Does silence really feel safer or does it just keep us stuck in what’s breaking us?

In this powerful and deeply honest episode of Unrestrained B.O.L.D-ness™, Jo Taylor sits down with Lara Bokavay, a guide, healer, and truth-teller who helps women reconnect with their self-worth after toxic relationships. Together, they explore what happens when love becomes silent, not because there’s peace, but because you’ve lost your voice trying to keep everything together.

Lara opens up about the hidden pain behind the façade of a “perfect” marriage, the quiet moments of self-gaslighting, emotional numbness, and the exhaustion of keeping up appearances. She shares how she began to unravel those internal lies and reclaim her identity through awareness, vulnerability, and radical truth-telling.

Jo and Lara discuss:

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  he silent struggle of maintaining a perfect image while falling apart inside
• How internal silence, not just external silence, keeps us disconnected from ourselves
• The cost of compromise that becomes self-sacrifice
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  hat it means to break programming and challenge the stories we were taught about love
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  he messy, nonlinear process of healing and rediscovering self-worth
• Why authenticity is the purest form of power and peace

Through laughter, reflection, and truth-telling, this conversation invites listeners to confront their own conditioning around relationships, identity, and healing. Lara reminds us that impeccability, living in alignment with our truth is where freedom begins. Jo reflects on how silence often feels like safety, but in reality, it becomes the wall between who we are and who we’re called to be.

Lara’s story is one of courage, surrender, and deep awakening, a reminder that healing doesn’t happen in a straight line, and peace isn’t found in pretending. It’s found in permission, the permission to be seen, to be honest, and to rebuild from truth, not illusion.

Key takeaway: Healing begins the moment you stop silencing yourself for someone else’s comfort.

Tune in to this episode if you’ve ever struggled with the weight of silence, the pressure to perform in love, or the fear of being fully seen. You’ll walk away with insight, compassion, and permission to begin again, unapologetically.

Connect with Lara Bokavay for more on intuitive healing and self-discovery, and follow Jo Taylor at @TheBoldSpeaker for bold conversations that rebuild what silence once broke.

Unrestrained B.O.L.D-ness™ | Taylor-Made for Impact because your voice was never meant to stay silent