Redefining Love with Tara Portelli

Tara Portelli
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Tara Portelli has devoted her life using her personal and career experiences to help others overcome their own traumas. Her path to helping others, began as a Paramedic and now as the Founder/CEO of Arcadia Healing Sanctum, a Psilocybin and emotional healing centre for the mind, body and spirit. Tara lives and breathes her mission is to liberate as many people from the "Prison of The Mind", as possible. Her hope is that through this podcast, people can find hope on their path to explore alternative ways of healing, thinking and being in the world. Most importantly, finding True, Self Love.

  1. 2d ago

    #60 Who Are You When No One Is Watching? Reclaiming the Truth of Who You Are

    What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want isn't your circumstances...What if it's the stories you've been telling yourself? In this week's podcast, we're diving into the gap between our intentions and our actions, the stories we tell ourselves about who we are, and why true self-love begins with radical honesty. So many of us live our lives telling stories about who we are, but who are you acting as? That is the question. For many of us, there's a gap between our actions and our intentions. We have been lying to ourselves. When you can get real with yourself and take accountability for your actions, walking in your truth becomes that much easier. Why are we so afraid to be honest with the people we love? Why do we feel the need to tell people we are good people, yet at times we act in a different way? Why is it that we do not walk in alignment with our own values? These conversations with ourselves are not easy, but if you want to truly live as your authentic self, they are necessary. When we can be real with ourselves, we can stop abandoning our truth. We can truly begin to love ourselves and honour those parts of us that have made mistakes, knowing they are part of our growth. This week's podcast is an opportunity to dive deep inside yourself, let go of the masks, become the real you, and ask yourself the hard questions. Because the relationship you have with yourself is built on truth, and self-love cannot exist where self-deception lives.   If you are enjoying this podcast please send a link to a friend you think could benefit:) Subscribe, rate and review..gives me the opportunity to get this to those that need it.   Connect with me:  Follow me on IG @iamtaraportelli www.taraportelli.com   #SelfLove #Authenticity #Truth #PersonalGrowth #HealingJourney #InnerWork #SelfAwareness #ConsciousLiving #AuthenticSelf #EmotionalHealing #GrowthMindset #Transformation #Mindset #Healing #SelfDiscovery #SpiritualGrowth #Accountability #InnerHealing #RelationshipWithSelf #LifeLessons #PersonalDevelopment #SelfReflection #Awakening #Podcast #RedefiningLove #TaraPortelli

    29 min

  2. Jun 1

    #59 The Dark Side of Self-Love No One Talks About

    Have you ever had a moment where you realized the life you were living didn't fully match the person you knew you were meant to be? A moment when you could see the subtle ways you were giving away your energy, compromising your boundaries, or accepting less than you deserved while telling yourself you were simply being kind, open, or compassionate? In this episode, we explore the often painful awakening that comes when we begin to see where we are not truly honouring, valuing, or respecting ourselves. Through a deeply personal story of reflection, self-discovery, and transformation, I share how recognizing the gap between who I was being and who I envisioned myself becoming became the catalyst for profound change. This conversation is an invitation to look at how you're showing up in the world, who you're allowing into your life, and whether your actions, relationships, and energy align with the future version of yourself. Because sometimes the greatest act of self-love is having the courage to see where you've been out of alignment and choosing to step fully into your own worth. If you are enjoying this podcast please send a link to a friend you think could benefit:) Subscribe, rate and review..gives me the opportunity to get this to those that need it.   Connect with me: Follow me on IG: @iamtaraportelli Learn about my Retreats: www.arcadiahealing.ca   #SelfRespect #SelfWorth #SelfLoveJourney #HealingJourney #PersonalGrowth #Awakening #ConsciousRelationships #BoundariesMatter #EnergyProtection #EmotionalHealing #AuthenticLiving #InnerWork #MindsetShift #WomenEmpoweringWomen #ConfidenceBuilding #PersonalTransformation #SpiritualAwakening #HealthyRelationships #SelfLeadership #Worthiness #GrowthMindset #HealingAndGrowth #BecomeHer #Alignment #Embodiment #RedefiningLove #TaraPortelli

