143: Why Our Scars are Necessary for Success with Tara Mackey

Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill

Natalie Jill

Business, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 607 Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Tara Mackey was BORN addicted to Cocaine. Her mom did it throughout her pregnancy and even on the way to deliver her. Her dad? Tara never met him. He was her moms drug dealer and was in jail when Tara was born.

Detoxing as an infant was a small struggle in comparison to what her youth and teenage years brought.

She was Prescribed 14 Rx drugs

She was Diagnosed with MULTIPLE disorders and chronic illnesses.

She watched her mom OD on heroin beginning at the age of just 5

As I interview Tara she has scars on her wrist from a suicide attempt in one of her darkest moments. She doesn’t mind these scars today… she shares that they are all part of her story.

TODAY , Tara Mackeyis the founder and CEO of The Organic Life, a successful holistic and sustainable living platform, and is a widely recognized activist with a tribe of over 1 million followers on her blog and social media. She founded the organic skincare company Genetixand is the #1 best-selling author of Cured by Nature and WILD Habits.

Join in today and learn EXACTLY how Tara Mackey Leveled up and created everything from nothing!

In this episode, you will learn:

How to turn your struggle into purpose
Why building a support system is key to success
How your vehicle isn't always the same as your purpose

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Natalie Jill, fat loss expert turned high performance coach.
0:07.1	When odds are stacked against us, how do we shift and create everything from nothing?
0:11.0	How do we level up when we aren't feeling it yet or we've had a big setback?
0:15.2	On this podcast, I'll be talking to some of the most inspiring and courageous men and women on this planet who, at their
0:20.9	worst, learned how to achieve success greater than they ever dreamed possible, leveling up
0:26.6	and creating everything from nothing.
0:32.4	Tara Mackey, she was born addicted to cocaine.
0:36.7	Her mom, she ate cocaine through her pregnancy and even on her way to
0:40.8	deliver her. Tara's dad? Well, she never met him. He was her mom's drug dealer and he was in jail when
0:47.6	Tara was born. Now, detoxing as an infant, as scary as that sounds, it was a small struggle in comparison to what her youth
0:55.8	and teenage years brought.
0:57.8	She was prescribed 14 RX drugs.
1:01.7	She was diagnosed with multiple disorders and chronic illnesses.
1:05.6	And she watched her mom OD on heroin several times, beginning at the age of just five.
1:13.4	As I interviewed Tara today, she has scars on our wrists from a suicide attempt in one of her
1:18.4	darkest moments. Now, Tara doesn't mind this scar today. In fact, she shares it because it's
1:24.7	part of her story. Today, Tara Mackey is the founder and CEO of the organic life, a successful, holistic,
1:31.8	and sustainable living platform.
1:34.0	And it's widely recognized as an activist with a tribe of over one million followers on
1:39.5	our blog and social media.
1:41.6	She founded the organic skincare company, genetics, and is the number one
1:46.2	best-selling author of Cured by Nature and Wild Habits. Join in today and learn exactly how
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