On this powerful edit, Anna talks to Canadian Idol Winner, Theo Tams, about rediscovering his life as an artist after facing tremendous personal and professional challenges, the roller-coaster of sobriety, and cultivating the ability to say YES to new things. 

Things we chat about: 

1. Coming out as gay to a strict, reformed Christian family 
2. Accidentally coming out to a Nation on live television 
3. Numbing feelings with alcohol and finding sobriety after years of drinking 
4. The impact of winning Canadian Idol and the aftershocks 
5. Choosing yourself over anything else
6. Making small, but powerful shifts to rediscover contentment 
7. Why therapy is life-saving 
8. Theo’s new trilogy album and the magic you can find inside music 

About the Guest: 

Online: https://theotamsmusic.com 

IG: https://www.instagram.com/theotamsmusic/ 

FB: https://www.facebook.com/theotams 

Theo Tams is rediscovering his identity as an artist. With his upcoming EP, the Canadian singer/songwriter demonstrates a remarkable command of R&B-laced pop music, his silky tenor the unwavering guiding light.Two years since his last record, 2018’s Call the Doctor, what is most evident is his fearlessness to cannonball right into fresh sonic waves. “I knew that I really wanted to just dive into this evolution and a different sound. All the new music was an exercise in the spirit of saying yes to new things,” he says.

Growing up in a fairly strict reformed Christian household in Coaldale, Alberta, Tams discovered a natural inclination towards music while attending church. Towards the end of the 2000s, Tams’ life changed, first through coming out to his parents and then by competing in Canadian Idol and winning that year’s competition. Having released his debut album in 2009, as well as several EPs in recent years, Tams struggled navigating a post-Idol image and harboured a desire to branch out in his work.

Now, he stands in a new kind of spotlight. Tams is a step-father, a joyful responsibility that has given him a new lease on life and inspired him in his music. Tams’ new EP finds him unapologetically embracing his own identity, reflecting on his behaviour and accentuating his strengths as a musician. Through his evolution into the artist he is today, it would seem that Theo Tams has finally found his place in the world.

About the Host: 

@unapologeticanna on FB and Instagram 

UnapologeticStories.com 

Anna was born with a deep fascination for letters - a fascination that deepened when she discovered those letters could turn into words, those words into sentences and those sentences into stories. Not surprisingly, Anna graduated from The University of Victoria, with a Degree in both English and Gender Studies, fuelling her eventual mission to put the power of words back into the hands of women.

Despite multiple other certifications along the way, including one with world-renowned author and personal transformation pioneer, Deepak Chopra, it was ultimately her personal battle with post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety that became the catalyst for the work she does now, as she helps pave the way for others to live with vulnerability and courage whether they are online, offline or on stage. 

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