August 21, 2025 • 45 mins
Join Dr. Lewis in a conversation with Dr. Tyra S. Gardner, affectionately known as (AngerDr.), who is the Founder/CEO of At A Moments Notice, LLC. Dr. Gardner is also the visionary behind The Wellness Center of Mindfulness, a hybrid space dedicated to emotional healing, self-awareness, and mental clarity, through therapy and holistic practices. Email: tyrasjustsaying@gmail.com Website: www.atamomentsnotice.live/
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am doctor Madeline and Lewis your host, and my mission
is to help women accelerate the path to success.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
Well.
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Today's topic is.
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At a Moment's Notice and my guest is none other
than doctor Tyra S.
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Gardner.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
But let me just give you a little bit of
background on doctor Gardner.
Speaker 5 (02:49):
Doctor Tyra S.
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Gardner, affectionately known as Anger Doc, is the founder and
CEO of A Moment's Notice LLC, as well as a
distinguished psychotherapist. Doctor Gardner is also the visionary behind the
Wellness Center of Mindfulness, which is a hybrid space dedicated
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to emotional healing, self awareness, and mental clearness clarity. Through
therapy and holistic practices. She delivers customized solutions in stress
and anger management, corporate wellness, leadership development, and emotional intelligence.
So that's why she's called the Anger Doc, not because
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she's always angry, y'all okay. In addition to her clinical
and consulting work, doctor Gardner is a sought after international speaker, trainer,
business strategists, and wellness expert with over twenty years of
experience helping individuals and organizations excel. She also partners with corporation, nonprofits,
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and community organizations to create transformative workplace programs that enhance performance.
So with that said, I would like to introduce my guests.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
To you all, Doctor Tyra S. Gardner.
Speaker 7 (04:19):
Hello, Hello, are you lewis so good to have you
here to share some of your nuggets and here here.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Well, you're so welcome.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
And you know I always give the standard bio on
my guests and you all don't know out there, my viewers.
There was a lot more I could have said about her,
but I cut it short because we all have but
so much on this show. Okay, but I usually get
the standard bio and then I like to ask my guests,
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tell us what you want us to know about doctor
Tyra s Gardner.
Speaker 4 (05:00):
Oh my goodness. So look, I do so many things,
and so look, some days I'll be like all over
the place. But one thing I will share with your
viewers and listeners about what Tyra s Gardner does is
Tyra s Gardner is the serial entrepreneur. I have expertise
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in almost every industry. Our recession proofed my life back
in nineteen ninety nine when I was laid off for
the same job twice, and I made it my business
that I would never ever be in a place of
despair where I don't know what my next is going
to look like. And so with that being said, I
was able to start doing, you know, doing other ventures.
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You know. Tyra s Gardner also started a nonprofit this
year on menopause. A lot of the things that I
do is based off of experiences and things that might
have happened to me and so, you know, and so
with me going through experiencing menopause myself, I was like, oh,
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I need to start helping people. You know. Sometimes when
having all these different how different journeys. I like to
call all of the different businesses and different tools that
I have in my toolbox. I like to call them
journeys because you know, you can help people with them.
It can be a blessing, it can be a curse
because sometimes when you do too much, it comes off
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as you're doing too much right and so it's being
able to now being able to navigate through find your lane.
And that's where doctor powers Gardner comes through. The goal
is to help people adapt, to change the same way
I had to change. Being able to do the same
for others other people good for you. And you know
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some people, you know once they, like you said, get
laid off more than once. You know, sometimes they might
just give up and say, okay, I'm I'm I just
don't know what to do, just not gonna do anything.
Speaker 5 (07:01):
So they just they give up.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
But you, on the other hand, you decided you were
gonna do the opposite.
Speaker 5 (07:07):
So tell us we are we are.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
We know that many entrepreneurs struggle to juggle multiple brands,
and this is what you've created multiple brands. So what's
your secret to managing and growing your different businesses without
losing focus?
Speaker 4 (07:26):
Oh? My goodness. I used to feel scattered managing so
many things, but I realized it's all about clarity. I
built a brand architect with three pillars, consulting, nonprofit, and media.
This way, everything I do ties back to those categories.
I also rely heavily on systems, automation and an amazing
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network of collaborators. The truth is, I don't juggle multiple
crowns I built. I built one crown with three jewels,
and it's just sticking to it, you know. And I'm
all also say the secret is a lot of prayer.
Speaker 5 (08:03):
Yes, absolutely, absolutely, Wow.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Now you Tyra S consult Tyra S Gardner Consulting. It
focuses on training, coaching, and leadership development. So what unique
value do you feel you bring to the corporate and
professional clients out there?
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Oh my goodness. My unique edge is that I bring
both the clinical lens from being a psychotherapist and the
strategic lens of a business leader. Most trainers only focus
on leadership or only on wellness. They pick one or
the other. I do both. For example, in my my
Outlet program, I help executives recognize burnout triggers while giving
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them tools to lead them with clarity. As well as
a compassion. You know, one client told me I didn't
just become a better boss, I became a better parent.
And that's the kind of impact I look for and
I aim for when I work with people because at
the end of the day, when we are having these
you know, sessions and talking about what's happening through you know,
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through the coaching programs, and it's being able to separate
your business from your personal And that's the lens I
bring from having a clinical and counseling background.
Speaker 5 (09:23):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
And that is unique because, like you said, normally people
focus on one.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
Or the other.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
It's it's not often that you find a therapist that's
also gonna help you with your leaderships. Like, Okay, your
leadership sucks, get on this couch and let me talk
to you a while. I mean, I know you don't
probably phrase it like that, but you know, basically that's
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what's happening here. You can you know, kind of guide
them into a different way of looking at their leadership
skills Happy.
Speaker 4 (10:03):
Yeah, because you know what it's spend off of, right,
looking at Like I set boundaries in all aspects of
my life, right, and one of the boundaries that I
set was work boundaries when I leave. Like I used
to tell people, I'm a therapist during to day, but
I'm a thug after after my shift. So don't come
calling me talking to me about my job. If my
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job is at three three oh one, you got a
different tier.
Speaker 3 (10:27):
Okay, you're not gonna have But it's being able to
set that boundary up right, but then at the same
time being able to say, you know, when we leave
work in the afternoon, we bring the drama from work
to home.
Speaker 4 (10:43):
Right the people are in our home don't need that, No,
they wasn't at the office all day. And you know,
we've seen where people you know, have caused fights and
arguments and you know a lot of discord within the household.
And so my goal with starting, you know, my business,
was to be able to say, no, we need to
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have these my outlet sessions. We need to have vent
sessions where we can sit down and talk before you
enter into your home with all of the negativity and
the things. Use the time that you commute from your
office to your house is your time to decompress. But
let's have somebody else that you can scream and yell
at right when the times happen at work or in
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the office or if you you know, if you're a
business owner, have another person there that's that's biased to
what's going on, and you.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Know that's that's good because a lot of people, especially
if they're a workaholic or what have you, and then
they have a family likee too, they tend to keep
all that bottled up inside and at some point though,
it's gonna come out, and it may come out the
wrong way, and it may come out not at work
but on the family, which you know you don't want
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to happen. So that is to be able to get
them to decompress, like you said, even get home, like
you know, hit somebody with a pillow or something at
work and get those.
Speaker 8 (12:12):
Things that somebody.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
Making something.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
Like I'm not going home feeling bad. I'm gonna hit
you first and get on to.
