The Tattoed Truth with Anna Love

What happens when competence becomes armor… and rest starts to feel unsafe? In this deeply personal episode, Anna shares the hidden cost of always being “the strong one.” From a childhood decision to self-protect to decades of wearing emotional armor, she unpacks how high-functioning women often confuse strength with self-isolation. If you’re the capable one.  The reliable one.  The one who says “...

Why Willpower Fails and Nervous System Regulation Changes Everything? If you’ve ever called yourself lazy, unmotivated, or undisciplined, this episode is for you. In this powerful conversation, Anna Love breaks down why willpower isn’t the problem and why pushing harder often makes things worse. What looks like procrastination, burnout, or lack of motivation is often a nervous system that’s exhaus...

Have you ever wondered why certain patterns won’t shift, no matter how much awareness, therapy, or inner work you’ve done? In this episode of The Tattooed Truth Podcast , Anna Love explores a powerful and often overlooked truth: sometimes healing doesn’t happen because part of us is still loyal to what we’re trying to heal. Anna shares personal insights from her own journey and unpacks questions l...

In this episode of The Tattooed Truth Podcast , I dive into what I call the gold-plated prison —that place where life looks successful on the outside, but internally feels heavy, numb, or misaligned. This conversation is for the woman who isn’t in crisis, but also isn’t alive. The woman who did everything “right,” followed the rules, built the life, checked the boxes—and still feels restless, disc...

In this episode of the Tattoo Truth Podcast, I share what happens after the awareness phase — when you’ve done the healing work, gained insight, and still feel like something is missing. We explore why healing isn’t the end goal, and why so many people stay stuck even after years of personal development, therapy, or spiritual work. I talk about what it really means to move out of survival mode and...

In this episode, I dive into a powerful and deeply personal conversation inspired by The Tapping Solution for Pain Relief by Nick Ortner. This topic is close to my heart, because years ago, I lived in chronic pain without understanding that my body was trying to communicate something far deeper than a physical issue. We explore how emotional freedom techniques like EFT tapping connect directly to...

In this episode, I share what it really looked like when Tiny Chefs started to grow. The identity shifts. The leadership challenges. The moments where trusting myself felt terrifying and necessary at the same time. We talk about what happens when you move from doing everything yourself to leading other people, making decisions under pressure, and navigating situations that stretch your nervous sys...

This is part one of a two part episode where I’m pulling back the curtain on my entrepreneurial journey and sharing how I built a multi million dollar company without a roadmap, without investors, and without having it all figured out. In this episode, I take you back to the beginning of Tiny Chefs. I share how a simple combination of passion, purpose, and teaching turned into a thriving business...

In this episode, I explore the tale of the two wolves and how it mirrors the way our thoughts, habits, and self talk influence our identity, our nervous system, and the life we experience. One wolf represents fear, self doubt, and old survival patterns. The other represents compassion, confidence, and alignment. The question is not whether both exist inside of you. The question is which one you ar...

Today’s episode is a deeply personal one. I’m speaking straight from the heart about motherhood, divorce, and the quiet moments that change everything when you’re raising children through heartbreak and transition. This conversation was inspired by a chapter I’m currently writing in my book. As I reflected on that season of my life, I realized how many women might be walking through something simi...

 Today we are diving into a conversation that every girl mom feels deeply in her heart. How to stay strong, centered, and connected while raising radiant, emotional, beautifully sensitive daughters. Motherhood is not just about guiding them. It is also about rediscovering yourself. In this episode, I share how our tone, our nervous system, our childhood wounds, and the identities we learned for su...

In this solo episode, I’m diving deep into the Law of Abundance, not the Instagram version, not the mindset hacks, but the foundational truth behind why you attract your current reality. Abundance is not about wanting more. It isn’t about chasing your desires or proving yourself worthy of receiving. Abundance is an identity. It is the version of you that you become. I share the real reason positiv...

In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Erin Pittinaro. A transformational life coach, licensed clinical social worker, CEO momma, and founder of The Alchemy Experience. Erin is a powerhouse in women’s empowerment with two decades of experience guiding women to own their power, rewrite their roles, and step out of the invisible boxes that have kept them stuck. Erin shares her deeply person...

