Tami Talks: Stories to Heal Your Inner Child

Two years ago, I hit record on the first episode of Tami Talks: Unscripted Healing. I thought this episode would be a celebration of that milestone. Instead, it became something much deeper. After two years of never missing a week, I suddenly found myself unable to record. My body, my nervous system, and my spirit were asking for a full stop. In this episode, I share what the last two weeks have revealed — burnout, boundaries, people pleasing patterns, and the realization that the way I’ve been doing life may not be able to come with me into the next chapter. Is this the death of Tami Talks…or the rebirth of something new? I don’t have the answer yet. But this conversation is about what happens when life asks you to pause, listen, and trust the next evolution of your journey. If this episode resonated with you, please consider leaving a review or sharing it with someone who might need this conversation. Your support helps these healing conversations reach more people. If you're exploring deeper healing around your relationship with yourself, your body, and your inner child, you can learn more about The Nourished Woman Within in the links below. Episode Timestamps 00:00 The opening story that almost didn’t get told 01:30 Two years of Tami Talks 03:00 Why I almost didn’t record this episode 07:15 The nervous system wake-up call 14:40 Realizing how much energy I was giving away 21:00 Why I stepped away from social media 28:10 The moment I spoke up for myself in the sauna 36:30 Boundaries and recovering from people pleasing 46:20 Loneliness, connection, and the role of the podcast 54:00 Making space for love in my life 1:02:30 Breaking generational patterns with my dad 1:12:00 The eclipse and energetic reset 1:18:00 Is this the death of Tami Talks?

Connection doesn’t usually snap. It fades. In this episode, recorded on 2/22 — a day symbolizing partnership and alignment — I share a simple ribbon exercise I did with my kids at the dinner table. What happened in real time explained so much about relationships, parenting, emotional availability…and the slow unraveling that can happen when we stop truly showing up. We talk about: • Why connection fades over time • The difference between healthy space and painful distance • Emotional misattunement (and how you can feel it) • How my marriage slowly unraveled — without one dramatic breaking point • Emotional availability and “learning to swim” • Repair in relationships (especially with kids) • When to loosen the string, when to tighten it, and when to cut it • The subtle ways we abandon ourselves — not just in pain, but in our dreams Disconnection rarely comes from one explosive moment. It happens in micro-moments — distraction, unresolved tension, repeated unmet needs, and emotional avoidance. And the most important connection you’ll ever hold? The one with yourself. If you’ve ever felt unseen, unheard, or like something is “off” in a relationship… this episode will help you understand what’s really happening — and how to begin reconnecting. Timestamps 0:00 – Connection doesn’t snap — it fades 2:10 – 2/22 energy + feeling “off” 6:20 – The ribbon experiment with my kids 12:45 – The moment the string dropped 16:30 – How my marriage slowly unraveled 24:40 – “Present but not present” 29:30 – Emotional availability: learning to swim 36:10 – Healthy slack vs painful distance 41:30 – Repair, boundaries, and when to cut the cord 47:10 – The ways we abandon ourselves 54:10 – Picking up the thread again 58:30 – Reflection + this week’s invitation If this resonated, share it with someone you want to stay connected to. And if you’re doing the deeper work of reconnecting with yourself — physically, emotionally, spiritually — The Nourished Woman Within is open. Listeners can use code TAMITALKS for enrollment details.

