Episode 56

Tasia: Becoming the Woman Behind the Camera — Creativity, Healing & Showing Up Fully

Published on: 1st December, 2025

In this episode of Surviving Me, we sit down with Tasia—a photographer, creative entrepreneur, and woman who had to unlearn, outgrow, and rebuild before she ever stepped behind a camera. This conversation uncovers the story behind her lens: the childhood patterns she had to release, the moments she shrank herself, and the emotional work it took to finally step into her voice.

We talk about the healing journey behind her art, how entrepreneurship reflects the parts of ourselves we’ve ignored, and what it feels like to create from a place that’s fully your own. If you’ve ever struggled with showing up as yourself, shrinking to make others comfortable, or finding your voice through your work—this is the episode you needed.

Tasia brings a message of courage, clarity, and self-trust for anyone learning to grow into who they’ve always been.

📌 Episode Segments

Segment 1 — The Wound:

Who Tasia was before the business, the camera, and the confidence.

The early patterns she had to unlearn to grow.

Segment 2 — The Reckoning:

In this episode of Surviving Me, we sit down with Tasia—a photographer, creative entrepreneur, and woman who had to unlearn, outgrow, and rebuild before she ever stepped behind a camera. This conversation uncovers the story behind her lens: the childhood patterns she had to release, the moments she shrank herself, and the emotional work it took to finally step into her voice.

We talk about the healing journey behind her art, how entrepreneurship reflects the parts of ourselves we’ve ignored, and what it feels like to create from a place that’s fully your own. If you’ve ever struggled with showing up as yourself, shrinking to make others comfortable, or finding your voice through your work—this is the episode you needed.

Tasia brings a message of courage, clarity, and self-trust for anyone learning to grow into who they’ve always been.

📌 Episode Segments

Segment 1 — The Wound:

Who Tasia was before the business, the camera, and the confidence.

The early patterns she had to unlearn to grow.

Segment 2 — The Reckoning:

Finding her voice, recognizing the moments she shrank herself, and the emotional work it took to step forward.

Segment 3 — The Work:

When photography became personal, how her art mirrors her healing, and what entrepreneurship has revealed about her identity.

Segment 4 — The Now:

Creating from a place of peace, protection, and authenticity.

Segment 5 — The Message:

Her wisdom for anyone surviving the same journey of growth and rediscovery.

Finding her voice, recognizing the moments she shrank herself, and the emotional work it took to step forward.

Segment 3 — The Work:

When photography became personal, how her art mirrors her healing, and what entrepreneurship has revealed about her identity.

Segment 4 — The Now:

Creating from a place of peace, protection, and authenticity.

Segment 5 — The Message:

Her wisdom for anyone surviving the same journey of growth and rediscovery.

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Surviving Me
a soul-led podcast where healing gets real, growth gets messy, and every story begins with “I’m healing.”

This isn’t just another self-help show. It’s a safe space to unpack the heartbreak, the triggers, the setbacks, and the glow-ups that come with reclaiming your peace.

Hosted like a diary, each episode is a raw reflection on what it means to navigate pain, rediscover your worth, and love yourself back together—one moment, one lesson, one entry at a time.

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Dainna Dickerson

Dainna Dickerson is the voice and heart behind Surviving Me, a podcast and healing space dedicated to turning survival into self-discovery. A storyteller at her core, Dainna uses her own experiences of resilience, growth, and transformation to create conversations that are raw, real, and deeply human.

What began as her personal outlet quickly grew into a community, where solo reflections, guest conversations, and Glow Letters connect listeners to the power of survival and the beauty of healing. Through her work, Dainna reminds others that survival is not the end of the story — it’s the beginning of becoming.

As a psychology student, mother, and multi-passionate creative, she weaves together wisdom, compassion, and truth with every episode. Her mission is simple but powerful: to hold space for the messy, to celebrate the breakthroughs, and to guide others toward the freedom of living unapologetically as themselves.

When she’s not recording, you can find her writing, designing healing-centered resources, and building Surviving Me Studio — a growing ecosystem of tools, letters, and stories designed to help others feel seen, supported, and empowered.

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