Speaker 4 (12:24):
Get rid of it.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
I'm laughing, but it's it's serious because so many people,
you know, their jobs are just so stressful for them
and that they do that they run in these organizations
and it's so stressful. So they do need something that
will separate the two so that they can at least
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have that little peace of mind. Like when I walk
like you said, and if I'm off at five five
oh one when I'm.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
Talking about this stuff of.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
I'm over here to deal with whatever's going on over here,
and that's normally a good thing.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
Yeah, yeah, Yeah. The thing is, it's like every day
is a new day, and you know, and that used
to always sadden me when I would go to or
not to my nine to five and have to go
back on the same stuff that we left off one,
you know what I mean, Like, how come we didn't
resolve the issue the day before while we got to
come back to the same old situations exactly? And that always,
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you know, that's the only thing that's like that that
troubles me with corporate America. You know, like, let's leave
it in the past, Let's move to the next and
do what we got to do. Let's resolve the issues
while we have the issue right now, not later.
Speaker 5 (13:44):
Not later exactly.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
Now.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
I know you you talked about the two and keeping
them separate. You know, the wellness and the experiences through
mindful moments. How do you blend the mental health, the
business strategy, and the personal development into these events?
Speaker 5 (14:07):
How do you do that?
Speaker 4 (14:08):
Oh? I believe transformation happens when we stop separating personal
from professional at you know, with mindful moments, through blended therapy,
informed practices like emotional regulation and business strategy sessions as
well as the self care rituals. You know, this is
the way that we work on helping people with establishing
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this with miful moments. You know, a woman might arrive
just looking relaxed, but she'll leave with a renewed purpose
for her career, a personal life as well as an
overall well being.
Speaker 5 (14:41):
Okay, okay.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Now you also have a company called Menopause Matters Incorporated. Yes,
and that's been making waves in public health and also
women's wellness. So what inspired you to create a nonprofit
around menopause awareness?
Speaker 4 (15:01):
Oh, my goodness, outside of me experience experiencing it, I
saw how silent the conversation around menopause was, right, and
it's like especially for black women. And when I thought
about this nonprofit, it was about eight nine years ago
and nobody was talking about it then, right, And it's
like at this point and it was like we as
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women too, many of us suffer in silence, you know,
and thinking that we're broken or losing ourselves a sense
of ourselves. Menopause matters is a way of saying you
are not alone, you are not crazy, and you deserve resources,
respect and care, you know. And it's just like and
that was why I formed this, this nonprofit, because I
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want to be able to start having those difficult conversations
that people haven't been having, you know, and I feel
like now is the time, you know, for us to
have them. You know. I know it's a lot of
celebrities and everybody, you know, they are on the bandwagon
now with it, you know, but it's like now, now
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was the time, you know for us to start talking
these having these conversations.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
Yeah, yeah, because even like when we're talking about the
mental health part of it, you've got a lot of
that has been in the media also, and like you said, celebrities,
you know, jumping on that because they've had to either
experienced it themselves or had a family member or what
have you that have gone through it. So you know,
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it's nothing like bringing awareness to something when it happens
to someone that's supposedly in the media, you know, that's
well known or what have you. But if the ordinary
you know, Joe Blow has nobody knows, So where is
that to go? So that's they have to have somewhere
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that they can and they can't, you know, call up
Channel nine news and say, hey, look, having a mental
health episode, can you help me?
Speaker 5 (17:07):
So somebody can help me.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
They have to know that they have somewhere that they
could go absolutely, and that's that's that's really good that
you know, it's just amazing to hear that the the
things that you've taken on are.
Speaker 5 (17:23):
Just so critical.
Speaker 8 (17:25):
They really are.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
I mean, you talk about the menopause, you talk about
the mental health, those are because even with the menicup pause. Uh,
some women they haven't experiences so badly until that can
also get them into a mental crisis at some point sometimes.
So yeah, it really is all the you know, it
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really is critical the topics and the forms that you're
you're actually into and helping mostly women with I would say,
because which I know with the mental health you probably
could have a mixture of both, but with the pug
mostly that's gonna be the females. Now, you've also launched
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creative initiatives such as like hot Flash, hangouts and Pause
and poor Cafe. How do you make serious health topics
approachable and engaging?
Speaker 5 (18:25):
You know, using these types of venues.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Oh, my good, Humor is my secret weapon, right. I
specialize in anger management, and everybody's like anger and I'm like, yeah,
well you know, and my book is called Let's Laugh,
and everybody's like last Laugh, Live anger free, right, And
so humor is my secret weapon across all of my brands. Right.
Many palls can be a heavy topic to talk about,
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but laughter opens the doors. Right. So Hot Flash hangouts
and Paws and Poor Cafes are spaces where women sip,
laugh and learn. We talk about hot flashes and hair
finning with honesty, but also we have community and we
also have joy. One woman told me I came for
the coffee, but stayed for the sisterhood. And that's exactly
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what we do. And this is exactly why we're doing
it right.
Speaker 8 (19:16):
Right, because they need to know, you know, Well, it's
good to know.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
I should say that there's some other people out there
experiencing the same things you're going through. I remember seeing
a video on YouTube and the young lady was saying
that she did the video because she was going through
she was having all these pains and everything like that,
and she would go to the doctor.
Speaker 5 (19:41):
Nobody could figure out.
Speaker 3 (19:42):
What was going on, and they did figure out what
was going on, but she said she thought something was
wrong with her, that nobody else was going through nobody
else was experiencing this, you know, until she finally just
kept pressing and kept pushing and kept researching things like that,
and then she figured out, Hey, I'm not the only
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one out here that's going through this. And I think
especially with what you're doing, the high flash and menopause
and all of that, you know, it's it's good to
know that, hey, I'm not going through this by myself.
There's somebody else going through it. They may not be
through the same thing I'm going through, but they are
going through something related to that, you know. And so
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that's why you hear, like you said, use the sisterhood,
because now they have somewhere they could go to draw
on and have that support where they can literally talk
about what people don't want to talk about a lot
of times.
Speaker 4 (20:39):
Exactly exactly, you know, and it's you know, these are
the difficult conversations that people have been skating around for years,
and so now it's like now all I can say
is now is the time, you know, why not the present?
Speaker 5 (20:54):
Right exactly exactly.
Speaker 3 (20:57):
Now, fundraising and awareness campaigns can also be challenging. What
has been your most successful strategy for getting successful forgetting
communities and partners to rally behind menopause matters? Because I
know that you can all of this stuff that you're doing,
especially with the nonprofit, you need that support from the
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community and different you know, people that will support you
and putting stuff out there. So how do you get
them to rally behind you on these things?
Speaker 4 (21:27):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (21:27):
Wow?
Speaker 4 (21:28):
Storytelling is key. People don't connect with the statistics like
I can go on for days and days with the statistics,
but they really connect with real life experiences. Being able
to share stories of real women navigating menopause has inspired
you know, donations as well as partnerships. You know, one
campaign that I have is I have a menopause kit, right,
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and so the menopause kit that I have contains a
fan as well as it contains essential oil, a peppermint
essential oil, and it has it has a headband for
the sweat, and it has a cool cough to help
for the cooling the cooling method that we need, you know,
in addition to the fan that we have and just
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things in it to make us feel more feel feel
good about ourselves and know that we are not alone.
And so with that campaign, that campaign I've been doing,
I actually do that at a lot of events, you know,
so I'll you know, have a vendors table set up
and for that you know those if you just want
the fan, the fans are like a ten dollar donation,
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and then we also have the kids that's a thirty
five dollar donation. And that's been working, you know, because
a lot of people like to see things, you know,
have something tangible there that they can take away, you know,
in addition to the handouts and paper paperwork we have.
But yeah, but this is you know, one of our
biggest campaigns right now that we are that we're fundraising
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campaigns that we're working on that we have been doing.
Yet we've been doing this campaign now for the past
I guess the past five months now, okay.
Speaker 3 (23:06):
And I would imagine where you do where you have
the high flesh hangouts in the pouh Poor cafe, those
are those donated to you or those facility a facility
that you have yourself.
Speaker 4 (23:20):
That's a that's a place that I have myself that
I actually use. That's another place that I have that
I use and those I don't, so the donations that
people provide. I use those donations for those events because
I want people to come and feel relaxed and not
feel like they have to be pressure to do anything.
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You know. I want women to feel feel like they're
in a safe environment where they don't have to be
stressed out and pressure. And you know a lot of
people are like, well, you should know. My thing is,
that's what you know when people donate, this is what
this is for for me to provide resources and safe
spaces for us to be able to have these kinds conversations.
Speaker 5 (24:01):
Gotcha.
Speaker 8 (24:02):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (24:03):
Now, if you could change one national policy or cultural
narrative about menopause tomorrow, what would that be?
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Oh, my goodness, doctor Lewis, it would be it would
be requiring workplaces to have menopause friendly policies just like
maternity or mental health accommodations. And culturally, I would want
to shift the narrative from menopause being the end to
it being a new, powerful chapter in a woman's life.
Speaker 5 (24:31):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (24:32):
Now, are there are you looking at maybe trying to
do something like that? Have you looked into trying to
do something like that.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
I've looked at I've looked at a number of legislation
legislations because there are some bills that's out there, and
so I've been working on connecting with some politicians in
my state as well as in other states, such as
the state of New York. There's a politician there that's
working on the menopause bill, and so I have been
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in contact with people to start working on this, to
help with creating policy for these for these workplaces so
people have a better understanding. But first, you know, as
we work on to trying to get a policy, first
we need to get into the workplace and have these
conversations with them so that they can understand exactly understand
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what it is. You know, we need them to be
trained on meause absolutely and understanding what Perry Perry, Paul
Peri menopause is as well as menopause.
Speaker 3 (25:35):
Okay, gotcha now your Tyran's Just Saying podcasts is also
known for tackling hot button topics with a like you said,
a mix of humor, you have insight, real talk.
Speaker 5 (25:52):
What made you start the podcast?
Speaker 4 (25:54):
What was that? You're gonna laugh when I tell you this.
So Tyra's Just Saying actually started in twelve and It
started as a blog because, as you know, social media,
only thing I think we had in twenty twelve was
was a Facebook. But yeah, it was about twenty twelve
when I started Tyran's Just Saying, And so it came
from a blog because people will always ask me. At
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the time, I was working in New Jersey and I
actually live in Philadelphia, and people was always Tyrah, can
you tell me this? And Tyrah, can you tell me that?
And so what about coworkers started laughing and he's like,
you need to just he said, you always saying something?
I said. I said, I wish you all just stopped
asking me all the time. And I'm just saying, just stop.
And he was like, yeah, well you need to start
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saying Tyra's just saying. He was like, and I started laughing,
and so I was like, Tyra's just saying. I said,
you know what, I'm gonna do something with that. It's
so great. When he said it, I jumped on. I
jumped on, go daddy and create and started creating my blog.
And that's how Tyra's Just Stays shot. Tyra's Just Staying
got started. So fast forward to here we are the
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pandemic twenty twenty. Now I'm watching Instagram because that's when
people actually started doing the videos. March twenty twenty is
when they started where people could actually start doing videos
outside I'm posting pictures and so I was like ooh.
I was like, and people at that time, because things
was so chaotic, do you know who got this? And
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you know who got that? Because we can't come out
of the house. And I was like, you know what,
I'm I'm tired of y'all calling me. So now I'm
just gonna do these interviews and I'm gonna go on
Instagram and y'all gonna come on here, y'all gonna talk
about y'all businesses, and this is how we gonna do
this and so and that's how time I was just
saying podcasts got started. And so my first my first
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interview was with my hairstylist because people were so upset
out the air. So I was like, girl, get on
Instagram would be real quick. She's like, I don't know
what to do. I said, just get on and we're
gonna talk. And so she's like, I'm afraid. That's not
afraid of what who cares? Just get on. We got
along the already having casual conversations about it and started
talking about that. And after that, people started reaching out
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like I have a business, Can I talk to you
about it? And I'm like sure, you know, I'm like
and then next thing, you know, all these business owns
and stuff started reaching out to me wanting to come
on and talk. And then started watching a lot of
different podcasts, a lot of things that was going on
Instagram at the time, and I was just like, okay,
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and then I started meeting a couple. I met a
couple of celebrities on there, you know, from jumping and
watching people's lives, and they see my name and they
like angered doctor tyr, Like they thought my name was
Angie and I said, that does not say Angie Andy,
I said, read it, you know. And then that's when
they were like, oh my goodness. So but the name
always calls intrigue, you know. And so that's how that's
(28:54):
how it all got form, you know, And it.
Speaker 3 (28:56):
Was just when it took off and thought one push,
one lose, nobody to say something, and then you get.
Speaker 4 (29:04):
Here we go and you know, and it's like when
I tell you I love that, you know, every guest
has left with something, you know.
Speaker 5 (29:12):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
So now you've interviewed, like you said, a variety of
guests from.
Speaker 8 (29:17):
Entrepreneurs, health experts.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
What's been your most memorable or surprising interviews so far?
Speaker 4 (29:26):
Oh? My goodness, you know what, all of my interview
all of the interviews that I've done have been have
been standout, right, you know, it's like each one, each
person that I speak to, you know, I feel like
I learned something new every day, right, But it's also
(29:46):
it's just like, you know, but when I think about it,
you know, I like, I had one interview where one
of my guests, you know, got vulnerable about vulnerable about
being burnt out, you know, and we talked about that,
we talked about I had one guest on who talked
about children and having children and the pressures of you know,
(30:10):
the pressures of being a parent, especially during you know,
the pandemic and all of that, you know, And so
it was it was those that stood out stood out
the most. You know, the bottom line is it wasn't
just all about business. You know. People were able to
share how they were feeling about their relationships, how things,
how things might have been, how they might have been
(30:31):
suffering about something. You know, Tyr was just saying, had
a number of spin off shows during the during the pandemic,
you know, during the twenty twenty time, because I had
a room called another room called the Recovery Room, where
people would come through and just you know, unload everything
that they felt that they needed to recover from, you know.
(30:53):
And so I think that with that, you know, people
really needed to hear those unfiltered stories, you know, because
you know, because again people relate to what they hear
opposed to you know, the numbers exactly. Wow. So how
do you.
Speaker 5 (31:14):
Choose your topics?
Speaker 3 (31:16):
Like you said, I know you said in the beginning,
a lot of people were calling you and they wanted
to be on to talk about their business. But how
do you keep your content fresh and engaging?
Speaker 4 (31:27):
Basically, I'm always on social media, whether I'm on Facebook, TikTok,
or Instagram. I'm not on TikTok as much as I
need to be, which that's coming. But I try to
look at what's trending right, what's the trending conversation that
is happening in the world right without being too without
(31:49):
getting to yeah, you know, because you know, like, yeah,
I have to constantly explain myself because of things that
I might say, you know, but you know, But for
the most part, you know, I just try to see
what's trending. You know, when I interview different business owners,
you know that do come on to talk about their business,
(32:11):
their nonprofit or their family, there's always something that we
can pull out of the conversation that's related to what's
trending right now in society. And so that's pretty much
how power I choose the topics.
Speaker 3 (32:25):
Wow, so what do you want the listeners? What do
you want after an episode? What do you want them
to walk away with? What do you want their takeaway
to be?
Speaker 4 (32:38):
Oh, my goodness, I want their takeaway to be that
they feel informed, empowered and ready to act. You know
that you might be starting a difficult conversation, or practicing
a new self care strategy, you know, or doing something
more in the community, you know, whether it's forming their
own nonprofit or starting a business, being able to feel
(33:00):
empowered to do whatever they want to do. And if
they leave laughing while they learn something, then I did
my job.
Speaker 5 (33:07):
I know it's right, that's right. Well, tell us, I
know you mentioned a book.
Speaker 3 (33:14):
Tell us what's on the horizon, what's next, anything you
got going on that you want us to know about,
any any special event's going to be happening at your
hot flash poor cafe or anything like that.
Speaker 4 (33:31):
Well, the next thing I have, I have an event
that's called Let that Stuff Go, and what that is
is a break the Plate events. So I'll be hosting
those at least two more before the end of the year.
In addition to I'll be conducting a vision board in
January twenty twenty six. Okay, I have a number of
(33:52):
speaking MV agments coming up to women's empowerment events, one
October eighteenth, which will be held in Philadelphia, and another
one that will be held with the same organization in
the DMV at National Harbor or November eighth. So yes, yes,
I've definitely got to get the information to you so
(34:13):
that you know, maybe you could swing on through.
Speaker 5 (34:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (34:18):
Absolutely, Yeah, And so that's what I'll be up to
these these next few weeks. And then the month of October,
we do have Minopause Awareness Day happening on October eighteenth.
I'm actually speaking that day, but.
Speaker 3 (34:31):
I will also be out doing things, doing what I
can leading up to the day to get menopause awareness.
Speaker 5 (34:38):
Out okay, okay.
Speaker 3 (34:40):
Now, based on everything that you've done, the businesses that
you have, that you formed, and everything, if you had
one piece of advice that you could lead with our
viewers and our listeners, what would that piece of advice be.
Speaker 4 (34:57):
I would say, never give up. Sometimes in life things
happen and we become very we become sad, depressed, or
we be putting places where people discredit what we do,
what we know. But what I will say is, never
give up. Know that you can do all the things
that you set your heart and your mind to, and
(35:20):
that there is no limits. And never stop. Never stop
thinking thinking positive, you know, because that's thinking. Thinking can
always get in and creep up into you. But don't
allow yourself to be limited. Just keep pushing.
Speaker 3 (35:36):
Now you've been reading my playbook Stop It Girl, those
about words exactly, love it, love it, love it.
Speaker 4 (35:48):
Tell us.
Speaker 3 (35:48):
How can the viewers and the listeners reach out to
you if they want to find out more information about
what you do, maybe even donate to some of the
things that you're doing.
Speaker 5 (36:00):
How can they find you?
Speaker 4 (36:02):
Oh, you can find me. My website is going up
below the screen, which is Tyrasgartner dot com. You can
also send the email at Tyra's Just Saying dot at
gmail dot com, or you can follow me on Instagram
at at a at Anger Doctor Tyra dot com, at
anger doctor Tyrol excuse me, or at Menopause Matters, also
(36:23):
on Instagram.
Speaker 3 (36:26):
Well, I tell you what, it has been fantastic having here,
and just to let everybody know, I was on podcast too,
so I had.
Speaker 8 (36:34):
A big time. Yes, it was just great to have
you on the show, and.
Speaker 4 (36:41):
It was great being here. Thank you all.
Speaker 8 (36:43):
The not even though we got we had our conversation.
Speaker 3 (36:46):
I didn't realize you were doing all this stuff, but
tell I started reading this, you know, so it is
just it's just great to have you come and share
your nuggets with us.
Speaker 5 (37:00):
Really appreciate you.
Speaker 8 (37:01):
Uh I did.
Speaker 5 (37:02):
I did.
Speaker 3 (37:03):
Like I said, I heard you mention a book. Did
you want to tell them where they can get your book?
Speaker 4 (37:07):
Yes, you can get you can get my book Let's
laugh on on Tyra Asgardner dot com. And it's a
book about it's an anger management work book, so it
helps people through those situations where they are experiencing anger
and despair.
Speaker 8 (37:23):
So well, thank you so much, Tyra, Doctor Tyra.
Speaker 4 (37:28):
Thank you so much, doctor Maddelin.
Speaker 3 (37:31):
But like I said, she is not an angry woman,
and she is just making sure that you all are
not angry.
Speaker 8 (37:37):
So again for being here on the show.
Speaker 5 (37:40):
It's been a pleasure having you.
Speaker 4 (37:43):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (37:45):
Thank you alrighty, So now I'm just gonna bring everybody
in and let them know about some upcoming events that's
going on, some things that I will be at. I'm
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(38:07):
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all of you, so again, thank you. Make sure to
tune into the Black Business Olympics August twenty fifth through
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on Thursday, August twenty eighth at seven pm Eastern Standard Time.
And as you know, the Black Business Olympics is one
of the largest business showcases in the history of black
business in the world, and the platform also provides it's
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Mitchell Productions and I'm also Another thing coming up for
me is that I'm honored to be a part of
a phenomenal anthology which is entitled The Moment Everything's Changed
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the heart of transformation. I am chapter fourteen in the book,
which is entitled Read Defining Leadership in the Age of
AI And this is where I share my journey of
finding my voice in the middle of the rubble.
Speaker 5 (40:59):
This book isn't just my.
Speaker 3 (41:00):
Story, is the story of fifteen women all total. It's
a reckoning, a rebirth, a rally cry. So if you've
ever asked yourself, is this all there is? Are quietly whispered,
I can't keep doing this. This book was written for you. You
can download a copy at www dot sam one oh
(41:23):
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I wrote, Show Up to Rise Up, Explore the transformative
Power of a positive mindset, which also achieved bestseller status
on Amazon and The Women in Business is now available
also for purchase. And if you're ready to embrace change
(41:46):
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this book will show you the way. It's available now
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Speaker 5 (42:05):
Or you could go on my.
Speaker 3 (42:06):
Website which is www dot exwsi dot com and go
to Success Bookstore and you can also purchase the book.
If you have not viewed my TEDx talk, I keep
letting you all know that the one that I did
in Vancouver, Canada in December twenty twenty one. Make sure
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seven hundred and thirty two views, and you know my
goal is to reach one million plus, so keep watching.
I want to thank you all in advance for those
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Speaker 4 (43:04):
On the video.
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(43:28):
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At a Moment's Notice and my guest is none other
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Speaker 5 (02:42):
Gardner.
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But let me just give you a little bit of
background on doctor Gardner.
Speaker 5 (02:49):
Doctor Tyra S.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Gardner, affectionately known as Anger Doc, is the founder and
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distinguished psychotherapist. Doctor Gardner is also the visionary behind the
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and anger management, corporate wellness, leadership development, and emotional intelligence.
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business strategists, and wellness expert with over twenty years of
experience helping individuals and organizations excel. She also partners with corporation, nonprofits,
(04:01):
and community organizations to create transformative workplace programs that enhance performance.
So with that said, I would like to introduce my guests.
Speaker 5 (04:14):
To you all, Doctor Tyra S. Gardner.
Speaker 7 (04:19):
Hello, Hello, are you lewis so good to have you
here to share some of your nuggets and here here.
Speaker 4 (04:29):
Thank you for having me.
Speaker 5 (04:31):
Well, you're so welcome.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
And you know I always give the standard bio on
my guests and you all don't know out there, my viewers.
There was a lot more I could have said about her,
but I cut it short because we all have but
so much on this show. Okay, but I usually get
the standard bio and then I like to ask my guests,
(04:54):
tell us what you want us to know about doctor
Tyra s Gardner.
Speaker 4 (05:00):
Oh my goodness. So look, I do so many things,
and so look, some days I'll be like all over
the place. But one thing I will share with your
viewers and listeners about what Tyra s Gardner does is
Tyra s Gardner is the serial entrepreneur. I have expertise
(05:21):
in almost every industry. Our recession proofed my life back
in nineteen ninety nine when I was laid off for
the same job twice, and I made it my business
that I would never ever be in a place of
despair where I don't know what my next is going
to look like. And so with that being said, I
was able to start doing, you know, doing other ventures.
(05:45):
You know. Tyra s Gardner also started a nonprofit this
year on menopause. A lot of the things that I
do is based off of experiences and things that might
have happened to me and so, you know, and so
with me going through experiencing menopause myself, I was like, oh,
(06:06):
I need to start helping people. You know. Sometimes when
having all these different how different journeys. I like to
call all of the different businesses and different tools that
I have in my toolbox. I like to call them
journeys because you know, you can help people with them.
It can be a blessing, it can be a curse
because sometimes when you do too much, it comes off
(06:28):
as you're doing too much right and so it's being
able to now being able to navigate through find your lane.
And that's where doctor powers Gardner comes through. The goal
is to help people adapt, to change the same way
I had to change. Being able to do the same
for others other people good for you. And you know
(06:49):
some people, you know once they, like you said, get
laid off more than once. You know, sometimes they might
just give up and say, okay, I'm I'm I just
don't know what to do, just not gonna do anything.
Speaker 5 (07:01):
So they just they give up.
Speaker 3 (07:03):
But you, on the other hand, you decided you were
gonna do the opposite.
Speaker 5 (07:07):
So tell us we are we are.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
We know that many entrepreneurs struggle to juggle multiple brands,
and this is what you've created multiple brands. So what's
your secret to managing and growing your different businesses without
losing focus?
Speaker 4 (07:26):
Oh? My goodness. I used to feel scattered managing so
many things, but I realized it's all about clarity. I
built a brand architect with three pillars, consulting, nonprofit, and media.
This way, everything I do ties back to those categories.
I also rely heavily on systems, automation and an amazing
(07:48):
network of collaborators. The truth is, I don't juggle multiple
crowns I built. I built one crown with three jewels,
and it's just sticking to it, you know. And I'm
all also say the secret is a lot of prayer.
Speaker 5 (08:03):
Yes, absolutely, absolutely, Wow.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
Now you Tyra S consult Tyra S Gardner Consulting. It
focuses on training, coaching, and leadership development. So what unique
value do you feel you bring to the corporate and
professional clients out there?
Speaker 4 (08:26):
Oh my goodness. My unique edge is that I bring
both the clinical lens from being a psychotherapist and the
strategic lens of a business leader. Most trainers only focus
on leadership or only on wellness. They pick one or
the other. I do both. For example, in my my
Outlet program, I help executives recognize burnout triggers while giving
(08:50):
them tools to lead them with clarity. As well as
a compassion. You know, one client told me I didn't
just become a better boss, I became a better parent.
And that's the kind of impact I look for and
I aim for when I work with people because at
the end of the day, when we are having these
you know, sessions and talking about what's happening through you know,
(09:12):
through the coaching programs, and it's being able to separate
your business from your personal And that's the lens I
bring from having a clinical and counseling background.
Speaker 5 (09:23):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
And that is unique because, like you said, normally people
focus on one.
Speaker 4 (09:29):
Or the other.
Speaker 3 (09:30):
It's it's not often that you find a therapist that's
also gonna help you with your leaderships. Like, Okay, your
leadership sucks, get on this couch and let me talk
to you a while. I mean, I know you don't
probably phrase it like that, but you know, basically that's
(09:52):
what's happening here. You can you know, kind of guide
them into a different way of looking at their leadership
skills Happy.
Speaker 4 (10:03):
Yeah, because you know what it's spend off of, right,
looking at Like I set boundaries in all aspects of
my life, right, and one of the boundaries that I
set was work boundaries when I leave. Like I used
to tell people, I'm a therapist during to day, but
I'm a thug after after my shift. So don't come
calling me talking to me about my job. If my
(10:23):
job is at three three oh one, you got a
different tier.
Speaker 3 (10:27):
Okay, you're not gonna have But it's being able to
set that boundary up right, but then at the same
time being able to say, you know, when we leave
work in the afternoon, we bring the drama from work
to home.
Speaker 4 (10:43):
Right the people are in our home don't need that, No,
they wasn't at the office all day. And you know,
we've seen where people you know, have caused fights and
arguments and you know a lot of discord within the household.
And so my goal with starting, you know, my business,
was to be able to say, no, we need to
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have these my outlet sessions. We need to have vent
sessions where we can sit down and talk before you
enter into your home with all of the negativity and
the things. Use the time that you commute from your
office to your house is your time to decompress. But
let's have somebody else that you can scream and yell
at right when the times happen at work or in
(11:26):
the office or if you you know, if you're a
business owner, have another person there that's that's biased to
what's going on, and you.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
Know that's that's good because a lot of people, especially
if they're a workaholic or what have you, and then
they have a family likee too, they tend to keep
all that bottled up inside and at some point though,
it's gonna come out, and it may come out the
wrong way, and it may come out not at work
but on the family, which you know you don't want
(11:58):
to happen. So that is to be able to get
them to decompress, like you said, even get home, like
you know, hit somebody with a pillow or something at
work and get those.
Speaker 8 (12:12):
Things that somebody.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
Making something.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
Like I'm not going home feeling bad. I'm gonna hit
you first and get on to.
Speaker 4 (12:24):
Get rid of it.
Speaker 3 (12:29):
I'm laughing, but it's it's serious because so many people,
you know, their jobs are just so stressful for them
and that they do that they run in these organizations
and it's so stressful. So they do need something that
will separate the two so that they can at least
(12:50):
have that little peace of mind. Like when I walk
like you said, and if I'm off at five five
oh one when I'm.
Speaker 5 (12:58):
Talking about this stuff of.
Speaker 3 (13:00):
I'm over here to deal with whatever's going on over here,
and that's normally a good thing.
Speaker 4 (13:07):
Yeah, yeah, Yeah. The thing is, it's like every day
is a new day, and you know, and that used
to always sadden me when I would go to or
not to my nine to five and have to go
back on the same stuff that we left off one,
you know what I mean, Like, how come we didn't
resolve the issue the day before while we got to
come back to the same old situations exactly? And that always,
(13:31):
you know, that's the only thing that's like that that
troubles me with corporate America. You know, like, let's leave
it in the past, Let's move to the next and
do what we got to do. Let's resolve the issues
while we have the issue right now, not later.
Speaker 5 (13:44):
Not later exactly.
Speaker 4 (13:46):
Now.
Speaker 3 (13:47):
I know you you talked about the two and keeping
them separate. You know, the wellness and the experiences through
mindful moments. How do you blend the mental health, the
business strategy, and the personal development into these events?
Speaker 5 (14:07):
How do you do that?
Speaker 4 (14:08):
Oh? I believe transformation happens when we stop separating personal
from professional at you know, with mindful moments, through blended therapy,
informed practices like emotional regulation and business strategy sessions as
well as the self care rituals. You know, this is
the way that we work on helping people with establishing
(14:29):
this with miful moments. You know, a woman might arrive
just looking relaxed, but she'll leave with a renewed purpose
for her career, a personal life as well as an
overall well being.
Speaker 5 (14:41):
Okay, okay.
Speaker 3 (14:42):
Now you also have a company called Menopause Matters Incorporated. Yes,
and that's been making waves in public health and also
women's wellness. So what inspired you to create a nonprofit
around menopause awareness?