In this solo episode, I’m diving into a topic that will hit home for so many women. The belief that who you were is who you have to stay. I’m here to remind you that your past may explain who you are, but it does not define who you become. I share my personal story of living out old versions of myself just to make others comfortable, and how that loyalty to my past identity kept me small. We talk...

In episode, I dive into a conversation that every woman can relate to. The illusion of control. For years I believed that control was confidence. That if I held everything together perfectly, I’d finally feel safe. But what I discovered is that control is just fear in disguise. It’s a trauma response that keeps us hustling, striving, and disconnecting from our truth. I share my personal story of h...

In this episode, I’m joined by the powerhouse Sadie Kolves, a speaker, author, podcaster, and entrepreneur, for a raw, emotional, and deeply inspiring conversation on healing, forgiveness, and fierce motherhood. Sadie shares her story of growing up in poverty, surviving abandonment, addiction, and loss, and how she turned her pain into purpose, building a thriving multi–seven figure business and h...

In today’s episode, we’re talking about something every woman has experienced at some point — the fear of being “too much.” I’m pulling back the layers on how we’ve been taught to quiet our voices, apologize for taking up space, and dim our light just to make others comfortable. You’ll hear personal stories, client breakthroughs, and the generational patterns that have conditioned women to shrink,...

Hey love! Welcome back to the Tattooed Truth Podcast.  In today’s episode, we’re diving into one of the most transformational topics I’ve personally lived through: how attachment shapes our identity in relationships and how to reclaim your sense of self after heartbreak or loss. If you’ve ever found yourself saying “I don’t know who I am without them,” or even “I don’t know who I am inside this re...

Hey Love,  welcome back to the Tattooed Truth Podcast. I’m Anna Love, your host and in today’s episode, I’m joined by my brand-new co-host, Melissa , for a deeply honest and emotional conversation about relationships, attachment, and healing from toxic patterns. Together, we unpack what really happens when early childhood wounds. Start showing up in our adult relationships. Melissa shares her stor...

Hey love! Welcome back to the Tattooed Truth Podcast. I’m Anna Love, your host, intuitive empowerment coach, subconscious healing guide, and someone who knows firsthand what it’s like to burn it all down in the name of truth. In today’s episode, I’m joined by the incredible Dr. Joan Borden , an intuitive healer and doctor who bridges the worlds of Western medicine and energy healing. With over 30...

In this episode of the Tattooed Truth Podcast, I dive deep into identity and the masks we wear. For so much of my life, I shaped myself to fit in, to be loved, validated, or accepted. Whether it was being the caretaker, the funny one, or the rebel, I learned to mold myself into whatever role I thought was needed. I share my personal stories of how these identities impacted my relationships, friend...

In this episode, I dive into one of my favorite topics: E quilibrium. For years, I lived in reactivity. Letting other people’s moods and actions control me, giving away my power, and sleepwalking through life. I share what it means to find your center, why the difference between reacting and responding changes everything, and how past traumas and conditioning keep us stuck in chaos. I talk about d...

In this episode, I open up about the difference between healing and hustling. Why no amount of hustle will ever override the subconscious belief that you’re not enough. I share my own journey of running myself into the ground, working 16-hour days, and chasing worth through titles, money, and approval and how it left me burnt out and disconnected. I talk about the nervous system, subconscious patt...

In this episode of the Tattooed Truth Podcast, I get real about the patterns that shaped my most recent two-year relationship, and why it ended. I open up about how our inner child and shadow parts influence the way we connect, avoid conflict, or stay longer than we should. I share how values like transparency have guided my relationships, and how overriding my intuition has cost me time, energy,...

What if the truth about money, marriage, and motherhood is that they’re not just everyday struggles… they’re mirrors reflecting the unresolved stories inside of us? In this episode, I open up about the lessons I wish I could whisper to my 30-something self. From going through divorce to yelling as a mom to chasing escape through wine, baths, and weekends out, I share how my unresolved trauma showe...