Real Talk! Healing! Growth. Welcome to This is My Voice with Lora Tia, a podcast for all who ponder and wonder about life and its many hats. Every other week, we explore stories, patterns, and social norms that influence who we are. I'm not trying to convince you of anything here. I'm simply inviting you to think beside me! Reach out and leave your feedback here ---> https://bit.ly/TIMVFeedback
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When did a phone call become an emergency? There was a time when we happily spent hours talking on the phone. Now, an unexpected call feels suspicious, a random "Hi." text feels like emotional hostage-taking, and voice notes somehow became longer than the conversations they replaced. In this episode of This Is My Voice , I explore the wonderfully ridiculous ways we've changed how we communicate.…
Sometimes the hardest part of returning isn't finding the words, but believing you need to explain why you were gone in the first place. After two months away, this episode isn't about my absence as much as it is about returning. We live in a culture that expects constant visibility, where every disappearance demands an explanation. But perhaps not every season owes the world that. This is a…
Have you ever said no… and then immediately started explaining yourself? In this episode, I explore the reflex behind over-explaining. The way a simple decision can begin to feel incomplete unless it is justified, softened, or made acceptable to someone else.
In this episode, I talk about bandwidth, the limit we all have but rarely respect. The way work, creative commitments, relationships, responsibilities, and life itself compete for space. The way plans fall apart, not because we failed, but because reality rearranged itself. This is a reflection on exhaustion, recalibration, and the need to pause when we need it.
Welcome back to This Is My Voice. We’re starting 2026 with a question that doesn’t get asked enough. Why is being “easy” so often mistaken for being kind, respectful, or mature? In this episode, I talk about the fear that hides behind being agreeable, flexible, and endlessly accommodating. This episode is about noticing when ease is coming from fear rather than choice.
As the year winds down, This Is My Voice is stepping back to make space for rest, family, and the quieter moments that matter most once work finally frees us. In this short year-end reflection, I want to say thank you for listening, for sharing, and for sitting with the conversations we had this year. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, another holiday, or simply the closing of the year, I wish…
We’re bringing back the Find Your Voice Series, and this time, it’s clearer, and far more forthright than it was five years ago. In this episode, we break down the harsh reality most people pleasers never want to say out loud: that people pleasing isn’t kindness, but fear. And underneath that fear is a silent attempt to control how people see you, how they respond to you, and whether they stay.…
Choosing peace sounds admirable… until you start realizing how often that “peace” is really silence, self-erasure, or emotional distancing disguised as maturity. In this episode of This Is My Voice, Lora Tia explores the cost of choosing calm at the expense of authenticity. From swallowing your feelings to shrinking your voice in the name of avoiding conflict, this conversation goes deep into the…
Ever caught yourself saying, “I’m fine” when you know you’re just… stuck? Yeah, this one’s for you. In this episode of This Is My Voice, we’re talking about that quiet trap so many of us fall into; comfortable complacency. The space between “I’m okay with this” and “I stopped trying a while ago.” We’ll discuss how comfort can disguise itself as contentment, why we stay in situations that no longer…
When did every disagreement turn into a declaration of war? Somewhere between “I see it differently” and “you’re cancelled,” we lost the art of having actual conversations. In this episode, I’m breaking down why we’ve collectively forgotten how to argue like grown-ups. From algorithm-fuelled outrage to our obsession with being right, we’ll talk about how nuance got replaced by noise, and what it…
