I have confession to make. This radio show is actually a bit of an experiment. The premise of the show flies in the face of what, culturally, we are encouraged to do. The smiling magazine covers showing us how to have a perfect relationship, perfect body, perfect life-to appear as though we are moving through life, smoothly. But as you know, the reality is quite different.
People have asked me why I want to have a radio show. It’s an easy answer. I’ve gotten feedback from people that I appear to be professional, successful, kind of together. What motivated me to do the show, however, is the Jennifer Till that people don’t see. I am a 46 year-old business owner, divorced twice, (I like to say that would make 2 was-bands), single mother for 16 years, sole financial support for my now 16 year-old son, daughter of 80 year-old parents who live in Pennsylvania, sister to two siblings who live across the country, newly in a love relationship, and I’m a friend. I have high cholesterol. I bought my first house 8 years ago. I’ve faced financial struggles, relationship challenges, long-distance caregiving. I’m surviving the teen years. I’m learning how to be in a love relationship in a more adult, and hopefully, healthy way. I fight to keep my workouts on the calendar 4 times a week.
Although we each come at life from our own unique history, conditioning, beliefs, talents, interests, and perspective. While we are each unique, we share several commonalities. We share the same human struggles and we have the same human desires. So, like you I struggle with balance and alignment, wanting everything to “be” perfect, feelings of isolation, setting healthy boundaries, wanting people to like me, maintaining effective relationships, time management, health and fitness, personal finances, focus. I can see how I’ve let myself be the victim in life and how I’ve abandoned myself. And, maybe like you, I want to be heard, to be valued, to be loved. In fact, I want to feel special, and paradoxically, I want to feel like I’m part of something greater. I want to be happy. I want joy!!!
And I’ll bet that my story is not much different than yours, really. The content is different of course, but I promise you, I have struggled with similar issues and I want the same love, the same acceptance, the same happiness that you do.
My hope is that, over time I’ll get to know you and you’ll get to know me, and that together we create a shared community where you can talk about your challenges, your concerns and your successes, and that this will become the place for you to come to hear how other women face their challenges, reframe their failures and celebrate their success.
I’m envisioning that the show will have one of three formats:
- 2-3 guests will talk about how they approach this week’s topic;
- I’ll interview an expert in the area of thisweek’s topic;
- Real Life -I’ll share emails or blogs from listeners.
Each week I’ll share a quote of the week, and a tip of the week. I’ll ask guests to tell you about their favorite website.
If you’re not able to make it on Saturday mornings at 8:30AM, you can download the show’s podcast. You can reach me either through e-mail at jennifer dot l dot till at gmail dot com or by commenting on this blog.
Saturday mornings at 8:30. Join me for coffee and conversation. Do it for you. If you’re ready to REALLY love your life!
