: Stepping Into Authenticity: Reclaiming Your True Self with Tara Wiskow | Wisdom Wednesday

Join host Nyomi Banks on The Season of Self-Love Podcast for an incredibly raw and transformative Wisdom Wednesday conversation with Tara Wiskow—intuitive energy healer, life reinvention expert, and natural weight loss success story who lost 220 pounds by learning to love herself first.

In This Episode:
• Tara's journey from 338 pounds to complete transformation through self-love
• The pivotal moment that changed everything: her son's life-threatening question
• Overcoming three suicide attempts and finding the will to live authentically
• How childhood identity trauma shaped decades of people-pleasing and mask-wearing
• The connection between emotional healing and physical transformation
• Mirror work: learning to say "I love you" to yourself for the first time
• What it really means to live authentically without masks or performance
• Why weight loss isn't just physical—it's spiritual, emotional, and energetic

Tara's Powerful Story Includes:

• Struggling with identity after discovering her biological father at age 8
• Living as "the park bench mama" unable to play with her sons
• The accident that became a wake-up call: her son's injury due to her physical limitations
• Eating disorders and the spiral into suicidal ideation
• The moment she heard: "You have to learn to love yourself as much as you love these boys"
• Eleven years as a weight loss coach transitioning to intuitive energy healing
• How she stopped calling herself "Heifer Hannah" and reclaimed her name

Key Topics Covered:

• Authentic living vs. performing for others
• The "not enough" limiting belief and how to overcome it
• Mirror work and self-love practices for transformation
• Why people get uncomfortable when you step into authenticity
• The abandonment wound and how it shows up in adulthood
• Navigating identity shifts and life reinvention
• Fusing sexuality and spirituality without shame
• Daily practices for showing up as your authentic self

Powerful Takeaways:

• "It's none of your business what anybody else says or thinks about you"
• Start each morning asking: "Who am I going to show up as today?" and claim YOUR name
• The first step to change is awareness—be willing to receive the message
• Authenticity means no masks, no hats for different groups—just YOU, raw and real
• When you shift into authenticity, others may feel abandoned because you no longer serve their purpose

Perfect for listeners interested in:

• Weight loss through emotional healing
• Overcoming suicidal ideation and depression
• Identity work and self-discovery
• Breaking free from people-pleasing patterns
• Authentic living and removing masks
• Mirror work and self-love practices
• Life reinvention after trauma
• Intuitive healing and energy work

October Theme: Stepping Into Authenticity - One Truth, One Breakthrough, One Boundary at a Time Series: Year of ReBirth 2025

Connect with Tara Wiskow:

• Instagram & TikTok: @tara.wisko
• Website: www.tara-wisko.com
• Program: She Rises

Resources Mentioned:

• Year of ReBirth Workbook Part 2 (authenticity journal prompts and affirmations)
• Available at TheSeasonofSelflovePodcast.com

This episode is a masterclass in what it means to reclaim your true self after years of performing, hiding, and dimming your light. Tara's vulnerability and wisdom will inspire you to look in the mirror and finally say, "I love you" to the person staring back.

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Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide attempts, eating disorders, and childhood trauma. Listener discretion is advised. If you're struggling, please reach out for help.

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