    31 min

  3. May 25

    #58 Life Didn’t Break You, You Were Redirected (Book Part VII)

    This conversation is about the power of perception and how, when we continue to focus on the emotions, pain, and situations from our past, reliving them in the present through fear, we often recreate those same experiences in our future. So many of us unknowingly stay trapped in cycles because we continue to identify with the wounds instead of the wisdom they were meant to reveal. Life is constantly giving us opportunities to grow, evolve, and access deeper levels of awareness. The struggles, heartbreaks, disappointments, and moments that feel like everything is falling apart are often the very experiences guiding us toward greater clarity, alignment, and purpose when we choose to look at them through that lens. In this solo episode, I read one last meaningful chapter from my book, NUDE. Through this book, I am not sharing my stories simply to tell them. I am sharing them to show how life sometimes has a different plan than the one we imagined and how the moments that break us open can also become the moments that awaken us. When we can step back and see the lessons woven through our challenges, we begin to understand why certain things needed to fall apart so that something greater could come together. This episode is a reminder that life is happening for you, not to you. Although things do not always unfold the way we hoped, it is often because life is making space for possibilities, connections, and transformations beyond anything we could have imagined for ourselves. If you are enjoying this podcast please send a link to a friend you think could benefit:) Subscribe, rate and review..gives me the opportunity to get this to those that need it.   Just new to these book readings? Here are previous readings to get you started.   Book Reading Nude: Episode #46 -  Intro & Chapter 1                                    Episode #48 - Chapter 2                                    Episode #50 - Chapter 3 - 4                                    Episode #52 - Chapter 5 - 7                                     Episode #54 - Chapter 8 - 10                                    Episode #56 - Chapter 11 - 12 Episode Mentioned: The Practise That Will Turn Your Manifestations into Realtiy   Get a copy of my book: NUDE; Saying a Beautiful Goodbye To Who You Think You Are and Stepping Into Who You Truly Are  Buy in Canada:  Amazon Chapters/Indigo Buy in USA: Amazon     Connect with me:  Follow me on IG @iamtaraportelli www.taraportelli.com     #HealingJourney #SelfLove #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualAwakening #MindsetShift #EmotionalHealing #InnerHealing #Transformation #ConsciousLiving #TraumaHealing #SelfWorth #GrowthMindset #HealingPodcast #SpiritualGrowth #LifeLessons #AwakenYourself #EnergyHealing #Manifestation #LetGoAndGrow #HealingThroughPain #AuthenticLiving #Empowerment #MentalWellness #SoulJourney #PodcastEpisode #redefininglove #taraportelli

    30 min

  4. May 19

    #57 From Dating Burnout to Real Love: What You Need to Know About Healing Before Your Soulmate Arrives

    Have you been trying to manifest the relationship you have always wanted and instead you find yourself drained with dating apps, meaningless connection, plagued with toxicity. You wonder, what am I doing wrong? Will I be alone forever? Sometimes in a moment of weakness, you may even settle for less than you deserve and it leads you down the briar patch and questioning everything. In this episode, will illuminate where you have been giving your power away, how to begin the process to take it back and what begin to understand where you have gone wrong and understand where you may be leaking energy, that attracts in all of the wrong people. In this solo episode, I share my personal 8 year journey alone, attracting in nothing but toxicity and then reveal what it took, to finally meet a man who values and loves me, as I deserve but it all started with loving and valuing me. We all dream of fairytale love and the truth is..it is available. You just need to become the version of you that is just as amazing as the partner you desire. This episode will help you claim the life you deserve and the relationship with it.   Connect with me: Follow me on IG: @iamtaraportelli Learn about my Retreats: www.arcadiahealing.ca     #ManifestLove #HealthyRelationships #SelfWorth #DatingAdvice #HealingJourney #ToxicRelationships #LoveManifestation #SelfLoveJourney #RelationshipHealing #ConsciousDating #FeminineEnergy #AttachmentHealing #DatingApps #RelationshipAdvice #HealingTrauma #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualHealing #ManifestYourDreamLife #LoveAfterHealing #MindsetShift #HighValueWoman #EmotionalHealing #SoulmateJourney #InnerHealing #PodcastEpisode #taraportelli #redefininglove

