Cougar College

We are on a midlife mission to know it all (not a midlife mission to teach middle age women how to pick up young men......sorry ladies!)

Journey along with us as we learn something new every week…..from the rules of football, to how to grieve well, to the ‘joys’ of menopause….there’s no topic off the table!

‘If you don’t grow, you decay’, ya’ll. And we are living proof that growth can be loud, messy, and at times, hilarious.

Smart, funny and fiercely real…..tune in, grab your Cougar Cocktail and end your day wiser than when you began it.

Welcome to Cougar College, Ya'll.

Contributors

Host

Krissy Feighery

Cougar #1 is Krissy Feighery........a mom, wife, artist, art gallery owner, writer and perpetual student of life! Originally from the Appalachian Mountains of Southeastern Kentucky, she is a true southern girl at heart. Her artwork, writings and sassy attitude are a direct reflection of her mountain upbringing.......as is her horrible banjo playing. She loves drinking good wine (or any wine......who are we kidding?), snuggling with her 3 and 1/2 cats (yes.....you read that correctly), watching baseball and doing absolutely anything with her family and friends. Krissy also loves to learn and bring others along on the journey!

http://www.kfstudioshandmade.com

Host

Liz Mills

Liz is a writer, graphic designer and dabbles in social media marketing and fundraising….and now podcasting! She is wife to Brandon and mother to son, Grant, who is just entering high school and daughter, Easton, who passed away in 2017 at the age of 2. She lives in Cornelius, NC with her family and two cats, Winnie and Bella, who are moderately behaved. In her daily life she enjoys CrossFit, traveling, watching Grant run track and cross country, and helping others navigate grief through her writing/podcasting.

http://www.cougarcollege.com

Guests

Guest

Dr. Sonali Kopke

Dr. Sonali is a former ER doctor and the owner of Queen City Med Spa in Huntersville, NC. She's also smart, funny and downright amazing!

https://www.queencitymedspa.com

Guest appearance on:

Episode 14 - Dr. Sonali Kopke and Horror Stories from the ER

Guest

Heidi Karant

Heidi is a former occupational therapist who specialized in helping children with special needs. She is now the owner and founder of 210 Collective, an amazing non-profit that provides faith based community and employment to adults with intellectual disabilities. She's just pretty much the coolest person you will ever meet.

https://www.210collective.org

Guest appearance on:

Episode 12 - 210 Collective with Heidi Karant

Guest

Jenny Lazzaro

As the youngest of nine Irish siblings, Jenny likes to think she's well versed in managing large groups, which was great practice for raising 3 kids and her job as an assistant head of a private middle school - because who doesn't want to be surrounded by 9 - 14 year olds 24/7??

Guest

Kevin Feighery

Kevin is a former Pro Football player originally from Tullamore, Ireland. He punted with The Carolina Panthers for their inaugural year, briefly for the New York Giants and also in Europe with The Frankfurt Galaxy where he played in The World Bowl, Europes 'Super Bowl'. He's also super large and super funny. Oh, and he loves cats.

Guest appearance on:

Episode 11 - Football Explained! With former Carolina Panther, Kevin Feighery

Guest

Melissa Vincent

Melissa is a wife, a mom, a writer and an oral cancer survivor. She created 'Simply Spoken Life' as an avenue to share her cancer journey and her Christian faith. Ya'll......to know Melissa is to love Melissa. She is force of nature!

https://www.simplyspokenlife.com

Guest appearance on:

Episode 9 - Body Image and Oral Cancer with Melissa

Guest

Molly Feighery

Molly is Krissy Feighery's Cougar Cub! She is a spit fire of a gal and a respiratory therapy major at The University of North Carolina at Wilmington. There is nothing about Molly that you won't fall madly in love with! She's simply the best.

Guest appearance on:

Episode 5 - The Dark Side of Social Media with Molly Feighery

Guest

Nancy O'Reilly

Mother of 5, sister to 8. Nancy comes from a long line of chaos and laughter. Equal parts gorgeous and goofy, Nancy likes to think what she lacks in brilliance she makes up for in good humor and heart. Oh, and she's Irish!!

Guest

Sara Rubens

Sara Rubens is the founder and owner of a garden installation business called Seed to Sanctuary. Started as a covid project, this 'little' business has blossomed into a full time job where Sara loves to teach her clients all the ways of organic, sustainable gardening. She's also pretty darn awesome!

https://www.seedtosanctuary.com

Guest appearance on:

Episode 7 - Garden Coaching with Sara Rubens from Seed to Sanctuary

Guest

Suzie Franz

Suzie Franz is a NC holistic practitioner, a board certified in functional nutrition and a physical therapist. She has also been a certified yoga instructor for over 12 years. Suzie knows more about inflammation and natural healing than you could shake a stick at (even doctors go to her!) and she's also just all around freaking awesome.

Guest appearance on:

Episode 16 - Functional Nutrition with Suzie Franz