Empowering Women to Prioritize Themselves, with Cynthia Lyles, The Tapestry of Love (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 842)
In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray interviews Cynthia Lyles, founder of The Tapestry of Love. Cynthia shares her journey from California Highway Patrol dispatcher to life coach, focusing on helping women who have neglected their own needs for the sake of others. She discusses the inspiration behind her work, her personal experiences with caregiving, and the cultural influences that lead women to sacrifice their own well-being. Cynthia offers insights into her coaching process, including the importance of individual assessments and understanding personal temperaments. She also highlights her free group sessions and upcoming events, aiming to create a supportive community for women striving to reconnect with their goals, needs, and self-worth.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced by the North Fulton affiliate of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Cynthia Lyles, The Tapestry of Love
Cynthia Lyles founded The Tapestry of Love, a transformative coaching platform that empowers women to navigate life’s most challenging transitions. With a robust background in communications and a profound passion for advocacy, Cynthia has built a powerful mission around helping women rediscover their strength, resilience, and personal purpose during times of crisis and significant life changes.
Through her personalized coaching approach, Cynthia provides women with the tools, support, and strategic guidance needed to move beyond survival and into a space of genuine thriving. Her work is deeply rooted in the belief that every woman has the inner capacity to rise with grace, rebuild her confidence, and craft a meaningful life narrative, even in the face of profound personal challenges.
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Topics Discussed in this Episode
00:00 Introduction to North Fulton Business Radio
01:44 Guest Introduction: Cynthia Lyles
01:54 Cynthia’s Background and The Tapestry of Love
04:46 Challenges Faced by Women
06:38 Personal Stories and Client Successes
14:37 Coaching Approach and Techniques
24:30 Upcoming Events and Contact Information
27:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Renasant Bank supports North Fulton Business Radio
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $17 billion in assets and more than 180 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices throughout the region. All of Renasant’s success stems from each banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way to better understand the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 800 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show invites a diverse range of business, non-profit, and community leaders to share their significant contributions to their market, community, and profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media lean left. Some media lean right. We lean business.

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.