96. How to Rebuild Your Self Worth Brick by Brick | Jarek Tadla
96. How to Rebuild Your Self Worth Brick by Brick | Jarek Tadla  
Podcast: Wisdom Stripes with Meg Tuohey
Published On: Thu Aug 13 2026
Description: Episode 96 | How to Rebuild Your Self Worth Brick by Brick | Jarek Tadla What happens when you achieve everything you thought would make you happy and still feel empty inside? In this episode of Wisdom Stripes, Meg Tuohey sits down with entrepreneur, real estate investor, Ironman athlete, author, and speaker Jarek Tadla for a deeply personal conversation about success, identity, vulnerability, and what it really means to come home to yourself. Jarek shares his journey from immigrating to the United States at 21 and washing dishes to building one of the largest privately held real estate portfolios in the country. But behind the financial freedom, accomplishments, and outward success was a growing disconnect from himself. After years of pushing harder, building walls, and using achievement as proof that he was “enough,” Jarek reached a breaking point that forced him to completely rethink the way he was living. Together, Meg and Jarek explore how our inner critic can become our identity, why the relationship we have with ourselves shapes every other relationship in our lives, and what happens when our outer success no longer matches our inner world. Jarek opens up about depression, his 44 days of darkness, and the slow process of rebuilding his life—not by returning to who he had been, but by creating a new relationship with himself one small win at a time. They also discuss vulnerability, generational programming, self-worth, faith, stillness, emotional resilience, and why healing sometimes requires letting go of the standards that once drove us. This conversation is a reminder that true wealth isn’t only about what you build around you. It’s about what you build within you. To learn more about Jarek Tadla and his work, visit jarektadla.com and listen to his podcast, Mastering the Inner and Outer Wealth. New episodes every Thursday. 💡 Featured Resources: Follow Rene Laacad: @JarekTadla 📚 HeartPrint by Meg Tuohey Order now at yourheartprint.com Keep up with Meg on socials @megtuoheyofficial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices