young girls | Tyra Garlington

Was your mother a superhero?

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

We grow up getting clues as to who we should be from significant others and multimedia images and stories. We begin in a once upon a time and happily ever after world. Somewhere between the ages of three and ten we seem to be drawn to the land of superheroes. Did you know that 37% of children ages three to ten when asked what they want to be when they grow up say superheroes? Although I loved to see her twirl into her superpowers, my first superhero was not Wonder Woman. My first superhero was my mother. Mother raised me the first……
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Don’t you feel great when you are with her?

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

“Live by choice, not by chance. Make changes, not excuses. Be motivated, not manipulated. Work to excel, not compete. Listen to your own inner voice, not the jumbled opinions of everyone else. This is the way to inspire people! This is how you can grow into the best version of YOU! Here are three more ideas to get you started with inspiring everyone around you: Be authentic and true to yourself.– In this crazy world that’s trying to make you like everyone else, find the courage to keep being your awesome self. Embrace that individual inside you that has ideas,……
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WANT TO KNOW A SECRET?

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

I had to share this! “Text me when you get home. Usually, it’s late when women say this to each other, the end of a night that at some point felt thrilling. We might have been at dinner, a concert or a cocktail bar. We might have been just hanging out talking even though we knew we’d be tired the next day. Men do not tell their friends to text them when they get home. Some guy somewhere must have been worried about his buddy finding his way back okay at the end of a night, but he probably just said,……
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It’s Spring! Be imperfectly perfect.

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

“Practice makes perfect.” Does this phrase, although uttered quite frequently in our society, have any truth behind it? How much practice, in fact, does it take to become “perfect”? What even is “perfect”? We have come to believe, through the influence of media, that perfect is attainable; it is something we can reach if we would just be “better”. In reality, perfection is having no flaws, and I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that is remotely possible. How to fix this? Well, first you have to find who you are. Whoa! That was pretty deep, wasn’t it?……
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It’s Women’s History Month: Meet Nathalie Joachim

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

“Nathalie Joachim is “an edgy multi- genre performance artist who has long been pushing boundaries with her flute”. (The Washington Post) Critics hail the Brooklyn born Haitian-American for creating “a unique blend of classical music, hip-hop, electronic programming and soulful vocals reminiscent of neo- R&B stars like Erykah Badu.” (The Wall Street Journal) Ms. Joachim regularly combines her exceptional performance skill as a flutist with her creative talents as a composer, producer and singer, navigating genres ranging from classical and jazz to indie-rock and electronic. She was recently appointed flutist of the four-time Grammy winning contemporary chamber ensemble, Eighth Blackbird. Joachim……
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Frankly Speaking with Tyra G In Sickness and in Health with Dr Gloria Ivey Crowe

Posted on November 19, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Podcast format of Tyra Garlington’s weekly radio show, Frankly Speaking with Tyra G. Guest: Dr Gloria Ivey Crowe Broadcast on 11/11/17 on Radio Fairfax www.radiofairfax.com Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tyra-garlington/message…
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In Sickness and in Health

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

It definitely has its delights, but falling in love shakes up your life quite a bit. Devoting yourself to a partner includes taking on new friends, new relatives, and a new living arrangement. Pairing up also sparks sweet dreams about the goals you’d like to reach, trips you want to take together, kids you hope to have. Likely, the last thing on your mind is how your beloved will tweak your cholesterol levels. Yet, a large body of research shows that relationships steer our physical well-being as well as our emotional health. A romantic partner often has more influence on our behaviors than anyone else. Exactly how……
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How do you spell resolve?

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

Ever think about what you would do if you had to leave your homeland, everything and everyone you loved? Listen to a recent intimate and informative answer to this question, wrapped in music and poetry, with Jaleh Moslehi and her son Alborz at www.franklyspeakingwithtyrag.com. Please click on SUBSCRIBE while you are there. A determined, hopeful teenager arrived in the US to continue her education in engineering. A young woman who had hopes and dreams of breaking barriers, helping others and making a difference. A born Iranian who left Iran during the tumultuous times leading to the eventual bloody revolution of……
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What do you do if you don’t fit?

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

“In the last 4 years, I have been let go, promoted and even quit jobs. I found myself to be in a constant search for “my fit,” “my people” and “my place.” I have adapted my cover letter so many times that I am not even sure which skills I am really great at and which ones need work. I have interviewed by phone, email and in person. I have been the perfect chameleon with 1-part charisma, 1- part authenticity and 2- parts baloney. You want me to be more administrative, sure. You want me to be more creative, sure. You want me to be more adaptable, sure.I should have……
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What do you do when you can’t do you?

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Tyra Garlington • 0 Comments

During my season of recovery, I am unable to a be fully me. And I am uncomfortable that I need so much help. I’m used to being the “helper”. Nevertheless, without my asking, it’s like all my needs have been anticipated and perfect responses are in place and on time. It’s odd how I am struggling with receiving love from so many; the very thing my soul desires. In the meantime, I am occupied practicing the grace of gratitude. In an effort to fill the time between all the things I need to but can’t do, I am spending time with……
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