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True Life Podcast Transcript: Tanya Griffin – Sex, Drugs, & Revolution

Host: George (True Life Podcast)

Guest: Tanya Griffin

Length: ~1.5 hours

Introduction

George: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the True Life Podcast. I hope you’re all having a beautiful holiday season. Prepare to be inspired by a force of nature in entrepreneurship and women’s health… Her superpower? Pairing razor-sharp business development acumen with an infectious positive spirit… Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Tanya Griffin.

Tanya: Thank you, George. Wow. That was quite the intro. I appreciate it.

Early Conversation: AI, Authenticity, and Poetry

George shares that he uses AI to polish his poetry and encourages everyone to use AI tools to create the best versions of themselves.

They discuss AI as an essential tool in building tech stacks (MedTech, etc.) and the importance of maintaining authentic voice while leveraging time-saving solutions.

George praises Tanya’s fearless authenticity — seen in protests, spoken word, dance, and building businesses.

Tanya’s Background

•  Oldest of 10 kids, grew up poor.

•  Started waiting tables at 15 (lying about age).

•  First restaurant at ~20 — a turnkey Lebanese spot in the 1990s.

•  Opened a falafel market on a college campus.

•  Had first child (Sam) around age 26–27 (1995).

•  Restaurant life became hard with kids → pivoted to Kangaroo Kids (maternity/resale/support center).

Tanya jokes about her romantic history: married an Irish poet first (“learn your trade” = supported him financially), then a guitar player → full “sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll” vibe from the start.

Counterculture, 1960s Vibes, and Today’s Energy

Both share love for mid-60s/late-70s music and aesthetics. Tanya’s home is fully mid-century; she never left the 1960s vibe.

They discuss feeling a new countercultural wave rising — people in streets, shifting dialogue on LinkedIn, collective frustration with status quo.

Tanya: “We’ve had it. We don’t want this anymore. We’re going to fight a little bit.”

Shame, Stigma, and Prohibition

Core soapbox topic: pushing back on shame and stigma around sex and drugs.

•  Grew up with heavy religious messaging (Catholicism, abstinence, “drugs in one bucket”).

•  Dangers of lumping cannabis/psilocybin with heroin/fentanyl.

•  Tanya is outspoken about prioritizing daily sex, responsible drug use — to normalize it for others (especially her 6 kids and grandkids).

•  Breastfeeding publicly → faced shame but leaned in.

•  Cultural fear of authentic female sexuality (from breastfeeding to procreation).

On porn industry extremes vs. healthy sexuality:

•  Rejects pendulum swinging to extremes (ped