454: Summer Series - Having Your Own Back
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 13 August 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
10 Traits of a Woman Who Supports Herself Through Life's Challenges
In the journey of personal growth and well-being, the concept of "having your own back" is pivotal. This idea encompasses three essential traits: self-trust, self-compassion, and emotional resilience. Each of these traits plays a crucial role in fostering a supportive relationship with oneself, especially during challenging times.
Tonya Leigh delves into the empowering concept of having your own back, particularly during challenging times when self-doubt and misunderstandings arise. She shares her personal reflections on this topic, emphasizing its importance in personal development. Tanya outlines ten key traits of a woman who truly has her own back, starting with the crucial element of self-trust. By believing in oneself and honoring commitments, individuals can cultivate confidence and resilience.
Tune in for insights that will inspire you to become the kind of woman you can count on, no matter the circumstances.
Talking Points:
01:21 - Concept of Having Your Own Back
02:04 - Self-Trust
03:42 - Emotional Resilience
05:08 - Accountability Without Self-Abuse
07:10 - Embodying Self-Worth
09:30 - Inner Loyalty
12:18 - Inspiration from Maya Angelou
17:38 - Avoiding Self-Criticism
22:16 - Serving Your Future Self
Quotes:
"When you learn to trust yourself, you trust your word, you trust your commitments, there is a confidence that comes from that."
"I am a big believer in that when you celebrate life, life celebrates you in return."
"Having your own back means, Hey, listen, I trust me and I'm going to pay attention to my internal GPS system that is always guiding me."
"Having your own back is the willingness to step into that next version of yourself and feel all of the discomfort that will be a part of that process, a hundred percent guaranteed."
"Real self-image work doesn't start in the mirror. It starts in the stillness."
Useful Resources:
Click HERE to Download the Free Podcast Guide
Click HERE to join the Membership
Click HERE for a FREE download
Click HERE to sign up for our newsletter, The Edit
Connect with Self-Image Coach Tonya Leigh:
Click HERE to follow our Instagram
Click HERE to visit our website
Click HERE to visit our Facebook group
Click HERE to follow our TikTok
Click HERE to subscribe to our YouTube channel
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the summer series. In this episode, we are exploring what it really means to have your |
| 0:06.6 | own back, especially when life gets hard, when people misunderstand you, or the self-doubt |
| 0:13.4 | creeps in. This is about becoming the kind of woman that you can count on no matter what. |
| 0:19.4 | So let's dive in. Welcome to the School of Self-image, |
| 0:23.2 | where personal development meets style. Here's your hostess, Master Life Coach, Tanya Lee. |
| 0:44.6 | Hello, hello, friends. Welcome back to the summer series where we are revisiting some of the episodes from the past. I told you all when I decided to do the series that I wasn't completely |
| 0:50.3 | abandoning the podcast, that I was going to really expand upon or talk about how |
| 0:57.1 | these different episodes relate to my life now. And someone reached out to me on Instagram last |
| 1:03.0 | week and she was telling me, she was like, I'm loving this series so much because you're diving |
| 1:08.1 | even deeper. It feels like I'm just taking it to the next level. |
| 1:11.2 | So I hope you all are enjoying, revisiting some of these episodes. |
| 1:16.2 | And today is a special one. |
| 1:18.3 | And it's all about having your own back. |
| 1:22.9 | This is a concept that when I talk with members, they tell me, |
| 1:26.8 | has really changed the game for them. |
| 1:29.7 | And I was thinking about what it means to me today to have my own back. And I didn't even go back |
| 1:36.7 | and listen to the episode. I'm just talking from my experience today. I probably mentioned some |
| 1:42.3 | of these things in the episode, so please listen to it. |
| 1:45.7 | But I really drilled it down to 10 things that, to me, are traits of a woman who has her |
| 1:55.0 | own back. The first one is self-trust, believing that you will do what you say you will do. |
| 2:03.7 | When you learn to trust yourself, you trust your word, you trust your commitments, there is a |
| 2:10.1 | confidence that comes from that. |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 24 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Tonya Leigh, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Tonya Leigh and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.