Episode 16 - From Expectations to Empowerment: Tara Mae Temple’s Journey
By Jessica Garrison
Our next guest may sound familiar as she has been a friend of the network for some time. Tara Mae Temple has been on our radio show before, including The Value of Introducing Yourself Via Character Traits, The Power of Knowledge, and The Role of Pets in Our Wellness (all of which you can find on our Substack page). Tara is kind, spiritual, loyal, compassionate, and caring, so we’re always happy to host her and hear the waves she’s been making as a healing mentor.
Tara’s journey has been full of expectations, some of them coming from her, but mostly coming from other people. When you begin to live out of your own expectations, it can feel lonely at first, because you’re going up against what you’ve been trained for your whole life. Tara compares it to a retreat where you take the time to find yourself and listen to your body. She says this is a great time to ask yourself questions, journal, pray, meditate, or whatever medium helps to remind you why you’re living out of your own expectations. Have some fun with it and try out different modalities to see what helps the best at a specific time.
I love how Tara says we need to be open to signs from the universe and trust our intuition. We are told so many times that we shouldn’t trust our guts, but it’s so freeing to finally start listening to yourself. Signs can and will be there if you’re open to seeing them, a reminder that you’re doing the right thing and need to keep going. Tara reminds people to not let fear get the best of them—if it’s right, just keep pushing through. People can find their way if they’re open to healing, uplifting those around them in the process. Tara is quite empathetic and tries to put herself in other people’s shoes, thinking about how they may be feeling after a certain moment or if they need reassurance. Be the person for others you would want for yourself.
The importance of us being able to release our emotions in a healthy way and/or in a safe space was brought up during the conversation, advice I think everyone should take part in. Suppressing your emotions is unhealthy and bottling them all up will eventually cause them to explode at the worst possible moment. Tara reminds us it’s healthy to feel anger, and that was a whole layer for her to uncover and understand. It’s different for everyone, but whatever emotions come up for you, don’t push them back down. Learn from them and release what no longer serves you.
It really is incredible hearing stories from our guests each week, even more so with double the content. Just as F.E.E.L connects our talking points together, it also connects the stories from each person we hear from. It’s okay to take up space and immerse yourself in the process of accepting the layered aspects of yourself and living out of your own expectations. We all have the potential to tap into ourselves the way Tara does, so you can think of this episode as the first step in your journey. Now it’s time to walk the talk, just as both of our guests this week do.
Ways to Engage: When learning to live out of your own expectations, start asking yourself questions to get to know yourself better and know what you truly desire. Think of this as you sit in silence, meditate, journal, pray, or anything other acts that allow you to consider the expectations of your authentic self.