Speaker 4 (15:01):
Oh, my goodness, outside of me experience experiencing it, I
saw how silent the conversation around menopause was, right, and
it's like especially for black women. And when I thought
about this nonprofit, it was about eight nine years ago
and nobody was talking about it then, right, And it's
like at this point and it was like we as
(15:23):
women too, many of us suffer in silence, you know,
and thinking that we're broken or losing ourselves a sense
of ourselves. Menopause matters is a way of saying you
are not alone, you are not crazy, and you deserve resources,
respect and care, you know. And it's just like and
that was why I formed this, this nonprofit, because I
(15:45):
want to be able to start having those difficult conversations
that people haven't been having, you know, and I feel
like now is the time, you know, for us to
have them. You know. I know it's a lot of
celebrities and everybody, you know, they are on the bandwagon
now with it, you know, but it's like now, now
(16:05):
was the time, you know for us to start talking
these having these conversations.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
Yeah, yeah, because even like when we're talking about the
mental health part of it, you've got a lot of
that has been in the media also, and like you said, celebrities,
you know, jumping on that because they've had to either
experienced it themselves or had a family member or what
have you that have gone through it. So you know,
(16:31):
it's nothing like bringing awareness to something when it happens
to someone that's supposedly in the media, you know, that's
well known or what have you. But if the ordinary
you know, Joe Blow has nobody knows, So where is
that to go? So that's they have to have somewhere
(16:52):
that they can and they can't, you know, call up
Channel nine news and say, hey, look, having a mental
health episode, can you help me?
Speaker 5 (17:07):
So somebody can help me.
Speaker 3 (17:09):
They have to know that they have somewhere that they
could go absolutely, and that's that's that's really good that
you know, it's just amazing to hear that the the
things that you've taken on are.
Speaker 5 (17:23):
Just so critical.
Speaker 8 (17:25):
They really are.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
I mean, you talk about the menopause, you talk about
the mental health, those are because even with the menicup pause. Uh,
some women they haven't experiences so badly until that can
also get them into a mental crisis at some point sometimes.
So yeah, it really is all the you know, it
(17:49):
really is critical the topics and the forms that you're
you're actually into and helping mostly women with I would say,
because which I know with the mental health you probably
could have a mixture of both, but with the pug
mostly that's gonna be the females. Now, you've also launched
(18:10):
creative initiatives such as like hot Flash, hangouts and Pause
and poor Cafe. How do you make serious health topics
approachable and engaging?
Speaker 5 (18:25):
You know, using these types of venues.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Oh, my good, Humor is my secret weapon, right. I
specialize in anger management, and everybody's like anger and I'm like, yeah,
well you know, and my book is called Let's Laugh,
and everybody's like last Laugh, Live anger free, right, And
so humor is my secret weapon across all of my brands. Right.
Many palls can be a heavy topic to talk about,
(18:51):
but laughter opens the doors. Right. So Hot Flash hangouts
and Paws and Poor Cafes are spaces where women sip,
laugh and learn. We talk about hot flashes and hair
finning with honesty, but also we have community and we
also have joy. One woman told me I came for
the coffee, but stayed for the sisterhood. And that's exactly
(19:12):
what we do. And this is exactly why we're doing
it right.
Speaker 8 (19:16):
Right, because they need to know, you know, Well, it's
good to know.
Speaker 3 (19:20):
I should say that there's some other people out there
experiencing the same things you're going through. I remember seeing
a video on YouTube and the young lady was saying
that she did the video because she was going through
she was having all these pains and everything like that,
and she would go to the doctor.
Speaker 5 (19:41):
Nobody could figure out.
Speaker 3 (19:42):
What was going on, and they did figure out what
was going on, but she said she thought something was
wrong with her, that nobody else was going through nobody
else was experiencing this, you know, until she finally just
kept pressing and kept pushing and kept researching things like that,
and then she figured out, Hey, I'm not the only
(20:04):
one out here that's going through this. And I think
especially with what you're doing, the high flash and menopause
and all of that, you know, it's it's good to
know that, hey, I'm not going through this by myself.
There's somebody else going through it. They may not be
through the same thing I'm going through, but they are
going through something related to that, you know. And so
(20:25):
that's why you hear, like you said, use the sisterhood,
because now they have somewhere they could go to draw
on and have that support where they can literally talk
about what people don't want to talk about a lot
of times.
Speaker 4 (20:39):
Exactly exactly, you know, and it's you know, these are
the difficult conversations that people have been skating around for years,
and so now it's like now all I can say
is now is the time, you know, why not the present?
Speaker 5 (20:54):
Right exactly exactly.
Speaker 3 (20:57):
Now, fundraising and awareness campaigns can also be challenging. What
has been your most successful strategy for getting successful forgetting
communities and partners to rally behind menopause matters? Because I
know that you can all of this stuff that you're doing,
especially with the nonprofit, you need that support from the
(21:17):
community and different you know, people that will support you
and putting stuff out there. So how do you get
them to rally behind you on these things?
Speaker 4 (21:27):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (21:27):
Wow?
Speaker 4 (21:28):
Storytelling is key. People don't connect with the statistics like
I can go on for days and days with the statistics,
but they really connect with real life experiences. Being able
to share stories of real women navigating menopause has inspired
you know, donations as well as partnerships. You know, one
campaign that I have is I have a menopause kit, right,
(21:50):
and so the menopause kit that I have contains a
fan as well as it contains essential oil, a peppermint
essential oil, and it has it has a headband for
the sweat, and it has a cool cough to help
for the cooling the cooling method that we need, you know,
in addition to the fan that we have and just
(22:14):
things in it to make us feel more feel feel
good about ourselves and know that we are not alone.
And so with that campaign, that campaign I've been doing,
I actually do that at a lot of events, you know,
so I'll you know, have a vendors table set up
and for that you know those if you just want
the fan, the fans are like a ten dollar donation,
(22:35):
and then we also have the kids that's a thirty
five dollar donation. And that's been working, you know, because
a lot of people like to see things, you know,
have something tangible there that they can take away, you know,
in addition to the handouts and paper paperwork we have.
But yeah, but this is you know, one of our
biggest campaigns right now that we are that we're fundraising
(22:58):
campaigns that we're working on that we have been doing.
Yet we've been doing this campaign now for the past
I guess the past five months now, okay.
Speaker 3 (23:06):
And I would imagine where you do where you have
the high flesh hangouts in the pouh Poor cafe, those
are those donated to you or those facility a facility
that you have yourself.
Speaker 4 (23:20):
That's a that's a place that I have myself that
I actually use. That's another place that I have that
I use and those I don't, so the donations that
people provide. I use those donations for those events because
I want people to come and feel relaxed and not
feel like they have to be pressure to do anything.
(23:40):
You know. I want women to feel feel like they're
in a safe environment where they don't have to be
stressed out and pressure. And you know a lot of
people are like, well, you should know. My thing is,
that's what you know when people donate, this is what
this is for for me to provide resources and safe
spaces for us to be able to have these kinds conversations.
Speaker 5 (24:01):
Gotcha.
Speaker 8 (24:02):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (24:03):
Now, if you could change one national policy or cultural
narrative about menopause tomorrow, what would that be?
Speaker 4 (24:12):
Oh, my goodness, doctor Lewis, it would be it would
be requiring workplaces to have menopause friendly policies just like
maternity or mental health accommodations. And culturally, I would want
to shift the narrative from menopause being the end to
it being a new, powerful chapter in a woman's life.
