Tattoos, grief, and the meaning we make from pain, this one goes deep.

What starts as a chat about ink turns into something much more personal: identity, loss, and the courage to evolve when life asks you to.

Dylan shares the story behind covering old tattoos, and how choosing beauty over biography became a way of honouring both who he was and who he’s becoming. We also talk about grief — the kind that cracks you open — and what it means to find peace, not through explanations, but through presence.

From there, we explore language, growth, and how the words we use shape the lives we live. We talk strength, recovery, and self-worth — how to stretch without breaking, rest without guilt, and love without losing yourself.

It’s raw, thoughtful, and full of those moments that make you pause and rethink how you’re showing up in life.

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