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“What if the most healing thing we can offer someone isn't an answer, but the experience of being heard?”I think most of...
10/20/2026

“What if the most healing thing we can offer someone isn't an answer, but the experience of being heard?”

I think most of us have experienced a time when we just wanted someone to listen. Not fix us, correct us, or tell us what we should be feeling. Just listen and try to understand.

And yet, when someone we love is struggling, our natural instinct is often to jump in with advice or solutions. Usually because we care!

One of my favorite takeaways from my conversation with Anneke Sips, author of The Wisdom of Psychosis, was the importance of human connection, especially when someone's experiences are different from our own.

Having experienced the mental-health system myself, I know how meaningful it can be to feel truly seen and heard.

Sometimes we don't need to have all the answers. We can simply be present, curious, and compassionate. We can listen without judgment while still recognizing when professional support is needed.

Being heard doesn't solve everything, but it can be a beautiful place for healing to begin. ❤️

🎙️ In this week's episode of Live Brighter with Tara, Anneke and I explore psychosis, trauma, spirituality, mental health, and the power of connection.

I'd love for you to listen to our conversation and share your thoughts.

Live Brighter—1% at a time.

What if the best way to help someone isn't to fix them—but to truly listen?When someone is struggling, our first instinc...
10/19/2026

What if the best way to help someone isn't to fix them—but to truly listen?

When someone is struggling, our first instinct is often to offer advice or find a solution. But sometimes, what they need most is to feel heard and understood.

In this week's episode of *Live Brighter with Tara*, Anneke Sips shares the LEAP Method—four simple steps to build connection:

Listen. Empathize. Agree. Partner.

Originally developed to help connect with people experiencing mental health challenges, this approach offers valuable lessons for our everyday relationships, too.

Because understanding someone doesn't mean you have to agree with them.

🎧 Watch our full conversation as we explore psychosis, compassion, and the power of human connection.

Save this post as a reminder to listen before trying to fix.

What if there's more to psychosis than we've been taught to see?When we hear the word *psychosis*, we often think of sym...
10/16/2026

What if there's more to psychosis than we've been taught to see?

When we hear the word *psychosis*, we often think of symptoms, diagnoses, or crisis.

But what about the person behind the experience?

In this episode of Live Brighter with Tara, I speak with Anneke Sips, a psychiatric nurse and integrative trauma therapist with 28 years of experience in mental health care.

Through her work and her book, *The Wisdom of Psychosis*, Anneke invites us to explore a broader perspective—one that considers trauma, the body, spirituality, and the importance of human connection alongside clinical care.

One of my favorite takeaways? We don't have to understand or agree with someone's experience to meet them with compassion.

🎧 Curious about a different perspective on psychosis and mental health? Watch our full conversation on *Live Brighter with Tara*. I'd love to hear what stands out to you.

Live Brighter—1% at a time.

Grandchildren are the best 🥰
10/15/2026

Grandchildren are the best 🥰

10/14/2026

What if connection is one of the most important things we can offer someone who's struggling?

Anneke Sips shares a powerful insight from her years working in crisis psychiatry: sometimes, rather than immediately trying to intervene, what someone needs is patience, compassion, and human connection.

Meeting people where they are can take time and effort, but that connection matters.

Of course, some situations require urgent professional intervention. The important lesson is that compassion and connection should remain part of how we respond.

🎧 Hear more from Anneke in this week's episode of *Live Brighter with Tara*, where we explore psychosis, trauma, and a more compassionate approach to mental health.

“A diagnosis can describe an experience, but it can never tell the whole story of a person.”I think sometimes we get so ...
10/13/2026

“A diagnosis can describe an experience, but it can never tell the whole story of a person.”

I think sometimes we get so focused on understanding what's happening with someone that we forget to really understand the person.

A diagnosis can be helpful. It can give us language, direction, and access to support. But it doesn't tell us everything about someone's experiences, their trauma, their strengths, or their capacity to heal.

Having had my own difficult experiences within the mental-health system, this topic is especially close to my heart.

In this week's episode of Live Brighter with Tara, I sit down with Anneke Sips, a psychiatric nurse, integrative trauma therapist, and author of The Wisdom of Psychosis.

We explore psychosis from a different perspective—one that makes room for medical understanding while also considering trauma, spirituality, and the importance of human connection.

One of my biggest takeaways from our conversation is how powerful it can be to simply listen, approach someone with curiosity, and see the person beyond their symptoms.

We don't have to fully understand someone's experience to treat them with compassion.❤️

🎙️ I hope you'll join us for this meaningful conversation on Live Brighter with Tara

Live Brighter—1% at a time.

10/12/2026

What if there's more to psychosis than we think?

I think sometimes we're quick to put labels on experiences we don't fully understand, especially when it comes to mental health.

One of the things I appreciated about my conversation with Anneke Sips was her willingness to look beyond a diagnosis and consider the person having the experience.

Anneke has spent nearly 30 years working in mental health and crisis care, and she shares how experiences such as hearing voices can be understood differently across cultures.

That doesn't mean we ignore when someone is struggling or needs medical support. But it does invite us to approach people with more curiosity, compassion, and less judgment.

Having had my own difficult experiences within the mental-health system, this conversation was especially meaningful to me.

I believe there's so much value in listening to someone's story rather than assuming we already understand it.

In this week's Live Brighter with Tara, Anneke and I explore psychosis, trauma, spirituality, stigma, and how we can better support people navigating these experiences.

🎙️ If you're interested in a different perspective on mental health, I'd love for you to listen to the full episode.

Can you love someone without losing yourself?Sometimes, in our effort to be loving, patient, and understanding, we begin...
10/09/2026

Can you love someone without losing yourself?

Sometimes, in our effort to be loving, patient, and understanding, we begin overlooking our own needs, feelings, and boundaries.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned is that love doesn't mean taking responsibility for someone else's choices.

We can have compassion without accepting repeated hurtful behavior. We can support someone without trying to manage their life. And we can love deeply while still honoring ourselves.

Love and boundaries can coexist.

In this week's episode of Live Brighter with Tara, I share some personal lessons from my recent divorce about love, self-abandonment, and learning to let go.

🎧 If this resonates with you, I hope you'll listen to the full conversation. It might offer a new perspective on what healthy love can look like.

Live Brighter—1% at a time.

I had such a great time in Helena with my friend Tina that I’ve known for over 23 years 🥰 Nothing like time on the water...
10/08/2026

I had such a great time in Helena with my friend Tina that I’ve known for over 23 years 🥰 Nothing like time on the water 💚

10/07/2026

One of the biggest distinctions I've been learning is the difference between control and boundaries.

Control says:
“You need to change so I can be okay.”

A boundary says:
“You are free to choose—and I'm free to decide if I want to participate.”
That has been a huge shift for me.

When we love someone, it's easy to start monitoring, reminding, helping, explaining, or trying to manage their choices—especially when we can see how those choices are affecting them or the relationship.

But I'm learning that loving someone also means allowing them freedom.
They have the freedom to choose growth, recovery, hard work—or not.

And I have freedom, too.

I can listen to what my body and experiences are telling me. I can decide what I'm willing to participate in. I can set a boundary without demanding that another person change.

This is something I talk about very personally in this week's Live Brighter with Tara as I share what I've been learning through my recent divorce.

If you've ever wondered whether you're setting a boundary or trying to control an outcome, this might be a good conversation for you.

🎙️ The full episode is available now.

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