Speaker 5 (24:31):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (24:32):
Now, are there are you looking at maybe trying to
do something like that? Have you looked into trying to
do something like that.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
I've looked at I've looked at a number of legislation
legislations because there are some bills that's out there, and
so I've been working on connecting with some politicians in
my state as well as in other states, such as
the state of New York. There's a politician there that's
working on the menopause bill, and so I have been
(25:02):
in contact with people to start working on this, to
help with creating policy for these for these workplaces so
people have a better understanding. But first, you know, as
we work on to trying to get a policy, first
we need to get into the workplace and have these
conversations with them so that they can understand exactly understand
(25:24):
what it is. You know, we need them to be
trained on meause absolutely and understanding what Perry Perry, Paul
Peri menopause is as well as menopause.
Speaker 3 (25:35):
Okay, gotcha now your Tyran's Just Saying podcasts is also
known for tackling hot button topics with a like you said,
a mix of humor, you have insight, real talk.
Speaker 5 (25:52):
What made you start the podcast?
Speaker 4 (25:54):
What was that? You're gonna laugh when I tell you this.
So Tyra's Just Saying actually started in twelve and It
started as a blog because, as you know, social media,
only thing I think we had in twenty twelve was
was a Facebook. But yeah, it was about twenty twelve
when I started Tyran's Just Saying, And so it came
from a blog because people will always ask me. At
(26:17):
the time, I was working in New Jersey and I
actually live in Philadelphia, and people was always Tyrah, can
you tell me this? And Tyrah, can you tell me that?
And so what about coworkers started laughing and he's like,
you need to just he said, you always saying something?
I said. I said, I wish you all just stopped
asking me all the time. And I'm just saying, just stop.
And he was like, yeah, well you need to start
(26:38):
saying Tyra's just saying. He was like, and I started laughing,
and so I was like, Tyra's just saying. I said,
you know what, I'm gonna do something with that. It's
so great. When he said it, I jumped on. I
jumped on, go daddy and create and started creating my blog.
And that's how Tyra's Just Stays shot. Tyra's Just Staying
got started. So fast forward to here we are the
(27:03):
pandemic twenty twenty. Now I'm watching Instagram because that's when
people actually started doing the videos. March twenty twenty is
when they started where people could actually start doing videos
outside I'm posting pictures and so I was like ooh.
I was like, and people at that time, because things
was so chaotic, do you know who got this? And
(27:23):
you know who got that? Because we can't come out
of the house. And I was like, you know what,
I'm I'm tired of y'all calling me. So now I'm
just gonna do these interviews and I'm gonna go on
Instagram and y'all gonna come on here, y'all gonna talk
about y'all businesses, and this is how we gonna do
this and so and that's how time I was just
saying podcasts got started. And so my first my first
(27:45):
interview was with my hairstylist because people were so upset
out the air. So I was like, girl, get on
Instagram would be real quick. She's like, I don't know
what to do. I said, just get on and we're
gonna talk. And so she's like, I'm afraid. That's not
afraid of what who cares? Just get on. We got
along the already having casual conversations about it and started
talking about that. And after that, people started reaching out
(28:07):
like I have a business, Can I talk to you
about it? And I'm like sure, you know, I'm like
and then next thing, you know, all these business owns
and stuff started reaching out to me wanting to come
on and talk. And then started watching a lot of
different podcasts, a lot of things that was going on
Instagram at the time, and I was just like, okay,
(28:30):
and then I started meeting a couple. I met a
couple of celebrities on there, you know, from jumping and
watching people's lives, and they see my name and they
like angered doctor tyr, Like they thought my name was
Angie and I said, that does not say Angie Andy,
I said, read it, you know. And then that's when
they were like, oh my goodness. So but the name
always calls intrigue, you know. And so that's how that's
(28:54):
how it all got form, you know, And it.
Speaker 3 (28:56):
Was just when it took off and thought one push,
one lose, nobody to say something, and then you get.
Speaker 4 (29:04):
Here we go and you know, and it's like when
I tell you I love that, you know, every guest
has left with something, you know.
Speaker 5 (29:12):
Wow.
Speaker 3 (29:13):
So now you've interviewed, like you said, a variety of
guests from.
Speaker 8 (29:17):
Entrepreneurs, health experts.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
What's been your most memorable or surprising interviews so far?
Speaker 4 (29:26):
Oh? My goodness, you know what, all of my interview
all of the interviews that I've done have been have
been standout, right, you know, it's like each one, each
person that I speak to, you know, I feel like
I learned something new every day, right, But it's also
(29:46):
it's just like, you know, but when I think about it,
you know, I like, I had one interview where one
of my guests, you know, got vulnerable about vulnerable about
being burnt out, you know, and we talked about that,
we talked about I had one guest on who talked
about children and having children and the pressures of you know,
(30:10):
the pressures of being a parent, especially during you know,
the pandemic and all of that, you know, And so
it was it was those that stood out stood out
the most. You know, the bottom line is it wasn't
just all about business. You know. People were able to
share how they were feeling about their relationships, how things,
how things might have been, how they might have been
(30:31):
suffering about something. You know, Tyr was just saying, had
a number of spin off shows during the during the pandemic,
you know, during the twenty twenty time, because I had
a room called another room called the Recovery Room, where
people would come through and just you know, unload everything
that they felt that they needed to recover from, you know.
(30:53):
And so I think that with that, you know, people
really needed to hear those unfiltered stories, you know, because
you know, because again people relate to what they hear
opposed to you know, the numbers exactly. Wow. So how
do you.
Speaker 5 (31:14):
Choose your topics?
Speaker 3 (31:16):
Like you said, I know you said in the beginning,
a lot of people were calling you and they wanted
to be on to talk about their business. But how
do you keep your content fresh and engaging?
Speaker 4 (31:27):
Basically, I'm always on social media, whether I'm on Facebook, TikTok,
or Instagram. I'm not on TikTok as much as I
need to be, which that's coming. But I try to
look at what's trending right, what's the trending conversation that
is happening in the world right without being too without
(31:49):
getting to yeah, you know, because you know, like, yeah,
I have to constantly explain myself because of things that
I might say, you know, but you know, But for
the most part, you know, I just try to see
what's trending. You know, when I interview different business owners,
you know that do come on to talk about their business,
(32:11):
their nonprofit or their family, there's always something that we
can pull out of the conversation that's related to what's
trending right now in society. And so that's pretty much
how power I choose the topics.
Speaker 3 (32:25):
Wow, so what do you want the listeners? What do
you want after an episode? What do you want them
to walk away with? What do you want their takeaway
to be?
Speaker 4 (32:38):
Oh, my goodness, I want their takeaway to be that
they feel informed, empowered and ready to act. You know
that you might be starting a difficult conversation, or practicing
a new self care strategy, you know, or doing something
more in the community, you know, whether it's forming their
own nonprofit or starting a business, being able to feel
(33:00):
empowered to do whatever they want to do. And if
they leave laughing while they learn something, then I did
my job.
Speaker 5 (33:07):
I know it's right, that's right. Well, tell us, I
know you mentioned a book.
Speaker 3 (33:14):
Tell us what's on the horizon, what's next, anything you
got going on that you want us to know about,
any any special event's going to be happening at your
hot flash poor cafe or anything like that.
Speaker 4 (33:31):
Well, the next thing I have, I have an event
that's called Let that Stuff Go, and what that is
is a break the Plate events. So I'll be hosting
those at least two more before the end of the year.
In addition to I'll be conducting a vision board in
January twenty twenty six. Okay, I have a number of
(33:52):
speaking MV agments coming up to women's empowerment events, one
October eighteenth, which will be held in Philadelphia, and another
one that will be held with the same organization in
the DMV at National Harbor or November eighth. So yes, yes,
I've definitely got to get the information to you so
(34:13):
that you know, maybe you could swing on through.
