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Tash Doherty on Healing, Desire + Bold Self-Expression
Two-part conversation on trauma recovery, creative freedom, and being shamelessly sexy.
Reignite Resilience Podcast
May 03, 2025
What does it mean to not just survive—but to feel safe in your body again? And what happens when you stop hiding the truth and start living it, out loud?
In this powerful two-part series, Tash Doherty joins Reignite Resilience to share her deeply personal journey through survival mode, healing trauma, and standing in the naked truth of her story. These episodes are raw, vulnerable, and packed with reminders that resilience doesn't always look bold—sometimes it looks like simply showing up.
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Tash shares her experience navigating trauma, burnout, and the long road to emotional and physical safety. Whether it was through movement, therapy, or the decision to rest—each moment of survival was a radical act of reclaiming her power.
“Just surviving and like carrying on working on yourself, doing yoga, to feel safe in your body again, like those are all wins.”
This episode reminds us: when your body has been through a storm, peace becomes a practice—and every small step counts.
What happens when we give ourselves permission to explore the parts of us we’ve been taught to hide?
Tash takes us on a bold and liberating journey through creative expression and sexual empowerment. From writing her debut novel, These Perfectly Careless Things, to hosting a naked party at university where friends painted each other’s bodies, to launching the “Miseducated” blog and podcast—she’s dedicated her life to helping people feel shamelessly sexy.
Her mission?
To help people identify what they want sexually, believe they deserve it, and learn to ask for it.
“If you have a calling or an inclination of like what you want to do, just don't go to your grave with your stories inside of you.”
Despite earning a prestigious degree from Wharton, Tash chose a purpose-led path—creating sex education tools, leading anonymous surveys on pleasure, and consulting with femtech companies focused on breast pumps, menopause, and more. She reminds us: our stories, bodies, and truths are worthy of the light.
Themes + Takeaways
Safety in the Body: Healing starts with feeling safe again—physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Small Wins Matter: Yoga, therapy, and time are not “soft” solutions. They’re powerful tools of survival and recovery.
The Reality of Burnout: Pushing through isn’t always strength. Sometimes, it’s okay to pause.
Creative Expression as Healing: Whether fiction or podcasting, Tash uses storytelling to process and liberate.
Sexual Agency is Power: Her work empowers people to name and claim their desires without shame.
Rejecting the Traditional Path: Tash walked away from corporate prestige to follow a calling—and reminds us we can too.
Inspired by this conversation? Want more stories that remind you you're not alone in your healing journey?
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Tools to Resiliency
Apply Tash’s wisdom this week with these small but powerful actions:
Name a “small win” from your week that brought you closer to emotional safety. Celebrate it.
Write down one story you’re afraid to tell—but know could set you free. You don’t have to share it yet. Just acknowledge it.
Create a “safety checklist” for yourself: practices, people, or places that help regulate your nervous system.
The Fear of Being Seen: Vulnerability takes strength, especially when your truth doesn’t fit society’s mold.
Get curious about your desires—sexual, creative, or otherwise. What do you want? Do you believe you deserve it?
Permission to Dream Big: We each have a story, a calling, a purpose. Following it is an act of rebellion and hope.
Whether you’re in survival mode or just stepping into your power, these episodes are a reminder:
Your story matters. Your safety matters. And your healing is valid—no matter how long it takes.
Sincerely,
Natalie & Pamela, Reignite Resilience Cohosts
