What if the truth you've never said out loud could be the very thing that sets you free? In this raw and powerful conversation, I’m joined by Kath Essing—author, speaker, and survivor of childhood sexual abuse. We talk about the body’s wisdom, what healing really looks like, and why speaking your truth—out loud—can be both terrifying and life-giving. Whether you're a survivor, a support person, or just human, this episode will change the way you listen, support, and show up.

Chapters:

0:00 – Introduction

2:10 – Who is Kath Essing today?

5:33 – How her body remembered the trauma

11:45 – Talking to kids about consent & safety

18:20 – Navigating family reactions

23:10 – When the legal system fails survivors

29:44 – Writing The Courage to Speak Your Truth

36:02 – What survivors really need from loved ones

41:00 – Somatic healing, breathwork, and embodiment

46:55 – Becoming an advocate

51:30 – Final thoughts + gratitude

Connect with Kath:

Website: https://www.bespeak.au

Instagram: @kath_essing

Facebook: BeSpeak Consultancy

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Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

Free Healing Meditation: https://www.tiffcarson.com/meditation

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In this soulful episode, Tiff sits down with floral oil painter and nonprofit founder Ovi Paulter, who shares her journey of healing from trauma and deep burnout through the quiet magic of creativity. Together, they explore how softness, beauty, and creating just for joy can be a lifeline—especially when life feels too heavy. Ovi’s story is a reminder that your healing doesn’t have to be loud to be life-changing.

Chapters:

0:00 - Welcome + Reflection

2:00 - Ovi’s story of burnout and rediscovering painting

7:20 - Why beauty isn’t a luxury

10:45 - The power of softness in healing

14:10 - How Floral Sessions with Ovi was born

19:00 - Releasing perfectionism in creativity

25:30 - What a painting session with Ovi feels like

32:00 - Why group creativity heals differently

34:00 - What’s lighting Ovi up right now

35:30 - Ovi’s gratitude moment

🎨 Connect with Ovi on Instagram: @ovipaulterart

🌿 Connect with Tiff: @iamtiffcarson or visit tiffcarson.com

What if you didn’t have to fix your suffering—just release the parts of you that were never really you?

In this profound conversation, Buddhist nun and Awakened teacher Thich Dieu Thien, gently guides us back to our Unborn Mind—the place of clarity, peace, and true compassion.

We explore spiritual awakening, grief, letting go, and what it means to be fully alive and free. If you're carrying pain, burnout, or heartbreak, this episode is an invitation to return to yourself.

What if the hardest thing you’ve ever faced… became the very thing that saved your life?

Dan Reilly is a husband, father, and self-proclaimed ordinary guy—until life gave him three wake-up calls: a bank robbery, a wildfire evacuation, and a stage III esophageal cancer diagnosis. In this powerful conversation, Dan shares how he turned crisis into purpose, how writing helped him heal, and what it really means to get it right in midlife.

We talk about resilience, healing, family, faith, and what it means to carry a backpack full of burdens—and finally put it down. If you’ve ever needed a reminder that second chances are real and you’re not too far gone to begin again, this episode is for you.

🎒 Dan’s book Seize Your Second Chance is available now.

🔗 CONNECT WITH US

📖 Grab Dan’s book & connect: www.danielpreilly.com

📸 Dan on Facebook: @dan.reilly.773

🎙 Follow me on Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

🌐 My Website & Free Meditation: www.tiffcarson.com

What if the pain you’re carrying…was never yours to begin with?

In this powerful conversation, Rapid Transformational Therapist Kate Semeniuk shares how she helps people heal the deep subconscious beliefs formed in early childhood—beliefs that still shape our adult lives through anxiety, people-pleasing, burnout, and depression. Kate and I talk about the power of hypnotherapy, healing our inner child, and why we must stop saying “my anxiety” or “my depression.”

This episode is a gift for anyone who’s been stuck in patterns they don’t understand and who’s finally ready to come home to themselves.

