Have you ever felt like talk therapy just scratched the surface—but your body was holding onto something deeper?

In this soul-shifting episode, I sit down with intuitive guide Donnie Summers to explore how he turned years of depression, trauma, and suicidal ideation into a journey of spiritual and emotional healing. We talk about his sacred mentorship with the Yavapai tribe, how the body holds wisdom, the truth about our inner “parts,” and what it really takes to come home to yourself.

💬 You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of EFT, Parts Work, somatic awareness, and how love can transform your life from the inside out.

Chapters:

00:00 – Welcome + Intro

01:30 – Who is Donnie Summers (in his words)

05:00 – The moment that cracked him open

08:30 – The loss of a friend to suicide

10:00 – Mentorship with the Yavapai Tribe

15:30 – Emotional healing isn’t always pretty

17:00 – EFT + tapping saved his life

22:00 – The “parts” inside us: inner critics, exiles, protectors

29:00 – Learning to trust his intuition

36:00 – How to tune into the body

42:00 – The power of being witnessed

48:00 – How love taught Donnie to choose himself

52:00 – Gratitude & Closing

🔗 Connect with Donnie:

Website: www.beyondlimitscoaching.life

🔗 Stay connected with me:

Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

Podcast: Hard Beautiful Journey

Website: www.tiffcarson.com

When Ayla Casey's husband was diagnosed with young-onset colon cancer, her world cracked open. What followed was a sacred and painful journey through caregiving, loss, and deep transformation.

In this episode, Ayla shares what it means to witness pain rather than bypass it, how grief lives in the body, and why she believes reclaiming your voice is the first step toward healing. We talk about metabolizing grief, choosing to stay, and how Ayla's legacy work now bridges music and healthcare to honor her husband's life.

Chapters:

0:00 - Intro: What It Means to Stay

2:00 - Life Before the Diagnosis

5:00 - The Shock of Young-Onset Cancer

8:00 - Caregiving & Survival Mode

13:00 - Numbing, Addiction, and Presence

18:00 - Metabolizing Grief

24:00 - Building a Legacy Through Music

30:00 - Reclaiming the Body + Daily Joy

38:00 - Practicing Presence After Loss

44:00 - How Ayla Works with Grievers + Caregivers

46:00 - Gratitude and Final Reflections

Connect with Ayla:

Website: alchemyforhumanhearts.com

Instagram: @aylaccasey

Substack: alchemyforhumanhearts.substack.com

Connect with Tiff:

Website: tiffcarson.com

Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

Free Meditation + Retreat Info: tiffcarson.com/retreat

What if the part of you you’ve spent your life trying to hide… is the very thing that could heal you—and others?

In this powerful conversation, Tracey Napier—intuitive life coach, speaker, Reiki practitioner, and author of Get Changed—shares how she transformed her lifelong insecurity (her voice) into her greatest tool for purpose, healing, and connection. We talk about self-trust, spiritual nudges, healing stuck energy, and stepping into your power—especially when it scares you.

💭 Let's ask: What if the thing you’re ashamed of is actually the thing that could set you free?

Chapters

0:00 – Intro: What if your flaw is your calling?

2:12 – Who Tracey was before her healing journey

6:50 – Losing her mom & the start of deep transformation

10:30 – Laid off after 26 years: the unexpected gift

13:18 – Hearing the divine message to write Get Changed

17:45 – Learning to trust herself again

20:10 – How movement + energy work helped her release trauma

25:00 – Reiki, tapping, and somatic healing

29:15 – The power of visualization + intention

34:00 – What a fulfilling life means to Tracey now

38:35 – How her energy has completely changed

42:00 – If you feel broken… listen to this

44:50 – Her coaching, speaking, and upcoming podcast plans

49:00 – A final word on gratitude + using your voice

How to Connect with Us

✨Connect with Tracey:

Website traceynapier.com

Instagram + TikTok: @traceyjeannapier

Her podcast: The Tracey Napier Podcast (YouTube + Audio platforms)

Her book: Get Changed

✨ Connect with me (Tiff Carson):

Website: tiffcarson.com

Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

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

Connect with me:

Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

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

Join the private Facebook group: Healing Heart Journey (search + request)

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