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Hosted by Sherry Ehrin and Jodi Chestnut · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 29 episodes
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This Is It! by Thriving Yinzers aims to inspire and empower listeners to embrace the lives they have not matter how imperfect. It may be messy at times, but it is your life to live. If this really is it, how do we live in a way that actually matters, especially during difficult times? We lead with a reminder that you are stronger than you think, you deserve to build a life that actually feels good to live, and that we need each other to thrive. Hosted by Sherry Ehrin and Jodi Chestnut, we’re sharing honest conversations, helpful resources, and encouragement to keep going and growing because This is It!
Sherry Ehrin and Jodi Chestnut hosts This Is It! by Thriving Yinzers, a education show with 29 episodes published.
A note before you listen... This episode includes frank discussion of substance use, overdose, and family loss, and contains explicit language. We often think the opposite of addiction is sobriety. Rich Jones makes the c
Self-compassion gets confused with self-care, self-pity, and self-indulgence, and it's none of those. In this co-host episode, Sherry and Jodi pick up where their conversation with Lori Karsch left off and get into what
When Survival Mode Becomes Your Personality with Lori Karsch, Author of Torn Wide Open Lori Karsch was 27 when a rare brain condition took her mom; her safe place, and the only one she had. What came after was decades of
ABOUT THIS EPISODE We’re revisiting growth mindset and the real question underneath it: do you still believe you’re becoming, or have you quietly stopped expecting more for yourself? Sherry and Jodi talk through the diff
Ever feel like you’ve been “doing the work” for years and somehow still end up back in the same place, asking yourself what’s wrong with you? We’re pulling the plug on that idea with Dr. Leslie B. Newman, psychologist, a
Emotional Regulation: Working With Your Emotions, Not Against Them Somebody blows up, shuts down, or flips the story so fast you end up apologizing and wondering what just happened. We start there, but we don’t stay ther
A kid catches a fish and suddenly stands a little taller. That moment is why we wanted Phil Papa on the show. Phil is the founder of Fishburgh Outdoors, a Pittsburgh youth fishing program built to help families get outsi
We talk about agency as the small, real choices we can still make when life is unfair, overwhelming, or full of grief. We connect self-awareness to action, name the nervous system “freeze” response, and share practical w
You can’t fix what you refuse to notice and most of us are moving too fast to see ourselves clearly. Season two starts with a small, powerful skill that changes how we handle stress, conflict, and burnout: self-awareness
Three words can change how you survive the hardest seasons of your life: This is it. Sherry opens season two by sharing the message her dad wrote to their family while facing glioblastoma, and how those words kept her st
We close season one by tracing how small order, honest support, and micro habits help us move from survival toward steadier ground without chasing perfection. The theme is simple and stubborn: accept where you are, build
The hardest stories to tell are the ones that matter most. We open our hearts to share a sister’s life, loss, and grief—while confronting the painful truth that love alone can’t solve a complex crisis. What starts as a p
A life narrowed by chronic pain can make even simple pleasures feel like a threat. We sit down with Dr. Leah Flaherty, a pain psychologist at Allegheny Health Network and certified Empowered Relief instructor, to explore
Life is messy — between burnout, stress, clutter, and emotional overload, most of us are just trying to hold it together. But you don’t have to stay stuck in survival mode. In this episode of This Is It! by Thriving Yinz
When life tests us with unimaginable challenges, we discover capacities for strength and resilience we never knew we had. Megan Grau's story embodies this truth in ways that will leave you speechless, inspired, and perha
A cancer diagnosis changes everything. While medical treatment targets the disease, what about the person—their fears, their appearance, their family, their spirit? Laurin Scanlon from AHN's Integrative Oncology Division
When life piles up fast—schedules, stress, emotions, unfolded laundry—it's easy to overlook how you're still showing up. That's why we created our #4Wins4Yinz framework, a simple tool to help you see progress when everyt
When was the last time you felt truly aligned—mind, body, and spirit working in harmony? For too many of us, that sense of wholeness feels increasingly elusive in a world that treats our physical and mental health as ent
That little word "yet" might be the most powerful tool in your mental toolkit. When you catch yourself saying "I can't do this," adding "yet" transforms limitation into possibility—opening the door to growth where you on
Dr. Tony Kovatch, known as "Slow Tony" after being the last to cross the finish line at the 2025 Pittsburgh Marathon, shares insights from his 40+ years as a pediatrician and his philosophy on living a meaningful life sh
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This Is It! by Thriving Yinzers is hosted by Sherry Ehrin and Jodi Chestnut. The show is categorised under education (self improvement) and has published 29 episodes.
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