    28 min

  5. May 13

    #56 Stop Surviving Your Life; How Pain Can Create a Deeper Capacity to Love (Book Part VI)

    What if pain was a door way that could lead you to have the capacity to love more? In this episode, we dive into how hardship can either harden us or awaken us. So many people spend their lives searching for love, validation, purpose and fulfillment outside of themselves, only to feel even more disconnected underneath it all. But what if healing was never about becoming someone else? What if it was about creating deeper connection with others, void of the ego and having greater compassion for others? In this solo book reading from my book NUDE, we explore how self-love goes far beyond surface level habits. We explore how life circumstances, create opportunities, even the hardest ones to transform your pain into purpose instead of allowing it to define you. This conversation is about compassion, humanity, healing and reconnecting to the deepest parts of yourself so you can stop surviving your life and start living it with intention, meaning and authenticity. Maybe the difficult chapters of your life were never meant to break you. Maybe they were meant to awaken you. If you are enjoying this podcast please send a link to a friend you think could benefit:) Subscribe, rate and review..gives me the opportunity to get this to those that need it.   Just new to these book readings? Here are previous readings to get you started.   Book Reading Nude:                                 Episode #46 -  Intro & Chapter 1                                 Episode #48 - Chapter 2                                 Episode #50 - Chapter 3 - 4                                 Episode #52 - Chapter 5 - 7                                 Episode #54 - Chapter 8 - 12     Get a copy of my book: NUDE; Saying a Beautiful Goodbye To Who You Think You Are and Stepping Into Who You Truly Are  Buy in Canada:  Amazon Chapters/Indigo Buy in USA: Amazon   Connect with me:  Follow me on IG @iamtaraportelli www.taraportelli.com   #SelfLove #HealingJourney #AuthenticSelf #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalHealing #SpiritualAwakening #SelfWorth #InnerHealing #MindsetShift #PurposeDrivenLife #TraumaHealing #ConsciousLiving #HumanConnection #SelfDiscovery #HealingThroughPain #Compassion #MentalHealthAwareness #AwakenYourself #TransformYourLife #SpiritualGrowth #EmotionalWellness #PodcastLife #HealingPodcast #SelfAwareness #LiveAuthentically #redefininglove #taraportelli

    29 min

  6. May 4

    #55 The Simple Mindset Shift That Will Help You Manifest Your New Reality.

    Most people think their life is happening to them. But what if your day is actually being created before you even get out of bed? And more importantly… what if you could not only shift your day-to-day fulfillment, but also begin accessing the experiences you’ve been dreaming about, with just a few internal shifts? In this solo episode, we explore how your thoughts and emotions are shaping your reality, and how your default patterns keep you stuck, looping the same life on repeat. I share my personal approach to creating the life I always wanted and more. Most people are waiting to feel different before they act. But real change comes from acting differently before it feels natural. You don’t become happy and fulfilled by finding the right life. You become it by no longer being the person who keeps choosing the old one. You don’t need more time, more clarity, or a different life to feel fulfilled. You need a different relationship with your own mind, your patterns, and the emotions you keep choosing every day.   If you are enjoying this podcast please send a link to a friend you think could benefit:) Subscribe, rate and review..gives me the opportunity to get this to those that need it.   Podcast Episode Mentioned:   #53 Beyond Therapy: Anxiety, Depression, and How Psychedelic Medicine Opened My Eyes Connect with me: Follow me on IG: @iamtaraportelli Learn about my Retreats: www.arcadiahealing.ca   #selflove #personalgrowth #healingjourney #mindsetshift #innerwork #emotionalhealing #selfawareness #consciousliving #spiritualgrowth #lawofattraction #createyourreality #breakthecycle #mentalhealthawareness #selfdevelopment #authenticself #relationships #attachmentstyles #innerpeace #mindfulness #growthmindset #selfworth #healingtrauma #podcastlife #selflovejourney #awakening

    32 min

  7. Apr 29

    #54 The Cost of Choosing Yourself; Your Truth is Your Power (Book Part V)

