Psychotherapist | Life Success Coach | Speaker | Podcast Host & Curator Of Stories
Erika Michelle Cherry is a psychotherapist, life success coach, podcast host and storyteller working at the intersection of wellness, identity, and empowerment. She challenges high performing women to disrupt the internalized societal and cultural narratives limiting their growth—leading them to live and lead with intention, confidence, and belief in their ability to change their lives.
Weaving together over a decade of experience in mental health, narrative work, and change management, Erika has taken her messages of intentional living and empowerment to national and international stages, including collaborations with Mission Africa, National Council of Negro Women, and Seattle GirlTrek. As the Founder of Awaken Wellness, PLLC and SheSHEDS™ Life Success Coaching & Consulting, She guides clients through transformative pathways of self-awareness, emotional resilience, and value alignment—supporting them in reclaiming their voice, creating balance, and living by their own values in both life and business.
Believing that one person’s story can be medicine that ignites healing in someone else’s life, Erika uses her. podcast— SheSHEDS™ with Erika Michelle Cherry— to have candid conversations about overcoming obstacles, navigating the pivots of life, and what it really means to shed old narratives and step into who you’re becoming.
At her core Erika believes wellness means knowing when it’s time to retreat and replenish. So when she is not guiding women through personal transformations, she’s in her she-shed sipping tea, journaling, or trying to find ways to keep the squirrels from digging in her plants.
Let's Talk About...
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The Space Between: Accessing the Power of Pause.
We live in a culture that rewards speed, urgency, and reactivity. We've been socially conditioned to respond immediately to every ping, provocation, or pressure—leaving little room for intention, reflection, or alignment.
What if our rush to respond is actually costing us our power? What if the real transformation happens in the pause—when we shift from autopilot to awareness?
In this talk, Erika invites audiences to explore how the space between stimulus and response is not just a moment, but a portal to presence—leading to a reclamation of our power, and ourselves.
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Sacred Chaos: Finding Meaning in the Midst of Transition
We are taught to fear chaos. To tidy it, avoid it, or pray our way out of it. But what if chaos isn’t the enemy of growth—but the gateway to it? What if the upheaval, the uncertainty, and the unraveling in your life is actually a divine initiation into a deeper version of yourself?
In this soul-stirring talk, Erika explores the idea that creation is often born of chaos—and that our most disruptive life moments are often sacred invitations.
With compassion and grounded wisdom, she reframes chaos not as a punishment or failure, but as a creative force that clears space for the new. Whether you’re in a season of transition, heartbreak, burnout, or identity shift—this message will help you hold your experience with reverence, resilience, and radical trust.
Erika loves to speak about topics that meet at the intersections of Wellness, Identity, and Empowerment for High-performing Women of Color. Talks and workshops can be tailored to your audiences specific needs.
