The strongest thing you can lift is yourself.

“Awareness is the greatest agent for change.” — Eckhart Tolle

This isn’t a story about fitness — it’s a story about awakening.

What began as a 12-week “transformation challenge” became a lifelong practice of strength, awareness, and gratitude. A journey that is about so much more than aesthetics.

It’s about honouring the gift of time… and a body that can still move.

This episode is a reminder that transformation begins the moment you wake up to what’s possible — and that the most rewarding thing you can lift in your life… is yourself.

Until next time—keep rising, keep blooming, and keep soaking it all in.

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Some of the most powerful stories we hold are the ones we don’t think we have.
The ones found not in grand triumphs or dramatic moments, but in the quiet, ordinary places of life.  What if it's a story that could change someone else’s life?

In this episode, Tamara shares three stories that reveal what it truly means to own your journey — from a friend who found her voice, to a client who met her future self, to her own lesson in radical ownership when life changed out of the blue.

It’s about perspective, resilience, and leading yourself through the storms you never saw coming. Because while we can’t control the waves, we can always choose how we meet them.

 If you have a story you’d like to share that might resonate with our listeners, reach out. We can all learn from one another.

Until next time—keep rising, keep blooming, and keep soaking it all in.

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Sometimes life brings people into our path in the most unexpected ways. In this episode of Becoming Lotus, I sit down with Jennifer Brouwer—founder of Whilewoods Retreats  Though Jennifer and I had never met, our lives seem to be running in parallel: both of us are passionate about elevating women, transformation, and creating spaces for personal growth.

Today we talk about reinvention in midlife, what it means to rise because of your story (not in spite of it), and how unlikely connections can feel like divine alignment. Jennifer also shares about her upcoming book Fuckery Free 50s and the power of choosing authenticity as we step into new chapters.

This is a conversation about healing, empowerment, and sisterhood—proof that the right people show up at the right time.

A reminder that when we lift women up, we rise together—fill the bucket, be the ripple.

Until next time—keep rising, keep blooming, and keep soaking it all in.

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What would happen if you paused today and asked your 75-year-old self for advice?

In this first-ever guest episode of Becoming Lotus, Tamara sits down with Rachel Lapensee for a conversation that is nothing short of beautiful—filled with wisdom, perspective, and heartfelt stories. Together, they explore the lessons that only time and lived experience can bring—about purpose, resilience, joy, and what really matters most.

This episode is an invitation to reflect on your own life: how you’re living now, and how the choices you make today shape the future you’ll look back on. Thoughtful, inspiring, and deeply human, it’s a conversation you won’t want to miss.

Until next time—keep rising, keep blooming, and keep soaking it all in.

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Midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s a doorway. In this episode, Tamara O’Shaughnessy reframes menopause and midlife as a portal into awakening, reinvention, and possibility. A powerful reminder that it’s never too late to create the next evolution of you.

Midlife isn’t a crisis—it’s a portal. In this episode, Tamara O’Shaughnessy reframes menopause and midlife as a doorway into awakening, possibility, and reinvention. This is a season where we can step more fully into our power, peel back old roles, and create the next evolution of who we are meant to be.

 You’ll hear:

• Why midlife is a beginning, not an ending
• How menopause can spark transformation and strength
• The shift from “crisis” to “curiosity” and reinvention

This is your reminder that the second half of life can be your strongest, boldest, and most joyful chapter yet.

Until next time—keep rising, keep blooming, and keep soaking it all in.

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What if a simple shift in perspective could change everything? In this episode, Tamara O’Shaughnessy explores the power of reframing—choosing to see challenges through the lens of gratitude, growth, and possibility. Discover how positivity, practiced with intention, can shape the way you live and who you become.

What if the way you frame your experiences could completely change the way you live? In this episode of Becoming Lotus, Tamara O’Shaughnessy explores the power of reframing—choosing to see challenges through the lens of possibility, growth, and gratitude. By shifting perspective, we can turn pain into purpose, loss into wisdom, and everyday moments into opportunities for joy.

 You’ll hear:

• How reframing unlocks resilience and inner strength
• Why positivity is more than “good vibes”—it’s a practice
• Real-life examples of turning setbacks into stepping stones

This is your invitation to look at your own story differently—and discover the extraordinary power of the lens you choose.

Until next time—keep rising, keep blooming, and keep soaking it all in.

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In this debut episode of Becoming Lotus, Tamara O’Shaughnessy shares a powerful vision of infinite potential and introduces the woman who inspired it all—her mother, affectionately called The Velvet Steamroller. A story of resilience, legacy, and the reminder that it’s never too late to begin again.

Inside each of us lives a golden seed—our infinite potential. No matter our age or what we’ve been through, it’s never too late to plant it and begin again.

In this first episode of Becoming Lotus, Tamara O’Shaughnessy invites you into a powerful vision that set the stage for her own transformation—and introduces you to the woman who inspired it all: her mother, Jude, affectionately known as The Velvet Steamroller.

This is a story of resilience, reinvention, and the legacy of love that continues to guide Tamara’s life and work.  Tamara weaves together lessons on living with intention, embracing change, and finding beauty in even the messiest places of life.

 In this episode:

• The vision that revealed Tamara’s golden seed of potential.
• Why her mother embodied both velvet softness and unstoppable strength.
• How grief, gratitude, and growth are all part of becoming.

If you’ve ever wondered whether it’s too late to begin again, this episode is your reminder: it’s not. You are not too late. You are not alone. You are Becoming Lotus. 

Until next time—keep rising, keep blooming, and keep soaking it all in.

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