Way Out #30: From Corporate Conditioning to Living on Purpose with Integrative Coach Tamie Rising
In this special milestone episode of 101 Ways Out, Vanessa sits down with a very personal guest: her own coach, Tammy Rising. Tammy is an integrative success coach who blends soul and strategy to help individuals, moms, and business owners step into alignment, calm, and genuine purpose.
Together, they dive deep into unlearning generational limiting beliefs, breaking free from corporate conditioning, navigating fear, and trusting internal signals over external expectations. From leaving corporate finance to adopting her son as a single mom while building a business, Tammy shares how choosing the courageous path over the comfortable one unlocked true freedom.
Way Out #8: From Tech to a Micro-School in Nature: What Cancer Made Clear with Lauren Tarpley
After a 20-year career in tech strategy and customer success, a breast cancer diagnosis at 34, and 11 surgeries, Lauren Tarpley reached a moment of clarity. When corporate culture revealed itself in the wake of her medical leave, she chose not to double down — she chose to redesign. Today, she’s building a micro-nature school on six acres of raw land, running The Farmacy CHS, and living what she calls 97% her dream. Lauren’s Way Out isn’t about escape. It’s about reclamation.