What happens when the person who spends so much time helping everyone else finally has to look in the mirror herself?

In Episode 8 of Phoenix & Raven: House of Mirrors, Tamesha gets real about the parts of herself she had to confront along the way.

We talk about growing up biracial, anger, family, relationships, self-love, trauma, spirituality, astrology, the masks we learn to wear, and the things we sometimes carry without realizing how much they are affecting us.

But one moment in this conversation really says it all:

“I was avoiding being my own test subject.”

Tamesha shares what it was like to realize that understanding other people wasn't enough—she had to be willing to turn that same attention toward herself.

We go deeper into what can be underneath anger, why we sometimes protect ourselves by hiding behind a mask, how childhood experiences can follow us into adulthood, and why learning to love yourself can change the way you show up in relationships.

And toward the end of our conversation, Tamesha leaves us with a message that is simple but powerful:

“Go to therapy. Heal yourself.”

This isn't a conversation about having everything figured out.

It's about being willing to look.

To question.

To feel.

To take off the mask.

And maybe, for once, become your own test subject.

🪞 Welcome to the House of Mirrors.

Phoenix & Raven: House of Mirrors — Episode 8
🎙️ Featuring Tamesha

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00:00 – Welcome to the House of Mirrors

02:17 – What Is Tamesha's House of Mirrors?

05:04 – “You Can't Help People If You Can't Help Yourself First”

08:04 – Avoiding Her Own Test Subject

09:26 – The Anger Iceberg

13:10 – What Happens When We Suppress Anger?

14:45 – You Gotta Love Yourself First

16:34 – Judgment, Identity & the Masks We Wear

25:32 – Spirituality, Shadow Work & Looking Within

27:21 – Mental Health Meets Spirituality

28:35 – Healing the Inner Child

30:57 – Daydreaming, Astrology & the Inner World

34:37 – The Mask We Wear to Protect Ourselves

37:01 – Family, Love & the Mirrors We Inherit

48:57 – Why We Overshare & the Need to Be Heard

55:20 – Family, Grief & the Love We Carry Forward

57:59 – Ancestry, Genetics & the Search for Meaning

1:02:14 – Hiking, Nature & Finding a Reset

1:07:44 – Astrology, Personality & Trauma

1:12:29 – Journaling Through Difficult Emotions

1:14:30 – What Tamesha Sees in Mental Health Today

1:18:40 – Addiction, Trauma & What We're Really Running From

1:20:05 – Tamesha's Work & Private Practice

1:22:00 – Finding Your Place in Mental Health

1:24:59 – Rediscovering Yourself After the Kids Grow Up

1:27:35 – Vulnerability, Visibility & Taking Off the Mask

1:29:27 – Self-Affirmations & Learning to Trust Yourself

1:31:47 – Closing Thoughts

1:33:29 – “Go to Therapy. Heal Yourself.”

1:33:50 – After the Interview