her corporate career to build Physique 57 from startup to global fitness brand
Gisela Sanders Alcántara: shifted from TV producer to disability rights champion
Kymme 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
Susannah Ludwig: found lasting love after divorce
Lisa Crozier: discovered sobriety and a new purpose helping others
Susan R. Pryde: healed her liver and lost 100 pounds
Maureen Spataro: turned years of domestic abuse into a platform for healing
Christina Testut : channeled body image struggles into children's literature
Gerilynn Berg: became a bodybuilder at 70 after beating cancer
Cher Hale: Leaned into her creative work after losing her mother
Emily Bailey: transformed her mother’s suicide into strength as a clinical psychologist
Terri Tomoff: channeled family medical challenges into art and authorship
Julie Gordon White: turned her mid-life brain fog into a new career at 55
Angela Wilson: transformed her grief over multiple losses into a movement of connection and generosity through free art