If life had a “breaking point starter pack,” I checked every box this week - smoke alarms, paying $100 to break into my own car, then a full existential meltdown in my garage. So obviously, the next logical step was to sit by a dam on the lake and cry with my inner child. Some weeks don’t fall apart — they crack something open. In this episode, I share a real-time story of burnout, emotional overwhelm, inner child healing, intuition, surrender, and what happens when you stop performing and start listening to what your body and heart are actually trying to say. If you’ve been feeling anxious, drained, stuck in survival mode, or like you can’t carry the same pain into another chapter… this one is for you. In This Episode, We Explore: • Burnout and emotional overload • People-pleasing vs authentic leadership • Nervous system exhaustion and release • Inner child needs vs survival patterns • Intuition and following subtle guidance • Letting go of old pain, roles, and stories • Faith, surrender, and trusting the unknown • Why not everything that feels broken is beyond repair Quick Updates Mentioned at the Top ✨ Best of Madison nominations (Podcast + F45 Madison West) ✨ Winter Free Week at F45 Madison West — Feb 23–28 (all classes free) If This Episode Resonated… Share it with someone who might need permission to put something down. And as always, do one thing today that brings your inner child joy.  Podcast: Tami Talks — Unscripted Healing Real stories. Real emotions. Real healing. No script required.

What happens when you stop forcing your life…and start trusting the nudges? In this powerful “where are they now?” episode, returning guest Karen Johnson joins me for her fourth appearance on the podcast to reflect on how healing unfolds over time — not in a straight line, but in layers. From her first appearance on Episode 7 to now, Karen shares how her journey has evolved through career transitions, faith, inner child healing, physical health challenges, and redefining success on her own terms. This conversation is a living example of what can happen when ego steps aside, and you begin taking the next right step, even without having the full plan. In this episode, we explore: Why healing isn’t an on/off switch — it’s a knob Leaving a long-term career and releasing status-based identity Listening to intuition and faith-based nudges Inner child healing and reclaiming joy Menopause, hormones, Hashimoto’s, and rebuilding body trust GLP-1 medications as a support tool (not a shortcut or failure) How healing yourself impacts your relationships and marriage Creating space for peace, alignment, and possibility This episode is for anyone who: • Feels stuck in a life that looks “successful” but feels misaligned • Is navigating midlife changes in body, career, or identity • Is tired of compartmentalizing healing and wants wholeness • Needs reassurance that it’s not too late — and you’re not behind If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s safe to listen to that quiet pull inside you, this conversation will remind you: Get quiet. Breathe. Create space. The nudges know the way. 🎧 To hear the full evolution of Karen’s story, check out her earlier episodes: Episode 7 Episode 27 Episode 74 Thank you for pressing play and being part of this healing journey! Ways to Support This Podcast & Community If this episode resonated with you and you want to help support the work behind it, here are two simple ways to do that: 🗳️ Vote for Best of Madison It would mean the world to have your support in helping this podcast (and our gym community) get more visibility. You can vote once per day throughout the voting period: 👉 Vote here: https://www.madisonmagazine.com/best-of-madison/ How to vote: Go to Arts & Entertainment → Local Podcast Enter: Tami Talks: Unscripted Healing Podcast Then scroll to Health → Fitness Center + Specialized Fitness Center Enter: F45 Training Madison West Thank you for helping amplify a mission that’s all about healing, growth, and showing up authentically 🤍 Join The Nourished Woman Within If this conversation stirred something in you — the desire to stop compartmentalizing healing and start caring for your body, mind, and inner child together — it’s not too late to join us. The Nourished Woman Within is a 4-month journey integrating: Nutrition + movement Inner child healing Nervous system regulation Faith, energy, and emotional healing Community support (because you don’t have to do this alone) 🎧 Podcast listeners can use code: TAMITALKS 👉 Learn more & join here: https://unscriptedhealing.com/the-nourished-woman-within If you’re feeling the nudge…trust it. Sometimes pressing play is the first step — and sometimes the next step is saying yes to support.

