I’m Tara Wagner (Tara is pronounced like Star, but without the S and with an “uh” at the end – you know you wanna sound it out.).

I’m a writer, speaker, life coach and creator of the Digging Deep process, where I coach women out of survival mode to recreate their lives and families.

I offer the coaching, tools and tribes to eliminate overwhelm, heal self-doubt and fear, connect to your family in healthier ways and co-create a lifestyle that allows everyone to organically THRIVE.

I talk about something I call Being Organic…that is to say, organically moving in all you do from that place deep within yourself, that wisdom you inherently have about Who You Are and what you’re about and what that gets to look like for you.

Because Life isn’t about fighting against yourself; it’s about coming back to your real self.

You see, I KNOW that within each woman is the truth of Who We Are and that by clearing and healing the places where we hold fear, shame and self-doubt, we will organically access our light, our Love, our voice and our own organic wisdom and see it (and support it) more clearly in others as well – organically.

Your job is not to seek love. Your job is to seek and remove all the barriers to love you’ve built within yourself. – Carl Jung

So that’s what I do: Offer you the coaching to get it done, the tools to use and the tribes of like-minded Sisters to see you through it – whether it’s a personal cultivation, family growth or turning your passion into a business that can allow you to thrive.

My policy for Life is:

To be organic, living in authenticity and integrity of Who I Am
To share my message with passion and compassion
To make a difference in the world and lives of others

My policy for this blog is:

To honor Who You Are and the energy you spend here
To reflect my Life policy in my words and actions
To connect with and support those who resonate with my message of Being Organic

(Click here to read my client policy.)

Please remember: Nothing I say is a replacement for your own judgment.

All the information on this site and all the information I share through my coaching and products is coming from my Organic Wisdom and gets to be filtered through your own Organic Wisdom. It’s not a replacement for medical advice or counseling. It’s never a replacement for thinking for yourself.

You are a wise and wonderful person and only you are know what’s best for you.

:: Personally

I love things like gluten-free pasta, traveling the country full-time with my husband and son, talking about Life and this funny human experience, fast internet, tagless clothing and finding CSS gurus to do the dirty work.

I do fun things like grow dreadlocks and shave my head because my intuition told me so, and get adult braces while traveling full-time because I’m nothing if not intrepid, courageous and ready to be the only person accountable for my life.

I’m one part pragmatic, one part woo-woo and I like the balance that strikes in my life.

My story until now has been interesting and intense and full of details such as mix-matched socks and mis-matched lovers, debilitating depression and powerful joy. It now includes an amazing son and equally amazing husband and a lifestyle of full-time travel in an RV.

But if I had to tell you in one sentence what my life is about, it would be this:

The central theme of my life has been learning to listen to what I call my own “organic wisdom”, differentiating between it and my fear, overcoming the barriers within myself and stepping into the powerful growth and experience Life offers each time I do.

And because we get to offer to the world what we most know, I’ve found the things I offer the world revolve around tapping into what comes organically to us (not to be confused with what comes habitually).

:: The Family

I am the mama to one incredible 12 year old son, Zeb (short for Zebadiah) and the lover to one incredible man, Justin.

Zeb learns without school, has a serious devotion to wolves, LEGO, Minecraft, comedy and building in any other form.
Justin was a master carpenter, until he discovered RV living and juggling. Now he’s an eco-travel aficionado and professional juggler (mad skillz yo).
Both my guys have a hilarious sense of humor, an astounding sense of family, are introspective and quiet until you get to know them and always stand up for the little guy.

They are also slightly more private than I am, so you won’t see long posts about their personal lives here on my blog.

I am incredibly blessed to have them in my life. They are my healers, my supporters, my comedians and my friends. They each thrive in autonomy, live Inspired, Not Required and support that in others.

:: The Synonyms

Lover. Mindful Mama. Organic Life Inspirer. Old Soul and Spiritual Seeker. Nomadic Adventurer. Internal Poet and Writer. Autodidact and Knowledge Collector. Amateur Photographer. Earth-Saver and Changemaker. GF and Real Food Lover. Revolutionizer. Life and Love Embracing Evolver. Deep-, Free- and Over-Thinker. Highly Sensitive Feeler. Source Connector. Word Lover. Foot-Sticker-In-Mouther. Ego Fighter (and sometimes Big Fat Loser). Giver and Receiver.

And the list goes on…

:: The Travels

In September of 2009, over the course of one weekend, our little family of three had a couple conversations that changed out lives.

Justin expressed his concern for the economy as a desire to create an incredible opportunity from what could’ve been a life-imploding event. He was facing a layoff and suggested we Carpe Diem by selling our non-essentials and turning our urban homesteading path into a life on the road.

So we did.

By the spring of 2010 we had let it all go and now travel in a solar-powered 5th wheel, pulled by a veggie-oil diesel (video tour of both below), exploring the US and thinking about taking this little roadshow overseas someday. Explaining the process of our transition or all we’ve done and learn along the way is nearly impossible but you can find the archives here.

Today we’re still traveling, and keeping an open heart to a someday-community in which to put down our jacks and having fun with life.

:: The Backstory

Curious about my story? Here are the highlights:

Born in Las Vegas, NV and never felt at home there
Left school and became an autodidact at age 14 with my mother’s support
Chose to be a young, single mother to an amazing son at 17
Made lots of mistakes, all of them can be said to be a result of not listening to my (and his) own organic wisdom
Met my sexy husband at age 18 and was amazed by his ability to love so deeply
Started my journey into holistic health as a massage therapist at age 19
Married my amazing partner at age 20
Became a full-time entrepreneur at age 21, opening my own massage therapy company and contracting upwards of 20 practitioners
Continued working my ass off while struggling to feel fulfilled or successful
Lost my father at 25 and woke up to the Truth of Life, Love and Purpose
Rediscovered trust-based living and learning with my son
Finally healed myself of major depression by healing the hurt I carried in my soul
Sold my massage therapy business to work privately and experience more joy and connection within our family
Closed my private practice a year later to be with my family full-time
Dreadlocked my hair to learn what it had to offer me about authenticity and fear of judgment
Started my green living site to share one aspect of my holistic life
Hit the road in 2010 with my family to travel the country in an RV
Started using my gifts of insight and healing to coach woman in their own lives and connections
Healed the scars of sexual abuse through Digging Deep
Shaved my head to release the hold the past had over me
Am enjoying coaching, traveling and truly, organically thriving in my every day

:: But Why Are You Called “The Organic Sister”?

I got the nickname in my early 20′s from my stepdad. I had been learning about organic living for awhile by that point and loved to share it with anyone I could.

At a big family gathering with my parents, 3 sisters, 2 brothers and all our kids I walked in the house and my step-dad said with a big smile on his face, “Here’s come the organic sister!” It didn’t take long for my other sisters to get their own nicknames (Prodigal, Perfect and Baby), but I think mine was the only one that still sticks.

It did take me a few years, though, to really see how deeply the word “organic” resonated with me – not just on the topic of health food, but in everything I found that was creating joy in our life: it all felt organic, natural, innate.

:: Others Spots To See Us

My husband and I have several others website reflecting Who We Are and what we do. You can check them out below.

Tara Wagner :: The Organic Sister