00:00 – Welcome + Intro

02:00 – Kate’s “aha” moment that started her healing path

05:00 – The pain wasn’t outside—it was within

07:20 – How childhood beliefs silently shape adult patterns

11:00 – Co-parenting and conscious communication with kids

15:00 – The power of explaining pain to children

21:00 – What a RTT session actually looks like

27:00 – The ego’s grip and identity

30:00 – Depression and the loss of hope

35:00 – Becoming your own loving parent

40:00 – What we say after “I am” shapes our lives

46:00 – It’s time to rewire your beliefs

50:00 – Gratitude, healing, and final thoughts

📲 Stay Connected:

🔗 Connect with Kate on Instagram: @kate.semeniuk

🌐 Learn more or book a session: katesemeniuk.com

🫶 Find healing tools and retreats with me: tiffcarson.com

🎙 Follow on Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

Have you ever whispered to yourself, “I don’t know how much longer I can keep going?” In this raw and powerful episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, Tiff Carson sits down with therapist and podcast host Malisa Hepner, whose story reads like a trauma survivor’s handbook—childhood abuse, parental loss, CPTSD, and burnout so intense it nearly took her life. But what followed is a breathtaking example of choosing healing over perfection, embracing imperfection as power, and learning to love the fire within.

This conversation is for anyone who feels broken, exhausted, or like they’ve lost themselves in the chaos of motherhood, trauma, and people-pleasing. We talk about nervous system regulation, parenting through grief, emotional hygiene, and what it really takes to rebuild a life you actually love.

✨ We also explore Malisa’s incredible upcoming Empowerment Exchange Summit and how it aligns with finding your own timbre—the sound signature of your soul.

Let this be your permission slip to stop holding it all together.

Connect with Malisa Hepner:

Instagram: @malisa.hepner

Website: www.empoweredwithmalisahepner.org

Connect with Tiff Carson:
Instagram:⁠ @iamtiffcarson⁠

Website:⁠ www.tiffcarson.com⁠

In this episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, Tiff sits down with former criminal trial lawyer turned author and spiritual seeker, Bob Martin. From Miami's cocaine cowboy era to Taoist teachings and deep soul shifts, Bob shares how he moved from a life built on power to one built on purpose. They explore the intersections of faith, storytelling, unconditional love, and why curiosity just might be the most spiritual act of all.

0:00 Intro – From Power to Purpose

3:45 How Bob's Legal Career Collapsed Spiritually

11:12 Meeting the Taoist Grandmaster

20:04 The Wake-Up Call After 9/11

27:30 Writing Children of Abraham

36:48 Blending Taoism and Christianity

44:15 The Messy Middle in Faith

53:00 Garage Book Sales and Publishing Realities

1:02:20 What Healing Looks Like Now

1:08:40 One Thing Bob Hopes You Remember

Connect with Tiff on Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

Connect with Bob on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/awiseandhappylife

Visit Bob's website: awiseandhappylife.com

What if the thing you’re most afraid to let go of is the very thing keeping you stuck?

In this powerful episode, transformational coach Michelle Gauthier shares her personal story of walking away from a high-achieving, burnout-fueled life to rebuild from the inside out. We talk about how to tune into your body’s whispers before they become screams, release perfectionism, reclaim joy, and live a life that feels as good as it looks.

🎧 If you’ve ever wrapped your worth around your work or struggled to slow down, this is the conversation your heart’s been waiting for.

00:00 – Intro

01:25 – When Michelle’s body said “Enough”

07:40 – Fear, divorce, and identity unraveling

13:00 – Signals from the body: anxiety, back pain & blood pressure

19:15 – Rebuilding a new life: what joy looks like now

26:40 – Dropping the disclaimer and the five “Whys”

33:10 – Sustainable life vs. busy life

39:00 – The myth of doing it all

42:55 – When joy felt like a luxury

48:10 – What would you say to your past self?

50:30 – The ripple effect of calm mothers

53:00 – Gratitude & closing reflections

💛 Connect with Michelle on Instagram: @michellegauthiercoaching

🌿 Visit her website: www.michellegauthier.com

🎙️ Follow me on Instagram: @iamtiffcarson