Solmaz Chadwell: A Journey to Freedom

#059.  TFNL welcomes back Solmaz Chadwell with a 1 v. 1 interview with Corinne.  Solmaz sits down with Corinne via zoom and is able to share her personal testimony of immigrating to America from Iran.  It's a wonderful story of Faith, Hope and the pursuit of Freedom.  You will come away from this episode understanding a true story of immigration from Iran, what really is happening in Iran and how we can help bring awareness to the oppression going on towards Iranian Women. 

Thank you for tuning in!  We appreciate you listening and downloading!

Amnesty International

Solmaz's Instagram

#58. Fall Camp is an exciting time for football Programs all across America. The opening game is right around the corner, the armor is coming out, Friday Night Lights are getting ready to fire up again!

Are you ready for the final push? The final tune up for the season? Fall Camp is here! 

Top 5 Points to making sure that this Fall Camp will be successful and set the stage for opening night:

1. Video Library Storage
2. Weight Room Organization and Execution
3. Coaches Meeting
4. First Day/Week Plan
5. Football Operations

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#57.  The Stevens change up their normal recording format and Corinne takes over the  recording sesh alone for the first time.  She shares 5 things that  the Coach's Wife should prioritize to better prepare for the upcoming football season.  Here's the convo in a nutshell....
1. Open Communication and Support
2. Personal Self-Care
3. Setting realistic goals and expectations
4. Establishing a support system
5. Embracing Organization and Time-Management

Links:
Passionate Penny Pincher
Beth Walker Blog

#056.   Jamey Chadwell is the new head coach at Liberty University.  In this episode we get to chat with the Chadwell's on how they got together, and their journey from college all the way up to their new home at Liberty University. 
Solmaz also shares her journey with us in immigrating to the United States.  In addition to listening to their journey shared as a coaching couple, they also have a profound Faith.  Both Solmaz and Jamey talk about how their faith in the Lord has developed them into the people they are today to be used by the Lord in this Coaching Life.

  Jeremiah 29:11 
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."

Jamey's Coaching Journey includes:
- East Tennessee State
-Charleston Southern
-North Greenville
-Delta State
-Charleston Southern
-Coastal Carolina

You can find them here...
Instagram:
@coachchadwell
@chadwell5_

Twitter:  @coachchadwell

#055.  Ashley is the founder of The Game Day Family.  She's married to Heath Hover, the Offensive Coordinator for South Forsyth High School in Cummings, GA.  She started The Game Day Family as an Etsy shop filled with fun little onesies for babies and other gifts and it quickly turned into her creating children's books for the coach's kid.  We had a great conversation chatting about why she started the Game Day Family shop, how she and Heath met, how important having other coach's wives in your corner can make the difference and the sometimes struggle of being labeled a coach's kid. 
Thanks for downloading our podcast.

Here's where you can find Ashley...
The Game Day Family
Instagram
To get a discount on one of her products, make sure to into her in the code: FRIDAY20

#054.  Organization in the Moving Chaos

TFNL  would like to  welcome back Beth Walker. Beth has become a good friend of Corinne’s.  She’s encouraged and mentored her in the last few years especially this last year going through the move up to Central Valley.  

Beth is an author, mentor, speaker, marketing director, encourager, blogger and a fellow coach’s wife.  

She comes on the podcast to share her wisdom and insight in the moving process.  She’s done a move or two in her time. Ha!  She talks about some ways that we can feel more controlled and ready during a time that can feel the most chaotic.  

Here’s a few points that you will come away with after listening…

1. Color code your boxes.
2. Be in prayer and journal during your moving process
3. Make sure you take some time to say goodbye well.  It’s important to take the time to let people know you valued their friendship and the time you had with them.
4. Get rid of everything! Ha!!! But seriously, Purge on the Regular!!
5. We can’t control our happiness, but we can control our Response!!!
6. Think “Fresh Start”!
7. Sometimes a closed door can be “A Season of Rest!”
8. You have to show people you are willing to be “interested in being invited in”!

Here’s where you can find Beth…

Lessons from the Sidelines

Instagram: Beth Walker

Beth’s Amazon Page

31 Days of Praying for your Child during a Move

#053. Welcome Jennifer Gorman to the TFNL Family!  

Jennifer is a fellow Coach’s Wife and also a Registered Dietician and Nutritionist.  Her husband, Justin Gorman, is the Passing Game Coordinator/Head Track Coach at Abilene in Abilene, TX.  She’s a momma of 3, Cooper and Masyn (8) are twins and Crawford, 2 years old.  

On this episode, Jennifer and Corinne have a great discussion talking about proper nutrition and health for our athletes. She shares her “Three Most Important Things” every athlete should know about!!  Jennifer also shares about her personal journey of being a coach’s wife describing how moving to a remote town while being pregnant was difficult and also how instrumental coach’s wives were in helping and encouraging her in her marriage, family and her faith!


Website:
Blog Post: Jennifer Gorman

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#052. Christine Flores is the founder and CEO of the Coaching Family Foundation.  She's married to David Flores who is the O. C.  and recruiting coordinator for Evangel University.  Christine is  a social worker and mental health therapist as well.  In 2015 she began her blog and social media accounts,  Coach Wife Life, where she strives to create a community that helps encourage and support other coaches wives. 
We talk about how she and David met during a powder puff game, also about mental health in athletes and how we as a coaching family can come alongside our athletes who are experiencing struggles. 
The Coaching Family Foundation is a passion project of hers in which she started to help other coaching families who are struggling during a time of transition.  It's through this foundation that we can help families in need that are struggling with finances and are in need of support. Click the link below to donate!
https://www.coachingfamilyfoundation.org/

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https://www.instagram.com/coachwifelife/
https://www.instagram.com/coachingfamilyfoundation/
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=coaching%20family%20foundation
https://www.facebook.com/CoachWifeLife

#051.
Season 3 Ya'll and Chris and Corinne are excited to share all that has happened since they moved up to Central Valley.  Chris shares about his experiences as being an athletic director, how the move has impacted Corinne, their time in North Carolina for the AFCA  Conference and the recent passing of Chris's father.  

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#050. Greetings!

It's Chris and Corinne again with another solo episode. In this episode, we talk about what it 's like to get that very first gig. You are now a HEAD FOTBALL COACH! So what's next? What do you do? What's your first order of business? We recap the experiences we have been through in hopes it helps those first timers out there, or maybe even guide a veteran coaching couple to try something new.

Thanks again for tuning in and taking the time to listen to our podcast.

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