Erika Michelle Cherry, MS, LMHC

Licensed Therapist, Life Success Coach, Speaker, & Curator of Stories

I was born and raised in the deep south where patriarchy is supreme… So just for kicks, I decided to make it my personal & professional mission to help high-performing women disrupt the internalized societal, and cultural narratives limiting their growth and impact—ultimately freeing themselves to live and lead with intention, confidence, and belief in their ability to change their lives.

EverythingYou Need Is Already Inside Of You

Hi Friend, The other day I was sitting in my she-shed (it’s my happy place🤗) watching the squirrels run around my plants. I really do hate it when the squirrels dig in my plants... so annoying. Anyway, I found myself contemplating the big oak tree that grew in the front yard of my childhood home in Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2012, I moved back into that childhood home with my own children. The tree was just a beautiful and majestic as I remember. However, as an adult I had a different...

2 months ago • 1 min read

Yes, life is life-ing...

YES, life is life-ing… “Life is life-ing” is a phrase that has become a widely accepted and understood response to any inquiry about wellbeing. I hear it at the beginning of sessions with clients. I catch snippets of it in random phone conversations while walking through the park or shopping in a store (I’m not ear hustling—they’re just loud). I read it in blogs and hear it on different podcasts. Truth be told, depending on the day I’m having, I, too, will declare the “life is life-ing”...

8 months ago • 4 min read

Becoming Erika Michelle...

Becoming Erika Michelle... While I have no reason to believe my names were chosen with any particular intention, Divine fate would see to it that the names given to me carried prophetic meaning that even my parents didn't understand. The name “Erika” means “forever powerful,” and “Michelle” means “one who resembles God.” This is somewhat ironic because, as a Black woman born into a religious family in the Bible Belt of the United States, I was systemically conditioned to believe I had no...

8 months ago • 2 min read