In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Tara explores the journey of healing from self-abandonment and learning how to reconnect with yourself.

Through her personal story, she discusses how people-pleasing, suppressing emotions, avoiding conflict, and ignoring boundaries can impact our mental, emotional, and physical well-being.

This conversation explores finding your voice, honoring your emotions, creating healthier boundaries, and learning to love others without losing yourself.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

00:46 How Being "Too Kind" Can Lead to Self-Abandonment
04:23 Understanding Your Emotions and Reconnecting With Yourself
11:23 Finding Your Voice and Learning to Speak Up
15:35 Setting Healthy Boundaries and Breaking Self-Abandonment Patterns
21:20 Taking Back Your Responsibility and Personal Growth
24:07 How Culture and Society Encourage Self-Abandonment
29:09 Learning Self-Love Without Losing Your Kindness
30:57 Healing and Returning Back to Yourself

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In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Tara explores the impact shame can have on our emotional health, relationships, and ability to connect with ourselves and others.

Through personal experiences and reflection, Tara discusses why shame often causes us to hide, the difference between guilt and shame, and how healing begins when we bring our struggles into a safe and compassionate space.

This conversation explores acceptance, forgiveness, self-compassion, faith, and the journey toward greater emotional freedom.

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PODCAST CHAPTERS:

01:52 Understanding the Impact of Shame
03:01 The Nature of Shame and Its Consequences
05:39 The Path to Healing: Acceptance
07:26 The Path to Healing: Sharing
10:40 The Path to Healing: Embracing God's and our forgiveness
11:49 The Path to Healing: Compassion
12:48 Finding Freedom from Shame

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What if the symptoms you've been struggling with… are actually hormonal?

In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Tara opens up about her personal experience navigating perimenopause, hormonal changes, and the confusing emotional and physical symptoms that so many women experience without understanding why.

If you've been feeling exhausted, anxious, emotionally overwhelmed, struggling with sleep, brain fog, low energy, mood changes, or simply "not like yourself," this conversation offers insight, validation, and hope.

Together, we explore:
✨ Common symptoms of perimenopause and menopause
✨ How hormonal changes can affect mental and emotional health
✨ Why women are often undereducated about hormone health
✨ Bioidentical hormones and hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
✨ Advocating for your health and finding supportive care
✨ Learning to listen to your body with greater compassion and awareness

This episode is an invitation to better understand what your body may be communicating—and to know you're not alone in the process.

🎧 Listen now and join the conversation around women's health, hormones, and healing.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

02:32 Understanding Hormonal Changes and Their Impact

04:14 The Importance of Hormone Education

06:38 Recognizing Symptoms of Perimenopause and Menopause

09:01 The Controversy Surrounding Hormone Replacement Therapy

10:04 Benefits of Bioidentical Hormones

15:00 Advocating for Hormonal Health

17:10 Empowerment Through Education and Resources

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Tags: #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #WomensHealth #HormonalImbalance #MenopauseSupport #MentalHealthForWomen #BioidenticalHormones #LiveBrighterWithTara

What if your past didn't have to define your future?

In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Everdawn Charles shares her powerful journey of healing from childhood trauma, addiction, and emotional pain through faith in Jesus Christ.

Together, we explore trauma, identity, addiction, deeper healing through Splankna, and the hope of redemption no matter your past.

This is Part 3 of the Splankna Series and a powerful reminder that healing is possible.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

00:58 Introduction to Everdawn's Journey
04:13 Childhood Trauma and Resilience
10:00 The Impact of Abuse and Healing
18:51 Navigating Adolescence and Addiction
26:30 The Road to Recovery and Self-Discovery
29:04 Embracing a New Life in Christ
33:55 Conclusion, Empowerment, and the Role of Women

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What if your healing story could become the very thing that helps others heal?

In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Tara sits down with Heather Hughes—co-developer of the Splankna Therapy Institute—to share her journey from childhood trauma to deep emotional and physical healing.

Together, they explore how trauma can impact both the mind and body, why traditional talk therapy doesn't always reach the root, and how healing can happen through a deeper connection between faith and the healing process.

