Healing Out Loud: Who Told You To Go Quiet? (Featuring Ms. Tamara)

What if healing isn't about becoming a whole new person? What if part of healing is going back for the version of yourself that stopped talking? My friend Tamara Cox joins me for a conversation that started with a simple phrase: Heal Out Loud. Tamara stepped away from social media for almost nine months. She needed the break. But when she came back, she realized she wasn't just returning to social media. She was trying to find a version of herself she felt like she had lost. We talk about choosing authenticity over perfection, protecting your mental health, losing people when you show up as yourself, adjusting mentally to physical change, and learning that healing doesn't always happen through some huge breakthrough. √ Sometimes healing is getting out of bed. √ Going to therapy. √ Setting the boundary. √ Showing up when you don't feel ready. And somewhere in this conversation, Tamara stopped talking about herself and unknowingly started talking directly to me. Because maybe I've gotten a little quieter too. In this episode: • What “healing out loud” actually means • Why Tamara disappeared from social media for almost nine months • Losing your voice and learning to trust it again • Choosing authenticity even when people don't accept it • Body image after significant weight loss • Why your old self doesn't deserve to be erased • Healing through ordinary moments instead of waiting for breakthroughs Follow Tamara on Instagram and TikTok: @hey.ms.tamara 📲 Connect with Me 🔗 Follow me on all platforms: @DaWholeDamnShow 🎧 Follow It’s About DAMN Time: @ItsAboutDamnTimePod 💥 Cop the DAMN University merch right here → Shop now