Title: This...I...Do...For...Me: Women Over 50, Black and Fabulous!
This podcast introduces you to phenomenal Black women who are clearly changing the narrative of what it means to age vibrantly. You will hear from women age 50+ who are not sitting in rocking chairs waiting to die or sitting around waiting for anything that matterS. They are going after what they want.
They don’t mind getting older, but they want to look and feel good doing it, and they are no longer putting things off!
SEASON 1 & 2 (2020).... SEASON 3 & 4 (2021)
SEASON 1
Season 1 Episode 1
A WELCOME FROM YOUR HOST Robin Tillotson - (2min)
Robin introduces herself and shares what This I Do For Me: Women Over 50, Black and Fabulous is all about! Hear from phenomenal Black women on this podcast.
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Season 1 Episode 2
With Carolyn Davenport Moncel - (41 min)
Meet Carolyn Moncel, a Black Expat living is Switzerland. She dispels myths about how Black women and men living abroad are treated. Listen as she shares her new role as Souper-In-Chief at Simply Souperlicious.
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Season 1 Episode 3 (Part 1)
With Delores Simmons - (26 min)
Today’s guest is Delores Simmons, an attorney who is exercising her way into a new venture!
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Season 1 Episode 3 (part 2)
With Delores Simmons - (24 min)
Today’s guest is Delores Simmons, an attorney who is exercising her way into a new venture!
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Season 1 Episode 4
With Gerri Norington - (26min)
Gerri Norington hosts Speed Dating Events for Men and Women 50+.
It’s never too late to experience love.
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Season 1 Episode 5
Sylvia Hood Washington - (24 min)
In this episode, Dr. Sylvia shares why so many African American women age 50+
are misdiagnosed, especially with obesity issues when in fact these are often Lymphatic System issues.
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Season 1 Episode 6
Judy Mojica - (26 min)
This episode introduces you to the amazing Judy Mojica, Founder and CEO of Out of Brokenness, a Coaching Practice geared toward helping women who are experiencing a sense of brokenness heal to wholeness in order to move into their God-given purpose.
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Season 1 Episode 7
Loren Simmons (31 mn)
Loren Simmons knows a thing or two about how everything is a journey. After experiencing a traumatizing life event, she decided that she wanted a healthier lifestyle. She shares that it was commonplace for people to comment on her pretty face and beautiful personality, but those same people felt a slimmer body was needed. Loren also shares tips on how she committed to a new lifestyle through first developing a physical fitness routine through sessions with a personal trainer. These sessions were gifted to Loren by her mother, who has always been a major cheerleader.
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Season 1 Episode 8
Lisa Butler (36 min)
In this episode ,learn what Mother/Daughter conflict looks like, why it exists and what you
can do to move toward establishing a healthier relationship while maintaining your boundaries.
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Season 1 Episode 9
Valerie Avery (32 min)
Today’s Guest Valerie Avery Hargrett shares how after leaving a lucrative job, she turned a property into a combination Airbnb and a bed and breakfast.
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Season 1 Episode 10
Beverly Colar-Credelle (47 min)
This interview introduces you to Beverly Colar-Credelle, who shares the ups and downs she experienced in the earlier part of her life and how she goes on to establish several lucrative businesses. She wants you to tap into the gifts and talents that God has planted in you.
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SEASON 2
Season 2 Episode 11
Yvonne D. Hawkins (45 min)
Yvonne Hawkins, M.A., M.Div talks about her innovative work around Racial Trauma
and how her cutting-edge coaching business.
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Season 2 Episode 12
Yolanda Franklin (23 min)
This episode features Yolanda Franklin, a phenomenal Abstract and Plexiglass Artist. She shares with us how she has evolved from being a self-taught artist to one who has been juried in and featured at The Museum of Science and Industry’s annual art exhibit, along with being highlighted at the DuSable Museum of African American History.
