This episode gave me a whole new perspective on the ego - and how it shapes everything from our healing to our relationships.

I sat down with bestselling author and ultra-consciousness guide Daphne Michaels, and we dove into quantum awareness, energy healing, and how to live from the part of ourselves that’s already whole. We talked about ego collapse, how to raise your vibration, and why healing is really just your heart surviving your life.

Whether you're brand new to these ideas or already deep in your healing journey, I promise - this one will meet you where you're at.

Timestamps:

0:00 – Welcome & Reflection

2:10 – Daphne’s Spiritual Awakening at 19

5:30 – What an Ego Collapse Really Feels Like

10:00 – How the Ego Keeps You Emotionally 7 Years Old

13:45 – Healing Begins with Feeling Safe

18:00 – Quantum Awareness Explained Simply

22:00 – Real Stories of Energy Healing That Work

28:00 – Healing the Heart: Emotion, Trauma & Energy

34:00 – The Power of Micro-Acts of Healing

38:00 – Releasing Ego in a Noisy, Competitive World

44:00 – The SHB Movement: Living with Higher Consciousness

50:00 – Final Reflections & Takeaways

CONNECT WITH DAPHNE:

• Website: daphnemichaels.com

• Instagram: @theshbmovement

• YouTube: @DaphneMichaels
  

CONNECT WITH TIFF:

• Free Guided Meditation: tiffcarson.com

• • The Weekly Exhale Newsletter
  • Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

What if the very thing you've been holding back - your voice - is actually the key to your healing?

This week on the podcast, I sit down with vocal alchemist and teacher Maryn Azoff to explore the incredible healing power of sound, chanting, and expression. Maryn’s Vocal Transformation Method helps people reclaim their voice - not just to speak, but to feel, heal, and connect.

We talk about voice blocks, body memory, and even the parts of sound that make us squirm (hello sensual sound 👀). And yep…I was left speechless multiple times. On a podcast. About voice. 😂

This episode made me wish I’d started this work years ago - and now I’m inviting you into it too.

Chapters & Timestamps:

00:00 – Episode Intro

02:00 – Maryn’s take on what the voice really is

06:00 – The accident that changed everything

12:30 – The healing power of humming

15:45 – Tiff’s own voice blocks

20:00 – Sound, sensuality & shame

28:00 – Chanting & chakra reprogramming

36:00 – Healing generational trauma through sound

44:00 – Reclaiming our range and resonance

53:00 – Final sound practice + I AM ritual

1:05:00 – Gratitude & closing

Maryn’s Info:

Website: https://vocaltransformation.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vocal_transformation

Connect with Tiff:

Free Guided Meditation: https://tiffcarson.com

Weekly Exhale Newsletter: https://iamtiffcarson.myflodesk.com/qkccrin7qz

In this emotional and powerful episode of Hard Beautiful Journey, I sit down with Julie Barth—a mother of six, trauma survivor, and author of Notes from a Blackberry. Julie shares her journey through caregiving, the devastating loss of her first husband, surviving emotional abuse, and how she turned those experiences into a mission to help other women in crisis.

If you're walking through grief, feeling stuck, or trying to find meaning again, this conversation will show you that healing is possible and power can be reclaimed.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro: How Much Can One Heart Take?

01:00 - Meet Julie Barth

03:00 - Surviving Loss and Finding Purpose

07:00 - Notes from a Blackberry & Healing Through Writing

11:00 - Caregiving, Identity & Loneliness

13:00 - Physical Toll of Survival Mode

16:00 - Building a Nonprofit After Trauma

22:00 - Red Flags in Emotionally Abusive Relationships

26:00 - Legacy, Faith, and Helping Others Heal

Connect with Julie:

Website: https://www.juliebarthauthor.com

Follow her daughter’s art: Facebook - Hope4Tayt

Connect with Tiff:

Website: https://www.tiffcarson.com

Instagram: @iamtiffcarson

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