Fire of Truth
As a tattoo artist and trauma informed coach, James takes his perspective on the tattoo industry and life in general and shares it with you. His guests are varied in range from tattoo practitioners, life and career coaches, and friends and family. Some of those roles overlap each other! There will be conversations about trauma and how to deal with it, spirituality and creativity, and death and dying. All the hard things to talk about sprinkled in with some humorous relief.
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 34
- Years Active
- 2025
Episode 32 - I Am Not My Story
What a ride season 2 was! I felt compelled to sort of wrap up the story and talk about how I got out of that situation and luckily survived it. Also, I talk about my main takeaways and …
Episode 31 | Showing the Scars | Part 6 of 6
After taking a long break, I finally return! In this 6 part series, I have a very deep and emotional conversation with my sister Olivia, where we talk about everything that happened to …
Episode 30 | Showing the Scars | Part 5 of 6
After taking a long break, I finally return! In this 6 part series, I have a very deep and emotional conversation with my sister Olivia, where we talk about everything that happened to …
Episode 29 | Showing the Scars | Part 4 of 6
After taking a long break, I finally return! In this 6 part series, I have a very deep and emotional conversation with my sister Olivia, where we talk about everything that happened to …
Episode 28 | Showing the Scars | Part 3 of 6
After taking a long break, I finally return! In this 6 part series, I have a very deep and emotional conversation with my sister Olivia, where we talk about everything that happened to …
Episode 27 | Sharing the Scars | Part 2 of 6
After taking a long break, I finally return! In this 6 part series, I have a very deep and emotional conversation with my sister Olivia, where we talk about everything that happened to …
Episode 26 | Showing the Scars | Part 1 of 6
After taking a long break, I finally return! In this 6 part series, I have a very deep and emotional conversation with my sister Olivia, where we talk about everything that happened to …
Showing the Scars | Season 2 Preview
The next 6 episodes are going to be quite a ride! I chat with my sister about our childhood...
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Break Time!
I'm taking a couple of months off to focus on other things. I am in the process of coming out with new content soon.
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Episode 25 - Tattooing and Mental Health Part 2 of 2
One of the questions I’ve been repeatedly asking tattoo artists on this podcast is what their journey to becoming a tattoo artist was like. In general, I hear a lot of stories of how “t…
Episode 24 - Tattooing and Mental Health Part 1 of 2
One of the questions I’ve been repeatedly asking tattoo artists on this podcast is what their journey to becoming a tattoo artist was like. In general, I hear a lot of stories of how “t…
Episode 23 - What is Fear of Success?
One of the things that stood out for me in the conversation I had with Dre Meza was the fact that I had no idea really how to run a business or what success felt like. In fact, looking …
Episode 22 - What it Takes to Be an Artist Part 3 of 3
In these episodes, I have an amazing conversation with Dre Meza. He is a long time friend and colleague of mine whose journey as a tattoo artist is one filled with many ups and downs. H…
Episode 21 - What it Takes to Be an Artist Part 2 of 3
In these episodes, I have an amazing conversation with Dre Meza. He is a long time friend and colleague of mine whose journey as a tattoo artist is one filled with many ups and downs. H…
Episode 20 - What it Takes to Be an Artist Part 1 of 3
In these episodes, I have an amazing conversation with Dre Meza. He is a long time friend and colleague of mine whose journey as a tattoo artist is one filled with many ups and downs. H…
Episode 19 - Life is a Mirror
I get pumped to talk about one of my experiences growing up on the Reservation of Hoopa, in California. The conversation with Roxy “drummed” up (pun intended) a lot of old feelings of b…
Episode 18 - The Medicine of Tattooing Part 2 of 2
Our conversation with Roxanne continues as we take a deep dive into various traditional histories of tattooing and what it means for us to be a part of it. We talk about the importance …
Episode 17 - The Medicine of Tattooing Part 1 of 2
The conversation I had with NorCal Tattoo’s own Roxanne Andrade was a great one. We started by getting some background of her journey to the tattoo industry. We then had an awesome chat…
Episode 16 - I Am Not an Expert
I reflect on my conversation with Cassie “M’Kay” Johnson. I talk about how essential having a beginner’s mindset is to art and to life and death.
music written by James Kerr
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Episode 15 - Life, Death and Tattooing Part 2 of 2
We continue to have the conversation of how M’Kay convinced the crew of NorCal Tattoo to apprentice her with bribes of baked goods. Then, we dive deep into being thrown off balance in a…