Episode Description
The story you tell yourself after a mistake can lock you into survival mode for years, even when your life looks “fine” from the outside. We sit down with speaker and advocate Tammy Corwin to challenge the belief that the fall is the main event and to explore a more humane truth: how you rise, slowly and on your own terms, is where your real life begins.
Tammy shares how she learned the difference between surviving and thriving while serving a 60-year prison sentence for a murder she says she did not commit. From that experience, we unpack resilience in a way that goes beyond “stay strong” culture. We talk emotional regulation versus emotional shutdown, why keeping your heart open matters, and how to create small, private space to feel what you feel without letting the moment define you.
We also get practical about rebuilding after shame, loss, divorce, grief, burnout, or a setback that makes you feel behind. Tammy offers grounded starting points you can actually use: one small step a day, learning from overcomer stories, tracking progress by looking back, and using the “dragonfly” metaphor to keep moving forward without returning to the darkest version of your story. If you’re working on mental health, identity, self-forgiveness, and real resilience, this conversation is for you.
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Connect With Tammy Corwin:
- Website and socials: IamDragonfly.net (contact form on the site)
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