This conversation covers:

• Childhood trauma and its lasting impact
• Healing beyond traditional talk therapy
• Faith, identity, and personal transformation
• Why healing happens one step at a time

If you've ever felt stuck despite doing "all the right work," this episode offers a thoughtful perspective on healing, growth, and transformation.

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PODCAST CHAPTERS:

01:41 Heather's Healing Journey: From Childhood Trauma to Splankna Therapy

06:57 How Splankna Therapy Transforms Emotional and Physical Healing

10:00 Inside Upperdogs: Understanding Emotional and Spiritual Authority

21:55 New Age Beliefs vs Faith: Exploring the "Upper Dog" Perspective

29:21 Faith, Love, Authority, and Money: A Deeper Conversation

33:59 Finding Peace, Comfort, and Gratitude in Everyday Life

36:31 Living Brighter: Daily Practices for Deep Healing

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What if healing requires going deeper than conscious thought alone?

In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Tara sits down with Sarah Thiessen—licensed therapist, founder of the Splankna Training Institute, and author of Splankna: The Redemption of Energy Healing for the Kingdom of God.

Sarah shares her journey from skepticism to developing a Christian mind-body healing protocol designed to help address trauma, emotional wounds, and subconscious patterns that traditional talk therapy may not fully resolve.

Together, they explore faith, trauma healing, spiritual discernment, and the deeper roots of emotional pain through the lens of Sarah's personal and professional experience.

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PODCAST CHAPTERS:

00:59 Introduction to Splankna: Origins, Faith, and the Healing Journey

15:29 The Transformational Power of Splankna Healing

21:05 Inside Splankna: Protocols, Foundations, and Core Approaches

27:48 What a Splankna Session Really Looks Like

35:33 Splankna vs Traditional Therapy: Key Differences Explained

41:07 Generational Healing: Breaking Patterns and Personal Stories

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What if the ways you've learned to love others… have come at the cost of abandoning yourself?

In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, I explore the concept of self-abandonment—what it looks like, how it shows up in our daily lives, and the quiet ways it impacts our emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. We talk about the subtle patterns of self-abandonment, like prioritizing others' needs over your own, habitual self-sacrifice, and losing trust in your own voice. I share how these behaviors disconnect us from who we truly are—and why rebuilding self-trust is the foundation for real change.

This conversation also offers practical, empowering steps to begin choosing yourself again. From honoring your thoughts and feelings to making small, intentional decisions that support your future self, this episode is about returning to self-love in a grounded, sustainable way. ✨

An invitation to reconnect with yourself, rebuild self-trust, and live brighter from a place of alignment and authenticity.

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PODCAST CHAPTERS:

01:20 — 6 Signs of Self-Abandonment

09:29 — Shifting from Self-Abandonment to Self-Love

11:57 — Building Self-Awareness & Self-Trust

15:56 — Having Your Own Back & Creating Empowering Narratives

17:58 — The Advantages of Self-Love Over Self-Abandonment

18:30 — Guided Reflection Session

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Tags: #SelfAbandonment #SelfTrust #ChooseYourself #EmotionalHealing #PersonalGrowth #Boundaries #AuthenticLiving #LiveBrighterWithTara

What if the pressure to "stay positive" is actually disconnecting you from yourself?

In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Tara explores the hidden impact of toxic positivity and why denying difficult emotions can lead to emotional avoidance, stress, and disconnection. She shares why acknowledging and feeling the full range of emotions is essential for self-awareness, mental health, and authentic living.

✨ An invitation to release the pressure to always be positive, reconnect with your emotional truth, and live brighter with honesty and self-compassion.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

00:40 The Hidden Dangers of Toxic Positivity
02:19 How Toxic Positivity Shows Up in Abusive Relationships
05:28 Why Emotional Disconnection Happens
09:03 Practical Tools to Move Beyond Toxic Positivity

15:33 Training Your Brain for Gratitude While Accepting Reality
18:29 Reflection: Choosing Authenticity and Deeper Connection

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Tags: #ToxicPositivity #EmotionalSuppression #MentalHealthEducation #EmotionalIntelligence #HealingJourney #SelfAwareness #PsychologyOfEmotions ##EmotionalHonesty #MentalHealthAwareness #EmotionalHealing #SelfAwareness #AuthenticLiving #PersonalGrowth #LiveBrighterWithTara