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Season 2 Episode 13
Rose Sturghill (31 min)
In this episode, Rose Sturghill talks about the journey of caring for her mother who was diagnosed with Dementia and who decline happened fairly quickly
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Season 2 Episode 14
Phyllis West (50 min)
Meet Phyllis West, MSW, MPH, PH.D, who in addition to serving as a professor at
Governors State University, takes groups of students with a host of interdisciplinary
major to Ghana, Panama and Nicaragua
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Season 2 Episode 15
Bea Watson (34 min)
In this episode, Bea Watson, Writer, Director and Producer speaks enthusiastically about the theatrical productions and books that has created and produced. Hear how she begins her writing process and how it is so meaningful for her to involve members of the community in her staged work.
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Season 2 Episode 16
Tami Winfrey Harris (30 min)
In this episode, I interview Tamara Winfrey Harris as she shares how the stereotypes of Jezebel, Sapphire, Mammy and the Matriarch play out in the day to day lives of Black women. She celebrates Black women while calling out the America that has perpetuated these stereotypes.
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Season 2 Episode 17
Celeste K. Jones (40 min)
Celeste K. Jones, is an Attorney with The Cook County Public Guardian’s Office; she is also
Legal Director of the Adult Guardianship Division. In this episode, she shares what the role
is of The Public Guardian and how they are bound to protecting abused, neglected and
dependent individuals.
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Season 2 Episode 18
Karen Graham (26 min)
Doctorate in Progress, shares the work she has been doing around Alzheimer’s Disease in communities of color. She also shares why she is bodly pursing a doctorate in Nursing
Research at age 61.
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Season 2 Episode 19
Marvinetta Penn (35 min)
In this episode, you get to meet Marvinetta Penn! Known for providing rigorous theater and dance training to girls ages 5-18 through her organization Global Girls, Inc., Marvinetta has exposed her protégés to international performance and travel to Ghana, India and England. These powerhouse girls also got to do a Master Class with the cast of Hamilton!
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Season 2 Episode 20
Latanya Lynn
In this episode, I interview La Tanya Jackson, who is the epitome of someone who takes risks and lives out loud! La Tanya, most notably, has created a Bucket List which contains all of the things that she desires to do. She shares how she literally adds adventures to the list, her formula for consciously achieving everything on that list and how she doesn’t let even a crisis get in the way. PLAY EDISODE 20
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ABOUT ROBIN
Robin Tillotson is the Founder and Chief Cultural Officer for This...I...Do...For...Me,
a company geared toward offering women age 50+ international travel and cultural experiences.
Robin has curated travel journeys and escorted women to Australia, Spain, France, Morocco, Iceland, Canada, Colombia and Southeast Asia. These travel excursions emphasize bespoke and unique experiences that one would not be able to have on a traditional travel tour.
Robin has served as one of six Regional Directors for the City of Chicago’s Senior Services Unit where she has been charged with overseeing Life Enrichment, Nutrition/Fitness, Social Services and Wellness activities for one of the city’s busiest senior centers.
In her latest endeavor, she has created a podcast entitled “This...I...Do...For...Me: Women Over 50, Black and Fabulous!” It will launch in June 2019. Her desire is to present to the listening public Black women who are aging vibrantly and living life out loud.
From ziplining across the Grand Canyon, to mentoring youth in underserved communities in distress, these women are getting their second wind through encore opportunities, and this podcast will highlight just how special they are.
Robin often plays a key role in creating spaces for this demographic to network and share ideas that allow them to profoundly impact the lives of others. No matter what endeavor she is engaged in, she is always looking for ways to empower women.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Robin is an alumna of Oberlin College (B.A.) and the University of Chicago (M.S.W). Her professional experience encompasses the fields of Training/Development, University Human Resources, Women’s Services and Travel and Culture. Her favorite quote is “I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list (Susan Sontag).
Robin has served on a number of boards throughout her career and believes service is the hallmark of strong character development.
Find her on Facebook, her Facebook Community “It’s Our Time to Live”, Twitter and Instagram |