Episode #100 of the Tami Talks: Unscripted Healing Podcast is more than a milestone; it’s a living example of what happens when you stop forcing, start listening, and allow divine timing to lead. This episode unfolds from a spontaneous, unplanned trip to Sedona, a place known for spiritual awakening, energetic recalibration, and deep inner work. What begins as a quiet grocery store moment (“bless you” after a sneeze) becomes a soul-level meeting that confirms why this podcast exists…and why this 100th episode could never have been planned. Tami is joined by her newest soul sister, Maureen Webb, a former Chicago police officer turned spiritual guide who blends Human Design, astrology, Gene Keys, and shadow work into grounded, practical tools for healing and self-understanding. Together, they share an honest, emotional, and deeply human conversation about: Worthiness and receiving support Body image and lifelong dieting patterns Grief, the mother wound, and nervous system safety Inner child healing and shadow work (without retraumatizing) Trusting intuition before ego steps in Why this moment—and this year—matters so much If you’ve been waiting for a sign to trust your intuition…this might be it. 🎉 Episode 100 Giveaway!! To celebrate 100 episodes, Tami is giving away a $100 Amazon gift card for you to spend on your inner child—something fun, playful, and joy-filled. How to enter: • Rate this episode and leave a comment (on your listening platform), or • Comment on any of the episode’s promo posts or reels on social media Winner announced next week! 🔗 Guest + Resources Maureen Webb Promo Code: TAMI2026 (15% off any offering) • Website: http://www.maureen-webb.com • Soul Star Mapping: https://maureen-webb.mykajabi.com/soulstarmapping • Instagram / TikTok / Facebook: @iammaureenwebb • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoulStarMapping 🔗 Work With Tami (& join Maureen) The Nourished Woman Within https://go.unscriptedhealingwi.com/the-nourished-woman-within Use code: TAMITALKS 🧡 Listener Reflection As you listen, consider: Where in my life am I being nudged to slow down and listen instead of push? What would it feel like to trust that help can arrive in simple, unexpected ways? Trust the nudge. That’s enough for today. 🎧 Timestamps 00:00 Episode 100 + inner child opening 05:13 Giveaway + why this episode couldn’t be planned 07:43 Meeting Maureen + the Sedona “Bless You” moment 20:30 Worthiness, body image, and grief 33:02 Sedona, surrender, and divine timing 49:06 Collective energy + breaking cycles 1:23:01 Final message: Break the cycle 1:26:44 Gratitude + what’s next

Recorded live from the hillside in Sedona, this episode explores why learning to receive may be the missing piece in your healing journey. If you’ve been feeling tired, blocked, or resistant to rest and support, this conversation is an invitation to soften and allow. We also dive into how childhood conditioning creates energetic blocks, how over-giving leads to burnout and self-abandonment, and why true healing begins when the body feels safe enough to receive. This episode weaves together somatic awareness, energy clearing, holistic wellness, and trauma-informed healing to show why healing isn’t about doing more — it’s about resisting less. If you’ve been feeling tired, blocked, or like something is shifting beneath the surface, this episode is an invitation to slow down, listen to your body, and allow yourself to receive. If this episode resonates and you’re feeling called to go deeper, The Nourished Woman Within is a space where we tend to the original wounds that shape our relationship with food, movement, rest, and self-worth. Through inner child work, nourishment, nervous system support, and energetic hygiene, this work helps you stop resisting and start receiving — from yourself and from life. Use Code: TAMITALKS to receive $250 off (when paid in full).  SHOW NOTES: 00:00 Recording from Sedona & following the intuitive nudge 03:10 Why this trip wasn’t planned — and why that matters 06:40 Masculine doing vs. feminine receiving 10:15 Rest, sleep & nervous system regulation 14:30 Childhood conditioning & not wanting to be a burden 18:50 Overgiving, self-abandonment & inner child wounds 23:40 Energetic blocks & collective shifts 28:10 Money, worthiness & using your voice 33:45 Energy clearing (yawning, sighing, sneezing, crying) 39:10 Protecting your energy & emotional boundaries 45:00 Ego, distraction & avoiding inner work 50:20 Receiving as a form of healing 55:30 Sedona synchronicities & intuitive guidance 01:00:40 Allowing support from others — and yourself 01:05:30 Final reflection & invitation to receive