    Have you ever made a decision that you knew was right… but still felt wrong? Like somehow, choosing yourself came with a cost? In this episode, I’m sharing a deeply personal chapter from my life, one where guilt convinced me I needed to “make things right,” and sent me on a humanitarian mission to Haiti, that put my own life at risk. What I discovered, challenged everything I thought I knew about responsibility, self-worth, and This continuation of my book NUDE, offers deep raw insights to my own difficult decisions and the battle to walk in my truth. If you’ve ever struggled with trusting yourself, this one is for you.   Just new to these book readings? Here are previous readings to get you started.   Book Reading Nude: Episode #46 -  Intro & Chapter 1                                    Episode #48 - Chapter 2                                    Episode #50 - Chapter 3 - 4                                    Episode #52 - Chapter 5 - 7   Get a copy of my book: NUDE; Saying a Beautiful Goodbye To Who You Think You Are and Stepping Into Who You Truly Are  Buy in Canada:  Amazon Chapters/Indigo Buy in USA: Amazon   Connect with me:  Follow me on IG @iamtaraportelli www.taraportelli.com   If you are enjoying this podcast please send a link to a friend you think could benefit:) Subscribe, rate and review..gives me the opportunity to get this to those that need it.     #ChooseYourself #SelfAlignment #LiveYourTruth #AuthenticLiving #InnerWorkJourney #SelfWorthMatters #HealingJourney #SpiritualGrowth #AwakenedLife #TruthOverComfort #PersonalGrowthPodcast #ConsciousLiving #EmotionalHealing #SelfLoveFirst #BoundariesAreLove #InnerPeaceJourney #GrowthMindset #SoulAlignment #ShadowWork #TransformYourLife #AuthenticityWins #BreakOldPatterns #AlignedLife #CourageToChange #BecomingYourself #redefininglove #taraportelli

    32 min

  8. Apr 20

    #53 Beyond Therapy: Anxiety, Depression, and How Psychedelic Medicine Opened My Eyes

    Many of us, now more than ever, are struggling with some form of mental health challenge. We’re trying to keep up with lives that feel relentless, juggling family, careers, relationships, and financial pressure, with little space to slow down or simply breathe. And what reflects back from that place is often depression, anxiety, and a quiet loss of joy. For some, it goes even deeper. There’s a growing number of people living on the edge of more severe mental health challenges, feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, and at times, like they’re losing their grip on reality. But there is hope. We are entering a time where new solutions are revolutionizing the way we approach mental health. Psychedelics are re-emerging as a powerful tool, being studied across respected institutions around the world, with results that are not only compelling, but deeply promising for long-term healing. In this solo episode, I share my personal experience with psilocybin therapy and how a single journey became a turning point in my life. It shifted the way I saw myself, my pain, and my path forward in a way that years of searching never quite reached. Since that day, I’ve devoted my life to supporting others who are struggling with their mental health, helping them step into safe, intentional, and supported experiences that can open the door to real internal transformation. Because this isn’t just a “trip.” It’s a reconnection. An awakening. A return to a life that actually feels worth living.     Watch this testimonial: Police Officer Suffering with PTSD, Has Life Changing Psilocybin Experience   Connect with me: Follow me on IG: @iamtaraportelli Learn about my Retreats: www.arcadiahealing.ca   #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #selflove #selfcare #healing #anxiety #depression #mindfulness #wellness #mindset #therapy #trauma #recovery #mentalhealthsupport #innerhealing #emotionalhealing #spiritualawakening #consciousliving #growthjourney #selfhealers #psychedelichealing #psilocybintherapy #awakening #personaldevelopment #arcadiahealingsanctum #taraportelli #redefininglove

    34 min
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Tara Portelli has devoted her life using her personal and career experiences to help others overcome their own traumas. Her path to helping others, began as a Paramedic and now as the Founder/CEO of Arcadia Healing Sanctum, a Psilocybin and emotional healing centre for the mind, body and spirit. Tara lives and breathes her mission is to liberate as many people from the "Prison of The Mind", as possible. Her hope is that through this podcast, people can find hope on their path to explore alternative ways of healing, thinking and being in the world. Most importantly, finding True, Self Love.

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