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 r...

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...

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 overw...

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 transiti...

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...

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 wh...

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 r...

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...

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,...

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 mat...

What if the most meaningful gifts this holiday season aren’t wrapped at all? In this healing podcast episode, Tami explores presence, inner child healing, emotional regulation, and why it’s not the event—but the emotional support around it—that shapes our wounds, memories, and joy. Through personal stories, faith-based reflection, and nervous system healing insights, this episode invites you to sl...

Are you missing the sacred invitations God, the Universe, and your Inner Child have been sending you? Most of us don’t realize how many invitations we decline every single day—invitations to heal, to rise, to trust, and to step toward our purpose. What if your next chapter… your breakthrough… your healing… has already been invited in, but you’ve been too overwhelmed, distracted, or afraid to see i...

If you’ve ever brushed off your birthday or tried to convince yourself it’s “just another day,” this episode is going to make your Inner Child feel deeply seen!  Because the real reason you downplay your birthday has nothing to do with age…and everything to do with guarding your heart. Behind every “I don’t need anything” is a younger you who once felt unseen, forgotten, or overshadowed. And your...

Healing rarely shows up through big, dramatic signs. It’s more often woven into the tiny ones you overlook. From painful reminders to unexpected setbacks, this episode reveals how the everyday is trying to transform you. From a lost earbud to a pair of boots that just wouldn’t fit to a game of Chutes & Ladders, this episode is full of the real-life metaphors, soul whispers, and intuitive nudge...

This episode is all about resurfacing — that transformative moment when the old version of you finally releases its grip, and you rise with clarity, strength, and unapologetic truth. Straight from Tami's Paddleboard, she dives into (pun intended): The “underworld phase” and shadow work — why breakdowns often lead to breakthroughs Outgrowing old identities and stepping into your next evolution Reco...

I was prepared for the physical challenges of my first HYROX event. What I didn’t expect was for it to reveal just how much emotional weight I’d been carrying. Somewhere between the training, the illness, the IV drips, and the intensity of race day, HYROX pulled up years of grief, loneliness, self-protection, and the quiet ache of doing life solo for far too long. The sudden 14-pound weight spike...

What if the reason you're exhausted is because you're holding on to something that’s already trying to fall away? This episode invites you to notice what’s no longer aligned so you can step into your next season with clarity and power. We explore seasonal living, emotional release, protecting your energy, rebuilding self-trust and trust with others "one marble at a time," and the significance of 1...

What if saying yes to your soul meant risking everything? After leaving her corporate job, selling nearly all her belongings, and setting out to travel the world, Robin Finney — “The Wandering Aunt” — discovered what true freedom really costs. Her leap of faith eventually led to bankruptcy — but also to deep healing, renewed trust, and a calling to help other women release shame around money and s...

You can’t build an authentic life while living for someone else’s approval. In this episode, Tami records lakeside (while sitting on a fallen log) to unpack how to unlearn conformity, heal what’s blocking your self-expression, and reconnect with your inner child — so you can build your dreams from a place of wholeness, not wounds. A powerful reminder that authenticity isn’t rebellion — it’s alignm...

Healing isn’t just something we do for ourselves, it’s something that moves through past and future generations. In this conversation, Tami and Dr. Alvin Thomas - Clinical Psychologist, Professor, and Researcher - dive deep into how self-awareness and inner healing create ripples across generations, and how the bravery to face our wounds can transform entire family dynamics. Together, they remind...

Sometimes the universe doesn’t whisper — it drops a safety pole on your head! That wake-up call pushed Brie Pawlak to realize that a “safe” engineering job wasn’t truly safe if it meant abandoning their soul’s purpose. In this Tami Talks: Unscripted Healing episode, Tami Schiltz and Brie dive into awakening, healing childhood patterns, and aligning with your true frequency. They explore how to tru...

After gaining and losing 80–100 pounds five times, Julie finally realized that she didn’t need fixing — she needed healing. That curiosity sparked a five-year journey through pain, perfectionism, and people-pleasing, grief, ultimately leading her back to the truest version of herself. Through vulnerability, self-compassion, and honest reflection, Julie shares how she began to release old patterns,...

Jared Markiewicz’s story started long before opening up his gym, Functional Integrated Training. Growing up as an only child with an absent father working to provide, he often struggled to feel seen. After losing the “big brother” energy he once found with neighborhood friends, Jared carried the sting of abandonment. That wound shaped his mission to become the “big brother” figure he once needed,...

In this episode of Tami Talks: Unscripted Healing, Tami takes you on a journey of breaking through invisible blocks — but not in the way you might expect. From a hike full of barriers (and bugs) that mirrored life’s obstacles, to the moment in the gym when “I’m dying” really meant “I’m alive,” these stories reveal how fear, conditioning, and old beliefs disguise themselves as protection — when in...

In this Tami Talks - Soul Talk episode, I sit down with my friend Odalo for a raw, unfiltered conversation about healing, spirituality, and the fire of personal growth. Together, we explore the deeper layers of what it means to grow beyond old patterns, reclaim our truth, and step into authenticity. This isn’t a “typical” self-help chat! It’s about the messy, real, and transformative journey we’re...