There is no manual for life, and if you’re waiting for one before you take the next step, this episode is for you. In this episode of Tami Talks: Unscripted Healing, Tami explores what it really means to take the first step without seeing the whole staircase. When there is no instruction manual, no guaranteed outcome, and no clear plan, trust becomes the path. This conversation weaves together a real-time story about a last-minute invitation to Sedona, the ego spiral that followed, and the deeper lesson underneath it all: learning how to trust your intuition instead of waiting for certainty. We talk about: Why there is no manual for healing, purpose, parenting, or growth What it looks like to take the first step in faith How to tell the difference between intuition and ego Healing the worthiness wound and people-pleasing patterns Why outsourcing your joy and validation keeps you stuck Rebuilding trust with your body, food, and inner child If you’ve been waiting for permission, clarity, or a full roadmap before moving forward, this episode is your reminder: you don’t need the whole staircase — just the next step. ✨ The Nourished Woman Within is beginning soon. This program supports women in rebuilding trust within their bodies, healing their relationship with food, and reconnecting with the woman within. Use code: TAMITALKS for $250 off (shared only on the podcast). Take one inspired action this week — your inner child already knows the way Episode Chapters:  00:00 – There is no manual for this 02:00 – Why you don’t get the whole staircase 04:30 – The Sedona invitation + body intuition 08:30 – Ego, money fear, and responsibility 12:30 – Healing the worthiness wound 17:00 – Year of the Snake: final shedding 21:00 – Faith before proof 25:30 – Asking instead of assuming no 29:00 – Safety with food and the body 34:00 – Outsourcing joy and validation 38:30 – When structure helps vs intuition leads 43:00 – Parenting, healing, and life without manuals 47:30 – The Nourished Woman Within + next steps 50:00 – Closing: take the next inspired action

Calling “Cut” on the Life You’ve Outgrown is for anyone who’s realizing the childhood scripts running your adult life may be keeping you stuck — and you’re ready to step into the role of director for your next scene. You’re not broken. You’re just waking up mid-story. If your life were a movie…would you actually want to watch it? Or would you be scrolling, waiting for something to change? In this episode, we explore how many of the roles, reactions, and patterns we live from today were written long before we had language, boundaries, or choice — and how awareness is the moment you finally get to call “CUT” and choose a new scene. In this episode, we explore: Imagining your life as a story — and noticing where you’re on autopilot Childhood survival roles like The Good Kid, The Strong One, and The Empath Why repeating patterns doesn’t mean you’re broken — it means you were trained How healing begins the moment you say “CUT” with self-respect The role ego plays in filling in blanks and rewriting your script Real-life stories with my kids that show how ego narratives form early Soul contracts and why certain people enter (and exit) your story Why avoiding “sad” emotions also blocks joy and connection How to choose the next scene without needing to control the entire story Reflection questions to sit with: If your life were a movie, what scene are you in right now? Are you watching from the audience… or sitting in the director’s chair? What role are you ready to release? What would it look like to gently — but firmly — call “CUT” on what you’ve outgrown? Episode Sponsors F45 Training – Madison West 🎟️ 2 weeks for $25 (new clients / if you haven’t used a previous promo) Unscripted Healing The Nourished Woman Within — a 4-month integrative healing experience for women 🎧 Podcast listener bonus: Use code TAMITALKS to receive $250 off + a BONUS 75-minute 1:1 session with me. (While this episode is for everyone, The Nourished Woman Within is a women-only program.) Episode Chapters 00:00 – Introduction & Sponsorships 03:51 – Life as a Movie: Are You the Director? 04:13 – Imagine Your Life as a Story 05:55 – The Role of “The Good Kid” 06:51 – The Role of “The Strong One” 07:48 – The Role of “The Empath” 09:38 – Healing Begins When You Yell “CUT” 12:00 – The Role Ego Plays 13:14 – Aria’s Ego Story & How Ego Writes the Script 17:07 – My 3rd Grade Teacher: A Guardian Angel 19:00 – Soul Contracts 21:12 – Arlo, Sad Movies & Blocking the Good Stuff 24:02 – Where Are You in Your Story Right Now? 25:19 – The Role of Relationships in Your Life Story 28:48 – Navigating Emotions & Healing 31:49 – Choosing Your Character & Direction 34:48 – Initiating Change & Writing Your Script