Speaker 5 (34:17):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (34:18):
Absolutely, Yeah, And so that's what I'll be up to
these these next few weeks. And then the month of October,
we do have Minopause Awareness Day happening on October eighteenth.
I'm actually speaking that day, but.
Speaker 3 (34:31):
I will also be out doing things, doing what I
can leading up to the day to get menopause awareness.
Speaker 5 (34:38):
Out okay, okay.
Speaker 3 (34:40):
Now, based on everything that you've done, the businesses that
you have, that you formed, and everything, if you had
one piece of advice that you could lead with our
viewers and our listeners, what would that piece of advice be.
Speaker 4 (34:57):
I would say, never give up. Sometimes in life things
happen and we become very we become sad, depressed, or
we be putting places where people discredit what we do,
what we know. But what I will say is, never
give up. Know that you can do all the things
that you set your heart and your mind to, and
(35:20):
that there is no limits. And never stop. Never stop
thinking thinking positive, you know, because that's thinking. Thinking can
always get in and creep up into you. But don't
allow yourself to be limited. Just keep pushing.
Speaker 3 (35:36):
Now you've been reading my playbook Stop It Girl, those
about words exactly, love it, love it, love it.
Speaker 4 (35:48):
Tell us.
Speaker 3 (35:48):
How can the viewers and the listeners reach out to
you if they want to find out more information about
what you do, maybe even donate to some of the
things that you're doing.
Speaker 5 (36:00):
How can they find you?
Speaker 4 (36:02):
Oh, you can find me. My website is going up
below the screen, which is Tyrasgartner dot com. You can
also send the email at Tyra's Just Saying dot at
gmail dot com, or you can follow me on Instagram
at at a at Anger Doctor Tyra dot com, at
anger doctor Tyrol excuse me, or at Menopause Matters, also
(36:23):
on Instagram.
Speaker 3 (36:26):
Well, I tell you what, it has been fantastic having here,
and just to let everybody know, I was on podcast too,
so I had.
Speaker 8 (36:34):
A big time. Yes, it was just great to have
you on the show, and.
Speaker 4 (36:41):
It was great being here. Thank you all.
Speaker 8 (36:43):
The not even though we got we had our conversation.
Speaker 3 (36:46):
I didn't realize you were doing all this stuff, but
tell I started reading this, you know, so it is
just it's just great to have you come and share
your nuggets with us.
Speaker 5 (37:00):
Really appreciate you.
Speaker 8 (37:01):
Uh I did.
Speaker 5 (37:02):
I did.
Speaker 3 (37:03):
Like I said, I heard you mention a book. Did
you want to tell them where they can get your book?
Speaker 4 (37:07):
Yes, you can get you can get my book Let's
laugh on on Tyra Asgardner dot com. And it's a
book about it's an anger management work book, so it
helps people through those situations where they are experiencing anger
and despair.
Speaker 8 (37:23):
So well, thank you so much, Tyra, Doctor Tyra.
Speaker 4 (37:28):
Thank you so much, doctor Maddelin.
Speaker 3 (37:31):
But like I said, she is not an angry woman,
and she is just making sure that you all are
not angry.
Speaker 8 (37:37):
So again for being here on the show.
Speaker 5 (37:40):
It's been a pleasure having you.
Speaker 4 (37:43):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (37:45):
Thank you alrighty, So now I'm just gonna bring everybody
in and let them know about some upcoming events that's
going on, some things that I will be at. I'm
excited to announce again that these scs for Women radio
and TV show will be featured in podcast Stars magazines
(38:07):
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of podcasters, showcasing their impact and celebrating the power of
audio storytelling. And also don't forget that the show was
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(38:30):
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highlights podcasts that empower women to build successful careers, navigate
(38:50):
workplace challenges, and find truth fulfillment in work and life.
And I guess you all know that I'm honored to
be on in featured in the magazine and also on
the list with the show and it's all due to
all of you, so again, thank you. Make sure to
tune into the Black Business Olympics August twenty fifth through
(39:11):
August thirty first, and I will be a keynote speaker
on Thursday, August twenty eighth at seven pm Eastern Standard Time.
And as you know, the Black Business Olympics is one
of the largest business showcases in the history of black
business in the world, and the platform also provides it's
(39:34):
used to provide scholarships and laptops to students heading to
college and K through twelve entrepreneurs. So if you would
like to find out more to see how you can
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(39:57):
Also mark your calendar for September ninth five at five
point fifty five pm, I will be a guest on
the Charvette Mitchell Show. Miss Mitchell is the CEO of
Mitchell Productions and I'm also Another thing coming up for
me is that I'm honored to be a part of
a phenomenal anthology which is entitled The Moment Everything's Changed
(40:23):
and I'm gonna put this the run across the screen
so you can actually download your free copy of this
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the heart of transformation. I am chapter fourteen in the book,
which is entitled Read Defining Leadership in the Age of
AI And this is where I share my journey of
finding my voice in the middle of the rubble.
Speaker 5 (40:59):
This book isn't just my.
Speaker 3 (41:00):
Story, is the story of fifteen women all total. It's
a reckoning, a rebirth, a rally cry. So if you've
ever asked yourself, is this all there is? Are quietly whispered,
I can't keep doing this. This book was written for you. You
can download a copy at www dot sam one oh
(41:23):
one dot com. And don't forget that my book that
I wrote, Show Up to Rise Up, Explore the transformative
Power of a positive mindset, which also achieved bestseller status
on Amazon and The Women in Business is now available
also for purchase. And if you're ready to embrace change
(41:46):
and start living your best life, now's the time and
this book will show you the way. It's available now
on Amazon so to get your copy, you can go
to Amazon, put my name in the search box and
if you will be able to, it'll come right up
and you'll be able to purchase the book.
Speaker 5 (42:05):
Or you could go on my.
Speaker 3 (42:06):
Website which is www dot exwsi dot com and go
to Success Bookstore and you can also purchase the book.
If you have not viewed my TEDx talk, I keep
letting you all know that the one that I did
in Vancouver, Canada in December twenty twenty one. Make sure
(42:26):
to do so the topic will show up to rise up.
You can watch it on you two again. Just put
my name in the search box, or you can send
me email at info at exwsi dot com and I'll
send you the direct link. But make sure to check
it out as I'm still excited. It's still moving out there.
(42:46):
Right now, it's at two hundred and twenty six thousand,
seven hundred and thirty two views, and you know my
goal is to reach one million plus, so keep watching.
I want to thank you all in advance for those
of you that have supported, that have continued to share,
like and comment.
Speaker 4 (43:04):
On the video.
Speaker 3 (43:06):
And finally, I am also a contributing writer to the
on It Magazine where I share nuggets every month and own.
It magazine is a resource for personal and professional business development.
So make sure you can get a free copy. And
to do so, you can go to my website which
(43:28):
is www dot EXWSI or just send me an email
and I will let you know how you can get
your free copy of on It Magazine. Again, I want
to thank my guest, doctor Tyra S. Gardner, and my
viewers and my listeners for joining me today. This is
the success for Women's show. I am doctor Madeleine Ann Lewis,
(43:53):
and if you'd like to reach out to me, you
can reach me at my email is info at e
WSI dot com or go to my website www dot
exwsi dot com. And while you're there, make sure to
download my three part video series on three things every
(44:14):
woman should do to position herself for executive leadership. Also,
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(44:39):
is a success for women's show. We are here every week.
I am your host, Doctor Madlin and Lewis helping women
to accelerate the path to success again. Thanks to my
guest doctor Tyra S. Garner, my viewers and my listeners.
Speaker 8 (44:56):
For joining me.
Speaker 3 (44:58):
You know I love you all to life and as always,
be well.
Speaker 5 (45:04):
And stay safe out there.
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