What if your inner world were a home? In this episode of Tami Talks: Unscripted Healing, Tami uses the metaphor of moving to explore emotional healing, inner child work, intentional rebuilding, and letting go of the energy of 2025. Together, we walk through the rooms of your life — relationships, nourishment, intimacy, and the parts of yourself you’ve kept hidden — to help you decide what to keep, what to release, and what to rebuild. This episode is for anyone in a season of transition, shedding old patterns, or preparing to step into a new chapter with more clarity, safety, and self-trust. Your keys are ready. It’s time to move in. ✨ Work With Me - The Nourished Woman Within A 4-month integrative healing experience combining nutrition, movement, nervous system support, inner child work, and spiritual nourishment. 👉 Learn more & Join us! 🏋️ Sponsor Shoutout - F45 Training – Madison West Try high-energy, coach-led functional training in a supportive community. 👉 2 weeks for $26 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction & intentions for the year 05:10 The metaphor of moving & shedding old patterns 08:54 Identity, authenticity & your “front door” 20:08 Relationships & emotional connection 27:15 Nourishment, worthiness & the kitchen 31:25 Intimacy, vulnerability & self-discovery 35:06 Closets, shame & hidden parts of self 40:41 Childhood bedrooms & inner child healing 46:43 Remodeling vs demolition 54:40 Intentional rebuilding & what to bring forward 01:02:24 Final walkthrough & stepping into a new timeline

2025 didn’t break you — it refined you. And 2026 isn’t asking you to become someone new. It’s asking you to come home. In this episode, we explore why the “new year, new you” mindset often leads to burnout and self-sabotage — and why real change doesn’t come from urgency, hustle, or fixing yourself. We talk about: Why your body and nervous system respond to safety, not pressure How integration matters more than intensity right now Why so many New Year goals fail — and what actually supports lasting change The difference between reinventing yourself and returning to who you’ve always been This is the heart behind The Nourished Woman Within — a space where nutrition, movement, energy, faith, and inner child healing come together instead of competing.  If you’re in the in-between…no longer who you were, not quite who you’re becoming…this episode is for you. You don’t need a rebrand. You need a return. Roots & Wings Retreat  F45: 2 Weeks for $26 Chapters: 00:00 Embracing Change, Reflection, and the End of 2025 02:20 Rebranding in 2026 vs. a Return to Yourself 03:15 A Year of Stripping Away & Refinement 05:41 The Father Wound & How Abandonment Shows Up 05:48 What Integration Really Means (Mind, Body, Energy) 08:51 Why Healing Can Make You Physically Tired 10:36 Rest, Self-Care, and Supporting Your Nervous System 11:31 Setting New Year Goals from Self-Love, Not Pressure 13:34 Entering the New Year with Supportive Energy 13:44 The Shift from Doing to Being 16:10 Fasting for 10 Years — A Tool That Still Feels Supportive 17:50 Coming Home to Yourself 20:00 F45 Promo: 2 Weeks for $26 21:05 Roots & Wings Weekend Retreat 21:39 The Nourished Woman Within — 4-Month Integration Container 24:01 Soup as Individual Ingredients vs. True Nourishment 29:11 Integration: Bringing It All Together 34:30 How Integration Shows Up in Everyday Life 35:00 Signs, Synchronicities, and Listening to the Invitations 36:34 Facing Fear of Rejection & Sharing Your Gift 42:07 Permission to Arrive Home to Yourself